JSS-- Just Some Stuff
1. SKEETERS-- One unpleasant aspect of all the rain and floods we had this past spring is an overabundance of some really bloodthirsty mosquitoes. Poor Liz is essentially a walking mosquito bump. Working in the yard is clip, clip, slap, clip, clip, slap. I'm beginning to think my ears have a constant buzzing in them.
2. HEAT-- And, ever since Saturday, we have had quite the heat wave and, even worse, no breeze. I can stand most any kind of heat as long as I have a breeze. With no breeze, I can work up a sizable sweat just sitting in one place.
Plus, breeze tends to keep those skeeters occupied and away from me.
3. BOATING-- This lack of breeze has also caused problems with boating. Yesterday, between threatening storms and the big heat, we didn't go out. This past weekend we didn't go out either because of the heat and way too many weekend warriors.
I'll be leaving in a couple minutes for some early morning boating, maybe over to McDonald's for breakfast..
Just Some Stuff. --Skeeter-Hating Dog
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Showing posts with label heat. Show all posts
Showing posts with label heat. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 16, 2013
Friday, July 6, 2012
How Hot and Dry Is It?
We are in the midst of quite the heat wave here in northeastern Illinois, with temps at 100 degrees and more the last two days and on its way there today. And, that on top of a week in the 90s. Some relief tomorrow with drop to 80s. We've been staying inside a lot more than usual because of the heat. And, we have a peristent drought.
Things are getting bad with water levels in our Chain of Lakes. The Waerway Agency let the level down another foot and a half last fall, fearing spring floods. Well, there was little snowfall this past winter and a dryer-than-usual spring, and now a severe drought. Folks are wrecking props in the much shallower water.
I even hit bottom coming out of our channel and something that shouldn't have been there, but only dented the prop. I was thinking just minutes beforehand that I had had no prop damage in about 15 years. As a matter of fact, Monday, we will be taking the boat out of the water before I leave for North Carolina. Liz won't go out when I'm not here and I figure by my return, we'll be stuck in the mud at the bottom of the channel at the rate we're going.
Fireworks have been cancelled in several area communities due to dry conditions.
Hot and Dry Here in Illinois. --RoadDog
Things are getting bad with water levels in our Chain of Lakes. The Waerway Agency let the level down another foot and a half last fall, fearing spring floods. Well, there was little snowfall this past winter and a dryer-than-usual spring, and now a severe drought. Folks are wrecking props in the much shallower water.
I even hit bottom coming out of our channel and something that shouldn't have been there, but only dented the prop. I was thinking just minutes beforehand that I had had no prop damage in about 15 years. As a matter of fact, Monday, we will be taking the boat out of the water before I leave for North Carolina. Liz won't go out when I'm not here and I figure by my return, we'll be stuck in the mud at the bottom of the channel at the rate we're going.
Fireworks have been cancelled in several area communities due to dry conditions.
Hot and Dry Here in Illinois. --RoadDog
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