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14 Apr 07 - 10:51 AM (#2025158) Subject: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak It seems that whilst we in the UK are basking under balmy skies in our skimpies, under the pretence of mowing the lawn or planting out the borders, our friends in that other place are up to their cajones in storms, snow, slush and other things begining with S... So here's a place where we can all join together, kick off our sandals/snowboots, grab a cooling/warming gin/chocolate based beverage and bitch about the weather. I daresay it won't be long before someone says 'it's too hot', which, arguably, for April when we should be having showers, it is. We've not had a great deal of rain in the south-east this month... the hosepipe ban will soon be enforced again I reckon! On the other hand, I know Kendall has been shovelling s tuff for all he's worth and Sins has had a tree related incident not entirely unconnected. But, whilst it lasts, I'll be sitting in the sunshine trying to persuade my legs to go a slightly darker shade of white. Not even self tanning moisturiser is working on them... but my hands are a gorgeous shade of ginger! Pull up a gin and pour me a chair, barkeep! LTS |
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14 Apr 07 - 11:57 AM (#2025217) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage Sage drops into the tavern as a gust of wind from last night's tornado tumbles her through the open skylight in the roof. Standing, she takes off her backpack and brushes leaves and twigs out of her hair and clothes. Good timing, Liz! I drove through the north side of Fort Worth last night about an hour before it was hit by a tornado that tore the roof off of a grocery store and killed at least one man before moving east and knocking down walls and trees and taking more roofs. I was hoping to mow my lawn this weekend, because last weekend we had heavy rain also. But it won't happen, so I'll kick back on a bench out on the porch in a warm sunny spot. I brought along a couple of pounds of my latest batch of smoked king salmon (very good this time!) I'll leave it behind the bar. Wake me in a little while. |
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14 Apr 07 - 12:08 PM (#2025228) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Bee-dubya-ell Smoked king salmon? Cool! I'm a non-drinker, so I tend to stay away from these Tavern threads, but I'll smoke a little salmon with ya. Is it best to use a pipe or rolling papers? |
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14 Apr 07 - 12:57 PM (#2025259) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: gnu "...before someone says 'it's too hot',..." Too late. Bente said it this morning, in Demark : "... too hot out there in the sun." Of course, I immediately offered her as much snow, sleet and slush as she wanted. I'll be having a Lamb's Palm Breeze Amber Rum. I have my own. I seldom drink liquor, but my guests who departed earlier today left a third of a bottle behind, so.... |
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14 Apr 07 - 12:58 PM (#2025261) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak Ah Beedub- that's the beauty of this tavern, you get whatever you want, alcoholic or not... I'm happy with the pipe rather than the rollies, unless you have licquorice papers... Stilly - hope the cajones are still attached to whatever person has them this week, sorry to hear about weather killing people, it's not something that should happen these days. LTS |
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14 Apr 07 - 01:00 PM (#2025264) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak Well Gnu, don't be greedy... share it around, don't be wasting it on de-icing the path! LTS |
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14 Apr 07 - 03:46 PM (#2025361) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak It's April and I've had to water the garden already! LTS |
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14 Apr 07 - 09:30 PM (#2025588) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Rapparee I cut the f*cking grass for the first time today. And this evening I went out and skipped around the yard, cheerfully dumping zinc phosphide poison into vole holes. If I may name my poison -- no, not zinc phosphide! -- I'd like a Redbreast, large and straight, with just one tiny cube of ice floating in it. Sheep Dip's okay too. |
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15 Apr 07 - 07:14 AM (#2025850) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak The whole neighbourhood seems to be out trimming stuff today... calm, windless (well, outside anyway) day, just right for watching other people garden. Pass me something long, cool and tasty.... Hugh Jackman should do it. LTS |
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15 Apr 07 - 07:32 AM (#2025865) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: jacqui.c Mmmmm, Hugh Jackman on ice....... tasty! Most of the white stuff has gone and we are getting ready for what the forecasters reckon will be a doozy of a storm tonight and tomorrow, so the Tavern is a nice place to be right now. I'll have a nice cold glass of Chardonnay and some of that smoked salmon please, then I've got to get back and cook breakfast for Kendall and SINSULL, while the guy who's buiding the ensuite toilet does a bit more work in the bedroom. |
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15 Apr 07 - 09:44 AM (#2025905) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Severn The rain officially started yesterday evening about three quarters back from my evening walk around Laurel Lakes and continues in force. Having dried out on Saturday night, I'm ready for someone to pull me a pint glass of whatever good English Ale is on tap on a Sunday Morning. The reverse order to the usual, I suppose, but conditions dictate. Maybe it'll help me dream up some new tax loopholes for when I fill out my forms later today.... Looks pretty dismal out there. |
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15 Apr 07 - 11:49 AM (#2025962) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Bill D dismal, indeed! Pour me a Cragganmore scotch!.There is a forlorn squirrel sitting on some wood on my back porch as I type, looking at the rain. (Tail tucked up & around). After one short warmish bit of a few days at the end of March, we have had chilly days that keep the sweaters & heating pads handy. After one day of nearly 80°, we had snow again.... The azeleas are likely to be late this year..... |
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15 Apr 07 - 12:24 PM (#2025980) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: SINSULL I'll start with a nice Bardolino and some crusty bread to nimble on. My friend Don and I will be in the back booth. Best to leave us alone for a while. He is going through some real crap and needs to vent. Both branches have been trimmed and mostly cut. A wind/rain/snow storm is starting today. Hope my new roof stays on. People here are taking out damaged trees and shrubs. No simple pruning and shaping here. Spring in Maine soon to be followed by mud season. |
