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RAMMEL · July 03, 2025, 10:13:53 PM

Could that be heat generated by the sun shining on the building? Whereas the Weather Bureau might be reading the temp. in an isolated area.

patricia19 · July 03, 2025, 10:36:27 PM

I don't know. I'm on the back side of the building, facing northwest. The other two in my building face east with direct sun. Vivian lives two floors up than these across town and faces south. Ruthie lives on the highest floor of her building, and faces north.

The ones facing north or south are closest to the higher elevations, foothills. While the rest of us are facing the forested and river crossed, plain.

The weather bureau reports from three local places for a composite.

I do know that there is quite a variation in the city, the further north you go, and not always warmer.

Does this help?

Amy · July 04, 2025, 07:31:25 AM

Good morning...

Happy 4th of July...

No storm or rain lst night.but cooler temps great for sleeping. Windows open nice breeze blowing and wake up to 49° this morning.

Finishing up the fences today and if it gets too hot inside work will get done.

Patricia,sounds like you had a great time out with friends and a delicious lunch!

Jenny good to see you here, we say we have a dollar store and a 500.00 dollar store.I picked up just what was needed and some things for my neighbou

Have a great 4thh safe travelling for those on the highways..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

OnLonelyMountain · July 04, 2025, 09:27:39 AM

Good morning and Happy Independence Day!

Its overcast, 54°F and we didn't get any rain either. Might yet today.

Patricia, I was going to look up some articles on thermal conductivity of mass for you but got distracted banging my head against the computer on the photo thing.😬 If you want me to run them down, let me know?

Have a lovely day everyone!

patricia19 · July 04, 2025, 10:08:15 AM

Good morning, 55 degrees at 5:42 and it's very smokey outside. Today's reported high will be 87. The two pigeons are back, canoodling on my balcony rail and entertaining Farrah.

Coffee's on, morning routine accomplished, and I'm in the midst of meet and greets. Today was an early morning for me, I woke at two am and finally got up at four when I knew I wasn't going to be able to sleep anymore. I'm hoping that I'll be tired tonight and will be able to sleep through all the competing microphones from the various ball games, street musicians, boat race and golf finals.

The parade route, if I want to watch, loops right around the closest corner of my building and as usual, the building is holding a giant potluck so if you wanted to, you could munch on hamburgers or chicken while watching the floats and marching bands.

The howitzers have been cancelled again this year due to fires. They are normally set at Alaskaland's Pioneer Park, by army soldiers to boom out, across the river, at the end of speeches and patriotic songs. Unfortunately, the last three years have had too many fires to chance it.

Amy, thank you, I did have a good gossip and a good time. This beginning of the month, lunch and shopping is becoming a regular friends' happening.

OLM, thanks, that does sound interesting. All the buildings are stucco, concrete or something similar. Not a lot of glass due to the harsh winters. They mainly only have a couple windows plus sliders. This one has a lot of surface area as it takes up the entire block.

JaneS · July 04, 2025, 10:41:20 AM

Good Morning! DONT know if you'll get this but alls well here except my computer. HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!

I read everything and I wish I could join all of you. I'm going to daughter Cathy's for lunch today. Iwishyou all good things until I get organized again. I miss you all!!

phyllis · July 04, 2025, 11:45:58 AM

HAPPY HOT DOG AND FIRE CRACKER DAY TOO ALL!

OnLonelyMountain · July 04, 2025, 11:55:05 AM

Checking back in after another round of mowing,

Phyllis, thank you, 🙂 I don't eat hot dogs, but I'm a firecracker enough to make up for it! 🤪

Patricia, you're welcome. Though I'm unsure if you want me to dig up a paper or you, being a great researcher yourself, are on it?

Jane, glad to hear from you that all is well. Impressed by your versatility in keeping in touch while your computer is acting up.😀

Denver · July 04, 2025, 12:12:30 PM

HAPPY 4th of July EVERYFRIEND 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

So happy you were able to have one on one time with Ms Ellen, CALLIE💕

AMY, I hope you can get the fence done and it won't be too 🥵 out while you are working ‼️

PATRICIA, I hope you can at least get a glimpse of the parade to enjoy some festivities of the day

Heading off to our BBQ 🇺🇸

Enjoy a safe day‼️

patricia19 · July 04, 2025, 01:37:42 PM

Patricia, I was going to look up some articles on thermal conductivity of mass for you but got distracted banging my head against the computer on the photo thing.😬 If you want me to run them down, let me know?

If you wanted to, or at least point me in the right direction.

OnLonelyMountain · July 04, 2025, 03:09:46 PM

Here you go Patricia,🙂
https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-76557-5_17,
I hope this works for you, or points you in the right direction.

