Sometimes I wonder whether the world is being run by smart people who are putting us on or by imbeciles who really mean it. ~~Mark Twain
By John on Sep 11, 2008 in Places, St. Petersburg, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Once again, we were very luck here in Tampa, and were bypassed by Ike. Unfortunately, islands in the tropics, and Cuba weren’t so lucky, and Texas is going to take a pretty good wallop. Some areas have received a bit of rain from outer bands of Ike, and there’s been some coastal flooding during high tides.
By John on Sep 6, 2008 in General, Weather | 0 Comments
I was doing laundry this week, and found that the washer didn’t seem to be spinning the clothes after the wash cycle, and left water in the tank. So I fixed the washing machine. I also had a problem with drainage on the back deck, and I fixed that over several evenings last week, and have the photos detailing that extensive DIY project.
By John on Aug 20, 2008 in Featured, General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Tropical Storm Fay never quite made it to hurricane strength, but she has definitely dumped a lot of water on some parts of the state, and has caused some power outages and some severe flooding. She certainly gave forecasters a fit.
By John on Aug 18, 2008 in General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Tropical Storm Fay has crossed over Cuba, and is making the turn more toward the north, and heading toward Florida (most likely). I thought I’d give you an update on the storm and my preparations so far.
By John on May 30, 2008 in Featured, General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
According to an article on the Scientific American website, Colorado State University and the National Weather Service are in pretty close agreement on their predictions for this year’s hurricane season. The season starts this Sunday and ends on November 30. They are calling for a very active season again this year.
By John on Dec 28, 2007 in General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Winter may be making a brief appearance in Tampa next week. It’s 77 degrees as I write this on Friday afternoon, but according to a report in the Tribune, by next Thursday, we could have temperatures close to freezing, with a wind chill of near 25.
By John on Dec 7, 2007 in Business, General, Weather | 0 Comments
I’ve been in Reston, VA since Tuesday. I flew up for a series of work related meetings at my company’s headquarters. Now I’m trying to get home. Due to some slightly bad weather, things are running about ninety minutes behind (so far). I’m hoping it doesn’t get any worse.
By John on Jul 7, 2007 in Family, General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Well, I realize it’s been quite some time since there were last updates to this blog. I apologize for the absence, but it was due to work. The previous several weeks involved some very long days, and most of those were spent writing proposals…so by the time evening came around, I was tired of writing. There hasn’t been a ton of news to report anyway on the personal front.
By John on Jun 1, 2007 in General, Places, Tampa, Weather | 0 Comments
Right on cue, the 2007 hurricane season kicked off with today with the second named storm, “Barry.” Barry is a tropical stormed that has formed out in the Gulf and is tracking north north-east. He’s pushing much needed rain into the area, and it’s a very cool 68 degrees.
By John on May 14, 2007 in Books, Crime, Culture, Fun Stuff, Gadgets, General, Places, Religion, Society, Tampa, Technology, Travel, Weather | 0 Comments
A bit of news from the week ending May 13, 2007. Crack selling ministers and long car trips.
By John on May 10, 2007 in General, Weather | 0 Comments
Hurricane season isn’t supposed to start for a few more weeks, but we already have our first named storm, Andrea.
By John on Apr 3, 2007 in General, Weather | 0 Comments
William Gray’s forecasting team has updated their forecast for the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane season, and they believe it will a very active season.
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