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15 Apr 07 - 12:29 PM (#2025985) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage I've mowed twice already this year and would have mowed four times if it hadn't rained cats and dogs for the last two weekends. Code enforcement is going to be busy if they try to cite anyone with grass over 8" tall--we are all in that boat. Why doesn't it rain on a Tuesday, why on Friday and Saturday? Get what you want from that plate of salmon, the rest is going to school with Moonglow when I take her back this evening. She's going to try to not eat it all herself so her boyfriend can try it. Meanwhile, I'll have a glass of Sinsull's Bardolino, it should stand up nicely to this powerful fish! |
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15 Apr 07 - 12:39 PM (#2025989) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Bill D The squirrel is still there.... |
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15 Apr 07 - 12:46 PM (#2025998) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario mud season has arrived in upstate NY - frozen mud in the mornings, wet mud in the evenings - and today four inches of snow on top of mud. No wind though so far which is what they were saying would be the worst. Could someone pass the pickled onions please? And some of that rye bread that just came out of the oven. |
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15 Apr 07 - 04:08 PM (#2026142) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: jacqui.c Het Leo - I brought back some PROPER pickled onions from the UK - done in malt vinegar and nice and crunchy. Try one of these! |
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15 Apr 07 - 04:25 PM (#2026156) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak It's been a glorious day here in London - spent this evening sitting in the garden chatting, wasn't even chilly! We've had no proper rain for 4 weeks. Mother in Law's garden is looking good, brother in law has been painting the pergola. |
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15 Apr 07 - 04:27 PM (#2026158) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak And the trellis, and the path, the rhoddodendhrons, the plastic crane and the nekkid lady who used to sit in the pond. I don't think he meant to do the last 3 but they're all now slightly spotty. LTS |
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15 Apr 07 - 05:31 PM (#2026197) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage I can't get my mower to start; I think I flooded it. I'll have another glass of that wine while I wait it out. |
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15 Apr 07 - 06:23 PM (#2026233) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: GUEST,Peter Woodruff It's still snowing here. Peter |
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15 Apr 07 - 06:38 PM (#2026246) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: frogprince At least some sunshine today in Michigan, after about freezing our butts off, 20 degrees or so below normal for a couple of weeks,and driving home from a folk-music group on a sloppy snowy road the night before Easter. At least we finally got to hear a bunch of good voices join my wife on the chorus of This One that evening. |
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15 Apr 07 - 06:49 PM (#2026257) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: GUEST,Nick Everyone complains about the weather, nobody does anything... but you cant say I did not try. Witness this thread Nice Weather, The Silent Killer Don't say you were not warned! Nick |
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16 Apr 07 - 04:39 AM (#2026528) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak So did all our Californian Catters check in? I know they've been having a few breezy days.... ! LTS |
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16 Apr 07 - 08:41 AM (#2026676) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: jacqui.c We've got the wind now (must cut down on the pickled onions!). It's been blowing a gale all night and the strem across the road is over its banks with two hours to go to high tide. The current in the cellar is flowing well and Kendall's turned the sump pump on to deal with it. Even Seamus doesn't want to go out for a pee - must be bad! I'll just sit here in this corner with the new crochet pattern I'm doing - needs a lot of concentration to get it right. A nice hot apple cider would do the trick right now - it kinda goes with being here in the warm listening to the weather outside. |
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16 Apr 07 - 09:03 AM (#2026697) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Willie-O It's April 16 and we are expecting about 10-15 cent. of snow todayin east Ontario--twice as much if you're closer to the St Lawrence. It's wet and sticky and messy. All this and the ski hills are closed anyway. This is just ridiculous! Make mine an Irish coffee. Scratch that, just coffee coffee is fine. Supposed to change to rain later on--will be plenty slushy! Stay warm and dry my friends and avoid falling limbs. W-O |
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16 Apr 07 - 09:54 AM (#2026756) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage The tornadoes that swooshed through here on Friday seem to be converting into the big blow that have hit some of my fellow eastern Mudcatters. Sorry would couldn't stop them here in their tracks. (They made kind of a mess of the place, and one tornado passed over the route I drove an hour earlier when I picked up Moonglow at university). |
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16 Apr 07 - 10:24 AM (#2026803) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble I could do with a rusty nail or two. It's been blowing a gale all night up here on the Kennebec River, and it's gusting worse today. There's such a wind on the back porch that the cat door keeps blowing open. For some reason, neither of our two cats is much interested in going out. The snow's been all washed away, but the river is rising past flood stage. Reports from the coast indicate trees down on power lines. We've still got power but we wouldn't be surprised if we lost it any minute, hopefully not before I make this post, and get, thank-you, my rusty nail. JudyB is watching the Eagle webcam in Hancock County. There's a nest there with two newly hatched eaglets and it looks like they're in a roller-coaster car. The camera's on a branch and everything is blowing every which way. You can see the head of mother or father eagle on the nest as they occasionally drift into view. I do hope they were able to stock up on fresh produce yesterday for feeding the little ones. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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16 Apr 07 - 10:39 AM (#2026819) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Bill D Wind blowing like crazy here in Maryland....it is trash & recycling day, and OUR yard is littered with neighbors paper and plasctic bottles. It rained all day yesterday....fortunately, we are not in flooding area. (The squirrel waited another 30-40 minutes yesterday, then went to the other end of the porch and found a tree to head him towards home, I guess.) |
