nothing new here yet....waiting for end of covid for me so I can pursue the biopsy.....feeling fine....lots of smoke smell here....have a good day everyone

Good morning Kitty.  Hope your illness goes away soon so you can continue with the battles.

I can't smell smoke here any longer.  We had a AQI of 460 but now it's down to 75, hope it's

over but the wind could shift towards us again.  Meteorologist says the fires could burn all

Summer.  Just a small inconvenience for us.  People out west have had very bad problems

for years.  I was able to continue walking the dogs yesterday morning.

Hope things go well for you today.

Ernie

Good morning dear Sensational Senior friends ~ Kitty, Carolyn, Ernie and Paul ~

A lovely day here with an almost 100% chance of rain late this afternoon and into tomorrow.  I cannot remember the exact amount of days we have been experiencing a no rain drought, perhaps three weeks.  It will be most welcome as my body tires from filling watering cans twice a day (front and back) to keep my garden growing.

Enjoy the remainder of the week-end.  We will take dear Bronwen swimming in the pool if the raindrops hold off.

Susan

Good evening, everyone. A nice weekend here also. Though this is as warm as I want it. 

A pretty dry May. Below is from our watershed/reservoirs which are 100-150 miles north of the city. 

Good morning all.  65 here this morn but I woke early.  Supposed to get a little rain

around 3 am but lots more during the day today.  Supposed to be clear at 4 am and

for hours after so will get the dogs out for their walk.  Think we've gotten an inch of

rain over last couple days.  More than all during the month of May.  Hope this isn't the

beginning of climate change for the northeast.  This little period of drought isn't much

but if it continues will be really bad.

Went to the farmer's market Saturday and got laundry soap, 10 pounds of grass fed

hamburger, some snap peas I love to eat without cooking, some baby onions, and a

hanging flower basket to add to all the ones wife made up. 

Working on the Monte Carlo, think I'm losing the transmission so might have to buy a

new one. about 2500 or so.  Guess I was lucky to get by on this one for 18 years running

450 horsepower.  Have new speakers on the way for it.  Think the ones I put in the front

are midrange and don't put out low or high audio frequencies.  The speakers I put in the

rear are from a GM car 1985 and one of them doesn't measure at 8 ohms, up around 40.

It works ok but doesn't sound as good as car stereos usually do. 

We have a hose to water plants around the pool, branches off the hose going to the water

leveler.  We didn't install the water leveler last year because of the pups and didn't really

need it last year. 

I found a ribbon cable that about matches the one I ordered from Kenwood on April 7th.

Hope it works.  They still haven't heard form the company in Japan as to when it will ship.

Ordered the substitute, will have to be very careful and slowly try to see if it will work.

Hope Kitty's illness goes away soon so can continue the analysis and treatment.

Enjoy the day all.

Ernie

Hi Ernie and Paul,

God’s glorious water came yesterday at 3:15 p.m. as predicted and lasted through the evening and the night.  From the looks of the water in the watering can and plant holders, I would say at least an inch or more.  So welcome, in my perennial gardens.

A day of catch up and clean up here.  Forecast precipitation 95% tomorrow so it may be a week of cool and cloudy days.  It is presently 59 degrees.

Enjoy the day.   

Susan

Hi Paul,

An interesting chart.  There are comparisons being made here in Ohio with the drought of 1988.  I remember it well.  We were at our home in North Canton with almost an acre of land and perennial beds.  They eventually put a water ban in place.  It truly was a drought ~ and I’m hoping the rain we had yesterday and projected for tomorrow, will alleviate any drought conditions.  

Susan

Hi Susan,

It just started raining here. Forecasted to stop by morning. I remember thee '88 drought though I don't think it affected the Northeast much. 

Be well everyone. 

Good morning Susan and Paul.  55 here this morn, not bad.  Rained hard here many hours.  Certain way over an inch,

probably over 2.  Rain predicted next 3 days.  Hope no early morning washouts so the dogs and I can get out.  I remeber

water restrictions here sometime in the 90s after 94, don't remember drought of 88. 

Didn't get much done here yesterday.  Got new rear speakers for the SS and started fitting them in the car but the rain

came.  Don't have a garage.  Warmed the car up and looked at the transmission fluid.  Doesn't smell burned to me or

wife and grandson but it is a little brown on a paper towel so that's a tell tale sign the transmission's days are limited.

So I will continue looking at performance ones.  Auto Zone does have one but one look at the car and they will try not

to warranty it, if they ever see it.  I wouldn't have to pay the hugh shipping costs to use theirs.  So costs from 1750 to

5k.  Consider myself lucky to have nursed this old one along for 18 years.  It always had weak spots. 

We all don't have to water flowers and veggies for a few days.  Hope the city was washed down Paul.

Have a great day.

Ernie

We had some rain, Ernie, but not that much. Supposed to rain some more this afternoon and Friday. It did cool off a bit.

Enjoy the day everyone. 

Paul