The Nat'l Weather Service issued a Winter Weather Advisory for last night, after a weekend's worth of dire predictions about a mini-snowpocalypse. (Hint: eight inches of snow is widely considered a dusting, here.)
So they warned us all that "heavy snow" would play havoc with this morning's commute.
We got an inch and a half.
The storm slowed down, they say. It'll be here tomorrow, they say. Be ready, they say.
Therefore, [continue to] accept and welcome one another, just as Christ has accepted and welcomed us to the glory of [our great] God. - Romans 15:7 (AMP)
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17 December 2018
24 November 2017
For Everyone Looking for Winter ...
... here's a taste. Our front yard:
It's currently 14°, which is two degrees warmer than the forecast high. But AccuHunch has a handle on it. They confidently predict we'll have falling temps for the rest of the day, heading below zero tonight.
Tomorrow? Single digits, they say.
It's currently 14°, which is two degrees warmer than the forecast high. But AccuHunch has a handle on it. They confidently predict we'll have falling temps for the rest of the day, heading below zero tonight.
Tomorrow? Single digits, they say.
08 July 2017
AccuHunch Found a Thesaurus
Today's forecast calls for "copious" rain this afternoon. They guess that some places locally could see more than 1.5 inches. That's a lot, for here.
The same system caused a mudslide on Sheep Mountain, some 100+ miles to the northeast, washing cars down a hillside. It's supposed to arrive here later this afternoon or evening.
We're as ready as we can be, but since we live on a shoulder on the mountainside, things could get exciting.
Guess we should have started that ark a tad sooner...
The same system caused a mudslide on Sheep Mountain, some 100+ miles to the northeast, washing cars down a hillside. It's supposed to arrive here later this afternoon or evening.
We're as ready as we can be, but since we live on a shoulder on the mountainside, things could get exciting.
Guess we should have started that ark a tad sooner...
07 July 2016
Of Course It Did
As I mentioned earlier today, we took an extended, five-day weekend. The weather did not cooperate.
It rained off and on every day, with only minor exceptions. Some of the rain was fairly heavy. At least, up here on the mountainside.
This morning, I took a tiny bit of grim satisfaction that it was still raining as I drove to work. "I didn't miss anything," I smugly told myself. So an hour later, the rain stopped. And the weather has been sunny and in the mid-60s all day.
But AccuHunch guesses that we'll have clear, warm-ish weather for the next week.
Okay, then. Bring it. :)
It rained off and on every day, with only minor exceptions. Some of the rain was fairly heavy. At least, up here on the mountainside.
This morning, I took a tiny bit of grim satisfaction that it was still raining as I drove to work. "I didn't miss anything," I smugly told myself. So an hour later, the rain stopped. And the weather has been sunny and in the mid-60s all day.
But AccuHunch guesses that we'll have clear, warm-ish weather for the next week.
Okay, then. Bring it. :)
27 August 2015
Termination Dust
Alaskan readers - and a few others - will know what that means: a
dusting of snow on the higher mountain peaks. It happens near the end
(i.e., the termination) of summer, as colder air moves closer to the
ground, and the freeze line descends.
So you know where I'm going with this: there's a chance of snow in the mountains tonight "or certainly by the middle of next week", according to the talking head on the TV weatherguess.
So as the company commander once told us in boot camp, many moons ago: "Gentlemen: if it's inevitable, you might as well relax and enjoy it."
So you know where I'm going with this: there's a chance of snow in the mountains tonight "or certainly by the middle of next week", according to the talking head on the TV weatherguess.
So as the company commander once told us in boot camp, many moons ago: "Gentlemen: if it's inevitable, you might as well relax and enjoy it."
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29 November 2011
The Workers at AccuHunch Weather
need to try just a bit harder. Looking at the Nat'l. Weather Service's page for Anchorage today, they're showing sun & 18 degrees.
Well, no. There's no sun, because a) it's completely overcast, and b) it set several minutes ago.
They're still calling for a high - today - of 31 degrees. Okay, that's a maybe ... as in, maybe the temperature will go UP 13 more degrees between now and midnight. Possible, I suppose, but I don't know how likely.
They need to get a new hamster for their Wheel O' Guesswork.
Well, no. There's no sun, because a) it's completely overcast, and b) it set several minutes ago.
They're still calling for a high - today - of 31 degrees. Okay, that's a maybe ... as in, maybe the temperature will go UP 13 more degrees between now and midnight. Possible, I suppose, but I don't know how likely.