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16 Apr 07 - 10:39 AM (#2026820) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charmion A slush storm here in Ottawa, and I needed a prong-tipped hiking stick to stay upright on my walk in. What's more, I'm wet from the knees down -- I got a bilateral soaker from wearing boots without sewn-in tongues and walking on the sidewalk (unplowed, of course) instead of competing with the No. 1 bus for space on the street. I'm feeling so sorry for myself that only a rum toddy with lemon and brown sugar will do. The sun's gotta be over the yardarm somewhere. |
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16 Apr 07 - 12:44 PM (#2026974) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak So sorry to hear you all have trouble with wind. Pull up a cosy chair and let your ears thaw out for a while here, the Yoos half of the room is being superheated by the squid in the jello pit of sauerkraut, so you may want to keep your collars well up... Take care all. LTS |
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16 Apr 07 - 12:50 PM (#2026985) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Wesley S The Ft Worth tornado hit about one mile from my office. No damage here but my wife heard that one of her co-workers lost her home. |
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16 Apr 07 - 07:20 PM (#2027345) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: SINSULL Let's see - Kendall and Jacqui are without power since about noon and have retrueved the motor home for its generator. My fence is down (again) and for the first time ever my basement flooded. Everytrhing is everywhere, wet and soggy. Groan. I don't dare try the washer and dryer while standing in water. the flood came in while the power was out and the sump pump didn't. A window leaked too. I am officially sick of this. Switch me over to JD. |
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16 Apr 07 - 08:41 PM (#2027395) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Well, we also lost power up here on the Kennebec River for a couple of hours. Fortunately, we have a back-up supply for the rusty nails. Now the power's back on but my keyboard is missing every other word. There are a lot of trees down at my mother's farm on the coast. She has a propane back-up generator but her driveway is completely blocked by falling trees, so she reports on her cell-phone. I think I'll pack it in for the night! Charley Noble |
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16 Apr 07 - 09:04 PM (#2027413) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Tinker Okay I want something hot and strong -- make it flaming. Our 7-10 inches of rain left the power on, but suddenly swamped the basement with 10 inches of water. It has receded to three and the speakeasy is once again dry ( more importantly the washer and dryer are going and going and going .... ) But the heat will be off til the rest of the water pumps out and it's moving at about an inch an hour.... Make it a double |
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16 Apr 07 - 09:10 PM (#2027415) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Bill D mercy! What a mess for some of you!,,,I had my basement flood seriously only once...but it was only a layer of water that caused us to toss all the carpets. I feel for you folks that got it so bad. Hold out yer glasses..I'll pour! |
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16 Apr 07 - 10:41 PM (#2027474) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage I don't have a basement, but I do own part of a creek, down at the bottom of the back yard. I pay flood insurance and cross my fingers that it stays at the bottom of the back yard. It came up pretty high a couple of weeks ago, left trash at high tide in the woods across the road. I'll get a glass, Bill, toss some this way also. What is it? |
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17 Apr 07 - 08:49 AM (#2027730) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario I've been wondering about my parents house and my cousins on Cape Cod - it was a "moon tide" anyway - and with storm surge they could well have flooded - not that that would be unusual - not common - but at times we could boat from our steps to the other house over what was normally lawn - if they got as much storm surge as predicted that's about the stage they would have been at. |
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17 Apr 07 - 10:06 AM (#2027788) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Southern Maine really got hit quite hard with the storm surge and the wind. Cottages which almost went in the storm a week ago are now off their foundations. We're doing fine here on the Kennebec with just more rain and winds. But over a 100,000 households lost power, which in our small state is about a third of the households. I'm going to check on mother's farm this afternoon. She's fine but she wants someone to mail in her taxes today! I guess I better mail mine in as well. It's rather early but could you dilute a measure of Drambuie with two measures of Scotch, on the rocks, please! I think the hard crash yesterday trashed my keyboard. My back-up keyboard seems to work fine, now that I've found it! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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17 Apr 07 - 03:13 PM (#2028039) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak So Southern Maine has been hit hard by the wind.. has Spaw been visiting? LTS |
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17 Apr 07 - 03:22 PM (#2028048) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario we are still at "below normal temperatures" - but they *are* above freezing, and with the rain, the snow has changed to a soggy, muddy mess. I'll take on of those double-mocha-coffee ice cream sandwiches with a tankard of kahlua. |
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17 Apr 07 - 03:30 PM (#2028053) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: jacqui.c I'm using SINSULL's pc right now as we still have no power, apart from what is supplied by the generator from the motorhome and my pc is not attached to that circuit The furnace blew out this morning and Kendall had to spend the best part of the day fixing it. It's not until something like this happens that you appreciate how spoilt we all are. The flick of a switch can bring light and warmth, entertainment and the abilty to heat water and cook a meal. We have no water either as we have a well, which relies on a pump that is on a circuit that Kendall can't get at. So, I'm at Mary's with Seamus, just having been for a walk on the beach, and will be cooking dinner for all of us in a while. In the meantime I'll have a large bottle of Chardonnay and a gallon of Butter Pecan ice cream please! Oh, and a comfy chair in front of the tele and with a light that I can turn on and off, on and off, on and off...... |
