Latestarter's ramblings/musings/gripes and grumbles.

We had a storm start up around 9:00 last night that wasn't even in the forecast and dumped right at 3".

We're still sitting at under 1/2 inch. Definitely don't need a Harvey repeat - but I don't think this one poses that danger. 'Course, I still worry when they don't behave and sit out there in the gulf instead of just coming on in already....

Other than the possible t-storm today no rain in sight until Saturday.

Alternating between sunny and rainy here today, with about 30 minutes of each before they switch. More rain than yesterday so far and not nearly as hot but probably have not yet gotten a full 1/2" of rain total last 2 days.

Latestarter said:

All it said was "the batteries are dead"

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Better than saying "You are dead"!

CDT vaccinations are done for the year. CC's baby PBJ (Peanut Butter Jaw) got her booster this morning before breakfast. All the adults got hoof trims. off and on cloudy but no rain yet. Fingers crossed No more mowing today. A bit stiff and sore from yesterday's pounding. All the dust aggravated the sinus portion of this cold I'm still fighting as well. Less concerned about mowing the back anyway.

You may get some rain in the next couple days Joe, if the does as predicted and continues to very slowly move NNW. It's still mostly offshore and pretty far South. Right now, the only watches or advisories in Texas are for a T-storm near Beaumont and several counties in south Texas in the lower coastal bend and that last one isn't even a flood advisory as the ground is so dry they don't expect flash flooding to be a big risk. A radar/satellite composite image:


We are forecast now, to get around 3" over night and perhaps another 1" tomorrow. I'll believe it when I see it.

It has been cloudy here yesterday and today, then sunshine in the afternoons. It has been a little cooler, working outside was still hot, but a heck of a lot more pleasant with cloud cover and a breeze. We got a sprinkle awhile ago.

Same here Bay... we had a summer shower mid afternoon. Rained hard for like 3 minutes... just enough to dampen everything. Cooled down to mid 80s here this afternoon and is actually pretty nice out right now with a steady breeze. I'll be more than happy with a few passing T-storms. I wanted something other than makeshift for dinner so after everything got done I showered and went to Chile's for an order of hot wings and a 1/2 rack of ribs. They were having happy hour so added in a double screwdriver in a tall glass. First drink I've had in months. Told my doc at the VA that I'd stop drinking completely. Even though I maybe had 1 or 2 mixed drinks a month, he thought that was too much.

Hope you don't get flood worthy rains out of this GB. When I compared to Harvey, was talking about training over one area for a prolonged time frame, not so much actual quantity of rain. Doesn't look to me like it's going to get all organized into anything drastic.

Well, it's now 11pm and I think I'm gonna go jucuzzi for a bit then crash. Hope all had a decent Monday.

Did almost nothing today. Dug one post hole..the ground was dry and hard 1" down. That's how little rain we've had.