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[ski3pin]

Ah, the dog days of summer here. Julie & I are living on fresh peaches and squash and tomatoes (from friend's gardens). We backed the truck out of the garage today and exterior and interior of the camper got a through cleaning and minor maintenance items taken care of. Maintenance on the Stihl blower and inspected and ran the Honda generator, ready for the upcoming power outages. Late afternoon - right on cue - the sirens started with medic units and fire engines racing by. Calstar helicopter went over the house a bit ago on the way to Sutter Roseville Trauma Center. 75% chance alcohol was involved in the wreck, drowning, or fight. Ah, just another summer weekend in the mountains.

 

Three weeks until the beginning of Fall!

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

It's a very sad view of our citizens IMO.

Hang in there Ski.

Yes fall 3 weeks away. Maybe it will slow down some,Ha Ha.

Frank

[teledork]

I just got home from a week with a pack on my back. For a four day period the only human "contact" was seeing people in the distance - in one instance it was six hikers while I was waist deep in a lake swinging around a fly rod. And they were a long way off. 

 

To begin the trip there was no place to (reasonably) park in the trailhead lot which is already bad because the river ate a large part of it back in '97. But I have no idea where all those people were. After I got past the one day-itis. 

 

Now I come home to make more sauerkraut, fermented pickles and pickle relish. The size of the cabbage heads is scary. I have not looked at other things yet but the heat seems to messing with the tomato set. 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Fermented vegetables are always yummy.

Glad you had a nice quiet trip.

Frank

[craig333]

Didn't seem like summer over on the coast. I'm currently drying out my gear. 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Craig no "summer" here,at least what most people call summer.

Actually we are having a fairly normal summer,lots of fog with some sunny afternoons.

Frank

[ski3pin]

In 30 years of living here the hottest we've ever seen it has been 95°. A half hour ago our outside thermometer read 95.9° A few clouds and it is now 94.5° I'd say, unfortunately that's a new record. Hotter days ahead through next Wednesday.

 

 

[craig333]

A mere 111 yesterday and we may see higher yet. I need to do some work on the truck yet its too hot to touch

[ski3pin]

A mere 111 yesterday and we may see higher yet. I need to do some work on the truck yet its too hot to touch

 

.....................and try to get things done with the rolling blackouts

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Well thanks to the heat we have a clear sky.Not all clear but with nice "sheep" clouds.

This morning about 3am a small system rolled through over the bay with lighting/thunder.

No rain hear but some nice cloud formations and the light show.

Heat has been around high 80s low 90s.Very warm for us but not near a record here.

 

Just staying indoors with a small fan. Glad to have interesting reading material to fall back on.

Had a small time blackout last night about 1/2 hour. Right around the 7th inning of the Giants "bad" game.

 

Stay cool and hydrated out there.

Frank

 

 

Nice color in the clouds. Any rain was over the water.