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Fire Weather
Posted by: RobDaHood, 3:46 PM GMT en Abril 12, 2012 +4
Welcome to The Ark

I opened the door earlier this morning to let the dog take a walk and to inspect the garden area. I immediately noticed a strong smell of smoke in the air. The email and photos of Pottery's firefighting episode 2 days ago (to be included in comments section) were fresh in my mind, as was the NWS warning of fire weather this afternoon.

I walked the perimeter trying to determine the source. By the time I completed the loop, the smoke had thinned and I never detected a plume on the horizon, so with the stiff and variable breeze, I guess it was a good ways to the ENE of here.

Not a great way to start the morning. Low humidity, wind, very dry conditions, and lots of dead fuel on the ground from an very dry winter make perfect conditions for the rapid propagation of fires. These conditions are wide-spread this spring.


So...I'm keeping an eye out and I hope all of you are too.


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251. RobDaHood 9:23 PM GMT en Abril 26, 2012    
Pottery,
A little salt, a little pepper, and some fire usually will do the trick.

RTL,
The bubbles, as you call them, (cute expression btw) comes from the beans. The Burn comes from the chilis. I usually prefer a little more burn and less bubble.
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252. RTLSNK (Mod) 9:36 PM GMT en Abril 26, 2012    
Quoting RobDaHood:
Pottery,
A little salt, a little pepper, and some fire usually will do the trick.

RTL,
The bubbles, as you call them, (cute expression btw) comes from the beans. The Burn comes from the chilis. I usually prefer a little more burn and less bubble.


ROFLMAO

At my age bubbles are the way of life now! :)

Its the burn I can no longer handle! :)

And on that note, I have to start the yellow rice now.

Back after dinner.
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253. pottery 10:09 PM GMT en Abril 26, 2012    
Quoting RobDaHood:
Pottery,
A little salt, a little pepper, and some fire usually will do the trick.

RTL,
The bubbles, as you call them, (cute expression btw) comes from the beans. The Burn comes from the chilis. I usually prefer a little more burn and less bubble.

My thinking as well.
But I will add a few drops of lime, and a little olive oil, and put the filets in a hot grill for 10 mins or so.
Some large redskin potatoes on a skewer in the oven, and a portion of green beans steamed then sautéed in oil with some garlic.
That ought to earn me some Points, eh ??

heheheheh
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254. Ylee 10:16 PM GMT en Abril 26, 2012    
You guys brag all you want; I'm having peanut butter sandwiches on white bread for supper! So there! :) (I'm staying over until 11PM, so it's either that or a Big Azz Burger out of the vending machine!)
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255. RobDaHood 11:31 PM GMT en Abril 26, 2012    
RTL,
I had a witty reply to that, but wrong blog.

Pottery,
Sounds good to me!

Ylee,
Well, I had peanut butter and crackers for lunch, followed half an hour later by Ramen, so don't feel too bad. I think I'd rather have the peanut butter than a burger out of a machine.
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256. RTLSNK (Mod) 11:38 PM GMT en Abril 26, 2012    
Quoting Ylee:
You guys brag all you want; I'm having peanut butter sandwiches on white bread for supper! So there! :) (I'm staying over until 11PM, so it's either that or a Big Azz Burger out of the vending machine!)


Hey, I love PB&J's. Have to have Grape Jam though, or Strawberry Preserves, or Peach Preserves, or Orange Marmalade, or Blueberry Preserves, or even Philly Cream Cheese, it actually goes really well on a Peanut Butter Sandwich.:)

Big glass of Choco Milk of course, and some Cheetos on the side, or maybe Potato chips, or if you get the big Freetos Scoops you don't even need the bread, just scoop up some PB with one scoop and some grape jam with another one, Wa La, PB&J Freetos. Yum Yum.

Ever tried PB and Bananas? Not bad at all. Need a few Vanilla Wafers on the side of course.

Hmmm, I think its time for my Peanut Butter Pecan Brownies with a scoop of Maple Walnut Ice Cream on the side.

Be back later. :)
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257. Ylee 11:48 PM GMT en Abril 26, 2012    
That didn't work out. Work got wonky, so no PB for me. :( That's OK, I need to lose weight, anyway!

I like my sandwiches best with nothing but extra thick peanut butter. No jellies, jams, cream cheese, or jalapenos! :)
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258. RobDaHood 12:13 AM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Peanut butter on toast with hot maple syrup (the real stuff) poured over the top!
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259. RobDaHood 12:51 AM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Shutting down for a while.
Take good care.

Dream sweet peanut butter dreams!
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260. pottery 1:02 AM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
YES ! to peanut butter.
But for me, it's a sort of middle-of-the-morning-thing.
On toast, with whatever kind of sweet jam is lurking in the fridge. Guava is best!

Supper was Good.
Going to sleep early, so y'all have a Fine One.
And don't do anything I wouldn't....
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261. pottery 9:48 AM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Hello, BattyBats.
Hood, some Nasty Stuff approaches from the South.
Stay dry!
Have a Good Friday.
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262. RTLSNK (Mod) 10:35 AM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Morning Pottery!

The early birds are up already, so, how are the worms this morning?

66*F here in Macon, headed for 90 something.

Need to start on the Mulch again this morning before I start to wilt.

Little ones are coming over at 1230 hrs and spending the afternoon with us.

