jburns Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Your lips are moving, but.... It was a blast! And it really is amazing how loud it is. And it is amazing how many people had no hearing protection whatsoever. We finally did buy some tix in the cheap section, which were still good seats. We hung in the pits for a while and saw a few pit stops. Saw most of the drivers up close and even got a few lug nuts from a Jeff Gordon pit stop. it was fun and my dad had a great time...it was kind of a birthday present for him. Glad you enjoyed it. All those folks without hearing aids, added to the rapidly aging baby boomers, is the reason I am a bit heavy in hearing aid stocks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Really pretty sunrise yesterday morning. Here's a 2hour timelapse from my weathercam. http://youtu.be/25omgdNtewU Very nice, Disc. Thanks for sharing. It was interesting watching the contrails drift with the rest of the clouds. I never really thought about the fact that they should behave in the same fashion as the rest of the clouds around their altitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Memorial Day on Lake Superior! Apparently, this is the latest in 40 years that there has still been this much ice on the lake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 Glad you enjoyed it. All those folks without hearing aids, added to the rapidly aging baby boomers, is the reason I am a bit heavy in hearing aid stocks. Yep, there are a couple 2X leveraged ETFs that I'm looking at getting into: DEF and WHT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 So mackerel and Crapper Jim got the storms yesterday, sparklecity got it today, so tomorrow must be my turn for some action? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toxictwister00 Posted May 26, 2014 Share Posted May 26, 2014 We got a decent thunderstorm for about 30 mins. earlier today. I thought the storms were gonna screw us over like they did yesterday. I'm glad I was wrong. I haven't been keeping up to tabs on this anticipated El Nino, but this Spring so far hasn't been as wet as I thought it would be...I guess that will change by this Summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Really sticky out there today. Wonder if we will see some storms this afternoon. Hope they stay away from my son's t-ball game tonight at 6:00. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Just received a team award at work today. That's pretty cool. Came with some extra cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Probly means you'll get one in the next ten days and it will be a sideswipe drizzle with the sun still out!This has been extremely accurate so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 That tornado that hit that oil camp in ND, has some amazing videos that were captured! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Tamland Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Looks like my son's t-ball game for tomorrow might be rained out, too. Watch it be dry every other day this week but yesterday and tomorrow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparklecity Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Saw this on a local news site. Storm chaser was struck by lightning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metalicwx366 Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Wow, extremely lucky. He only got a sore arm from that. He didn't scream, yell, or swear while getting hit. Everything in that video was amazing. The double rainbow, the hail, the lightning, etc. Also you hear the thunder before the lightning hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crapper Jim Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Saw this on a local news site. Storm chaser was struck by lightning. I guess I missed something. The 'rocks', like charcoal briquettes, flying at us? What was that? <Had a nice steak last night. One of the neighbors was slinging charcoal out of 5 gallon buckets into his smoker. Big, fat, frightening man with tattoos all over him. I talked to him for a few minutes. The mystery was gone in 5 seconds. I was a dinner guest. (<Was just thinking about charcoal.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted May 29, 2014 Author Share Posted May 29, 2014 I think I'll go mow the weeds just in case the elusive 50% decides to pay us a visit this afternoon/tonight. Mowing at cloudy/72° sure beats powerwashing the deck at sunny/90° like I did yesterday all afternoon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dunkman Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 I think I'll go mow the weeds just in case the elusive 50% decides to pay us a visit this afternoon/tonight. Mowing at cloudy/72° sure beats powerwashing the deck at sunny/90° like I did yesterday all afternoon Yeah I took a long lunch to mow mine today. That should keep the rain away. If we don't get any storms in the Triad it's my fault...sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hvward Posted May 29, 2014 Share Posted May 29, 2014 Wow, extremely lucky. He only got a sore arm from that. He didn't scream, yell, or swear while getting hit. Everything in that video was amazing. The double rainbow, the hail, the lightning, etc. Also you hear the thunder before the lightning hit. Thats a good indication that you are too close lol. I guess I missed something. The 'rocks', like charcoal briquettes, flying at us? What was that? <Had a nice steak last night. One of the neighbors was slinging charcoal out of 5 gallon buckets into his smoker. Big, fat, frightening man with tattoos all over him. I talked to him for a few minutes. The mystery was gone in 5 seconds. I was a dinner guest. (<Was just thinking about charcoal.) Crapper I think that was asphalt flying up from the pavement area that got hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Might as well give the car a bath today while it's still cloudy and relatively mild. Garden hose and I are getting way