50+ thread

Morning all

Kid had to get up early for jury duty...they called him in on the last day...so of course I had to wake up early.

This should be the last day of real work.

We have had 3 days of rain. Glad to hear it went southeast

 

The news makes it sound like southern Cali and Arizona are going to wash away.

 

Looks like some areas did

 

We've had a few decent rains in the 10 years we've been here but it's usually only bad for the people that do stupid shit like try to drive cross the washes when they're running. The last one was pretty good so the potential is there but I don't think we'll get there this time.

 

Like the knuckleheads that shut down I-94, 70mph on ice ,weeeeeee.

 

The Desert regions of Calif and Arizona can't handle massive amounts of rain especially during a El Nino event . The ground just can't handle the run off


This flash flood was not more than 4 miles from my house when I lived in the High Desert of Socal in Hesperia CA . This is the Mohave river basin just below the Big bear mtns after a strong summer T storm


https://youtu.be/GWbfwrGo8wg?si=5F3JZD8DjWxfVuQ5

 

This was a few months ago when Tropical storm Hillary hit , caused major flooding and mudslides

This is Forest falls , Oak Glen and Yucaipa California . Again not very far away from where I used to live

https://youtu.be/IQp0ohyM4Fc?si=foFTApKebO2lYOTw

 

Good morning. Headed to Kansas City tomorrow so packing and getting the truck ready. Only 4 hours or so.
Y'all be safe out there. It's Christmas and the idiots are thick.
Zim

 

Get ready to enjoy retirement Andy.

 

I absolutely hate dealing with cable or internet companies ..... same results !!!

 

We are in the process of getting rid of Comcast.
Thieves

 

Got my new crown installed, sure glad I wasn’t born a hundred years ago, can’t imagine what the dentist visit would be like.

 

I understand the problems the rain causes out there, I follow the DV and 395 threads and have friends that live in Apple Valley. Hillary was no joke for the region. I’m more referring to the way the news and Weather Channel sensationalize the rain and describe it like the entire LA and Majove areas are washing into the Pacific or Gulf of California.

 

Ratings and CYA, people around here complain that they aren’t accurate with snowfall. Where I live we will get 8”, east of me 30 miles in Kalamazoo they’ll get 4”, hard to be accurate. Tell them that there’s a tornado coming and they will be outside looking for it. Trying to get stupid people safe and educated is difficult IMO. I guess it’s better to be over prepared than under.

 

Yeah, we get the same, never the real issue, only localized.

 

Friday! Students are gone. Off for 10 days. My own children are inbound. Having our traditional family dinner at the same location it’s been since 1978. Life is good 50+!