Abnormally Dry Rating Continues for Most of Windham County
Thursday, September 02 2010 @ 08:37 AM GMT+5 Contributed by: cgrotke
The U.S. Drought Monitor, as you might expect after a week of hot sun, continues to indicate that Brattleboro and most of Windham County are still "Abnormally Dry" areas. We first got this distinction in late July.
Here's what they are saying about the Northeast in general: "The Northeast: Heavy rain lingered along the southern New England coast through August 25. In eastern Massachusetts, the Blue Hill Observatory reported an August 22-25 total of 7.59 inches. The coverage of abnormal dryness (D0) was reduced in southern New England, but significant rain again bypassed northern Maine.
As a result, moderate drought (D1) was extended northeastward in Maine to the Canadian (New Brunswick) border. Nearly half (47 percent) of Maine’s pastureland was rated in very poor to poor condition on August 29, according to USDA."
The U.S. Drought Monitor collects data by each Tuesday and publishes its report on Thursdays.
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But What About the Tanning Index?
Authored by: Mr. Buddy Love on Thursday, September 02 2010 @ 10:03 AM GMT+5
I know that drought is a serious problem and water is needed
in Windham County, but if you compare this summer with the
previous two summers, where all it did was rain, rain, rain,
THIS year with the sunshine it's simply AWESOME tanning
weather! A nice year to get that golden brown toned glow
that makes wearing shorts and t-shirt or bathing suit so
great!
Authored by: cgrotke on Thursday, September 02 2010 @ 10:21 AM GMT+5
"Looking Good While We Self-Destruct" was a Devo-cover
they did on a special Mesopotamia import from Japan. I like
when Kate yells back at him "So Tan, Man!"
(It sounds plausible, so it is my opinion that it must have
happened, even though it's made up.)
Authored by: Mr. Buddy Love on Thursday, September 02 2010 @ 10:35 AM GMT+5
I, I can't get a tan I'm not a man Even though
I drive a van Still can't get a tan
I've
used cocoa butter, tanning oil, even ultra-ban Sunlamps, microwave, General Electric's greatest
fan
Can't get a tan, etc.
Girls
like guys with dark Hawaiian skin Hey pass the
Crisco I'll do anything to win Oh what a drag I look
like a fag I can't get any girls even though I have
hot curls
I just can't get a tan, etc.
Mommy was a stripper Daddy was a jerk Do
you know what time it is? Oh I'm late for work
Oh I just gotta get that tan
I'm just
here for the chicks That's why I want that tan I'm running out of licks Frying in this pan -
sssss
Don't tell me that I'm white I
know you're tan as toast Let's turn off the lights Now do I still look like a ghost?
I just can't
get a tan, etc.
He's so stupid, why doesn't he
stop to think He might as well forget it, he's just
turning pink Haven't we met before Oh god
what a line Just forget about that tan Gotta
get back to the mine
Authored by: Mr. Buddy Love on Thursday, September 02 2010 @ 08:57 PM GMT+5
My dad told me that some of the best combat troops he
served with in WWII tried to inject humor into what was
'serious businesss---gruesome kill or be killed horror'. He
once told me that Vonnegut had it about right in describing
the horrors of war when he wrote "Fahrenheit 451" about
Dresden, where people melted from the incindiery bombs.
I view global warming with the same seriousness as my
dad viewed WWII. It's something we all, as Bjorn Lomberg
now admits, have to deal with and not ignore. And I try to
inject a little humor into what is a grim situation.
in Windham County, but if you compare this summer with the
previous two summers, where all it did was rain, rain, rain,
THIS year with the sunshine it's simply AWESOME tanning
weather! A nice year to get that golden brown toned glow
that makes wearing shorts and t-shirt or bathing suit so
great!