Breaking news from the forest!
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Well, if I don't cheat, how am I ever going to figure it out? LOL!
And, thanks for making me nearly spit over the Cal Worthington reference!
Okay...I WAS going back to cheating to take my mind off the meaningless pre-season loss to the %$##@ Lakers EXCEPT for that dang penguin lover!
KK!
P.S. If you give me more clues on the next mystery avatar coming up, I'll continue my single handed campaign to get Kevin Martin named after you!
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CDF and the USFS both have issued reports to expect high amounts of precipitation this winter. What they haven't clarified is whether or not it will be rain or snow. The last time they issued those kinds of alerts, I ended up with over 5 feet of snow ... and I discovered how much I really, really hate shoveling it...
We have received 3.0 inches of rain in the past three days, most of it today. It is currently 49 degrees F, which is almost the high temperature for the day. That is pretty cool for mid-October around here. It got down to 39 degrees on about September 19, then went back up again. Bottom line, I think it will be a relatively cold winter.
New avatar C&W fans.
New avatar C&W fans.
C Diddy said:
Man, that ones a toughie. Here is my best guess, although I think i'm at least 30 years too far off:
This one is actually easier than Spade Cooley. This guy's band has a namesake with one of Sacramento's high schools.
By the way, we had 1.5 more inches of rain in Placerville last night. We have received about 686,000 gallons of water (2.1 acre-feet) at my place over the past four days with almost no runoff. That is roughly the equivalent of running a garden hose, full-blast, 24 hours per day, for 119 days. With the price of EID water, I'm glad that we won't be receiving a bill.
When you are unemployed, you have time to consider these things.
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ReinadelosReys said:
Pssst....the mall is inside . A little rain is going to stop you from shopping? . I think I heard that it should be ok this weekend.
. A little rain is going to stop you from shopping? . I think I heard that it should be ok this weekend.
No inside information. However, if Placerville received 4.5 inches of rain in basically three days, Kyburz must have received twice that much. The stretch of Hwy 50 just west of Kyburz is surrounded by big landslides. I suspect they may have some serious erosion and slide problems this winter. You may have to take Hwy 80. By the way, they have a fair bit of snow up there now. Several inches of rainfall equates to several feet of snowfall. It is currently 49 degrees here at 2100 feet, so I suspect it is below freezing at Kyburz.
I was supposed to participate in another forest clean-up project with the local gun club on Friday, but I am almost certain that it will be deferred because of mud and snow.
I was supposed to participate in another forest clean-up project with the local gun club on Friday, but I am almost certain that it will be deferred because of mud and snow.
Ernest Tubb's stage-band name was enlaid on the neck of his guitar. I painted over it. The Texas Troubadours.
Plus, the avatar title "Not an Extra-Terrestrial" was a reference to Ernest Tubb's nickname, which was "ET".
I thought that the "ET" and "troubadour" references were huge clues.
As far as his "scratchy" vocals, I'd have to call his voice "southern mush-mouthed". On one song he did with Hank Williams, Jr., ET sang "who's gonna cast the first stone". My five-year-old daughter, at the time, thought he was saying, "who's gonna catch the first dog". Who's Gonna Catch the First Dog" was a frequent song request while driving down the road with Dad.
Next avatar celebrity will be tough, but should be possible for knowledgable Country and Western fans, and of course determined Google searchers.
By the way, it got down to 37 degrees last night. Burrrh.
Plus, the avatar title "Not an Extra-Terrestrial" was a reference to Ernest Tubb's nickname, which was "ET".
I thought that the "ET" and "troubadour" references were huge clues.
As far as his "scratchy" vocals, I'd have to call his voice "southern mush-mouthed". On one song he did with Hank Williams, Jr., ET sang "who's gonna cast the first stone". My five-year-old daughter, at the time, thought he was saying, "who's gonna catch the first dog". Who's Gonna Catch the First Dog" was a frequent song request while driving down the road with Dad.
Next avatar celebrity will be tough, but should be possible for knowledgable Country and Western fans, and of course determined Google searchers.
By the way, it got down to 37 degrees last night. Burrrh.
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37 degrees? Why, shucks - that would be downright balmy.
We got about three inches of snow out of the storm, but it has melted fairly quickly. The temperature last night got down to about 30 degrees, I believe. I tend to measure coldness by how aggressively my cats try to push me out of the bed so they can wallow in the warmth of the electric blanket. They weren't too pushy last night, so I don't think it was too cold...
We got about three inches of snow out of the storm, but it has melted fairly quickly. The temperature last night got down to about 30 degrees, I believe. I tend to measure coldness by how aggressively my cats try to push me out of the bed so they can wallow in the warmth of the electric blanket. They weren't too pushy last night, so I don't think it was too cold...