When I left for work yesterday, our gas was $4.10/gallon. When I came home from work yesterday, our gas was $4.15/gallon. I have today off, and I will admit that Hannah and I have been watching the Royal Wedding. It is nice to see William and Kate genuinely happy. Something William’s parents never seemed to be. We are having a break in our winter weather today. Our temps may reach 57 degrees today and a littleread more…
It is Friday and it is New Year’s Eve, what better time for a Final Flyer! On this last day of 2010, deadly tornadoes have struck in Arkansas. More tornadoes are in St. Louis, Missouri and moving into Illinois. At a Chase Bank in Texas, a bank robber has taken hostages this afternoon. Some surveys I read this morning suggest that people are even more fearful about what awaits them in the coming year than theyread more…
Tornadoes Click HERE to see a list of all the areas in the United States that are under Flood Warnings, Flood Advisories or other Flooding Conditions. The states who have been dealing with the worst of the flooding include: Iowa, Wisconsin, Nebraska, Illinois, Indiana. The rain that has caused the flooding has mostly been associated with some of the worst tornadoes and thunderstorms that have repeatedly pounded the plains and midwest this spring. The preliminary countread more…
We just returned from grocery shopping to find that we are under a tornado watch (it is 46 degrees here, cloudy and foggy …. it is 70 degrees south of us). They give us a 10% chance of tornadoes … I understand the need to be aware and watch the sky, but I get tired of the way weather people talk about these events as if we are all doomed to die before the day isread more…
In the Upper Peninsula of Michigan today there are blizzard warnings. Not far south of us, there are tornado warnings and other severe thunderstorm warnings. At our house, it has been 39 degrees with a windchill of 34 and we have been receiving drenching rain since about 7 am this morning (also thunder and lightning). We currently have a creek and a large pond in our backyard that are not part of our regular landscape. Hereread more…
