Afternoon,' All!!


84, feels like 93, and the humidity is at 74% (or so "they" say) here in the northern mitten. Work your own math, but hot and horridly humid come immediately to mind.  Good day to have the A/C on and cranking!  Karl's description of last night's festivities failed to mention that the line of bright red radar images pretty well covered Lake Michigan with a very thick coating.  Yikes!  No major damage here, and have power (OK with that!) , but I have eighty bazillion little bugs stuck on my west-facing office window....  I think they're mayflies, but I don't Know that....  Camera doesn't react well when I try to focus on them.... 

As to Karl's bear pic, I had a large muskrat on the deck yesterday afternoon, but he disappeared before I could put down the bag of groceries and grab my camera.  And today's offering was an enormous skunk in the back yard, who disappeared into the smoke bush before I could get an image....  Times
 are a'changin!'

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Good afternoon, All! 

73, might hit 77 and gloriously sunny here in the northern mitten.  The Canadian Smoke with which we were "favored" over the last few days even reached downstate, where I attended the NMRA National Convention. Overall a good show, and different than others we've seen.  New "model" might work....  Another medically indicated N.A.P. may well be indicated, as the bills are now paid, the laundry has had a go of it, and the groceries for the next couple of days have been laid in.  House plants still need water, though.  Hopefully the Motivation will still be there after the fatigue is gone!

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Good afternoon, All, and Happy Fourth!  It's 87 here in the northern mitten, feels like 92 and is "mostly sunny," or some such.  Hum-diddy is listed as 52% at the airport, so you work the math....  Bleah! Good day to be on the Bay or downstairs.  I need to go get changed to go to dinner at friends' home, and figure out what to do about the "Don't Bring Anything except an appetite" instructions the hostess has issued....  May go with a taste of local grape that they can serve, save, or use when the train group shows up in the fall.  Hmmmm....

Fireworks demos are fine here....  Can't see the ones in town, but I get lovely groups from folks across the Bay, and I have a couple of neighbors who share their industrial strength shows with the world... one up the road who does it from his driveway (not smart as the hot stuff lands in the trees) and one down the road who does it from the very end of his dock (far brighter idea).

Be positive, test negative, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

And a very Happy Canada Day to All!  Partly cloudy, warm and humid here in the northern mitten, and lots of appointments lined up.  Hopefully some bench time later on.

Make it a Great Day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

69, headed for 77, relatively sunny and the wind is beginning to pick up some here in the northern mitten today.  National Cherry Festival Airshow launches at 1300 today, sans Thunderbirds (who "should" be here -odd years) and Blue Angels (an "off year here" for them).  Strange....  Yesterday's demos by F-22 and F-35 folk seemed to be all about "look how loud we can be."  One even kicked in the afterburner at very low altitude.  I think they may be competing with the kids with loud mufflers on their cars....

Anyhoo, it looks like an afternoon in the store to keep an additional eye on things.  Be positive, test negative, stay safe, and make it a great day!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

Bad news here for Dave... yesterday it was warmer (Hotter!!) here in the northern mitten than it was in Tampa.  And we have more on the way today.  Bleah!  Right now we're at 86, feels like 92, and headed for 91.  Yesterday's heat index was well into three digits....  Karl's pic is actually inviting...  You can put more clothes on to warm up, but there's only so much you can take off....

 Be positive, test negative, and stay safe!  Make it a great day, All.

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

Welcome to Summah!!

It's 70, headed for 92 and maybe safe to come out of the bunker here in the northern mitten today.  We had a bodacious thunderstorm roll through an hour or so ago, apparently leaving hail and all sorts of stuff behind.  No hail here, but they did get it in town, which is around six miles south of me.  High winds, heavy rain and a fast mover that is now somewhere over Lake Huron, headed for Ontario.  Good day to go "down cellah," as my New England roots would say.

Make it a great day, All, keep an eye on the sky, be aware of the heat indices, and stay safe! 

Pete
in MIchigan

Mornin,' All!

84, feels like 87 and partly cloudy here in the northern mitten today.  Good basement day, but that has to come after appointments.

Bob, listen to Dave!!!  Boring is better than exciting.... Trust me!  I've had exciting....  Engine fire in flight in the middle of the night in bad weather 1200 miles at sea over the Pacific with nobody within 300 miles who can help you if you have to go in the water... assuming that you can make it to the water before the wing burns off....  Don't need to repeat that experience, and don't wish it on anyone else, either....  So stay safe, and see if you can sleep....

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Bob,

If that's a head cold, I'll highly recommend that you postpone the return if at all possible.  As Dave mentioned, allergies react to pills, but head colds don't, and you can do serious damage to your hearing if there's an incident on the plane due to emergencies or rapid descents.  Stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

63, headed to 74 under the ritual grey blanket here in the northern mitten today.  I suspect Manitoba smoke, but who knows? 

Happy Father's Day to those who are, and best wishes to those who aren't.  Enjoy every day... we don't get all that many of them!

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

Happy Birthday to the US Army, and Happy Flag Day!

63, headed for 74 and cloudy here in the northern mitten today.  Errands to run, then perhaps some soldering.  Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!

62, headed for 67, air quality not good (Canadian smoke) and sunny (sort of) here in the northern mitten.  Good reminder that tomorrow is Friday the Thirteenth, with all that it brings with it.  Where's Walt Kelly when we need him??

I should probably do the necessary errands, but may wait until FedEx shows up.  Thrill a minute around here.

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe.

Pete
in Michigan

Evening, All!

Lovely day for a ride across Massachusetts and New York, and I fear that James' weather observations are on the money.  Grey blanket on all the way across, and wet gifts beginning in Batavia.  Suspect that will go mostly south, but the eastbound trip on Wednesday felt like being in a Philippine typhoon or monsoon for a while.  All is well, though, and I am now really well certified as an Antique... my oldest grandson graduated from high school yesterday.  😲

Make it a great day, All, and stay safe!


Pete
in Michigan (almost, right now)

Good afternoon, All!  The rain has started, it's 64, headed (maybe) to 69 and the grey blanket is firmly in place here in the northern mitten.  Above the rain there is apparently a layer of Manitoba smoke, gifted to us for who-knows-why....

Apparently today is Auto Day... I just had the snow tires replaced with the summer ones, the LOF job completed, and I am, in theory, good to go for many months.  Time will tell. 

Admin this afternoon and hopefully railroad this evening.  Make it a great day, All, remember the fallen, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan

Mornin,' All!!

57, headed for 68 here in the northern mitten today, and the WWs are saying it's "fair."  Sky here is severe clear, with nary a cloud in sight anywhere, and I think that's way better than "fair."  May your Memorial Day be filled with the goodness left here by those who made the ultimate sacrifice on our behalf, and may we all have better days ahead.

Make it a Great Day, All, and stay safe!

Pete
in Michigan