What's the weather where you are?
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I found this observation this evening at this location. It's nippy out there tonight. 
Le P'tit Pyrénéen - Ariège, le Département
Echoes Photographie 3 hrs ·
Ciel d'hiver au Col de Pailhères
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Le P'tit Pyrénéen - Ariège, le Département
Echoes Photographie 3 hrs ·
Ciel d'hiver au Col de Pailhères
https://www.facebook.com/EchoesPhotographie/photos/a.347545369013659.1073741828.309074392860757/359305211171008/?type=3&theater
Moonbird
Jedi
Hi everyone,
With Hurricane Irma now 10 days behind us, things are still far from normal. There has been much progress but it seems it will take months to fully recover.
My mother is still with me as her mobile home park still has no electricity. We go to check on her place every other day and water all her potted plants.
The county I live in is still under a boil water alert and we must limit our water usage. We are boiling water to wash dishes. We brush our teeth with bottled water. We shower from the neck down every other day. We bought facial wipes and baby wipes to help out as well. We are told not to get water in our eyes or mouth. I use a spray mister to shower my parrot with distilled water.
My aunt just got her electricity back yesterday, 9 nine days after the storm. My father just got his phone back yesterday as well. According to yesterday's local news report, there are still around 50,000 southwest Florida residents without power.
Garbage trucks finally picked up all the neighborhood garbage yesterday. People were happy about that.
Grocery stores shelves are still a bit barron. We make daily trips to get what we need for the day. There is water available but it goes quickly. My mother's chuch was handing out free bottled water yesterday and she went picked up 2 cases of the individual bottled water. They limit the water they give out according to number of persons in the household.
Oh, and I wanted to mention that the 5 days I was without electricity, my mom and I would sit out in the yard at night to get cool before coming in to bed. We would look up at all the STARS! It was amazing. The Milky Way was right over head too! When my mom went to church this past Sunday she said the priest mentioned that it was the first time he has ever seen the Milky Way in Naples, FL.
All in all my mother and I are holding up well. I was much more stressed before the storm as I was watching it approach closer and closer to Florida. And too because I couldn't find any water as I was preparing to stock up 3 days prior to the storm. I eventually did find it because I went to grocery store at 6:30 am the following day and got in line.
Gasoline is now pretty much at every gas station.
That's it for now. Am keeping close eye on Maria though. Poor Puerto Rico.
Thanks for all your thoughts!
With Hurricane Irma now 10 days behind us, things are still far from normal. There has been much progress but it seems it will take months to fully recover.
My mother is still with me as her mobile home park still has no electricity. We go to check on her place every other day and water all her potted plants.
The county I live in is still under a boil water alert and we must limit our water usage. We are boiling water to wash dishes. We brush our teeth with bottled water. We shower from the neck down every other day. We bought facial wipes and baby wipes to help out as well. We are told not to get water in our eyes or mouth. I use a spray mister to shower my parrot with distilled water.
My aunt just got her electricity back yesterday, 9 nine days after the storm. My father just got his phone back yesterday as well. According to yesterday's local news report, there are still around 50,000 southwest Florida residents without power.
Garbage trucks finally picked up all the neighborhood garbage yesterday. People were happy about that.
Grocery stores shelves are still a bit barron. We make daily trips to get what we need for the day. There is water available but it goes quickly. My mother's chuch was handing out free bottled water yesterday and she went picked up 2 cases of the individual bottled water. They limit the water they give out according to number of persons in the household.
Oh, and I wanted to mention that the 5 days I was without electricity, my mom and I would sit out in the yard at night to get cool before coming in to bed. We would look up at all the STARS! It was amazing. The Milky Way was right over head too! When my mom went to church this past Sunday she said the priest mentioned that it was the first time he has ever seen the Milky Way in Naples, FL.
All in all my mother and I are holding up well. I was much more stressed before the storm as I was watching it approach closer and closer to Florida. And too because I couldn't find any water as I was preparing to stock up 3 days prior to the storm. I eventually did find it because I went to grocery store at 6:30 am the following day and got in line.
Gasoline is now pretty much at every gas station.
That's it for now. Am keeping close eye on Maria though. Poor Puerto Rico.
Thanks for all your thoughts!
Thanks for the update, Moonbird. Hope things continue to improve and that Hurricane Maria stays far enough away so as to do no damage.
As for Puerto Rico, gads, my heart goes out to them and to all of the other people suffering with all of the chaotic weather that's happening.
As for Puerto Rico, gads, my heart goes out to them and to all of the other people suffering with all of the chaotic weather that's happening.
Yes, thanks for the update, Moonbird. It's amazing what we aren't aware of from the MSM. I guess they just move on to the latest catastrophe.Nienna said:
Do the officials know how long it will be before the water is even safe to use for showering? Berkey water filters carries a shower head filter I use that is very effective over those you find at Home Depot, etc. Maybe check into that once it gets a little more safe to use the water there. I'm glad you and your relatives are all doing well. Keep us updated as things progress and hang in there!
Tragic fire ravaging 2000 hectares of beautiful pines started yesterday afternoon at the top of Gran Canaria (Canary Islands-Spain) situated at 2000 m above sea level.