They need to get a new hamster for their Wheel O' Guesswork.
03 December 2010
They Lied. Again.
No "blizzard-like conditions". Brief windy conditions, but very little snow. Nothing.
What suckers we are, to keep buying into their lies. And the biggest lie of all is that they can produce anything remotely resembling a forecast.
You'd almost think they were politicians.
This is merely frustration; just blowing off a bit o' steam. And disappointed in myself for listening to their facile ramblings.
Today's weather will be whatever God has decreed it will be. Go forth and enjoy!
What suckers we are, to keep buying into their lies. And the biggest lie of all is that they can produce anything remotely resembling a forecast.
You'd almost think they were politicians.
This is merely frustration; just blowing off a bit o' steam. And disappointed in myself for listening to their facile ramblings.
Today's weather will be whatever God has decreed it will be. Go forth and enjoy!
24 November 2010
Fun with AccuHunch
As in it's raining now, but the foreguess calls for falling temps and the development of the fluffy white stuff, later. And tonight. And tomorrow.
Or so they fondly hope; after all, nobody likes being wrong ALL the time.
That's the weather (snow) we should be having. It's almost a tradition to receive one to two feet of snow around Thanksgiving Day ... this rain just makes ice on the frozen streets, so it's nobody's friend. Schools remain closed, and everyone else deals with icy intersections, slick driveways, and treacherous parking lots.
Yay!
Or so they fondly hope; after all, nobody likes being wrong ALL the time.
That's the weather (snow) we should be having. It's almost a tradition to receive one to two feet of snow around Thanksgiving Day ... this rain just makes ice on the frozen streets, so it's nobody's friend. Schools remain closed, and everyone else deals with icy intersections, slick driveways, and treacherous parking lots.
Yay!
16 September 2010
The Fog Comes In
on little cat's feet, according to Carl Sandburg. Maybe where he was, but not so much here.
Yukon Cornelius: This fog's as thick as peanut butter!
Over the weekend, we had sun. Glorious sunlight & crystal-clear blue skies, of a sort we've not experienced much, this year. Saturday, Sunday, Monday ... picture-perfect weather. The official forecast from AccuHunch, the National Weather Service, Wunderground, et al was for that to continue all week.
Naturally, fog rolled in Tuesday morning, and with minor exceptions, it's been that way since. Tuesday night it was so bad that the Anchorage airport was diverting flights to Fairbanks. Yesterday, we only eked out a high of 54. Despite, you know, the actual conditions, yesterday's forecast was "sunny and 64".
This morning, it's 41 degrees & the weather gnome says there's a dense fog advisory. Ya think? That would explain why we can't see across the street...
But have no fear! Heed no foggy morns! The official forecast says (I'm not kidding here), "FOG sunny & 58 dense fog".
Words cannot express our continued disdain for whatever process the official weather-guess follows. Pfooey.
Yukon Cornelius: This fog's as thick as peanut butter! Hermey : You mean pea soup.
Yukon Cornelius : You eat what you like, and I'll eat what I like!
Over the weekend, we had sun. Glorious sunlight & crystal-clear blue skies, of a sort we've not experienced much, this year. Saturday, Sunday, Monday ... picture-perfect weather. The official forecast from AccuHunch, the National Weather Service, Wunderground, et al was for that to continue all week.
Naturally, fog rolled in Tuesday morning, and with minor exceptions, it's been that way since. Tuesday night it was so bad that the Anchorage airport was diverting flights to Fairbanks. Yesterday, we only eked out a high of 54. Despite, you know, the actual conditions, yesterday's forecast was "sunny and 64".
This morning, it's 41 degrees & the weather gnome says there's a dense fog advisory. Ya think? That would explain why we can't see across the street...
But have no fear! Heed no foggy morns! The official forecast says (I'm not kidding here), "FOG sunny & 58 dense fog".
Words cannot express our continued disdain for whatever process the official weather-guess follows. Pfooey.
06 January 2010
Just a Quick Note
The weather guesstimators at AccuHunch predicted "partly cloudy with a chance of sprinkles or light snow showers" this morning.
That was two hours and 4 inches of snow ago.
Accuracy has sure gone downhill since the Shogun stopped requiring ritual seppuku for being so consistently wrong!
That was two hours and 4 inches of snow ago.
Accuracy has sure gone downhill since the Shogun stopped requiring ritual seppuku for being so consistently wrong!
