Enough already!
5/31/06 6:57 am.
58 º F, Wet, NNW wind 4 mph.
Good morning,
Boy are we having rain. Another day of over an inch of rain falling from the sky. It still is raining lightly. I really didn’t know we purchased a piece of the rain forest when FISKLAND was established. Seems it is though. At least for this spring. Yesterday was supposed to be only light showers to end reasonably early in the day. Not so. We really got a couple of real dumps, one just as we were ready to leave for Bible study. We waited until it let up before going, but just as we walked out of the door, down it came again. Pretty much off and on for the rest of the day and night.
Guess it was raining in the Netherlands yesterday too. Chatted with Brenda for a bit and she too was complaining about the rain. She sent us a website ( http://www.buienradar.nl/ ) with the radar from Europe. Their site is some different than our radar sites, in that the time is shown in a 24 hour clock and you have to add 7 hours (for Central time) to click on the correct time on the left side of the window. The site really gives a pretty good view of the entire area of Europe. It is interesting to have some insight into what is happening over there. The radar combined with the webcam from Enschede ( http://www.enschede.nl/SPY/CamPage.htm ) gives us a real window on things there. It isn’t raining in Enschede now - the sun is out. But Brenda was right, it was raining there too!
Yesterday’s news brought something very disturbing. Over the weekend, there were 59 shootings in Milwaukee, with 27 wounded and four killed! I wonder what happened to the city I remember living in as a kid. One of the shootings was just a few blocks from where we grew up. I sure am glad I didn’t follow my Mom’s wish for me to live there. I certainly am happy I was a kid when I was and not there now. Much rather worry about too much water in the driveway. Seems a pretty small problem.
We are in the process of making "plans" for our ride to Chetek next week. Margriet is finding a lot of interesting things, especially on the web, we "have" to see. One thing we really want to see will not be open. For some reason the place is only open Thursday through Sunday. Of course we will not get there until late Sunday and leave Tuesday morning - at present plans. We are looking forward to connecting again, even for such a short time, with my little brother and other family in the area.
Bible study was very light yesterday. Some of the folks have friends/relatives who are have some serious medical problems and are visiting them out of the area. Some are just bumming around on vacation. Of course the rain I think really had a big effect on it too. We did have some good discussions, but somehow it got onto a track of various wars. Not too sure how. My hunting experiences at deer camp and my early years in Chetek also got into the mix. Oh well.
Today we are heading to Green Bay. Nothing really urgent to get, other than a new pair of shoes for me. Considering the weather, it is a good day to do it I think. The shoe prices are out of this world, so will probably be looking a lot before finding a pair to buy. Can’t believe the prices of most things. Not all can be blamed on the high price of gasoline I think.
I did finish getting my desk lamp rewired last night - finally. I didn't have any insulating tubing so had to wait until I got some and I just didn't get at it. Now at least I can find the keypads! I still have to get some small cable ties to complete the project, but at least it is working now.
Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
58 º F, Wet, NNW wind 4 mph.
Good morning,
Boy are we having rain. Another day of over an inch of rain falling from the sky. It still is raining lightly. I really didn’t know we purchased a piece of the rain forest when FISKLAND was established. Seems it is though. At least for this spring. Yesterday was supposed to be only light showers to end reasonably early in the day. Not so. We really got a couple of real dumps, one just as we were ready to leave for Bible study. We waited until it let up before going, but just as we walked out of the door, down it came again. Pretty much off and on for the rest of the day and night.
Guess it was raining in the Netherlands yesterday too. Chatted with Brenda for a bit and she too was complaining about the rain. She sent us a website ( http://www.buienradar.nl/ ) with the radar from Europe. Their site is some different than our radar sites, in that the time is shown in a 24 hour clock and you have to add 7 hours (for Central time) to click on the correct time on the left side of the window. The site really gives a pretty good view of the entire area of Europe. It is interesting to have some insight into what is happening over there. The radar combined with the webcam from Enschede ( http://www.enschede.nl/SPY/CamPage.htm ) gives us a real window on things there. It isn’t raining in Enschede now - the sun is out. But Brenda was right, it was raining there too!
Yesterday’s news brought something very disturbing. Over the weekend, there were 59 shootings in Milwaukee, with 27 wounded and four killed! I wonder what happened to the city I remember living in as a kid. One of the shootings was just a few blocks from where we grew up. I sure am glad I didn’t follow my Mom’s wish for me to live there. I certainly am happy I was a kid when I was and not there now. Much rather worry about too much water in the driveway. Seems a pretty small problem.
We are in the process of making "plans" for our ride to Chetek next week. Margriet is finding a lot of interesting things, especially on the web, we "have" to see. One thing we really want to see will not be open. For some reason the place is only open Thursday through Sunday. Of course we will not get there until late Sunday and leave Tuesday morning - at present plans. We are looking forward to connecting again, even for such a short time, with my little brother and other family in the area.
Bible study was very light yesterday. Some of the folks have friends/relatives who are have some serious medical problems and are visiting them out of the area. Some are just bumming around on vacation. Of course the rain I think really had a big effect on it too. We did have some good discussions, but somehow it got onto a track of various wars. Not too sure how. My hunting experiences at deer camp and my early years in Chetek also got into the mix. Oh well.
Today we are heading to Green Bay. Nothing really urgent to get, other than a new pair of shoes for me. Considering the weather, it is a good day to do it I think. The shoe prices are out of this world, so will probably be looking a lot before finding a pair to buy. Can’t believe the prices of most things. Not all can be blamed on the high price of gasoline I think.
I did finish getting my desk lamp rewired last night - finally. I didn't have any insulating tubing so had to wait until I got some and I just didn't get at it. Now at least I can find the keypads! I still have to get some small cable ties to complete the project, but at least it is working now.
Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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