Daily Archives: August 16, 2014
What Happened to the Cold Front?
A little before 9am, Jan and I left Maxie’s Campground in Broussard, LA, about 10 miles south of Lafayette on US90. And about 15 minutes later we were on I-10 heading west toward Columbus, TX, and the Colorado River Thousand Trails Park 300 miles away..
Overall, it was a smooth trip, with no real problems. Jan had planned to take over driving when we made a rest stop at Texas Border Welcome Center about 110 miles along the way, but it started raining on and off about 25 miles earlier so she decided to bow out.
Since it was about 2pm on a Saturday, I wasn’t as anxious about driving through downtown Houston as I might have been on a weekday. But I checked my Sigalert app just to be sure there were no upcoming problems.
We pulled into the Colorado River TT about 3pm and got checked in. I was a little worried about being able to get a 50amp site, because it was hit or miss when we stayed here several times earlier in the year. But apparently the park is not near as busy in the summertime. In fact it looks like it’s only about half full, and there are so few people here that they’re no longer doing the Wednesday night Potlucks.
In a similar vein, what happened to the Houston cold front I read about last week? It was 100 degrees here today, and looks to be 98 to 102 degrees for the next 10 days.
But online I read stories about record cold around the country. Pittsburg, PA is having one of their coldest summers ever with night temps in the 40’s. And now the leaves are starting to change there . . . in August!
In West Virginia, they’re also having record-breaking cold weather and summer vegetables aren’t ripening. And Washington, D.C has had 40% less 90 degree days than normal.
So my question is, where’s our abnormally cold weather? I want our share, especially since we’ll be gate guarding in the area in the next couple of weeks,
Speaking of ‘heat’, our son-in-law Lowell alerted me to this new local store. It’s called iBurn and they sell hot stuff, lot’s of different kinds of hot stuff, from sauces to rubs to condiments and salsas. A little bit of everything.
A visit is definitely in order.
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Thought for the Day:
“Never do anything against conscience, even if the State demands it.” – Albert Einstein
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