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17 Apr 07 - 03:39 PM (#2028065) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario jacqui - If you don't stop flicking that light on and off someone is liable to have an epilectic siezure! another tankard of kuhlua please - with a double shot of expresso. |
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17 Apr 07 - 04:09 PM (#2028083) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Wind and rain, wind and rain! There's still quite a lot of both around here in Midcoast Maine. I just got back from a visit to mother's farm on Georgetown Island. Good thing that I waited a couple of hours beyond high tide because the road over the salt marsh was still flooded but passable when I motored through. The road through her village had some impressive sights, a telephone pole broken in half still supported by its wires and the branches of a massive pine tree. The two major pine trees that had come down on the driveway, Stone Bridge Lane, had been cleared away by friendly neighbors but the electrical and phone wires were shambles. The brook under the stone bridge was raging merrily. At the foot of the final hill up to the farmhouse, neighbors had strung up orange flagging on the electrical and phone lines blocking the road. I had been warned and left the van at the head of the driveway. Mother's propane generator was chugging away and everything seemed fine. She was happy to get her incoming mail and even happier to be able to mail out her tax returns. It's going to be at least 2-3 days before her power lines are restored. I dropped off another cellphone and a charger and made sure she knew where to plug it in. Nice to be back home, but I'm really thirsty. No, not another rusty nail but thanks anyway. Sure, why don't you drink it yourself! I'd like a nice tall mug of amber ale. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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17 Apr 07 - 04:34 PM (#2028118) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Tinker Time for a break. The floor is finally dry and five LARGE bags of soggy crap is out by the side of the house. This was supposed to be a vacation week, but we seem to be a tad delayed. There are probably four more loads of laundry -- one of Christmas table cloths and such that tipped while floating across the basement, but the baskets of soggy socks have all been rewashed and the dry stuff is all straightened. Make it an Irish coffee with a double shot. |
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17 Apr 07 - 04:35 PM (#2028119) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage We had creek water so high a couple of weeks ago that it washed away a duck's nest in the woods across the road from us. Mama duck moved to higher ground for her new nest--it's tucked under a huge clump of monkey grass behind the hose caddy beside the house in my next door neighbor's yard. He won't mow that side until she moves the kiddos out. Meanwhile, I was at the dentist this morning getting a couple of fillings. My mouth and tongue and lip are still numb. So give me something that is suitable to feeling strange. Any suggestions? |
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17 Apr 07 - 04:46 PM (#2028137) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario On that nest there is an egg a rare egg, a rattlin' egg egg in the nest nest In the grass grass by the hose hose by the house in my next door neighbor's yard! And on that egg there is a duck a rare duck, a texas duck duck on the egg egg in the nest nest in the grass grass by the hose hose by the house in my next door neighbor's yard! and on that duck there is a feather a rare feather, a texas feather feather on the duck duck on the egg egg in the nest nest in the grass grass by the hose hose by the house in my next door neighbor's yard! |
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17 Apr 07 - 06:57 PM (#2028329) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Bill D SRS...sorry to miss you yesterday....but I was ummm..'distracted'..when I pour for special occasions, it is usually single-malt Scotch....in this case Highland Park. (I do have some nice strong beer and some Gosling's Black Seal rum that can be nice 'straight'..)what's yer pleasure? |
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18 Apr 07 - 10:44 AM (#2028900) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage Sweet, MMario! (Actually, this duck is ambitious! There are EIGHT eggs extant!) I took a neighbor on a short "bird tour" yesterday morning, visiting the woodpecker nest across the street and the ducks next door, and these two contrasting nests also became a perfect mini-bird lecture subject for my 15-year-old son on the way to school. (Mom-the-Park-Naturalist takes these opportunities when she finds them.) Maybe he'll remember it in this context: there are two distinct types of bird nests and we find an example of each near our house. Woodpeckers and others hatch quickly but are helpless and are fed for several weeks by the parents until they're fledged, and even then the parents continue to teach them to find food. Ducks, geese, other birds are in the egg much longer but are hatched ready to move. And move they do, immediately, to the water (in the instance of the ducks) to begin to feed themselves. I'll have some of that brew, Bill D, sounds nice. (But make it a small one, I have to work today). |
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18 Apr 07 - 11:06 AM (#2028933) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario Stilly - we've had mallards at the cottage beach hatch as many as 21! and on that Feather there is a mite a rare mite, a bloodsucking mite Mite on the feather feather on the wing wing on the duck Duck on eight eggs eggs in the nest nest in the grass grass by the hose hose by the house in my next door neighbor's yard! and in that mite was a nematode a rare nematode, parasitic nematode nematode in the mite and the Mite on the feather feather on the wing wing on the duck Duck on eight eggs eggs in the nest nest in the grass grass by the hose hose by the house in my next door neighbor's yard! Hi ho - my neighbors yard a rare yard, a texas yard Hi ho my neighbors yard not just anybody's yard! |
