Alaskan's Journal

[Baymule]

When cars had antennas on them, I put a Jack in the Box ball on top of it!!

I remember those!

 

[Alaskan]

I called the plow guy... since it is RAINING..

Asked him about looking over the road to the church ... I think I am needing some dirt work.

 

[farmerjan]

So, how far are y'all behind on snow totals and such? Cannot imagine you getting so much rain instead of your normal snow...

 

[Baymule]

You got rain and Houston and the Gulf coast got snow a few weeks ago!

 

[Alaskan]

You got rain and Houston and the Gulf coast got snow a few weeks ago!

I KNOW!!

Fully insane!!!

 

[Alaskan]

So, how far are y'all behind on snow totals and such? Cannot imagine you getting so much rain instead of your normal snow...

I think we are at record lows for snow....

But, we have gotten a bunch of precipitation... mostly rain, but at times slushy snow that melts right off.

So.... I am not sure how this will impact the water table/well.

Still lots of moisture... I am unsure how much of it is running off verses seeping in... but with minimal snow coverage, I would think that a decent amount is getting in the ground.... but really... I know nothing.

My parking lot, on the north side of my house... it still mostly a huge ice sheet... so clearly the ground is still cold.

And... since there will be zero snow melt in May... no idea how everything will be impacted.

Ok... the answer above was bugging me so much that I tried to look it up and figure it out.

So... no idea on the water table... but it turns out that the Alaska firefighters are saying that the lack of snow so early in the season will result in way higher fire danger.

 

[SageHill]

With so much less snow do you think the permafrost will be effected?

 

[Alaskan]

So.... spouse decided that we should do a family outing....

So, spouse bought 4 tickets to a band called "the wet spots"

The 2 kids at home are 19 and 16



I have had a BUNCH of fun teasing spouse.... DUH, "the wet spots"??? What kind of band did you think it was??

By the way... it is "slut rock"

 

[Alaskan]

With so much less snow do you think the permafrost will be effected?

I am totally unsure

Ground is still cold... we are only barely warm enough for the rain...

 

[Alaskan]

FYI...

It is difficult to hold a jug up in the air... fill it with water from the spigot.... not get splashed with the water... and pee.... all while drunk.

Not to worry... I got the jug filled with enough water...

The geese got their bucket filled!