I think playing in the sprinklers will be the afternoon activities.:)
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263. seflagamma 12:02 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Good morning Rob and all you Arkers!

Hope it is a good day for you all.. no time right now to read back and see what
mischief you have been getting into lately! :o)


happy weekend!

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264. RobDaHood 1:28 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Good Morning!

Slept like a rock last night. Wish I could figure out how I did that.

Playing in sprinklers is the order of the day huh? Sounds like a good plan, just no electric guitars and take it easy on the knees.

Now, I have to go over the the weather center, look at the Sat loops, and see what new mischief Pottery has cooked up in his kiln...
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265. RobDaHood 1:33 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Gamma,
Nice to see you're smiling face around here. Lets see...I don't think you missed a whole lot. Mainly much talk about moving garden products about, hacking at plants, and what's for dinner...and frequent sneezing.

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266. RobDaHood 2:05 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
A little ditty to get your weekend started out right.

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267. ycd0108 2:53 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Tom Petty:
Wide Mouth Mason
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268. toddluck 3:06 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
mornin
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269. RobDaHood 9:05 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Hey YCD and Todd!

Sorry so long getting back. Busy day with lots of catching up to do.

About to start supper.

Chicken and yellow rice.
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270. RobDaHood 9:06 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Tom Petty day continues:

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271. RobDaHood 9:07 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
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272. RobDaHood 9:09 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
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273. RobDaHood 9:10 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Really need to crank this one!

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274. RobDaHood 9:15 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Speaking of here comes my girl, she just called and is on the way home. Time to post 2 more, then I gotta start cooking.

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275. seflagamma 9:17 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
You are on a Tom Petty roll this afternoon aren't you?

chicken and yellow rice sounds good to me!

enjoy your weekend!
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276. RobDaHood 9:17 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Nice beat to cook to.

Enjoy!

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277. RobDaHood 9:17 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Thanks Gamma!

You too!!!
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278. RTLSNK (Mod) 11:42 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
OK, grand kids are back with their Daddy, dinner is finished, and so are Grandma and Grandpa.:)

If we could bottle the energy a 3 yr old and a 5 yr old have we could power the earth for years!

I don't care what time of day it is, I'm going for a nap. :)

Have a great night, see you in the morning.
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279. RobDaHood 11:47 PM GMT en Abril 27, 2012    
Nite Ranger!
Rest well...you've earned it!
(see you at 2am :o)...)

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280. RobDaHood 12:18 AM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
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288. RobDaHood 12:46 AM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
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289. RobDaHood 12:48 AM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Well, that's it for Cap'n Hood tonight.

Take good care friends.
See you tomorrow!







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290. Ossqss 3:55 AM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Good tunes once again. Thanks Rob, I hope all is well.

I am trying to stay on topic this late :)

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291. RTLSNK (Mod) 12:42 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Morning!

Wow, 0830 hrs, 62*F, had coffee and Apple Fritters already, SugarBear is in the garden planting new flowers that came UPS yesterday, I had best get out there and do another 20 bags of Brown Mulch before the temp gets to 91 today.

91* on April 28th, crazy.

Monday is supposed to be 95*.

Thats really crazy. :)

Will check in later.
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292. RobDaHood 2:23 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Good Morning!

OSS,
Oh, yeah...the topic! Almost forgot.
Haven't heard Marshall Tucker in a while. You had to dig pretty deep to come up with that one. Thanks!
Early half of the week was rough, and yesterday was busy as a result, but it's over now and looking forward to a relaxing weekend. Hope yours is good!

RTLSNK,
That's insane! Waaay above our forecast highs. South Florida is getting wet at least. We've got a slight chance over the next few days.

You've had a long week. Hope you take the opportunity to get some rest and sip some lemonade.
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293. RTLSNK (Mod) 5:01 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Oh yeah, SugarBear and I are both being very careful!

Both back in the house before 1100 hrs lately.

Was nice and cool to get started though.

Finished the butterfly garden today.

Only 40 bags of Brown Mulch left to go into the landscape area but not on Monday in 95*.

Wed will be soon enough! :)

Daughter and team flys back from Haiti tonight to Atlanta at 1845 hrs.

Should be home by 2130 hrs!!!!!

Time for a nap.
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294. RobDaHood 5:08 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Some long ones:

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295. RobDaHood 5:10 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
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296. RobDaHood 5:12 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
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297. RobDaHood 5:23 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Okay, time to calm down a bit.
Just wanted something to help RTL wake up later!

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298. RobDaHood 5:29 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
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299. ycd0108 7:53 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Edgar is good and long - might be able to type a comment before the end.
'Course I can not listen, type and think all at the same time. Read somewhere that actually no one can really multi-task.
Then I enjoyed "Don't Come Around Here No More"
Hope you didn't mean that!
I'm comin' back to listen anyway.
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300. RTLSNK (Mod) 8:04 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
OH SURE, there I was sleeping peacefully when I heard MUSIC PLAYING SOMEWHERE.

Just wait till I find out who was playing music while I was taking a nap.

Oh, by the way, heads up Dude. :)

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301. RobDaHood 8:18 PM GMT en Abril 28, 2012    
Thanks. Impressive cell for a few minutes there but not as much at the moment. Of course, that is a big, very shallow lake. could blow up, but think it'll slide by us.

Can feel the wind it's sucking in though.
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