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Just expired
...THE TORNADO WARNING FOR NORTHWESTERN MONTGOMERY COUNTY WILL EXPIRE
AT 1115 AM EDT...
The storm which prompted the warning has weakened below severe
limits, and no longer appears capable of producing a tornado.
Therefore, the warning will be allowed to expire.
A Tornado Watch remains in effect until 400 PM EDT for southeastern
Pennsylvania.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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Keep your head down....
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As it turned out our power expired minutes after the alert.
Best guess for return is 11PM.
I guess I will spin awhile, that should keep me out of trouble
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Internet connections in peril!
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“You can vote your way into socialism, but you have to shoot your way out.” — Too fundamental to have an attribution
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Not as long as my cell phone works.
I am spun out and need to get back to work. My weather station shows 6.93 inches and still raining.
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Still no power and the projection is 8 PM tomorrow night. I took a ride to see if I could find it, it is a tree down about a mile away. The bad news is the power company is not there, the good news is the road is closed.
The streams are back in their banks but they weren't a little while ago. There was some serious flooding along the streams.
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We had a tornado here in Zion. And, things quickly went bad, with one death. Tornados just don't happen at this altitude, and we were simply not ready for it.
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I don't care if it hurts. I want to have control. I want a perfect body. I want a perfect soul. - Creep by Radiohead
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As it turned out it was multiple problems, not just one tree. That is normally the case with most happenings.
In any event, our power came on this morning at 4 AM---before the refrigerator and freezers lost their reserve. All we still have to deal with is a flooded basement---but things could be much worse! Thanks be to the linemen
A women near here lost her life---she drove into deep water and was washed away. It seems that no matter how many times you hear the warning about that it still happens
In our local area, the road crews know where the water will cover the roads and they put up barricades to close the roads. The only problem with that is I have actually seen people get out (most often lifted pick-ups), move the barricades and then drive across. The worst part of that is; the jerk has now removed the barricade for the next one to come along. In the worst cases police or firemen are posted to stop traffic. I am not sure of the details of this young ladies tragedy. I do believe that a sign program showing at what point the water depth posses a danger could possibly help. Something to the effect of: "Flooding Danger when the Water Line passes this Point."
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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It works...Many years ago in Conroe such a gradient sign was erected on both sides of an underpass running beneath a railroad mainline in Conroe...As I recall, it is identified up to the 16 foot mark...I can't remember the last time I heard of a vehicle being trapped there...Originally Posted by Dave Grubb
...Ben
The future is forged on the anvil of history...The interpreter of history wields the hammer... - Unknown author...
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When I was out late in the day on Tuesday to see if I could find the problem with the power (it was more than one) I went past some of my corn and it was blown down. I didn't try to make a serious evaluation but much of it I didn't expect to come back. This morning I had a 7 AM dentist appointment and noticed that probably 95 % has at least partially come back up and should not he harmed. This happened along the edges of the fields on the windward side(s) and I don't expect any damage inside the fields.
On another note---the deer are coming together again. This morning there was 7 total together; three doe and four fawns. As I watched it appeared they were about to be joined by another doe but I didn't have time to watch what happened.
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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We have tornado's and severe thunderstorms very frequently. Luckily our power companies are excellent in restoring power quickly as they have a lot of man power. To the contrary let us get a snow or freezing rain and we are screwed.
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Tell us more about your corn, please? Is it sweet or dent?
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It is all field corn--and it is just now getting to be table readyMy wife sadly doesn't enjoy it like I do.
The best part for me is taking two bites and I have to stop to chew----no "running the row" with field corn
"A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity, an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty” ---Sir Winston Churchill
"Political extremism involves two prime ingredients: an excessively simple diagnosis of the world's ills, and a conviction that there are identifiable villains back of it all." ---John W. Gardner
“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” ---C. S. Lewis
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One of the best dishes in the world is what my family euphemistically calls “fried field corn.” As Dave no doubt knows, “field corn” o what is more accurately known as dent corn for those not familiar is the commercial grade of corn having a wide variety of use including, but not limited, to feed for stock, cornmeal, tortillas and even plastic. It is only suitable for table fare for a week or two when it is first ripe and before it is allowed to dry out in the field to be harvested and gets the dent in the kernels for which it is named. When suitable for human consumption, it is very starchy and unsweet with a decidedly chewy texture.
Some, like Dave, appreciate it on the cob prepared as you would sweet corn, but most people much prefer the sweet varieties that way. “Fried Field Corn” however is one of the foods of the gods. Only available in that 1-2 week period to be eagerly awaited and hand-picked, it is laborious to prepare, but worth every bit of the effort, imho. Here in Texas that time envelope is almost always the first two weeks in June and moves north with the climate.
To prepare and cook it, one must get it ripe but not overly so tested by “popping” some kernels with your thumbnail as you would a pimple. If it oozes instead of pops, throw it away or feed it to the hogs. When you get the right batch, it must be dehusked and all the silks removed...a pita...then in a large bowl the tops of the kernels are cut off and the knife is run down the cob to harvest the starchy liquid left. The goo (starchy liquid & kernel tops) is next put in a skillet (preferably a cast iron one), water is added with salt and butter and sautéed at a medium-low temp. Water is added as it cooks down with perhaps some small amount of sugar added along the way. The final result is not cream corn and will be the best corn you ever tasted.
My family, when lucky enough to find some, will put up a bushel or two at a time after shucking and preparing in packages in the freezer without any blanching of it. The frozen stuff is usually good but not great like it is fresh from the fields. Goes incredibly well with black-eyed peas, fresh tomatoes, corn bread & salmon croquettes.
My mother often made a terrific corn soup from field corn...a recipe that has sadly been lost. I jokingLy called it “Mom’s Carbo Soup” because besides the field corn it had potatoes, spaghetti, tomatoes, okra & milk in it.
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