10 December 2009
Weather Schism
Forecast high for today:
How's that again?
Update: At 3:49 p.m., the fog remains in place. We've made it up to 15 degrees - or rather, I should say that the temperature hasn't budged since 8 a.m.
The only discernible change is the thickening frost.
"26 with plentiful sunshine. DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON AKST TODAY."
How's that again?
Update: At 3:49 p.m., the fog remains in place. We've made it up to 15 degrees - or rather, I should say that the temperature hasn't budged since 8 a.m.
The only discernible change is the thickening frost.
08 October 2009
Weather Service Warns of Windstorm Tonight
The National Weather Service has issued a high-wind warning for parts of the Anchorage area starting tonight and lasting through Friday morning.
~ snip ~The Weather Service says strong southeast winds with gusts up to 85 mph are expected tonight. The winds will diminish through the morning, then increase again Friday night, when gusts of up to 95 mph are possible. They will continue into Saturday afternoon.
The Weather Service is urging people to secure loose objects that could be blow away or damaged by the winds.
22 July 2009
Wednesday Morning
Good morning. It's sprinkling & 55 degrees today, with a forecast high of 62 - and surprise! continued cloudy and breezy.
AccuHunch broadcast a "severe weather advisory" last night for 50 to 75 mph winds on the east side of town, and along the lower Hillside (read mountainsides). Didn't happen. 10 to 15, yes, but nothing more that I'm aware of.
As you have probably surmised, there's not a lot going on. The left-wing rag here in town continues to hammer on the "Palin was found to be in violation" meme, in spite of the fact that there has been no finding. The State board hasn't issued a ruling on the investigator's opinion, so stay tuned.
That's all for now - I strongly suspect there will be more, later. Thanks for stopping by.
AccuHunch broadcast a "severe weather advisory" last night for 50 to 75 mph winds on the east side of town, and along the lower Hillside (read mountainsides). Didn't happen. 10 to 15, yes, but nothing more that I'm aware of.
As you have probably surmised, there's not a lot going on. The left-wing rag here in town continues to hammer on the "Palin was found to be in violation" meme, in spite of the fact that there has been no finding. The State board hasn't issued a ruling on the investigator's opinion, so stay tuned.
That's all for now - I strongly suspect there will be more, later. Thanks for stopping by.
04 May 2009
Monday Afternoon Update
Well, let's see ...
There was a moose playing in traffic this morning, which made a bunch of us hit the brakes rather abruptly on the way to work.
The sun is shining again today, even though AccuHunch forecast clouds. It's that type of
It's 48, which is about three degrees below normal. Even though it's a big change from the 70 on Saturday, it doesn't feel much different. A little humidity, or bit of a breeze here can make the oddest-seeming sensations.
There was a moose playing in traffic this morning, which made a bunch of us hit the brakes rather abruptly on the way to work.
The sun is shining again today, even though AccuHunch forecast clouds. It's that type of
It's 48, which is about three degrees below normal. Even though it's a big change from the 70 on Saturday, it doesn't feel much different. A little humidity, or bit of a breeze here can make the oddest-seeming sensations.
Even the left-leaning Daily News has had enough of the anti-Sarah Palin crowd. They opine, today, that the raving moonbats filing all the ethics complaints are abusing the system (duh ... ya think?). Read the editorial here, if you like.
Some local folks are trying to get a largish group of gun-owners to participate in "open carry" days in Anchorage, as they have in Fairbanks. 'bout time, is what I say. I'll be happy to participate. Nearly everyone here carries a pistol, mostly concealed. Open carry is legal, state-wide, so why not? If a few liberal loons get offended ... tough.
Guns are a fact of life, here - as are large predators which have been known to occasionally eat people; hence the firearms. They're just tools, folks.
And last, but NOT least, little green leaves are popping out on the trees, all over town. YAY - SUMMER!!
02 May 2009
Saturday, May the Twoth
This is the kind of "rut" I don't mind being in: bright, sunny, blue skies, and a light breeze. AccuHunch guesses we'll get to about 57 degrees today, and that's about normal temps for this time of year.
A little shower would help hold down the dust, and they also surmise we'll get some sprinkles over the next few days.
I've been out & about, doing some man shopping - ammo, gasoline, and other car supplies.
