Northern weather

[healey36]

I watched the half-time show...my only take-away was remembering I need to replace the shower-curtain rod in my upstairs bathroom. It's gotten bent by too many wet clothes and towels hanging over it.

I go to a couple of Ravens games each year, Roger. We're lucky to have an excellent marching band affiliated with the team, also supported by the team. Their half-time shows are epic.

[rogruth]

Healey,
I understand that the pros, as do the colleges, do allow you to see the halftimes as they are presented and don't talk over them.
However I don't have enough interest in football at any level to pay to get into a game to watch the bands at halftime.
It is possible to go to band festivals and contests that last for many hours and for a lot less money can keep the band fan
entertained for quite some time.
Unfortunately I haven't seen anything truely original or interesting in a long time.
I was also arum Corps fan but they have turned into almost indescribable groups.
Of course just my opinion and if someone likes what is happening in any field of music that is OK with me.

[healey36]

Unfortunately, they don't televise any of the band performances anymore, at least I never see them. Fans would rather listen to the talking-heads blah-blah-blah for twenty minutes.

I never played an instrument when I was young, something I had real regrets about later. My younger siblings all played during middle and high school. I can recall what seemed to be the endless fund-raisers for "the band". Uniforms, bus transport, supplies, etc., and lots of hours of practice time; a major commitment, especially for the instructor(s) and the "boosters".

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Today is rain, rain, and more rain. Damp & dreary. Good weather to be working in the shop and home office. Glad I went out yesterday and pulled another 2 boxes of wood of the pile for a fire tonight.

[healey36]

About 1.1 inches in the rain-gauge since early this AM. While it's miserable, and I enjoy an occasional snow-fall, this sure beats shoveling.

[robert.]

Drove through Poughkeepsie ny today. The had a nice ice glaze on the tree tops

[rogruth]

79 at 4:10 PM, right now. A little rain but not enough to rinse off the pollen.
More rain predicted for later in the evening.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

About 1.1 inches in the rain-gauge since early this AM. While it's miserable, and I enjoy an occasional snow-fall, this sure beats shoveling.

I'd prefer the snow to be honest. I hate being out in cold winter rain that just soaks in. As for shoveling - snow blower if I really had to get to the end of the driveway, but since the road won't get plowed, not going anywhere anyway, and I don't have to either.

[healey36]

Under a tornado warning for about 30 minutes this AM...had a sharp blast of wind and heavy rain around 0810, then just light rain. Looks like it took down a few dead limbs out of the red oak behind the house. I should get that tree taken down, as it's probably 20% dead limbs from the blight that's been killing red oaks here.

Update::Looks like the east end of town escaped without much damage, while the opposite western end got ripped up pretty good. Lots of trees down with a few crushed cars. No report of casualties.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Heavy rain and wind here; back yard looks like a big mud puddle with a small trout stream running through the one end....

But other than that and the continuing moderate rain, no real problems locally. Another fun day in paradise.

[healey36]

A bit more than just rain here. Dodged this one by less than a half-mile.

[Rufus T. Firefly]

Yes, lots of trees down. Ground was also pretty saturated so the wind was not only breaking off the pines.

Maybe a few tornadoes, too. Leesburg looks like it might have had something of that nature hit a few houses.

[MurphOnMillerAve]

...a moment ago, local Ch12 warned that "rotating winds" were headed NE in the direction of Allentown, and onward toward and into NJ.

[healey36]

...a moment ago, local Ch12 warned that "rotating winds" were headed NE in the direction of Allentown, and onward toward and into NJ.

Good excuse to run down to the basement and run trains.

[HONDO74]

Spring must be on the way. It went past 6pm today before it started getting dark,,,,