to familiar with each other. Will wait for a sunny day to re-stain the decks I washed earlier in the week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Might as well give the car a bath today while it's still cloudy and relatively mild. Garden hose and I are getting way to familiar with each other. Will wait for a sunny day to re-stain the decks I washed earlier in the week. I powerwashed on Monday. I've got a wrap-around porch. The deck is stained, but all of the columns and spindles are painted. Do you have a suggestion for a good solution that is effective at taking mildew off? I had to scrub most of that mess by hand. I don't want to power wash the paint too hard and peel it off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Solak Posted May 30, 2014 Author Share Posted May 30, 2014 Our front and side porch pickets are painted. I pre-sprayed with a 50-50 mix of "Simple Green" and water and let it soak for a few minutes, then washed/cleaned with a wide fan on the washer. works pretty good, and doesn't strip the paint off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cold Rain Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Our front and side porch pickets are painted. I pre-sprayed with a 50-50 mix of "Simple Green" and water and let it soak for a few minutes, then washed/cleaned with a wide fan on the washer. works pretty good, and doesn't strip the paint off. Good deal. Thanks man. I used a Jomax, bleach, and water mixture. To my recollection, it worked pretty well last time, but this time, it didn't seem to work as well. I had to do a LOT of scrubbing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 Good deal. Thanks man. I used a Jomax, bleach, and water mixture. To my recollection, it worked pretty well last time, but this time, it didn't seem to work as well. I had to do a LOT of scrubbing.If you just go with a patio, you won't have to deal with all this work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crapper Jim Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I spray my shower w/ a mixture of bleach and water every time I use. 30% bleach. NOTHING survives bleach. Bleach it... let it dry? Watch for plants in the area. Chlorine dissipates and neutralizes quickly though. But... scrubbing off mildew is pretty easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jburns Posted May 30, 2014 Share Posted May 30, 2014 I spent the day repairing residual damage to my trees for this winters ice storm. Gave a good workout to my arms and shoulders with a 16' pruning saw. Still more to do but I removed a lot of the hanging branches. Still need to go up on my roof and take care of several branches that are over hanging it and have broken branches lying on top on them. Last winter just keeps on giving. At my age, I'm wondering if I will be able to lift my arms tomorrow and how many days it will be before I'm ready to go at it again. lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crapper Jim Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I spent the day repairing residual damage to my trees for this winters ice storm. Gave a good workout to my arms and shoulders with a 16' pruning saw. Still more to do but I removed a lot of the hanging branches. Still need to go up on my roof and take care of several branches that are over hanging it and have broken branches lying on top on them. Last winter just keeps on giving. At my age, I'm wondering if I will be able to lift my arms tomorrow and how many days it will be before I'm ready to go at it again. lol Oh yeah... you're the 'old man' that posters keep taking about! < Just figured that out. Cutting down branches is a "lot better" exercise than toilet squatting! I'll bet one of the old ladies' was watching you from a nearby window... ... thinking, "What an Oak Tree that strong man is!" Pick some apples, put them in a basket... and knock on a door. OK, I'm not talking about JB, now. I know some old ladies though, JB! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCsandhills Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Friday night. Kids are in bed. Girlfriend at work til 2:30AM. BEER AND VIDEO GAME TIME Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mackerel_sky Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Friday night. Kids are in bed. Girlfriend at work til 2:30AM. BEER AND VIDEO GAME TIME Glad you could squeeze in time for the weatherboard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crapper Jim Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Squeezing "weather time", when there is no weather, is like popping a pimple on yer arse. Kinda hard to do... unless, nothing else is going on. Gotta be done.. but, dammit - I don't really care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crapper Jim Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 Friday night. Kids are in bed. Girlfriend at work til 2:30AM. BEER AND VIDEO GAME TIME Oh YEAH!!! She's gonna be thrilled to come home to you... all 'slobbery', drunk... "Hey, Honey - give me a kiss!" At least... You'll have a weather forecast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calculus1 Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 I spent the day repairing residual damage to my trees for this winters ice storm. Gave a good workout to my arms and shoulders with a 16' pruning saw. Still more to do but I removed a lot of the hanging branches. Still need to go up on my roof and take care of several branches that are over hanging it and have broken branches lying on top on them. Last winter just keeps on giving. At my age, I'm wondering if I will be able to lift my arms tomorrow and how many days it will be before I'm ready to go at it again. lol If I didn't have the rest of the paragraph for context, I might be led to believe that you were describing some other situation there, Mr. Burns. I hear lots of things go with old age... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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