Taken through a multi-layer patio door; with glare.
Item #1: Roadrunner
Elise, a friend in New Jersey, sent a funny thing on Monday that has a connection to the cartoon of the Roadrunner and the Coyote.
Below is the image Elise sent:
You may find this of interest: the Looney Tune’s “ACME” Corp
{I had to skip ads in this next one.}
And here is a 20 minute compilation: Looney Tunes
Item #2: How icy is it?
On Friday morning, freezing rain covered much of Nova Scotia in ice. Watch the video in this link to see how that worked out.
Slip sliding away
Item #3: Houston, I have a problem.
This story is from the Scottish Highlands, near the highest mountain in the British Isles, Ben Nevis at 4,411 feet. This is a collapsed dome of an ancient volcano, and sculpted by glaciers.
The region is lacking infrastructure such as roads and power lines, but has a natural beauty that attracts many visitors, and a few hardy folks that live off the grid. Therein is the genesis of this tale.
So, there is something called GEOS Response – Home of the IERCC in Houston Texas. Since 2007, this center has been monitoring travel safety, security services, and any other state of the art signals, including ground to satellite.
The Washington Trails teams now carry “Garmin InReach” units (as do many individuals) for when cell phone or Forest Service towers are not within reach (pun alert). Once set-up, an SOS can be sent with the press of a button. If in error, you have (I think) 20 seconds to cancel. Otherwise, things start to happen thousands of miles away, as in the case of this story.
This story has a link to a community “off-grid”. Scoraig
Lots of photos, taken in Summer time.
Item #4: Snowpocalypse
Do you have enough food in your house such that you could exist for 4 days without going to a grocery store? If you don’t, and you live in the Seattle area – you are too late. This is a link to photos of grocery store shelves after the announcement that a second storm is approaching Puget Sound.
Seattle prepares
Note the photos are mostly about fresh food, or the lack thereof.
Snow is expected to arrive about Noon Friday and total about 4 to 6 inches. Schools are closing early, or not opening. News reports and officials are urging precautions and strategy for coping. All of this is good for places that hardly ever get snow and cold temperature.
Everyone ought to have a 3 day emergency stash for members of the family, however many that is. This includes water for drinking, cooking, also washing and flushing.
See here: Food
Above the word Food , click on Home to see some other things your government thinks you should be aware of. The other link is “Build a Kit/Food Preparedness” and it too is worth a look.
On Sunday, Nancy will include snow photos from South Lake Tahoe.
For us on the Naneum Fan, the forecast claims to expect between 7 to 17 inches. 7 is not a problem. 17 is a bit of a burden.
Northeastern Washington (closer to Spokane) will get less snow, maybe, and strong winds, thus drifting. Think blizzard-like conditions. Single digit cold at least for a week. That won’t be fun.
And that, for this week, is the not so nasty news.
John