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18 Apr 07 - 12:50 PM (#2029034) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble The report from the Farm on Georgetown Island this morning from Mother was that the propane truck managed to make it through to refill her generator tank. The driver must have been pretty bold given the tangle of lines that were across the driveway. They probably were dead, given the other lines that were taken down by trees closer to the main road. But there's always some risk of running across downed eletrical lines with a propane truck, I imagine. Let's all raise a glass of something powerful for the propane truck driver! His feat may inspire more ditties! I'll see if mother can add some verses to this one: Down Stone Bridge Lane, Bill was running propane, When he saw downed power lines thro' a driving rain; He stepped on the gas, shifting into lower gear, And for miles around you could hear: Chorus: Propane Bill, Propane Bill, He never shirked, and he never will – Drive on, old Propane Bill! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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18 Apr 07 - 02:48 PM (#2029147) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Tone d'F Hope the weather hold in The UK as I am running a real ale bar at a show this weekend for heards of medieval re-enactors. After reading this thread I must now have a BIG jar of pickled onions on the counter, along with pickled eggs. I think on the Satruday night it will have to be stilton & black pudding on the bar, for a change. |
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18 Apr 07 - 11:46 PM (#2029596) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: jacqui.c Yeeaahhh!!!!! We have power back on together with running water and internet access. Life is very good. I can cook in my own kitchen again and get hot water from the taps. Champagne all round, barperson - on Bert's card, of course. Now, where's that light? On, off, on, off....... |
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19 Apr 07 - 09:40 AM (#2029906) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Here's a revision of the song "Propane Bill" to the tune of "Railroad Bill": PROPANE BILL Driving down Stone Bridge Lane, Just see old Bill running propane – Drive on, Propane Bill! Chorus: Propane Bill, Propane Bill, He never shirked, and he never will – Drive on, Propane Bill! The wind was high, and it was pouring rain, But there was Bill driving propane, Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Bill saw downed power lines up ahead, And he hoped them lines were safely dead – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Bill stepped on the gas, shifted into lower gear, And for miles around you could hear: Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Now Bill's in Heaven with the angel band, There's a ten-foot crater from where he left the land – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Mother is still off the grid this morning but maybe she'll be hooked back up by the weekend. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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19 Apr 07 - 09:46 AM (#2029912) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario IV caffiene please. My sister sent me a link to a new Dickons themed park in the UK - because they were advertising for performers "at competitive hourly rates". Oddly enough - in the job decription for the "performers" were "stock rotation", register operation, and similar tasks. something tells me there wouldn't be much "performing" |
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19 Apr 07 - 01:01 PM (#2030131) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Here's the recently revised version of "Propane Bill": PROPANE BILL Driving down Stone Bridge Lane, Just see old Bill running propane – Drive on, Propane Bill! Chorus: Propane Bill, Propane Bill, He never shirked, and he never will – Drive on, Propane Bill! Now Bill he drove a Dead River truck; When they name it that you sure need luck – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) The wind was high, and it was pouring rain, But there was Bill driving propane, Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) There was downed power lines up ahead, Bill hoped them lines were safely dead – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Bill stepped on the gas, and shifted gear, And for miles around you could hear: Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Now Bill's in Heaven with the angel band, There's a ten-foot crater where he'd left the land – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Now Bill had a wife all dressed in blue, She was heard to say, "My Bill's overdue!" Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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19 Apr 07 - 04:45 PM (#2030368) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak Glad to hear things are improving over there... line me up another of Jamaica's finest please - it's been a difficult day! LTS |
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19 Apr 07 - 08:16 PM (#2030574) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Susan A-R Wow! 6 inches of heavy, wet snow in my yard Monday (Montpelier was one of the few places in Vermont that didn't lose power) and today it's 65 and my crocuses are blooming. No snow. It's sort of gin and tonic weather today, so I think I'll have one and toast spring. |
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19 Apr 07 - 08:32 PM (#2030588) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: ranger1 I've spent the last two days assessing damage to the state park I work at and starting the clean-up. It's been a very depressing two days. Laphoaig, please. |
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19 Apr 07 - 08:36 PM (#2030591) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble One of the brighter moments was seeing the crocus re-emerging through the snow. They are tough little fellas! Charley Noble |
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20 Apr 07 - 08:49 AM (#2030968) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak My Lily of the Valley have been opening in the last couple of days. What with them and the pittisporum flowers, my garden smells heavenly in the evenings... Again, it's dry, sunny and warm - almost hot, here in London. I'm sitting here with the window wide open, letting in the warm air, watching the silly pigeon on her stick platform (can't really grace it with the name 'nest') and I'm supposed to be sewing... LTS |
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20 Apr 07 - 08:55 AM (#2030972) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario suppossed to be sunny and in the 60's (f) this weekend. we tend to be on a seven day cycle which bodes well. Picked up a dozen primroses on sale yesterday and plugged them into the garden - they should be hardy enough to keep blooming. |
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20 Apr 07 - 09:49 AM (#2031035) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak I've got a seven day cycle. Every seven days I take the washing off it. :) LTS |
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20 Apr 07 - 09:53 AM (#2031045) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage Supposed to be in the 80s here today. Iris going strong, some late daffodils are out, salvia greggi blooming big, waiting on the vitex to move into prominence. Texas star hibiscus are coming up in several places, and several volunteer plants need to be moved. Lots to see and do in the yard this weekend. Someone please have a hammock ready in the shade so I can catch a quick nap after lunch on Saturday and Sunday. |
