We Could Talk About The Weather

[n2ize]

Damn, had a hell of a storm go through here a little earlier today. Over an inch of rain in under 20 minutes. Needless to say, most of the driveway is near Gila Bend on its way to Yuma. We need the rain, but get little benefit from a high hard quickie like that. It sure did cool off big time. Kind of reminds me of San Diego, and there are a lot of Arizona assholes on the roads around here, too, just like SD. Who Gnu?

I remember on afternoon a severe thunderstorm, with golf ball hail and possible tornado hit us head on. Some people claim they saw a funnel but the rain was so hard that it was rain wrapped and difficult to tell if they were seeing an actual tornado or an area of extremely heavy hail and wind swept rain. Sticking my head out the door felt like you would drown as sheets of heavy wind swept rain and hail would slam you head on as if coming from all directions. It lasted about 15 minutes but in that time enough water fell from the sky to flood major roadways and flood out sections of the local railroad. About 1.5 inches of rain in 15 - 20 mins.

[K7SGJ]

Yeah, that's what the NWS is saying and I'm jiggy widdat. It's been hot as hell here lately, new October records every day for the last four days.

Yeah, we've been breaking records all over, too. The bastids on the global warming are cumming all over themselves and shouting "I TOLD YOU SO".

Oh, I see I forgot to post the nunbrellas..........here ya go

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Either the sun is hitting the one on the far right in such a way that hers looks white, or she's one of those NUNrebels you hear so much about.

[K7SGJ]

I remember on afternoon a severe thunderstorm, with golf ball hail and possible tornado hit us head on. Some people claim they saw a funnel but the rain was so hard that it was rain wrapped and difficult to tell if they were seeing an actual tornado or an area of extremely heavy hail and wind swept rain. Sticking my head out the door felt like you would drown as sheets of heavy wind swept rain and hail would slam you head on as if coming from all directions. It lasted about 15 minutes but in that time enough water fell from the sky to flood major roadways and flood out sections of the local railroad. About 1.5 inches of rain in 15 - 20 mins.

Golf ball + hail pounding down on yer head? Well, that right there explains a lot. :stickpoke:

[KG4CGC]

Golf ball + hail pounding down on yer head? Well, that right there explains a lot. :stickpoke:

He has been known to state on this very message board that he has paid $2000 for a pen.

[n2ize]

Golf ball + hail pounding down on yer head? Well, that right there explains a lot. :stickpoke:

I know it sounds funny but I was careful to shield myself from the impact of the hailstones.

[n2ize]

He has been known to state on this very message board that he has paid $2000 for a pen.

And why not ? For a fine quality hand made fountain pen ? Sometimes owning and appreciating some of the finer things in life requires a great expenditure of money. I felt that if I am going to have at least one really fine pen in my collection I might as well shoot for one of the best. For fine quality a steep price is often worth it.

[KG4CGC]

And why not ? For a fine quality hand made fountain pen ? Sometimes owning and appreciating some of the finer things in life requires a great expenditure of money. I felt that if I am going to have at least one really fine pen in my collection I might as well shoot for one of the best. For fine quality a steep price is often worth it.

I was thinking perhaps you got hit, in the past, by one of those hail stones. As you drew your head back in from the window you suddenly said to yourself, "I'm going to penisland.com."

[KG4CGC]

My apologies. It's a dot net.

http://www.penisland.net/

[VE7DCW]

The last couple of days we have been holding at 21 degrees,record high temperatures around here for October! .......el nino seems to be well established

[NQ6U]

We got 1.13" (28.7mm) of rain out of the storm that just passed through, mostly overnight. Some pretty spectacular electrical displays as well and it was the first time the 1" capacity inner measuring tube on my rain gauge overflowed into the outer container before i could check it and dump it out.

While that might not sound like a lot of rain to most of you, keep in mind that it's over 10% of the normal annual rainfall for this area.