la Nina rears her ugly head

The fire departments, Plural, really went all out in the last 36 hours. The sky's were dark grey and ash everywhere around here for the last few days. But when the wind died down the planes, helicopters and fire trucks and firemen really went all out to knock down the fires in the hills. By this afternoon, the sky was blue and no more ash falling over everything. My sister and her husband still have a house. The fire got to a few hundred feet but was put out by the planes and helicopters. One of my friends who's house is undoubtedly gone has not responded to my calls. Nor has he responded to others. We are beginning to become very concerned by his "radio silence." He hasn't responded to anybody's calls, texts and emails.
 
DAMM YOUR PASSWORD BS
I can't remember the secure BS you require cut it out

ever time I post must get a bs new passwod I can't remember

anyway

PREP FOR A FIRE ?

wonder how much self defense against a fire a homeowner can do

we have a large pool now a koi pond and for hurricanes a generator
also a well with a pump 2'' el 220v and small honda gas pump
a small 1 1/2'' fire hose with nozel
in south fla ground water is shallow and unlimited

I have heard of some guys saving homes with a garden hose
but NOTHING about a fire prepped home owner with a bit of equip

what do you think ?
if you have a pool or well would you invest a 1k or a bit more
to be able to fight a fire with out the city FD

AND LET ME USE A SIMPLE PASSWORD KAREN
 
I got to go for a ride to enjoy the break in the rain and above normal temperatures. The grass is starting to turn green. Since we had 17” of rain earlier in the season the soil has pretty good moisture. It hasn’t rained since December so it’s starting to dry out.

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That green sure looks good from here. We are still sitting on .13 inches of rain so far this season with no rain in sight.

However on the happy side my friend finally emerged. He was in a hotel in Santa Monica and not communicating with anyone. And, his house was saved by the El Monte fire department whom had driven in and parked a truck at the end of the street near my friends house They used the local creek as a water supply to save my friends house. They saved my friends house and the neighboring house. All the other houses around there are gone. So in one strange way, of the three friends I have living in the Palisades, two still have there houses when over 1200 other homes and buildings burned down up there.
 
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So I go outside to start the clean-up from all the leaves and branches that blew off the trees during the Santa Ana winds and immediately kicked up a really nasty fine layer of ash that has coated everything outside. I started blowing off my driveway and sidewalk only to start choking on the ash from the fire. It didn't take long before I stopped leaving the job only partially done. This makes me sad. It's the time of year when I collect all the leaves from my ash trees and shred them to add to my compost barrels. I know a lot of the ash is from natural plants, but a lot of it is from all the synthetic stuff houses are made of these days so who knows what I might be adding to my compost.
 

Detailed Forecast​

M.L.King Day
Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy, with a northeast wind 5 to 15 mph increasing to 20 to 30 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 45 mph.
Tonight
Clear, with a low around 35. East wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph.
Tuesday
Sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tuesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East wind 5 to 10 mph.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 74. East wind around 5 mph.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 75.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 46.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Friday Night
A slight chance of rain after 4am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41.
Saturday
A chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 57.
Saturday Night
Rain likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37.
Sunday
Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 55.
 

Detailed Forecast​

Tonight
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Saturday
Showers likely, mainly after 4pm. Widespread haze before 10am. Mostly sunny, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 63. Light west wind becoming southwest 10 to 15 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Showers. Low around 40. South wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Sunday
Showers. High near 53. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Sunday Night
Showers. Low around 37. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New precipitation amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Monday
Showers. High near 53. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Monday Night
Showers likely, mainly before 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Chance of precipitation is 60%.
Tuesday
A chance of showers, mainly after 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 55.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 60.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 38.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Thursday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 40.
Friday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 64.
 
We can only hope!!!
 
La Niña Rain Gage
Nothin'/Skunked-Foggy Doggy-Play Misty-Drizzle Corn-Light Showers-Steady Soaker-Bands/Sheets-Cats & Dogs
****************************************************************************************:)
 
Rain!!! We are actually getting some rain!!! Like maybe 1/2 inch if we are lucky!!!! :D
 
We have a "chance" of rain the next few days...but since most of them don't even list an amount, it will probably be like a single bird pissing on us from a mile up :lol:

Of course, this is my week off to try to get yard stuff done and try to get some of the new trike built, so murphy dictates that as soon as I try to get started on any of that it's going to start pouring for hours at a time. ;)

(some of the trike stuff I can do in a shed, but the yard stuff I'd have to do...in the yard, so.... :/ )


Tonight
Mostly clear in the evening, then partly cloudy with a chance of showers after midnight. Lows 38 to 44. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph in the evening becoming east around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Monday
Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers. Cooler. Highs 58 to 63. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph in the morning becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 50 percent. Rainfall less than a tenth of an inch.
Monday Night
Considerable cloudiness with a chance of showers in the evening, then partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers after midnight. Lows 35 to 43. Northwest wind around 5 mph in the evening becoming light after midnight. Chance of rain 40 percent.
Tuesday
Considerable cloudiness. A chance of showers in the morning, then a slight chance of showers in the afternoon. Highs 56 to 61. Light wind in the morning becoming southwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 30 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of showers. Lows 34 to 41.
Wednesday
Considerable cloudiness with a 50 percent chance of showers. Highs 55 to 61. Rainfall less than a tenth of an inch.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of showers in the evening. Lows 32 to 40.
 
Wait..wait..wait... I just checked! We have had .18 inches in the last 12 hours!!! :D
 
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Some how we ended up with about 3/4 inch of rain over night which brought up our yearly total to 1.2 inches!!! That's 1.02 inches in the last 24 hours!!! :ROFLMAO:
 
Nuthin here, actually stayed clear overnight. Is now getting cloudy but not really there yet. Forecast changed so we might now get some sprinkles later on today. Maybe.
 
I-5 is closed over the Grapevine due to snow and ice. Snow should do a nice job of helping to put out the fires.
 
Total as of this morning 0.36” with a chance of showers for the next 24 hours means we could get a little more.
Suspect that it’s still snowing in the mountains as they are quite dark and surrounded by thick black clouds that resemble thunderstorms but would be thundersnow at that altitude.
 
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Detailed Forecast​

This Afternoon
A slight chance of showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 58. Southwest wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
A chance of showers, mainly after 10pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 37. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday
Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 58. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph in the afternoon.
Wednesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 60. Calm wind becoming west around 5 mph.
Thursday Night
Clear, with a low around 40.
Friday
Sunny, with a high near 68.
Friday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Saturday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 79.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 80.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Tuesday
A slight chance of showers. Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.
 
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