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20 Apr 07 - 11:30 AM (#2031149) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak Ranger - I hope the damage is cosmetic rather than drastic... but even if trees have been uprooted, it just provides a fallen tree for fungus, mould, insects and beetle-eaters, and leaves space and light for the next generation to take advantage. There are few sadder sights than an uprooted tree, except one that has been cut down before its time. Pour me a stiff one, barkeep, I feel the winter chills! LTS |
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20 Apr 07 - 11:37 AM (#2031157) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario Fallen trees can be great! We had a large willow that eventually fell in a hurricane - it had some roots still embedded (and it was a willow, so grew more) but we did have to trim back most of it because it just was too untidy and taking up too much room. but the "stump" (actually about a 10 foot section of trunk) remained for many a year more, eventually being replaced by one of the "suckers" |
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20 Apr 07 - 07:28 PM (#2031546) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: ranger1 80+ fallen trees, 3 smashed picnic tables, a wheelchair accessible path that is no longer wheelchair accessible and about $5000 worth of damage to just one of many state parks in a state park system that was already strapped for cash. Pour me another, please. |
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21 Apr 07 - 10:26 AM (#2031939) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Mother down at the farm on Georgetown Island could use another shot of bourbon and branchwater. She's still without conventional power or phone. Her propane back-up generator is still chugging along, and she is becoming more skilled at using her two cellphones. She's now learned to charge one while she's carrying around the other. Her farm house is up and down a long winding driveway, and it's not surprising that she and her sister-in-law (who lives down the hill) are still off-line. However, since the Dead River propane delivery truck made it through, driving over the downed power lines, her neighbors are doing the same. As I've suggested in another thread, "Propane Bill," that raise the possibilities of adding new verses to my song which now looks like this: PROPANE BILL (to the tune of "Railroad Bill") Driving down Stone Bridge Lane, Just see old Bill running propane – Drive on, Propane Bill! Chorus: Propane Bill, Propane Bill, He never shirked, and he never will – Drive on, Propane Bill! Now Bill he drove a Dead River truck; When they name it that you sure need luck – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) The wind was high, and it was pouring rain, But there was Bill driving propane, Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) There was downed power lines up ahead, Bill hoped them lines was safely dead – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Bill stepped on the gas, and shifted gear, And for miles around you could hear – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Now Bill's in Heaven with the angel band, There's a ten-foot crater where he'd left the land – Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Now Bill had a wife all dressed in blue, She was heard to say, "My Bill's overdue!" Drive on, Propane Bill! (CHO) Why, thank you, I'll have a bourbon and branchwatter as well. Charley Noble |
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21 Apr 07 - 05:21 PM (#2032192) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak Put a mug of something by for Sinsull, she's been having a crappy week. I'd say make it a big one, but she'd only get the wrong idea.... LTS |
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22 Apr 07 - 09:41 AM (#2032569) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Mother's finally back on the power grid, thanks to Central Maine Power Company and their intrepid crew of bushwackers. Lord knows how they managed to get past the troll that lurks under the winding stone bridge but maybe they brought some donuts along. The stone bridge by the way is a relic from the 1800's where it was one of three boulder constructed dams on the stream outlet of the ice pond up in the woods. It's wider than the other two, and there was a small mill at the third dam, just above the cove where the boat house is now. The mill probably only operated in the spring for a few weeks. Mother still isn't re-connected to the phone company but they'll probably show up in a couple of days now that there are some new poles to string lines on. Nice and sunny, up in the 70's now! Sure, how about some Irish coffee for starting up a new day! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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23 Apr 07 - 05:31 AM (#2033223) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak NOOO... the way to start your day the Irish way is with a smooooth jar of potcheen.... that'll kick start your motor! I was drinking red wine last night so I'd rather be eased in gently with a cool pint of cranberry juice and a short blast of cola... Clears head and kidneys both. LTS |
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23 Apr 07 - 08:40 AM (#2033334) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Liz- "a smooooth jar of potcheen"? Sounds about as smooth as a Mason jar of White Lightning! (shudder) Mother still doesn't have conventional phone service. I'm going to take another run down to the Farm tomorrow and see what other damage there was to the orchard and outbuildings. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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23 Apr 07 - 08:42 AM (#2033336) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario talk about extreme weather - last monday was a snow day for many local schools about a foot of snow on the ground - and they expect it to be 80 degrees today. |
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23 Apr 07 - 08:59 AM (#2033349) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: jacqui.c And we're travelling south into the hot weather! I think, this morning, a nice big cup of mint and nettle tea would be a good idea for a quick relax before ironing and packing and clearing the fridge and, and, and...... It will have to be a very QUICK relax! |
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24 Apr 07 - 08:30 AM (#2034220) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Mr Happy I saw a TV prog last night about extreme weather in Montreal - iced rain!! Looked dreadful - any M/cats live there? |
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24 Apr 07 - 10:38 PM (#2034963) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble Well, Mother and I were driving back to the farm after shopping and medical appointments, and sure enough as we came up the drive there was the telephone truck, and a nice young lady who was writing up her report. She went back to the farmhouse with us and made sure all the regular phones were working again. She even noticed that the line coming in was half-ripped off the house, and tacked it back up. I think things is sorted out at last! Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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25 Apr 07 - 10:37 AM (#2035327) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage My driveway looked like a boat launch ramp for a while yesterday afternoon. Now it looks like low tide. After spending a couple of days last month picking up trash along our rural-looking road, we're back with a load of trash that washed downstream from neighboring Fort Worth. Darn! What's something that's good for soothing an allergy headache? Set me up, barkeep, please! |
