Posted on 06/16/2024 7:46:08 AM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin
Yep, I think I must be the villian.
now THAT'S HOT!
I caused the end of a drought about a dozen years ago. I was doing a big deck build and back yard makeover, and put in an 1100 gallon HDPE tank and piped downspouts into it. Installed an irrigation pump, mostly drip irrigation. Decent capital investment. Did it to side step outdoor water use restrictions during the drought.
The skies opened up, the reservoirs filled, the water use restrictions ended.
In addition to the sodding I had done, I have a 22’ square patio deck, that also collects some roof water, that would flood an area and wash away the bare soil under one of the Bradford Pears, even in moderate rain. This bare area is now sodded. The deck gutter system was cleaned out and downspouts installed into plastic underground pipe carrying away the runoff.
It has not rained since. Mother Nature can be a you-know-what lol
We all predicted this (I.e., all about “extreme weather”).
smh
Here in the Southwest, we call it summer.
In North Idaho, my wife got her gloves and winter hat out yesterday and turned the house furnace back on! It continues gray, cloudy, rainy, windy, and cool. It snowed on Schweitzer Mountain in Sandpoint last night!
I’m at our long-time CA Bay Area place with sunshine, high 70s and light breezes. My wife has no desire to come back to CA.
My favorite part of summer? Everyone smelling of Coppertone all season long. :)
I use their SPF-50 called ‘Glow’ that works well and gives you some color and *SPARKLES* while you’re not being burned to a crisp working outside. :)
Yes, well it IS Paradise where you live! ;)
When I lived south of San Diego - 72 and sunny - every. damn. day. How boring is THAT? LOL! If it hit 50 people thought they were going to die. And in the winter, it was still sunny and 72, though you could tell it was winter because people had on jackets, gloves and hats.
Foreign operatives need to attack CA, first. They are weaklings, LOL!
Smells like you just got back from the beach.😎
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