SURPRISE! Sportsman's Warehouse just got in a shipment of Winchester "white box" in .45 Auto, so I picked up three 50-round boxes. That set me back just under $84, but it's the first I've been able to find in nearly three months. At least I have a buffer now, for going to the range again.
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Wally World just got in a supply of air filters, too. The truck filters I need were down to only two, so I picked up one; I have one spare already. I also picked up two for my wife's car; those are the first I've seen since November, when we bought the car. With all this ash in the atmosphere, filters don't last like they should. I do take them out on a weekly basis & knock the loose dust off, though; the truck filters are $21 apiece, so I'll make 'em last a bit longer. UPDATE: I tried, but the truck's filter was uniformly grey, with black bits embedded in the paper. Good thing I picked up a spare this morning!
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I stopped at the gas station on the way home; regular is up to $2.47/gallon now (sigh). I get three cents off because we belong to their "club", but $2.44 isn't a bargain. $36 later, I drove away with the beast's belly full.
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The sunshine is calling me to go back out & enjoy it. I believe I will. Have a great weekend, folks!
A little shower would help hold down the dust, and they also surmise we'll get some sprinkles over the next few days.
I've been out & about, doing some man shopping - ammo, gasoline, and other car supplies.
SURPRISE! Sportsman's Warehouse just got in a shipment of Winchester "white box" in .45 Auto, so I picked up three 50-round boxes. That set me back just under $84, but it's the first I've been able to find in nearly three months. At least I have a buffer now, for going to the range again.
* * * * *
Wally World just got in a supply of air filters, too. The truck filters I need were down to only two, so I picked up one; I have one spare already. I also picked up two for my wife's car; those are the first I've seen since November, when we bought the car. With all this ash in the atmosphere, filters don't last like they should. I do take them out on a weekly basis & knock the loose dust off, though; the truck filters are $21 apiece, so I'll make 'em last a bit longer. UPDATE: I tried, but the truck's filter was uniformly grey, with black bits embedded in the paper. Good thing I picked up a spare this morning!
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I stopped at the gas station on the way home; regular is up to $2.47/gallon now (sigh). I get three cents off because we belong to their "club", but $2.44 isn't a bargain. $36 later, I drove away with the beast's belly full.
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The sunshine is calling me to go back out & enjoy it. I believe I will. Have a great weekend, folks!
30 April 2009
Thursday Morning
Good morning, out there (as opposed to "in here", which would be awfully crowded - and silly).
It's about 34 degrees here, with some places in town reporting temps as high as 40. We got up to 63 yesterday, with clear blue skies & brighter sunshine than we've experienced in awhile ... it felt hot, to us. AccuHunch is guessing we'll get into the low 60s again today, and we probably will.
Mt. Redoubt continues to smoke a bit, and grumble quietly, but hasn't erupted in a threatening way for several weeks. That's just fine with all of us. The ash we have on the ground here is already a nuisance, and we're going through air filters on the cars like kids go through Halloween candy ... if left unattended by parents.
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The Municipality of Anchorage has raised the property tax rates by 5.5 percent. Some homeowners are starting to get squeezed by the rising taxes, and a LOT of folks showed up at the hearing, earlier this week, wearing clothing adorned with tea bags. It didn't stop our elected "representatives", though.
Part of the problem, as I see it, is that there are entirely too many things being called "essential services." Fire, ambulance, police, streets ... yes to all.
Parks and trails, not so much. There are plenty of volunteers who already groom the trails (we have over 200 miles of hiking/biking trails in Anchorage) ...
and there are lots of other things that the Muni provides which could be trimmed back, if not eliminated.
The taxpayers are already having to tighten their belts, but somehow expect that the Muni will carry on as before ... and then squeal like stuck pigs when services are eliminated. I guess the budget is made from that magic money that the feds are throwing around. You know, the kind that's expected to somehow appear, without any apparent source. We don't have it now, but it will be there later, right? Right?
*****
That's about it for now - but something more always turns up. Excelsior!
It's about 34 degrees here, with some places in town reporting temps as high as 40. We got up to 63 yesterday, with clear blue skies & brighter sunshine than we've experienced in awhile ... it felt hot, to us. AccuHunch is guessing we'll get into the low 60s again today, and we probably will.
Mt. Redoubt continues to smoke a bit, and grumble quietly, but hasn't erupted in a threatening way for several weeks. That's just fine with all of us. The ash we have on the ground here is already a nuisance, and we're going through air filters on the cars like kids go through Halloween candy ... if left unattended by parents.
