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I fell asleep on the couch with Persia next to me. Kaboom! A huge clap
of thunder awakened me. Oh no! I looked out, it was pouring down rain. Fedders is outside! I put on my flip flops, grabbed an umbrella and ran next door. I called out: Fedders! MEOOOOOOW! He came running. The poor kitty was soaking wet. I grabbed what I hope wasn't a "good" towel from a hook in her bathroom and gave him a good rub down. He purred in appreciation for me drying him off, then he went to have a little snack His pal Schwartzie wisely decided to stay inside today. The rain stopped for the moment but it's not done. I still hear thunder and the sirens warning people off the golf course are wailing. It's that time of year here on the sea islands. Jill |
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jmcquown wrote:
I fell asleep on the couch with Persia next to me. Kaboom! A huge clap of thunder awakened me. Oh no! I looked out, it was pouring down rain. Fedders is outside! I put on my flip flops, grabbed an umbrella and ran next door. I called out: Fedders! MEOOOOOOW! He came running. The poor kitty was soaking wet. I grabbed what I hope wasn't a "good" towel from a hook in her bathroom and gave him a good rub down. He purred in appreciation for me drying him off, then he went to have a little snack Some cats really hate that, and would prefer to clean their fur off themselves, thank you. You got someone who was grateful for the ministrations! His pal Schwartzie wisely decided to stay inside today. The rain stopped for the moment but it's not done. I still hear thunder and the sirens warning people off the golf course are wailing. It's that time of year here on the sea islands. A small taste of what is to come. Hope you stay safe in the next couple of months. The image of you running out in the pouring rain in flip flops made me nostalgic. It's very rare to get rain in the summer here. Winter is the rainy season in California, and it's usually chilly and raw, definitely not flip flop weather. -- Joyce Hi, this is the Sylvia stress reduction hotline. At the sound of the beep, repeat after me: "This week, let someone else strive for excellence." -- Nicole Hollander |
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jmcquown wrote: The rain stopped for the moment but it's not done. I still hear thunder and the sirens warning people off the golf course are wailing. It's that time of year here on the sea islands. "Sirens"???? IMO, anyone dumb enough to play golf during a thunderstorm DESERVES to get hit by lightning! (Prime candidates for the "Darwin Award", like the morons who jog at high noon when the temperatures are in the three digit range.) |
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On 8/12/2012 4:30 PM, Bastette wrote:
jmcquown wrote: I fell asleep on the couch with Persia next to me. Kaboom! A huge clap of thunder awakened me. Oh no! I looked out, it was pouring down rain. Fedders is outside! I put on my flip flops, grabbed an umbrella and ran next door. I called out: Fedders! MEOOOOOOW! He came running. The poor kitty was soaking wet. I grabbed what I hope wasn't a "good" towel from a hook in her bathroom and gave him a good rub down. He purred in appreciation for me drying him off, then he went to have a little snack Some cats really hate that, and would prefer to clean their fur off themselves, thank you. You got someone who was grateful for the ministrations! He was thrilled by the attention. I know by now he's wondering where his mommy is. So far I have not had to buy more Fancy Feast for them. But I did buy two jugs of Cat's Pride kitty litter when I was at the dollar store today. It may not be food we run out of this time. It's been raining so much they've been staying inside a lot. *coupons are available on some of the jugs at the store or printable online. It's equivalent to Tidy Cats litter but much less expensive. His pal Schwartzie wisely decided to stay inside today. The rain stopped for the moment but it's not done. I still hear thunder and the sirens warning people off the golf course are wailing. It's that time of year here on the sea islands. A small taste of what is to come. Hope you stay safe in the next couple of months. Yep, it's hurricane season. The image of you running out in the pouring rain in flip flops made me nostalgic. It's very rare to get rain in the summer here. Winter is the rainy season in California, and it's usually chilly and raw, definitely not flip flop weather. LOL! The thing about where I live is it's flip flop weather 9-10 months out of the year. (I have winter clothes and coats I never get to wear!) Fedders was very happy to be dried off. He was quite indignant he got wet in the first place. Jill |
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On 8/12/2012 5:02 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote:
jmcquown wrote: The rain stopped for the moment but it's not done. I still hear thunder and the sirens warning people off the golf course are wailing. It's that time of year here on the sea islands. "Sirens"???? IMO, anyone dumb enough to play golf during a thunderstorm DESERVES to get hit by lightning! (Prime candidates for the "Darwin Award", like the morons who jog at high noon when the temperatures are in the three digit range.) LOL By the time someone turns on the sirens the storm is already here. I wish I knew who was glued to the weather channel or a weather radio. And who decides when to hit the SIREN button? Jill |
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jmcquown wrote in news:a8qnqsF5tqU1
@mid.individual.net: On 8/12/2012 5:02 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: jmcquown wrote: The rain stopped for the moment but it's not done. I still hear thunder and the sirens warning people off the golf course are wailing. It's that time of year here on the sea islands. "Sirens"???? IMO, anyone dumb enough to play golf during a thunderstorm DESERVES to get hit by lightning! (Prime candidates for the "Darwin Award", like the morons who jog at high noon when the temperatures are in the three digit range.) LOL By the time someone turns on the sirens the storm is already here. I wish I knew who was glued to the weather channel or a weather radio. And who decides when to hit the SIREN button? Jill they watch the weather at the club house and the manager decides when to sound the siren. |
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On 8/13/2012 11:39 AM, Wess wrote:
jmcquown wrote in news:a8qnqsF5tqU1 @mid.individual.net: On 8/12/2012 5:02 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: jmcquown wrote: The rain stopped for the moment but it's not done. I still hear thunder and the sirens warning people off the golf course are wailing. It's that time of year here on the sea islands. "Sirens"???? IMO, anyone dumb enough to play golf during a thunderstorm DESERVES to get hit by lightning! (Prime candidates for the "Darwin Award", like the morons who jog at high noon when the temperatures are in the three digit range.) LOL By the time someone turns on the sirens the storm is already here. I wish I knew who was glued to the weather channel or a weather radio. And who decides when to hit the SIREN button? Jill they watch the weather at the club house and the manager decides when to sound the siren. Oh, so is the manager glued to the weather channel or is he/she looking out the window? LOL I would think anyone who plays golf would know to get off the course at the first sounds of thunder. Around here (South Carolina) you never know if it's going to be a heavy storm with a lot of lightning or just a lot of noise with a few sprinkles. But why take the chance when you're walking around carrying lightning rods? Head on back to the 19th green and have a beverage Jill |
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On Thu, 16 Aug 2012 21:03:24 -0400, jmcquown
wrote: On 8/13/2012 11:39 AM, Wess wrote: jmcquown wrote in news:a8qnqsF5tqU1 @mid.individual.net: On 8/12/2012 5:02 PM, EvelynVogtGamble(Divamanque) wrote: jmcquown wrote: The rain stopped for the moment but it's not done. I still hear thunder and the sirens warning people off the golf course are wailing. It's that time of year here on the sea islands. "Sirens"???? IMO, anyone dumb enough to play golf during a thunderstorm DESERVES to get hit by lightning! (Prime candidates for the "Darwin Award", like the morons who jog at high noon when the temperatures are in the three digit range.) LOL By the time someone turns on the sirens the storm is already here. I wish I knew who was glued to the weather channel or a weather radio. And who decides when to hit the SIREN button? Jill they watch the weather at the club house and the manager decides when to sound the siren. Oh, so is the manager glued to the weather channel or is he/she looking out the window? LOL I would think anyone who plays golf would know to get off the course at the first sounds of thunder. Around here (South Carolina) you never know if it's going to be a heavy storm with a lot of lightning or just a lot of noise with a few sprinkles. But why take the chance when you're walking around carrying lightning rods? Head on back to the 19th green and have a beverage Jill We had very odd thunderstorms in NYC on Wednesday. Since I often commute by bike I was keeping an eye on the radar and the storms just kept popping up over eastern New Jersey and heading right into Manhattan. It looked like there was a break around 4pm so I hopped on the bike and started pedaling madly for home. But it just kept raining and got so bad that it became a flash flood advisory. I did put on a rainjacket I keep handy, mostly because it was getting cold but the rest of me was light shorts and sandels. I rode through as much as 8" of water where cars and trucks were at a dead stop. What a mess. But you can only get so wet and then the water just rolls off, and eventually you will dry. I don't recall my mom ever explictly telling me not to ride a bike in thunderstorms but it was probably implied. |
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dgk wrote:
We had very odd thunderstorms in NYC on Wednesday. Since I often commute by bike I was keeping an eye on the radar and the storms just kept popping up over eastern New Jersey and heading right into Manhattan. It looked like there was a break around 4pm so I hopped on the bike and started pedaling madly for home. But it just kept raining and got so bad that it became a flash flood advisory. I did put on a rainjacket I keep handy, mostly because it was getting cold but the rest of me was light shorts and sandels. I rode through as much as 8" of water where cars and trucks were at a dead stop. What a mess. But you can only get so wet and then the water just rolls off, and eventually you will dry. I don't recall my mom ever explictly telling me not to ride a bike in thunderstorms but it was probably implied. Wow. I've ridden a bike through pouring rain (for hours, once), but not through a flood. I would be worried about my brakes not working. I guess you didn't have trouble with that? And riding through Manhattan, you're far from the tallest thing around, so you're not going to be a lightening rod. -- Joyce We can have democracy in this country, or we can have great wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can't have both. -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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"Bastette" wrote in message
dgk wrote: We had very odd thunderstorms in NYC on Wednesday. Since I often commute by bike I was keeping an eye on the radar and the storms just kept popping up over eastern New Jersey and heading right into Manhattan. It looked like there was a break around 4pm so I hopped on the bike and started pedaling madly for home. But it just kept raining and got so bad that it became a flash flood advisory. I did put on a rainjacket I keep handy, mostly because it was getting cold but the rest of me was light shorts and sandels. I rode through as much as 8" of water where cars and trucks were at a dead stop. What a mess. But you can only get so wet and then the water just rolls off, and eventually you will dry. I don't recall my mom ever explictly telling me not to ride a bike in thunderstorms but it was probably implied. Wow. I've ridden a bike through pouring rain (for hours, once), but not through a flood. I would be worried about my brakes not working. I guess you didn't have trouble with that? And riding through Manhattan, you're far from the tallest thing around, so you're not going to be a lightening rod. fx: Warning siren: thread convergence What is the purpose of a lightening rod? Does it, for instance, change a visual attribute of a dark blue painted surface to make it appear to be a light blue painted surface? :-) On the other hand, the purpose of a lightning rod is explained he http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lightning_rod :-) /fx -- MatSav |
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