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Crazy warm here, and rain to come tonight. Only two weeks ago we had blizzard conditions. Now flies are hatching and the parsley and cilantro are coming up.

Got a "Klondike Derby" scout event this weekend. It's gonna be super muddy. We put wheels on the sled, but I think they might sink to their axles. They only have about 5 inches of clearance. Our budget didn't allow bigger wheels.

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Here's a couple examples...

I want 75 degrees and low humidity year 'round.

Storm Katie came steaming up the SW Approaches and into the English Channel last night.
Hampshire, Sussex, Surrey and Kent, took a battering with a gust of 105mph being recorded on the Isle of Wight, and just a few miles south of London 62mph winds were logged.
We have a conifer at the bottom of the back garden which grew from a Christmas tree planted by previous occupiers in the 1960s, and is now well over 50ft tall.
I understand that they have a lifespan of about forty years so it's living on borrowed time. In high winds I just look the other way.
On the other hand, if it flexes with the wind, there might not be too much to worry about.
Just before 0800 we had fairly heavy snow for about twenty minutes but it didn't settle.
I took the visiting Labradog out shortly after and it was bitingly cold. (The weather, not the dog)
Nothing that a hot shower and a mug of tea couldn't put right.
I suppose this sort of weather was on the cards given that we switched to British Summer Time yesterday. ;)
Oh, well...

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Originally Posted by Carruthers (Post 956338)

In high winds I just look the other way.
On the other hand, if it flexes with the wind, there might not be too much to worry about.

♪ ♫There's a tree out in the backyard♪ ♫
♪ ♫That never has been broken by the wind♪ ♫
♪ ♫And the reason it's still standing♪ ♫
♪ ♫It was strong enough to bend♪ ♫

Thanks, Mr G.:thumb:

The tempest has abated and the tree survives to worry me another day. :)

We were rooting for it.

It's still snowing, but feebly. I guess it's time to put Rosebud away.

Helicopter reporter Jerry Ferguson took these pics of a microburst over Phoenix, Arizona Monday night:

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And there's video:

The video is better embiggened.

Awesome, awesome pics and video.

A little bit more info here.

The Eath's immune system is working to eliminate us.

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Originally Posted by glatt (Post 965005)

The Eath's immune system is working to eliminate us.

Not to mention our political system.