*****
The Municipality of Anchorage has raised the property tax rates by 5.5 percent. Some homeowners are starting to get squeezed by the rising taxes, and a LOT of folks showed up at the hearing, earlier this week, wearing clothing adorned with tea bags. It didn't stop our elected "representatives", though.
Part of the problem, as I see it, is that there are entirely too many things being called "essential services." Fire, ambulance, police, streets ... yes to all.
Parks and trails, not so much. There are plenty of volunteers who already groom the trails (we have over 200 miles of hiking/biking trails in Anchorage) ...
and there are lots of other things that the Muni provides which could be trimmed back, if not eliminated.
The taxpayers are already having to tighten their belts, but somehow expect that the Muni will carry on as before ... and then squeal like stuck pigs when services are eliminated. I guess the budget is made from that magic money that the feds are throwing around. You know, the kind that's expected to somehow appear, without any apparent source. We don't have it now, but it will be there later, right? Right?
*****
That's about it for now - but something more always turns up. Excelsior!
16 April 2009
Thursday Morning
Good morning out there!
It's 28 degrees with a light frost, headed for the mid-40s, or so AccuHunch Weather is guessing.
The most highly-watched TV station in Anchorage reported briefly on the tea parties here & in Wasilla, this morning. They got it mostly right, but the anchor introduced the segment by stating the rallies were part of a "nationally-organized movement." (sigh)
They just don't get it. Like all the others who are hearing these comments, I defy the newspeople to point to a "national organizer." Go ahead; I'll wait.
No, I won't. Life's too short to wait for oblivious people to stumble over the truth.
The protesters get it: the Daily News article says, in part, "Protesters ... say the federal government ought to let the free market save the crumbling economy rather than going deeper in debt through bailouts or stimulus spending to spur recovery.
"Anchorage sign wavers wore tea bags tied to their jacket zippers or eyeglasses, sometimes chanting or singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Drivers leaned on their horns as they rolled past signs that said things like: "We are not your ATM." "
Read the rest here.
Moving on ... I enjoyed the clever signs and slogans that people brought to yesterday's gathering. One younger kid was holding a sign reading, "Print me a trillion while you're at it." Maybe he wants a loaf of bread ...
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Alaska stuff: the Governor and the legislature continue to wrassle over the nomination of a replacement for the representative from the Juneau area. Gov. Palin continues to submit names, albeit several of the same ones, and the Democratic reps continue to reject them. Now that antagonism is spilling over into the confirmation process for her Attorney General nominee.
... Come on, folks, we have budget issues to solve, and only a few days left before the mandatory adjournment of this session. Get back to work, please?
The Municipality of Anchorage faces a $17 million shortfall, and the acting mayor has submitted a "leaner budget" ... but guess what it includes? Come on, guess! Anyone?
Yep, that's right: a five percent hike in property taxes.
The Muni also says that the new "wildlife cop" (read bear control officer) is to "focus on protecting people." What a concept, huh? Now if only they can figure out how to pay the salary for this new position while slashing the police and fire department budgets ...
Mt. Redoubt continues its now-nonstop emission of steam and ash, with a plume varying between 15,000 to 20,000 feet (the crater is at about 10,000 feet above sea level). The Volcano Observatory's website says "The potential for renewed explosive activity is high and may resume with little warning, likely generating an ash plume ..." Winds are blowing SSW, so there's no ash danger for the populated areas today, if an eruption should occur.
That's all I have - thanks for stopping by.
It's 28 degrees with a light frost, headed for the mid-40s, or so AccuHunch Weather is guessing.
The most highly-watched TV station in Anchorage reported briefly on the tea parties here & in Wasilla, this morning. They got it mostly right, but the anchor introduced the segment by stating the rallies were part of a "nationally-organized movement." (sigh)
They just don't get it. Like all the others who are hearing these comments, I defy the newspeople to point to a "national organizer." Go ahead; I'll wait.
No, I won't. Life's too short to wait for oblivious people to stumble over the truth.
The protesters get it: the Daily News article says, in part, "Protesters ... say the federal government ought to let the free market save the crumbling economy rather than going deeper in debt through bailouts or stimulus spending to spur recovery.
"Anchorage sign wavers wore tea bags tied to their jacket zippers or eyeglasses, sometimes chanting or singing "The Star-Spangled Banner." Drivers leaned on their horns as they rolled past signs that said things like: "We are not your ATM." "
Read the rest here.