On another note: My husband informed me that 2 of my Gkids went blueberry picking with their mama this week. The Gkids hatched up a scheme to pick blueberries and sell them to Poppa. Ari, 7, quit after she'd only picked 3 quart sized bags. Toby, 9, born with entrepreneurial OS pre-installed, picked 7 quart sized bags. Mommy felt each child should be paid the same amount. Poppa said, "Oh no! Toby put in more effort and should be rewarded for it." Ari typically doesn't make much effort. He's hoping to motivate her for future endeavors. They settled on the price of $4.00/quart bag. He was on his way to get $1.00 bills to pay them with. Expect torrential rain with whoops and hollering!🤣😆🤣

CallieOK · July 04, 2025, 05:35:47 PM

HAPPY INDEPENCE DAY!

OLM, Ellen and I did some errands and thenbrought home lunch from Chicken Salad Chick, a casual restaurant that isn't in NYC. We have lunch from it every time she's home (about twice a year). https://www.chickensaladchick.com/menu/247408 (I know the website says "Midland, Texas" but I can't get it to show OKC without placing an order; it's the same menu)

Her family all live about a 40-minute drive from me and my younger son/wife/2 Labs live across town from me. We're all very close. My daughters-in-law are actually from the same town and the older one introduced the younger one to my son.

I only have the three grandchildren and I've been a part of their lives since they were born. When they were all in school, I would go out in the summer and pick one up, bring her/him back to my house and find something special to do just with her/him. Then I would take her/him back and pick up another one and repeat the third one the next day.

OnLonelyMountain · July 04, 2025, 06:32:48 PM

Callie,
That is so wonderful! When I'm back on the farm we do something similar during Christmas break. I also do winter sick care. My eldest grandson is the one I've been blessed to spend the most time with. When he was a newborn and my daughter went back to work I'd do daycare, even when I had to evacuate in my RV. Back then they didn't use as much chemical in the winter and I didn't have to go very far. I could stay in local RV parks. One of the things he's always loved is my homemade eggnog. Still does. My middle Gkid likes it, my youngest, nah. 😆 And thats o.k. When they come they get to pick the menu and we make it together.

Sounds like you're a pretty special grandma.😊[/

patricia19 · July 05, 2025, 07:20:30 PM

Barb is having medical lung issues presently. Plus, so much rain, there are some trees that may need to be cut down. She'll return when she is feeling better.

OnLonelyMountain · July 05, 2025, 07:46:06 PM

Patricia, you probably already mentioned to her that we're all thinking of her, but please tell her I'll be praying for her, also.🙂

patricia19 · July 05, 2025, 10:17:02 PM

From another missing one, Tomereader, "Hi, Patricia. Hope everyone had a safe and pleasant 4th of July. If you would, in the places I normally post, let everyone know that I am still "kicking" but it's just my computer that is on it's very last leg! I'm going to try and get a new one before the month is out. I try not to sign in to anything, as it freezes up if I've been on longer than 10 minutes max. This entails Alt/Ctrl/Dele and then it rarely does, and I have to "force shutdown". Yes, it's frustrating as heck, and I try not to do anything but pay my bills quickly, and get out. As for shopping, I bet Amazon misses the heck out of me.

Amy · July 06, 2025, 07:58:20 AM

Good morning..

Another hot one today...with the promise of rain tomorrow.

Day of rest here.We did work outside for a bit yesterday but did manage to squeeze in a nap.

Callie, I looked at the menu and loved the menu, great choices to enjoy!

Patricia, hope Barb feels better soon and Tomreadere gets her computer problems fixed. Jane has problems with hers and mine I hope the problem is fixed with a new modem. Love your avatar!

Better get the day started

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

OnLonelyMountain · July 06, 2025, 08:53:30 AM

Good morning,
Its 45°F, sunny. Heading for 80°F or so. It was too soggy for outside work yesterday; I finished my sleeveless shirt and pushed laundry. The dog towels are done. Started on the throw rugs. It turned out to be a beautiful day. The soil was so dry it sucked all the moisture up by noon. I took the dogs around the big meadow for afternoon patrol. I could see a huge plume of white smoke North west of us. It was on the west face of the Blues. I checked my wildfire page when we got back. Everything was listed as controlled, contained or out. They were all "human caused" in my area. After an hour the plume was dissipating, with no additional smoke. Ron didn't arrive until 10:00 p.m., so no progress on the tiny house yesterday. He's only here for today, then he runs off to go yurt camping with our daughter and her family.

patricia19 · July 06, 2025, 02:25:48 PM

Good late morning at 9:59 and with very smoky skies and only 62 but going up to 82 or more.

All next week, starting tonight, will be cloudy and mostly wet. Hopefully this will help with the fires and smoke. We live in the middle of a boreal forest that covers most of the state and the majority of our fires are caused by lightening, sometimes heat lightening.

I had a wonderful breakfast out with good conversation and a bacon-egg combo. And I have a haircut planned for today. Other than that, meet and greets, morning routine, feeding Farrah and making coffee, the usual morning things.

