Juliancolton Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 9 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: Nice. I always had a manual rain gauge with the Davis for the reasons mention but it was always one that you can get for a few bucks at department stores. That's better than nothing but I wish I got the Stratus much earlier but I can't go back, better late than never I suppose. As the old Chinese proverb goes, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time was 19 years ago... 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 minutes ago, Juliancolton said: As the old Chinese proverb goes, the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time was 19 years ago... Speaking of planting trees, I have a young red maple, 8 years old I think, that still hasn't leafed out but there are multiple shoots coming from the trunk so its not dead but either stunned or in distress. I'm not sure whats going on but really hope it leafs out soon, it was rather healthy last year, from what I could tell, with lots of growth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 5 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Tis the season, at least with my experience. Seeds/flowers from the trees like to get into my Davis and if it’s not that then it the damn spiders making webs. I have to check the Davis on a regular basis in the warmer months but the good news is that the aggravation got me to get the Stratus a few years ago and I haven't looked back, I get accurate liquid equivalent with frozen precipitation too. My post was poorly worded. The gauge didn’t malfunction, I did. I have a retractable awning/sun shade which is about 18’ wide and when extended, reaches just about where the weather station sits. I left it open all night and the water must have been funneled onto the gauge. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 14 minutes ago, Hitman said: My post was poorly worded. The gauge didn’t malfunction, I did. I have a retractable awning/sun shade which is about 18’ wide and when extended, reaches just about where the weather station sits. I left it open all night and the water must have been funneled onto the gauge. LOL, sounds like the warm season version of slant sticking to me 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etudiant Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: LOL, sounds like the warm season version of slant sticking to me LOL indeed. Only a forum of weather compulsives could come up with even the concept of 'slant sticking'. There is probably some crusty naval term which applies to optimistic wind measurements, but I don't know it. Maybe someone here can help. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 20, 2019 Share Posted May 20, 2019 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: LOL, sounds like the warm season version of slant sticking to me 2 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: LOL, sounds like the warm season version of slant sticking to me A pity CPK never used it. As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 20, 2019 Author Share Posted May 20, 2019 Alright so all it's going to take this year is a tropical system or two to annihilate last years record rainfall totals. I wonder if last year also had a record number of days with measurable rainfall, I bet we're on track to break whatever the old record is. I'm at 18 of 20 days this month and last month was 22 of 30, I didn't count the winter months but should have and I don't feel like going back to do the research now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted May 21, 2019 Share Posted May 21, 2019 4 hours ago, gravitylover said: Alright so all it's going to take this year is a tropical system or two to annihilate last years record rainfall totals. I wonder if last year also had a record number of days with measurable rainfall, I bet we're on track to break whatever the old record is. I'm at 18 of 20 days this month and last month was 22 of 30, I didn't count the winter months but should have and I don't feel like going back to do the research now. Alls I know, is that it’s been miserable in one way or another since last spring. Feels like it’s been one good day every couple of weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 So I'm at 19 or 20 out of 23 days so far this month have been wet at some point in the 24 hour period and April was 22 of 30. I'm really tired of it but on the upside the forest has really stabilized and for the most part there is very little mud out there. The ground has this wonderful resilience to it and the trails are in fine shape which makes the mountain biker in me very happy. @Hitman we need to coordinate and ride some time soon, me and my e-mtb are enjoying the heck out of our time together in the woods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juliancolton Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 A lot of the rain lately has been at night, short-lived, or otherwise just generally unobtrusive, so it could be worse. This weekend is a good example. It looks like showers start before midnight Saturday and end in the wee hours, so 2 out of 3 days have rain even though no activities are disrupted. Last night around 11pm there was a little spat of meteors coming from Lyra while lightning flashed on the horizon and the first few fireflies of the season made their presence known. Summer can be nice. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I was thinking while cutting the lawn the other day how quickly the soil goes from muddy to cracks in it this time of year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 24, 2019 Author Share Posted May 24, 2019 True but it still goes down as a rain day in the total count and it keeps soil moisture up. This month has been weird though as we've had 19 days with rain but the ground surface has mostly dried out. The wind has helped a lot and the trees leafing out seem to have sucked up a lot more than I thought they would a month ago. Trail.comditions are awesome around the area right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 3 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: I was thinking while cutting the lawn the other day how quickly the soil goes from muddy to cracks in it this time of year. Wear a belt, less crack 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, BxEngine said: Wear a belt, less crack Don't you have a golf course to go haunt instead of us? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 4 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Don't you have a golf course to go haunt instead of us? If only the water hazards weren’t at flood stage. As always ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 4 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Don't you have a golf course to go haunt instead of us? Sunday morning lol 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 25 minutes ago, BxEngine said: Sunday morning lol Hopefully there will still be some showers around 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 4 hours ago, rclab said: If only the water hazards weren’t at flood stage. As always ..... Flood stage? I could find a pothole in a fairway if it was filled with water... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 For the record, it could not be nicer out right now. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 16 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Hubcaps aren’t doing to well either. As always .... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gravitylover Posted May 25, 2019 Author Share Posted May 25, 2019 5 hours ago, Hitman said: For the record, it could not be nicer out right now. Yup high 60's-70 are just about perfect for a ride so that's what I did Unfortunately we chose a place that got hammered by those tornadoes last year and it was still a mess of downed trees and badly overgrown trails I assume because they're blocked further up and not being used much anymore. I'm going to have to apply for permission to go in and do some cleanup work, these are trails I helped build ~20 years ago when nobody around here rode mt bikes yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitman Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 4 hours ago, gravitylover said: Yup high 60's-70 are just about perfect for a ride so that's what I did Unfortunately we chose a place that got hammered by those tornadoes last year and it was still a mess of downed trees and badly overgrown trails I assume because they're blocked further up and not being used much anymore. I'm going to have to apply for permission to go in and do some cleanup work, these are trails I helped build ~20 years ago when nobody around here rode mt bikes yet. Me too. Then yard work. 2 shower day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 On 5/24/2019 at 5:06 PM, BxEngine said: Sunday morning lol Bx off to the links this morning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 5 hours ago, IrishRob17 said: Bx off to the links this morning Going after balls in the water hazard sure did a job on his lucky shirt. As always .... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 1 minute ago, rclab said: Going after balls in the water hazard sure did a job on his lucky shirt. As always .... I’d argue it’s all the beer drinking... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 11 minutes ago, IrishRob17 said: I’d argue it’s all the beer drinking... Wow! Beer drinking in a water hazard while looking for his lost balls. He’s good. As always ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishRob17 Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 4 minutes ago, rclab said: Wow! Beer drinking in a water hazard while looking for his lost balls. He’s good. As always ..... He thinks he is wonderful... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BxEngine Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 Golf is stupid. What a crappy goddamn sport. Ugh. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rclab Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 3 hours ago, BxEngine said: Golf is stupid. What a crappy goddamn sport. Ugh. How can you say that, after spending the entire day hitting a little ball, with a club, through grass, weeds, sand, trees and finally water. All that to make it disappear into an almost invisible hole. You know I believe your right, the heck with golf, stick to the sport of Moderating. It’s much more satisfying. You also can’t lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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