Wx2 - Wet/Windy
5/11/06 12:20 pm.
38º F, Wind/rain, N wind 21 mph.
Good afternoon,
So we are getting wet again. According to the weatherman we are short on rain, but it sure don’t look like it outside here. Water, water, everywhere. The level of Lake Michigan is also a near low point at the moment. Lowest it has been since 1964. Should be easier to catch fish since there is less water for them to hide in! Probably not. We are getting some real serious rain in the next 24 hours. We have already received over 2", equal to about 14-16" of snow, and very high winds from the northeast. Not a really good mix. I think we are expecting another inch of rain to fall yet today. The storm is really weird too as it is moving from the SSE, very slowly, through this area. The center of the low has not passed here yet!
The wind is really a problem today. I expect there will be a number of trees down in the area. I have a couple of dead treas near the driveway which are somewhat exposed to a northerly wind. It would not surprise me to see one or both down and across the driveway. Along the highway, there is a huge poplar tree dead. Some of the top branches, about 18" in diameter and 20+’ long, have broken off about 40' off of the ground. They are hanging on other branches the last time by there. Wonder if they will be on the ground the next time we go by. Real "widow makers" for sure! The power was off momentarily (just long enough to shut off all of the electronic stuff in the house.) this morning, I suspect from a tree falling somewhere. Happy I don’t work for the power company in this kind of situation.
The van has new shoes now. Got a new set of tires put on yesterday morning. Margriet decided it would be nice to have the white sidewalls showing, so that is the way they are. I don’t think any vehicle I have owned has had the whitewalls showing since the wide whitewalls disappeared! I think that was in the mid-60's or so. I was teasing the guys at the station where I got them, these probably would last for the rest of my lifetime, considering the high price of gasoline! They kind of agreed. I really am surprised how small the tires are on this van. Happy though since they also cost less. Do hope they last a long time.
While the van was up on the hoist, I looked over the under side fairly closely. About the only new thing I found was the left tie-rod end starting to show some wear. Had planned to replace all soon. Close to 140,000 miles on them should be enough! After replacing them and re-packing the front wheel bearings, I will probably have an alignment done to it. There is only one place in town which does them, so will probably schedule the job there. Wish I was still teaching in Waupaca, I could have done it myself! I really was surprised to see how good of shape the van is in. Very little to pay attention to. I like that. Hope dry warm weather comes soon - the inside really needs a good cleaning!
One of the nicest things to happen on Monday was getting a phone call and some pictures from Astrid and Onno. Of course the little squirts are the cutest and the handsomest around. Either side of the puddle! It really was good to hear Astrid’s voice. It has been a pretty long time. Sounds like everything is under control there and the kids are growing pretty fast. Judging by the pictures, M&M is really a cute little jigger. Sure do wish they all lived a bunch closer.
With the weather as it is, it is a good day to be working on the book. I have something over 125 pages together and gone though - surface-ly. I want to get through the whole thing once, getting the margins and spacing more or less in some common order. I will go through it again to get everything in correct sequence - questions and information - before really going through the entire manuscript with a fine tooth comb. Then I will probably do the same thing over again - a few more times. This phase is not all that intense, but sure does take close attention to detail rather than content. I do have some more information to include, as well as some questions for some parts. I expect the total finished book in the smaller content will be something around 200 pages - I think.
Margriet decided to tackle the closet in the bedroom today. Out goes the winter and in goes the summer! The closet is bulging too much. Some has to move into the other closet for the summer. Also I want to wash all of our winter coats, but that will happen at the laundromat another day. We might need them once or twice yet. There is a winter weather advisory up for northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this afternoon and night. Sounds like snow is a coming there after we get wet enough.
Time to get the rest of day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
38º F, Wind/rain, N wind 21 mph.
Good afternoon,
So we are getting wet again. According to the weatherman we are short on rain, but it sure don’t look like it outside here. Water, water, everywhere. The level of Lake Michigan is also a near low point at the moment. Lowest it has been since 1964. Should be easier to catch fish since there is less water for them to hide in! Probably not. We are getting some real serious rain in the next 24 hours. We have already received over 2", equal to about 14-16" of snow, and very high winds from the northeast. Not a really good mix. I think we are expecting another inch of rain to fall yet today. The storm is really weird too as it is moving from the SSE, very slowly, through this area. The center of the low has not passed here yet!
The wind is really a problem today. I expect there will be a number of trees down in the area. I have a couple of dead treas near the driveway which are somewhat exposed to a northerly wind. It would not surprise me to see one or both down and across the driveway. Along the highway, there is a huge poplar tree dead. Some of the top branches, about 18" in diameter and 20+’ long, have broken off about 40' off of the ground. They are hanging on other branches the last time by there. Wonder if they will be on the ground the next time we go by. Real "widow makers" for sure! The power was off momentarily (just long enough to shut off all of the electronic stuff in the house.) this morning, I suspect from a tree falling somewhere. Happy I don’t work for the power company in this kind of situation.
The van has new shoes now. Got a new set of tires put on yesterday morning. Margriet decided it would be nice to have the white sidewalls showing, so that is the way they are. I don’t think any vehicle I have owned has had the whitewalls showing since the wide whitewalls disappeared! I think that was in the mid-60's or so. I was teasing the guys at the station where I got them, these probably would last for the rest of my lifetime, considering the high price of gasoline! They kind of agreed. I really am surprised how small the tires are on this van. Happy though since they also cost less. Do hope they last a long time.
While the van was up on the hoist, I looked over the under side fairly closely. About the only new thing I found was the left tie-rod end starting to show some wear. Had planned to replace all soon. Close to 140,000 miles on them should be enough! After replacing them and re-packing the front wheel bearings, I will probably have an alignment done to it. There is only one place in town which does them, so will probably schedule the job there. Wish I was still teaching in Waupaca, I could have done it myself! I really was surprised to see how good of shape the van is in. Very little to pay attention to. I like that. Hope dry warm weather comes soon - the inside really needs a good cleaning!
One of the nicest things to happen on Monday was getting a phone call and some pictures from Astrid and Onno. Of course the little squirts are the cutest and the handsomest around. Either side of the puddle! It really was good to hear Astrid’s voice. It has been a pretty long time. Sounds like everything is under control there and the kids are growing pretty fast. Judging by the pictures, M&M is really a cute little jigger. Sure do wish they all lived a bunch closer.
With the weather as it is, it is a good day to be working on the book. I have something over 125 pages together and gone though - surface-ly. I want to get through the whole thing once, getting the margins and spacing more or less in some common order. I will go through it again to get everything in correct sequence - questions and information - before really going through the entire manuscript with a fine tooth comb. Then I will probably do the same thing over again - a few more times. This phase is not all that intense, but sure does take close attention to detail rather than content. I do have some more information to include, as well as some questions for some parts. I expect the total finished book in the smaller content will be something around 200 pages - I think.
Margriet decided to tackle the closet in the bedroom today. Out goes the winter and in goes the summer! The closet is bulging too much. Some has to move into the other closet for the summer. Also I want to wash all of our winter coats, but that will happen at the laundromat another day. We might need them once or twice yet. There is a winter weather advisory up for northern Wisconsin and the Upper Peninsula of Michigan this afternoon and night. Sounds like snow is a coming there after we get wet enough.
Time to get the rest of day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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