So, what's the weather like where you are today?

[applestar]

We had a crazy snow storm last night that started out as freezing rain. I DID NOT expect the 12" (appox) snow on the ground this morning -- it's sticking everywhere! DH's office is open 2 hrs late. I guess the schools are closed because I see the neighborhood kids playing.

I usually use the "View Posts Since Last Visit" to read all the posts I haven't read, but at 8AM this morning, nothing was loading/took FOR-EVER to load. I had to give up. EVERYBODY checking on weather closings? Powers and Data lines down? Guess it gave me a break.

[tedln]

Our son is in Oregon for some disc golf tournaments. I guess I should call him and advise him to not play any tournaments on Mt. Hood.

Kisal, I don't think you can smell Sulphur Dioxide. At least I can't. It doesn't seem to be harmful for most folks, but it has always caused me to have asthma attacks so bad my air passages would close down and I had to exit the areas in a hurry. Hydrogen Sulphide is another story. It smells like rotten eggs and it knocks you out pretty quickly. I once had to be evacuated from an area with hydrogen sulfide when I passed out with my oxygen mask on. It doesn't take much when it is leaking around the edges of your mask.

I think volcanic vents emit both. I seem to remember a story about a village in Africa built around a deep lake in the cone of a dormant volcano. Over many years, sulphur dioxide developed in pockets at the bottom of the lake. The pockets developed enough pressure to erupt through the water column above them and envelope the village. Hundreds of people were asphyxiated in their sleep that night.

Ted

[Charlie MV]

Some people eveen get LOST up there.

I still have a few more Dexter's to see and some DR. Who.

OOOOOOh, Dexter's another one we watch all at once. Lost has more twists than Dexter if that's possible.

I hate the way most long running shows end like the Sopranos. Lost was planned from the very first episode. I guess they knew it was 6 years and done. Great ending, great plan, no disappointment at all and I don't mind it being over. That's an unusual thing for a long running serial.

[Kisal]

Tedin, I've heard that lake story before. It's been a long time since I thought of it, though. I remember it as being carbon dioxide that developed on the bed of the lake and erupted during the night, killing an entire village. I guess it's happened more than once. Makes one wonder about something like that happening at Crater Lake!

Unless your son gets an overwhelming desire to climb a mountain, I doubt he'll be going too far up on Hood. Even if he did decide to climb, people would undoubtedly steer him toward one of the tamer peaks. My friend and his son were both very experienced mountaineers. Otherwise, they wouldn't have gone during the spring, because Hood is VERY dangerous at that time of year. It's impossible to predict what the mountain will do at any given time.

I was never what one would call a mountain climber, just did a lot of hiking. I don't like being out on the glaciers. I turn into a very delicate hothouse flower -- a total wuss -- at the first mention that there might be the possibility I could fall into a crevasse.

[tedln]

Kisal,

Your memory is better than mine. You are right, it was CO2 that vented from the volcano and killed the villagers.

Now I am not sure that it was a vent from the volcano that caused it or if it was gas from organic decomposition at the bottom of the lake. If it was organic decomposition, it should have been hydrogen sulfide like "swamp gas".

Ted

[Kisal]

We're supposed to have a little rain Saturday and Sunday, and then 5 beautiful sunny days, with temps in the mid 50s. I'm lovin' it! Makes me want to dig in the dirt, so I might just do a bit of that.

[Charlie MV]

Rain slid away yesterday. The wind was whipping so hard we actually radioed for a dock hand to catch a line when we came in. That's a first. Today it's supposed to hit 58, very bright sunshine. We're supposed to hit 67 by Wednesday so we'll spend a few days on the shredder/chipper. Mount Compost is bigger than ever.

We considered either cutting way back or not planting the vegetable garden this year but our memories are like that of squirrels. We've forgotten the near death experiences of last summer's heat already and we're sharpening the tines on the tiller.

[Kisal]

Looks like Tomf is gonna get to do some more skiing!

Rain, winds with gusts up to 50 mph, and snow down to the 1000 ft. level are predicted for this week.

Where I live, it'll just be rain and wind, with high temps in the mid 40s and lows in the mid 30s. For the last couple of weeks, we've had lovely sunny days, and on a couple of days, the high temps almost reached 60º.

Spring is almost here! Just a little over a month away!

[tedln]

This week, lows below 10 degrees, highs in the 20's. Next week, lows in the 40's, highs in the 70's. What a difference a week makes.

Ted

[Kisal]

Whoa! The wind is here, and man, is it blowing out there!

[tedln]

Hang on to something Kisal. I don't want to read tomorrows headline saying "Kisal was Gone With The Wind".



Ted

[Kisal]

Not too likely!

[tomf]

The wind woke me up last night. Kisal it looks like a powder week!
I will be able to pull out my fat skis. I work nights so I can ski when ever I want, I'll sleep in the spring.

[Kisal]

It's snowing! Huge, fat, fluffy flakes ... and lots of them! It's even collecting on the ground!

[Charlie MV]

75 degrees today, big mean moon tonight. Here's how I plan to spend tomorrow.

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