Moving on ... I enjoyed the clever signs and slogans that people brought to yesterday's gathering. One younger kid was holding a sign reading, "Print me a trillion while you're at it." Maybe he wants a loaf of bread ...
* * * * *
Alaska stuff: the Governor and the legislature continue to wrassle over the nomination of a replacement for the representative from the Juneau area. Gov. Palin continues to submit names, albeit several of the same ones, and the Democratic reps continue to reject them. Now that antagonism is spilling over into the confirmation process for her Attorney General nominee.
... Come on, folks, we have budget issues to solve, and only a few days left before the mandatory adjournment of this session. Get back to work, please?
The Municipality of Anchorage faces a $17 million shortfall, and the acting mayor has submitted a "leaner budget" ... but guess what it includes? Come on, guess! Anyone?
Yep, that's right: a five percent hike in property taxes.
The Muni also says that the new "wildlife cop" (read bear control officer) is to "focus on protecting people." What a concept, huh? Now if only they can figure out how to pay the salary for this new position while slashing the police and fire department budgets ...
Mt. Redoubt continues its now-nonstop emission of steam and ash, with a plume varying between 15,000 to 20,000 feet (the crater is at about 10,000 feet above sea level). The Volcano Observatory's website says "The potential for renewed explosive activity is high and may resume with little warning, likely generating an ash plume ..." Winds are blowing SSW, so there's no ash danger for the populated areas today, if an eruption should occur.
That's all I have - thanks for stopping by.
01 April 2009
Wednesday Morning - Odds, Ends & The Volcano
Flash: The U.S. Justice Department has decided to drop all charges against former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens, Attorney Gen. Eric Holder announced this morning.
Sen. Stevens' team has been demanding - since before the original convictions - that the charges be dropped due to prosecutorial misconduct. Today, the Justice Dept. agreed that the conviction "cannot be defended" and agreed with the defense's request to throw the charges out.
Isn't it amazing? He just had to be convicted before the election, in order to reduce the number of Republicans in the Senate - and now that he's lost his seat to a Democrat, he's suddenly 'not guilty.'
Do ya suppose that the U.S. attorneys will be punished or disbarred for their unprofessional misconduct and possibly illegal pursuit of bogus charges against the most senior Republican senator on the Hill?
BWAAHAHAHA! What am I saying??
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Mt. Redoubt has been rumbling & sending up ash, steam, and smoke to about the 20,000 to 25,000 foot levels since yesterday. Fortunately, nothing except a smoky haze reached this far. Today, the winds are supposed to shift from out of the SW to the W, blowing ... well, whatever comes out ... due east.
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It's 12 degrees this morning, with a light frost. AccuHunch is guessing we'll have some more snow by the weekend, and then "a big warm-up" next week. It is that time of year for break-up, when the ice-cover on the waters begins to break up. Y'all can call it spring, if you want. Here, it's more like dust, mud, and lots of black pools of water on the roads & parking lots - a big mess.
And this one will be dustier, due to the ash that fell last weekend. Joy & happiness, all 'round!
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The Anchorage airport was closed again, late yesterday afternoon, due to atmospheric conditions (read ash). It will apparently reopen sometime this morning.
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That's about it, for now. A day without the constant apprehension about falling ash & resultant business closures will be a welcome one.
Have a great day, folks!
Sen. Stevens' team has been demanding - since before the original convictions - that the charges be dropped due to prosecutorial misconduct. Today, the Justice Dept. agreed that the conviction "cannot be defended" and agreed with the defense's request to throw the charges out.
Isn't it amazing? He just had to be convicted before the election, in order to reduce the number of Republicans in the Senate - and now that he's lost his seat to a Democrat, he's suddenly 'not guilty.'
Do ya suppose that the U.S. attorneys will be punished or disbarred for their unprofessional misconduct and possibly illegal pursuit of bogus charges against the most senior Republican senator on the Hill?
BWAAHAHAHA! What am I saying??
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Mt. Redoubt has been rumbling & sending up ash, steam, and smoke to about the 20,000 to 25,000 foot levels since yesterday. Fortunately, nothing except a smoky haze reached this far. Today, the winds are supposed to shift from out of the SW to the W, blowing ... well, whatever comes out ... due east.