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25 Apr 07 - 10:42 AM (#2035332) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario SRS: tea with raw honey from local sources. (or so I'm told) me, I prefer something stronger. and caffienated! It has been nice during the w*rking hours hereabouts - then rains just as I get home. not good for getting any yardwork done. |
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25 Apr 07 - 12:53 PM (#2035482) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak I'm sitting here in dazzling sunshine again, our 'rain' forecast for today was barely a promise of a dribble... and it's really muggy - not right in April! Ice me up with a Long Island tea please.... (I've always wanted to try one!) LTS |
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25 Apr 07 - 07:26 PM (#2035878) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: ranger1 I've spent the past three days with the boss and a chainsaw. We might get the damage cleaned up by, say, oh, July maybe. On of the trees that went down was a red spruce with at least a 36 inch diameter. It was double-trunked and a very heavy tree and took out six other large trees when it went over, roots and all. It took part of the granite ledge underneath, too. Andy and I look at it, thought about it, talked it over, and decided that the easiest thing was to move the trail. We have cut down, cut up and removed aproximately 50 trees in the last three days. Some very few we can salvage for firewood, but the vast majority are spruces and pines and are no good for burning. They gunk up the chimney and cause problems. We have another ten on the trails to take care of and then about 15 in the picnic area. After the tree work, we have some major work to do on our wheelchair accessible trail to make it wheelchair accessible once more. A pint of Bass would be lovely right about now. |
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25 Apr 07 - 11:13 PM (#2035984) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: jacqui.c And we've just had to turn around from our trip south as Kendall's diverticulitis has flared badly, making the journey impossible. Last week I deleted one of those chain letters that threaten bad luck if you don't pass them on....... A gallon of Chardonnay and a straw please. |
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26 Apr 07 - 12:32 AM (#2036001) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage Jacqui, you've been busy--I saw that a shawl of yours was delivered to Andrea (Mouldy) yesterday. Sit back, have a nice glass of wine, and here's a bowl of fresh peaches for Kendall. A friend of mine who has diverticulitis swears by them as helpful when he feels it flare up. SRS |
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26 Apr 07 - 03:10 AM (#2036055) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak "I've spent the past three days with the boss and a chainsaw." You have no idea how welcoming this sounds right about now.... although a flatbed scanner and a paper shredder might be just as good... Sorry your trip has been cancelled Jacqui - but we always knew the old coot was full of it! Hope he's feeling himself soon. Ranger - can you not find a quiet corner to season those fallen trees and in a couple of years set up your own pine furniture business? I bet you could whittle a rocking chair or three in your spare time up in the obs tower! It rained properly last night - knew it would, because Manitas put the car through the carwash yesterday. LTS |
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26 Apr 07 - 07:02 PM (#2036666) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: ranger1 Liz, I'm a park ranger, not a forest ranger, so no tower. As for those big pine trees, in order to get them off the trails, they have to be made into small enough pieces that a little ranger can move them. Alas, too small for woodworking. Andy and I got the last of the big blockages on the trails done today, in between interviewing for new park receptionists. We had help in the form of two Maine Conservation Corps team leaders clearing the mess that used to be the picnic area. We should be in good shape by the end of next week and we can then start on all the tasks that we would have normally gotten done by now so that we can open the gates. |
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26 Apr 07 - 08:56 PM (#2036731) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Charley Noble I suppose I should mention that when Mother's phone line came back on line, so did her Lifeline service. It triggered an alarm, and since "she" was not in residence the intrepid Georgetown First Responders came tearing up the driveway, emergency lights flashing. It was nice to see Rosemary and her crew, and Mother reassured them that she was fine and explained what had happened. And the cheered crew went off to monitor a house burning down on another part of the Island. We called Lifeline when we got back inside the farmhouse. However, there are still problems with some of the phones in the house. Apparently the mobile phones need to be re-set because they're acting weird, ringing only once. Mother has a conventional phone as well but it's hard for her to reach with her walker and if she can't get there within 6 rings callers give up. So we'll try to re-set the mobile phones, take out their little batteries so that they really shut down. If that doesn't work I guess we'll have to buy another set of them. Cheerily, Charley Noble |
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26 Apr 07 - 10:10 PM (#2036764) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Rapparee Moose Drool, please. It's gonna be 82 F. this weekend (and, haha!, I'll be in the Tetons amidst the cool mountain breezes!). |
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27 Apr 07 - 07:23 AM (#2037001) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak So Ranger - how's the toothpick business going then?! When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. You got pine trees... there has to be something! Did you count the rings on the big tree? It would be fascinating to have a slice of that tree. Limpit's school has a slice of a tree that fell in 1986, with little markers and historical happenings over the 200 years the tree was alive. Our rain never really happened... things are getting serious again. We REALLY need some decent rain overnight or else we're going to have hosepipe bans and rationing before we even hit midsummer. I'll do my best to conserve water by only drinking gin. LTS |
