It's been one Wet Week here on The Ranch..., and they say, "It ain't over yet!" A Special Weather Statement issued Thursday afternoon says:
Rainfall of 2 to 7 inches over the past 3 days has increased soil moisture to high levels across western Washington. Heavy rainfall of 0.75 up to 4 inches is expected over the next 30 hours. This amount of rain will put extra pressure on soil instability, leading to an increased threat of landslides and debris flows, especially from recent burned areas.
I am not sure just how much rain we have received..., evidently the rain gauge at the old Quillayute Airport next door to us is on the fritz and no longer issuing reports to my websites. Given our geographic location and weather history..., I believe it is more likely that we will be receiving the high end of that estimate as opposed to the low end. I haven't heard of any land slides in the immediate area at this time..., but I see that the old home stomping grounds over in Clearwater County in Idaho has suffered many land slides, flooding and road and highway closures earlier this week. Still now Facebook for this old cowboy so I don't know how my individual friends have weathered the storms..., but there were pictures posted on the Clearwater Tribune website.
No problem here..., a good excuse to stay inside and watch the NCAA March Madness basketball tournament. I tuned in Thursday night to watch the Gonzaga Bulldogs..., who have participated in it for the last 27 straight years. That boggles the mind a bit..., but I thought that I was..., finally..., getting one of those acid flashbacks that I was promised back in the day..., when I saw the name "Idaho" listed in the listing of other teams in the tournament!!!! Yeah..., my old alma mater (one semester) University of Idaho Vandals were making their first appearance in the tournament in 36 years!!!! Sorry to report that it must have been one of those bad brown acid of Woodstock fame trips..., Idaho was ripped out of the tourny by over 30 points 😢 I guess I shouldn't feel guilty about favoring the Zags (who won last night) now days..., since I have now lived in WA longer than I lived in Idaho.
Thinking maybe I should be back in Idaho when I compare gas prices..., $4.05 a gallon average in Idaho and $5.21 in WA. And the price of Rib Steaks is back up to $18.99 a pound as well. The good news is beer prices haven't gone up..., yet. The 30 packs I buy are still $20 in Port Angeles and $23 in Forks. I have to buy ten cases of beer now to cover the cost of gas for the round trip drive to PA. When gas was only $4.00 a gallon I could get by with only buying eight cases..., so now that I think it over..., I get a couple extra cases of beer..., I can't complain..., which brings us to your Friday Nite Music Video...,
I read that the largest meat packing plant's had a union strike and all 3,500 employees walked out. The refinery's are price gouging because they have an excuse. Everyone blames the present administration and the groceries and fuel went up with the Biden administration....oh well, I'm preaching to the choir.
ReplyDeleteI heard Steve Green passed away. Kerry Anderson told Ted last night at the pool tournament. We are heading to Moses Lake on the 29th to see the cousins. Paula Jean is coming from Ellensburg.
Raining hard here today. Pool tournament at our house today at 3:00 pm. Wish you could come and have a beer.
Yeah..., there are a lot of factors effecting inflation..., and there is definitely price gouging going on in the oil patch.
DeleteSorry to hear about Steve..., he has been responding regularly to my "head's up" emails for the last few months and I was expecting one this week..., and now I know why it didn't arrive.
Say "Hi" to the cousins for me..., there is going to be a little celebration of life for Don in Yakima on 4/18/26. Debbie Wilson sent me a copy of the flyer put out by Marilyn's daughter, Debbie. I will forward the email to you.
Go Zags! Well at least the slides saved me some gas money. $4.19 a gallon now. So not wanting to travel with the road situation was good... Are your toes starting to web? Duck feet might come in handy. 🤓
ReplyDeleteThanks for the comment Ellenor..., but I must have jinxed the Zags..., they bowed out before they even made it to the Sweet Sixteen :(. I expected better of them this year. Yeah..., the ducks were loving the dose of fresh water in the Little Pond..., Charley Horse was a little miffed about all the rain..., but it turned off nice on Friday afternoon and was sunny all day yesterday..., and looking good this morning :)
DeleteVery disappointed in the Zags.
DeleteYeah..., I caught some of their games earlier this year and thought they looked awesome and would a least make the Fnal Four this year..., if not win it all.
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