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5 drops of rain. At least they were big drops. Plenty of thunder and lightning... with nothing to show for it.

20 minutes ago, WxUSAF said:

Back to drought concerns 

Your not alone.

Even a line of thunderstorms splits Pasadena. I need to move.

0.004 so far... I'm sure we will break 0.01. Judging from the radar....

I am looking at this and waiting for the pivot.... We have lost some sun angle and I'm not sure if there is enough hot air damning to create the instability necessary for heavy banding. Also concerned about ground temps. The last 24 hours have allowed the ground to cool. Fortunately we have daylight savings time on our side. That said, I see some back building on the radar. In the end.. I knew I shouldn't have watered the lawn and sharpened the blades on my lawnmower in advance of this storm. Please accept my apology... thanks in advance.

Just now, WxUSAF said:

Steady light rain. Almost a car topper.

I noticed a couple of drops on my grill as well.

Let the pasadena split and fringing begin....

On 7/6/2021 at 3:19 PM, Stormfly said:

What a weird TSW.

Agreed

5 droplets of rain.

42 minutes ago, North Balti Zen said:

So, it was bad.

For those that know the city - the Univ. Balt School of Law at corner of Mt. Royal and Charles - just before you get to the train station. Right as I crossed over Mt. Royal I realized the water was a LOT higher there than I had suspected. I've never seen high water there so me and the car next to me drove into what you are told not to drive into. It was up to hood level and I think I may have lost contact with the road briefly. I did re-grip, car engine never cut off, and got through it. But now my check engine light is on as is the traction warning light. Got home, parked it, crawled inside, and am getting an early drink. If, when it dries out, those lights stay on, anyone had experience with this and car insurance? Should I make a claim if it ends up being something got damaged due to the high water?

The check engine light will probably not turn off until you clear the fault code. But I would want to know that fault code before clearing it. You can probably reset/clear the codes by disconnecting the positive lead from your battery. You may have other problems like water in the fuel system as well. Hood level water has to be within the range of the air intake for the motor... not good unless it is something like a jeep with a snorkle. You may want to call your insurance company.

4 hours ago, mappy said:

 

Moved this to banter as to not clog obs. It is my understanding that we do have a fan that often runs when the AC is not putting out cold air. I could be wrong however lol 

but yes at the moment we can’t turn the ac off, at least I don’t think do. Not that we would right now. I could be confused. I know we can’t turn on the heat, that I remember the hvac guy saying. 

Crap... I think I posted in the wrong thread. It sounds like you could be confused. Anyway, just trying to help out. That's the way we roll in the dena. I'll leave this here...

https://www.cooltoday.com/blog/on-vs.-auto-which-thermostat-setting-is-better-for-your-home

19 minutes ago, mappy said:

Correct, it cycles at it should, fan runs when the ac isn't pumping out cold air. if we were to turn it off though, we wouldn't be able to turn it back on lol HVAC guy never made it out today, but we are managing.

Down to 56% in the house now, much nicer than it was this morning. Was cloudy for most the day so that helped. 

Are you saying that the furnace (indoor) fan runs even when the AC (outdoor) is not "pumping out cold air"? And why if you turned it off would you not be able to turn it back on? Forgive me if this was already discussed. Assuming the fan is running while the AC is not pumping out cold air, that alone will cause high levels of humidity. The fan needs to cycle with the AC. This gives time for the condensation to run down the indoor coil and drain out of the condensate line. Otherwise you are just re-circulating most the humidity in your house.

Can't help but feeling like I have been short pumped.

While I did not get jacked IMBY... there was quite a bit of thunder, some lightning and brief gusts. Not impressed.

Rumbling to the west... this is the new air mass incoming.

8 minutes ago, Eskimo Joe said:

New SVR to our west.

Not surprising given the lackluster activity. The old nasty air is still in place.

sunny rain with thunder to my east... totally missed my area. like it developed over the bay.

big wind

2 hours ago, losetoa6 said:

Yea ...I treat builder's or General contractors differently then directly with homeowners as I've been hooked several times in 20 years of business . I've only been snubbed once by a homeowner. Truthfully majority (99%) of my customers are referred to me by there friends family or neighbors so everyone knows each other so less chance of bring stiffed.  Thus ...are very good about paying on time vs builder's stretching me out to 30-45 days . Most homeowner jobs I ask for nothing upfront ( large jobs 15%)and draws of 60%+ extras  at rough in completion and 40% at final . Builders usually I do 15% /45%/20%/20%. Last couple years I do mainly service calls anyway ( 1 hour ,1/2 day jobs ) quick in and out and not laying out much $ upfront anyway)

A lot of GC's will say paid when paid... which means you get paid when they get paid (supposedly). This means if there are outstanding issues as it relates to any portion (plumbing, hvac, painting, etc.) of the entire project, you could potentially wait quite a while to get paid. Referrals obviously are best being somewhat "vetted" by previous customers.