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27 Apr 07 - 10:03 AM (#2037123) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: ranger1 Liz, we haul 'em out into the woods and let 'em rot. If nothing else, it keeps the nutrients in the ecosystem. Also provides habitat for a large number of creepy-crawlies that in turn provide food for bigger things. The openings left in the forest allow more light to enter and other plants will get a chance to grow. It's just a lot of back-breaking work for Andy and me and the moment. |
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27 Apr 07 - 01:05 PM (#2037270) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Tinker Okay I got 8 more oversized (contractor) bags of trash out this week for a total of 14 to date, two buckets of silty dirt off the floor, and I I maight almost get to the end of the laundry by Monday. but -- It's raining again. Liz I wish I could send it off across the pond, there is no place left for it to go here. The Goddess garden has added a small pond feature, but so far nothing is coming into the basement. But I'm much more ready than last time..... Pour me a tall one |
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27 Apr 07 - 02:45 PM (#2037351) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: jacqui.c Rain again here and very grey and overcast. I went shopping so now I need a good glass of Chardonnay to relax me please (on Bert's card, as I spent all my cash!) |
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17 Jun 07 - 03:18 PM (#2079411) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage Sage pushes open the door to the probably empty bar, shakes off her umbrella and hangs a dripping raincoat on a hook near the door. Wipes feet again on mat inside the hall. It's raining again in Texas. It rained on a barbecue yesterday, making it tough to keep the coals lit and the smoke coming to cook five chickens for a surprise birthday party later in the day. But she did it. Now she's tired, the party is over, and she's looking to see who is around for a relaxing beer of glass of wine. . . "Anybody here?" |
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17 Jun 07 - 08:35 PM (#2079575) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Alice We had a tornado watch here yesterday... crazy! Never before experienced that. Rocky mtns don't usually get tornados. Alice in Montana |
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17 Jun 07 - 08:50 PM (#2079580) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: artbrooks Peering out over the upturned sofa, the sunburned elf responds, "Been a pretty crappy day for me. How about an Old Frothingslosh?" |
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17 Jun 07 - 09:22 PM (#2079594) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak Make that two... we're having a monsoon in bits of the UK and I want to be prepared when it hits us. At the moment it's coming in stits and farts - horrendous black clouds keep appearing but not actually dropping it on my garden. Places not 3 miles away are being flooded out and my garden is still dry. We need a good downpour for nothing else but to clear the air - it's terribly muggy and hot for 2.30am. The sky out there is almost orange - low, dark clouds that reflect back the streetlights, but it's no cooler than it was 12 hours ago. Good luck everyone, keep your powder dry and your martini's dryer. LTS |
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17 Jun 07 - 11:14 PM (#2079635) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: JennyO The Southern Hemisphere door is blown open and there stands a dripping JennyO with two bedraggled-looking black cats. She fights to close the door and starts peeling off layers of coats and raincoats, and throws them, along with an inside-out umbrella, into a corner where they make a puddle on the floor. "It was hell down there!" she gasps. "I need a good stiff drink!" She makes her way to the bar and subsides onto a bar stool. "What have you got to warm me from the inside out?" The two cats, their fur looking all wet and spiky, head for a large comfortable-looking chair that is draped with a fake-fur chocolate coloured throw, and curl up in it. |
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18 Jun 07 - 12:43 AM (#2079660) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage Four and a half inches of rain here over the weekend and it is raining again right now. Oy. Something cold and wet would taste good, though. Make mine a dark beer, barkeep. And what do you have to eat back there? I'm a little tired of barbecued chicken. |
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18 Jun 07 - 04:26 AM (#2079717) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak Ah Jenny... I sympathise with the soggy moggies... but better they head for a large comfortable-looking chair draped with a fake-fur chocolate coloured throw, and curl up in it than head for a large comfortable-looking chair draped with a fake-fur chocolate coloured curl, and throw up in it. Last night's clouds are still here, there's not a breath of wind and it's unbearably muggy. If I had my choice, I'd curl up with those cats but I've got to go and learn about gender. LTS |
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18 Jun 07 - 08:35 AM (#2079834) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak I learned about gender.. we've all got at least one. It did rain today and I did go dancing in it... but it only lasted a5 minutes. Still, you can tell it's midsummer... the rain was lovely and warm. LTS |
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18 Jun 07 - 08:55 AM (#2079854) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak Bright and sunny again now... at least the wind has picked up a bit so it's fresher. LTS |
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18 Jun 07 - 08:56 AM (#2079855) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Liz the Squeak ***100*** Whoo hoo! it's been a while!! LTS |
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18 Jun 07 - 10:02 AM (#2079907) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: MMario ONE HUNDRED DEGREE! No wonder you're in the tavern having a cool drink! |
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18 Jun 07 - 11:23 AM (#2079971) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage We were in the news for flooding on the other side of town. Must've gotten another inch or two overnight. This is June, right? Texas? Hot and dry is our usual pattern, but this year we've gone tropical. Maybe a pina colada this time? |
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18 Jun 07 - 06:03 PM (#2080349) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: ranger1 Maggie, you want to share some of that rain? We're not where we ought to be in terms of rainfall up here at the moment and I don't want my park going up in a cloud of smoke... |
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18 Jun 07 - 10:16 PM (#2080653) Subject: RE: BS: Mudcat Extreme Weather Tavern From: Stilly River Sage I think this was Seattle's rain. I've tried sending it back there, but it won't go. |