OnLonelyMountain · July 06, 2025, 08:48:51 PM

Good afternoon,
Ron left around 3:30. The dogs and I went shopping (online) during our patrol. Some staples, some hardware, some more grout colorant. The 1st one was too bright, not yellow -brown enough like 1970s avocado green appliances. Ron did get the loft pull down ladder cut to the right length and several collar ties installed. I got up early this morning and mowed a fire break on the west end of camp. Thats about it for today. Hope you all had a good one.

Amy · July 07, 2025, 06:57:01 AM

Good morning..

Rain overnight and it may continue into today.Can almost hear the grass sighing with relief...means it is going to grow again and me sighing because I am going to have to cut it again.

Work around home today doing all the (not) fun jobs.We have leftovers for supper and salads for lunch so meals are taken care of.

Patricia,not only good food but fantastic company too!

OLM. always something to do. I do have a friend that says she gets bored!! Just can't imagine being bored with so many things to do or see.

Rick , hope cooler weather has visited you.

I wish I moved as fast as time flies!

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

RAMMEL · July 07, 2025, 08:59:16 AM

Quote from: Amy on July 07, 2025, 06:57:01 AMRick , hope cooler weather has visited you.

Next Saturday is predicted to be our coolest day, at a 79° day. But it appears that along with the heat we will have rain most of the time - the remains of a storm that hit Florida.

patricia19 · July 07, 2025, 12:49:27 PM

Good late morning at 60 degrees and still smokey skies after a drenching rain overnight. Evidently, five fires, lightening caused, made it through the rain and cooling temperatures.

While we're no longer under a red flag warning, and have rain scheduled for at least through the sixteenth, we still have three of the five, under ready, set, go, possible evacuation orders. Right now, the suburbs are at the ready phase. This year, in the Interior, more than 520,000 acres have burned, with more than 180,000 acres consumed in the last seven days.

Meet and greets, morning routines, finished, Farrah's fed and coffee's almost done. I have two Amazon orders today, one of my own and one a neighbor's. I should vacuum the living room rug, but that may wait until tomorrow.

OnLonelyMountain · July 07, 2025, 02:46:31 PM

Good waning morning,

Amy, 😆 " Can almost hear the grass sighing with relief...means it is going to grow again and me sighing because I am going to have to cut it again." Cute! I've found if you have work you can't be "bored." Since there's always work, I'm not sure what to call it when you claim boredom while there's work to do?

I'm glad to hear you have cooler weather Rick, and fewer fires Patricia!

I'm taking a recovery day: resting. Not mowing or woodcutting. Still watering, pushing laundry and doing other less physical chores. Its already 78°F. The high is expected to be 90°F.

Have a great day everyone!

patricia19 · July 07, 2025, 04:14:29 PM

OLM, it may be two fewer fires...however, after suffering through inside, sticky humidity, I opened the slider to find the outside smelled like a close campfire, even during drenching rain, with white, smoky skies. I soon re-closed the slider after my eyes were effected.

OnLonelyMountain · July 07, 2025, 05:16:28 PM

Patricia, Yuck! I didn't mean to imply all was better. We have a regional large fire watch site that I monitor every year. I rejoice with every fire they put out and breathe a sigh of relief when they are all out. Counting the blessing of 2 less fires.

Amy · July 10, 2025, 06:42:39 AM

Good morning...

Has been an interesting past few days..don't wish to repeat and now in the past!

Up and running with a new modem and so dar it seems to working fine.

Will throw a load of laundry on after we get back from town, not much is needed at the grocery store but will get in and out early.

Crows have brought their babies to enjoy what is being thrown out. Great window entertianment for me as one tried to have a bath in a pan of water that was set out for them.

Rick, we are headed back into fry weather. Really enjoyed the "cooler" weather while it was here for a few days. At times there was a nice breeze blowing. Thank goodness for A/C!

Better put an egg in my boot and beat it..

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

RAMMEL · July 10, 2025, 08:49:20 AM

Quote from: Amy on July 10, 2025, 06:42:39 AMRick, we are headed back into fry weather.

I think the relief from the heat was only down to the 80's. But with the rain that has been about it has been muggy, and uncomfortable.___Still A/C weather. As I recall, 96 on Tuesday, and somewhere over 90 yesterday. It's only another 3 1/2 or 4 months till we'll be complaining about the cold

OnLonelyMountain · July 10, 2025, 09:15:44 AM

Good morning everyone,
Its partly cloudy and 62°F. Our high is forecasted at 76°F. No breeze currently, supposedly a breeze later 5-6m.p.h.. Yesterday we had a high of 80° and steady winds starting at 22 and rising to 32 m.p.h. I was hoping it would shake loose that widow maker, that snapped off the day before, out of the tops above Kato's tie-out zone. It didn't. I haven't had a chance to talk to Ron about it yet. I'll be continuing cutting up the trees the Gkids pushed over and picking up slash piles.

Have a great day!

RAMMEL · July 10, 2025, 10:21:32 PM

Does anyone remember Marty From Miami from SeniorNet? I have a copy of a series of his posts called "Marty's Radio Days". I just read it again, and if anyone remembers him and wants a copy, let me know.

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