I could see from my window (200 m above sea level) the mountains chain being swallowed by coloured clouds from the heat. I felt so sad because it´s my privileged place where I can reassemble my energy in the midst of such a marvelous nature. Its surrounding offers a full variety of huge impressive rocks and caves, deep valleys, supposedly formed during the Atlantida era, and extensive forests of pines mainly. Yeah, nothing lasts forever in this corner of the cosmos, but I´ll miss it for sure.
http://thecanarynews.com/gran-canaria-wildfire-spreads-through-five-municipalities-over-2000-hectares-along-a-20km-front-causing-evacuations/
https://youtu.be/n__18HZESzE
I could see from my window (200 m above sea level) the mountains chain being swallowed by coloured clouds from the heat. I felt so sad because it´s my privileged place where I can reassemble my energy in the midst of such a marvelous nature. Its surrounding offers a full variety of huge impressive rocks and caves, deep valleys, supposedly formed during the Atlantida era, and extensive forests of pines mainly. Yeah, nothing lasts forever in this corner of the cosmos, but I´ll miss it for sure.
http://thecanarynews.com/gran-canaria-wildfire-spreads-through-five-municipalities-over-2000-hectares-along-a-20km-front-causing-evacuations/
https://youtu.be/n__18HZESzE
Moonbird said:
If you have lugol, you can use it to sterilize water. It will make it much safer to use for washing. Here is a relevant post:
How to Purify Water Using Iodine Tincture
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-To-Purify-Water-Using-Iodine-Tincture/
Hope things get better soon!
Moonbird
Jedi
Thank you Gaby for posting about using Lugol's to purify water. Never knew about that. And thank you to everyone for your support.
My mother went back to her home just yesterday as her electricity is now back up and running, 11 days after the storm. My aunt who had electricity lost it again for 24 hours, it is now back on.
The boil water notice was lifted 2 days ago. The wastewater (sewer) system has stabilized so we can now use washing machines, dishwashers, and don't have to limit flushes, etc.
The piles and piles of horticultural debris still line the roads and have become so dry and brittle. Hope no one throws a lit cigarette out their car window. The county is supposed to start collecting it as of yesterday.
So my life is back to some sort of normal. All the little luxuries of life are pretty much back in place. Still I feel weird, a bit off-kilter. But that shall pass i guess.
I have 2 different places I work at. One place is up and running, so I am able to work there, but the work is very limited. The other place which is a hotel and is the bulk of my work is downtown which got hit pretty hard. Plus the hotel had to close for a month even before Irma came to town. We've had so much rain this summer, that the building had problems with leaks from the roof which led to mold issues. So the owner closed the hotel September 5th for a month to have all the repairs done and Irma came on September 10th. Crazy.
Thank you Laura. It was a once in a lifetime (hopefully) experience. It was scary watching Irma approach not knowing what was gonna happen and of course during the storm. But after the storm passed a calm came over me and the stress dissipated quite a bit. It was interesting to experience a certain degree of "survival mode." Fun in a kind of strange way...having a new daily routine.
My mother went back to her home just yesterday as her electricity is now back up and running, 11 days after the storm. My aunt who had electricity lost it again for 24 hours, it is now back on.
The boil water notice was lifted 2 days ago. The wastewater (sewer) system has stabilized so we can now use washing machines, dishwashers, and don't have to limit flushes, etc.
The piles and piles of horticultural debris still line the roads and have become so dry and brittle. Hope no one throws a lit cigarette out their car window. The county is supposed to start collecting it as of yesterday.
So my life is back to some sort of normal. All the little luxuries of life are pretty much back in place. Still I feel weird, a bit off-kilter. But that shall pass i guess.
I have 2 different places I work at. One place is up and running, so I am able to work there, but the work is very limited. The other place which is a hotel and is the bulk of my work is downtown which got hit pretty hard. Plus the hotel had to close for a month even before Irma came to town. We've had so much rain this summer, that the building had problems with leaks from the roof which led to mold issues. So the owner closed the hotel September 5th for a month to have all the repairs done and Irma came on September 10th. Crazy.
Laura said:
Thank you Laura. It was a once in a lifetime (hopefully) experience. It was scary watching Irma approach not knowing what was gonna happen and of course during the storm. But after the storm passed a calm came over me and the stress dissipated quite a bit. It was interesting to experience a certain degree of "survival mode." Fun in a kind of strange way...having a new daily routine.
Moonbird said:
Thank you for your update moonbird! I'm glad everything is coming back to normal now, especially access to utilities. I guess lack of electricity for 11 days was a bit of a challenge for your mom.
I'm very sorry to hear about your working hours being limited due to the hurricane, I hope things get back to normal quickly and you won't have to live off your savings.
A big hug to you!
After a couple of chilly days early this week that called for a wooly scarf and the central heating being on in the mornings the weekend has been pretty gorgeous here in London. Yesterday the temperature reached 18C / 64F degrees but it felt like much more than this.
Today the forecast says 22C / 72F and I'm looking forward to a nice walk and collecting conkers in my local park! The forecast also predicts rain later today but it usually only turns out to be true 50% of the time. I guess google weather might have caved in to the stereotypical view of the London weather :P
Today the forecast says 22C / 72F and I'm looking forward to a nice walk and collecting conkers in my local park! The forecast also predicts rain later today but it usually only turns out to be true 50% of the time. I guess google weather might have caved in to the stereotypical view of the London weather :P
First day of autumn near where I live:
A few people were hospitalized due to hypothermia after a man's car got flooded underneath a bridge by the copious amounts of water and hail that fell. Those who rescued him had to swim in iced water. Cold adaptation would have come in handy!
A few people were hospitalized due to hypothermia after a man's car got flooded underneath a bridge by the copious amounts of water and hail that fell. Those who rescued him had to swim in iced water. Cold adaptation would have come in handy!