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It's 12 degrees this morning, with a light frost. AccuHunch is guessing we'll have some more snow by the weekend, and then "a big warm-up" next week. It is that time of year for break-up, when the ice-cover on the waters begins to break up. Y'all can call it spring, if you want. Here, it's more like dust, mud, and lots of black pools of water on the roads & parking lots - a big mess.
And this one will be dustier, due to the ash that fell last weekend. Joy & happiness, all 'round!
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The Anchorage airport was closed again, late yesterday afternoon, due to atmospheric conditions (read ash). It will apparently reopen sometime this morning.
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That's about it, for now. A day without the constant apprehension about falling ash & resultant business closures will be a welcome one.
Have a great day, folks!
24 March 2009
The Redoubtable Mt. Redoubt
The volcano hasn't erupted since yesterday evening, and no one has reported any significant ash fall, today.
The winds have been keeping the ash away from Anchorage until now ... if Mt. Redoubt does anything rude between now and 4 a.m., the winds will bring most of the ash straight here.
After 4 a.m., so AccuHunch guesseth, winds will shift to a more northerly direction, and send any ash-fall directly to ... well, to the same area that got the previous bursts.
It would be nice to sleep all the way through the night, just once.
The winds have been keeping the ash away from Anchorage until now ... if Mt. Redoubt does anything rude between now and 4 a.m., the winds will bring most of the ash straight here.
After 4 a.m., so AccuHunch guesseth, winds will shift to a more northerly direction, and send any ash-fall directly to ... well, to the same area that got the previous bursts.
It would be nice to sleep all the way through the night, just once.
23 March 2009
The Volcano Erupts
Mt. Redoubt has erupted at least 5 times since 10:30 last night. Ash has risen to 60,000 feet, but is blowing either due north or slightly NNW. That means it's staying away from Anchorage, for now.
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Quote for the day:
"... they'll swing back to the belief that they can make people ... better. And I do not hold to that. So no more running. I aim to misbehave."
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Well, it's begun: a black bear ran a gent up a tree, yesterday. After last year's in-town maulings, why take the chance? Read about it here.
Having received about nine inches of snow Saturday, now it's going to warm up into the mid-30s today. AccuHunch guesses it will get up to 40 by Thursday. We'll have another melty, slushy, sloppy mess. Yay.
UPDATE: As of noon today, 47 of the Iditarod racers have crossed under the burled arch in Nome. 20 are still on the trail. For many, many of those who run in the Iditarod, it's not about the race: it's about pitting themselves and their team against nature. That's a quest as old as mankind. Even the last one to cross the line, each year, has done something that 99.999 percent of the rest of us will never do.
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I was awakened at 12:30 this a.m. by calls about the volcano, and have been up ever since. I'm at that point where additional caffeine will just make my hands shake & heart race, without waking me up any further. I may wind up sleeping at my desk, today.
I'm starting my annual springtime campaign to lose the winter weight that so many of us seem to add. Since the outdoors is still frozen and white, I'll be hiking the hallways ... that should give the tenants something to talk about.
Have a GREAT day, folks - let me hear from you. Especially let me know if there's anything you'd like me to write about. For the record, I'm planning a post about Homer, Alaska.
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Quote for the day:
"... they'll swing back to the belief that they can make people ... better. And I do not hold to that. So no more running. I aim to misbehave."
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Well, it's begun: a black bear ran a gent up a tree, yesterday. After last year's in-town maulings, why take the chance? Read about it here.
Having received about nine inches of snow Saturday, now it's going to warm up into the mid-30s today. AccuHunch guesses it will get up to 40 by Thursday. We'll have another melty, slushy, sloppy mess. Yay.
UPDATE: As of noon today, 47 of the Iditarod racers have crossed under the burled arch in Nome. 20 are still on the trail. For many, many of those who run in the Iditarod, it's not about the race: it's about pitting themselves and their team against nature. That's a quest as old as mankind. Even the last one to cross the line, each year, has done something that 99.999 percent of the rest of us will never do.
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I was awakened at 12:30 this a.m. by calls about the volcano, and have been up ever since. I'm at that point where additional caffeine will just make my hands shake & heart race, without waking me up any further. I may wind up sleeping at my desk, today.
I'm starting my annual springtime campaign to lose the winter weight that so many of us seem to add. Since the outdoors is still frozen and white, I'll be hiking the hallways ... that should give the tenants something to talk about.
Have a GREAT day, folks - let me hear from you. Especially let me know if there's anything you'd like me to write about. For the record, I'm planning a post about Homer, Alaska.
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