Texas Heat!

[ustmd]

At least in July, we have had 2 days where the high was not > 100:

 

[foreman Etexas]

We just got 3tenths leona,tx!!!:thumbsup:

 

[Western]

An e-mail I got today sounds about right to me.

HOW DRY IS IT IN TEXAS ?

It's so dry in Texas that the Baptists

are starting to baptize by sprinkling,

the Methodists are using wet-wipes,

the Presbyterians are giving out rain-checks,

and the Catholics are praying for the wine

to turn back into water.

Now THAT's Dry...............................

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I was visiting online with a buddy in Austin and

he said he'd killed a mosquito

that was carrying a canteen.

A friend in southwest Texas told me the chicken

farmers were giving the chickens crushed ice

to keep them from laying hard-boiled eggs.

But just this week, here in Stephenville ,

a man said he saw a fire hydrant bribing a dog.

In Proctor Lake , another friend caught

a 20 lb catfish that had ticks on it!

Man, it's been HOT & DRY..............

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Nice, I like the one about the mosquito:laughing:

Bird 100 psi, gee, you have your own mini fire hydrant!. I wonder if they make an automatic shutoff, so if the water pressure drops for a certain amount of time (like with a major leak) it would shut of the water out towards the incoming line.?

We just got 3tenths leona,tx!!!:thumbsup:

Good job on that Foreman!!!:thumbsup: What did that cost ya?? Saw on the news some good showers down around Houston too.

 

[foreman Etexas]

Nice, I like the one about the mosquito:laughing:

Bird 100 psi, gee, you have your own mini fire hydrant!. I wonder if they make an automatic shutoff, so if the water pressure drops for a certain amount of time (like with a major leak) it would shut of the water out towards the incoming line.?



Good job on that Foreman!!!:thumbsup: What did that cost ya?? Saw on the news some good showers down around Houston too.

I just got to the in-laws with a gooseneck full of square bales with no time to get in the barn,figured if that was what it takes for it to rain maybe ill leave them on the trailer a cple days

 

[jinman]

Bird 100 psi, gee, you have your own mini fire hydrant!.

Yep, that's incredible pressure. You could almost pressure wash from a hose end nozzle. I'm wondering how far Bird is from the nearest water tower?

 

[jinman]

At least in July, we have had 2 days where the high was not > 100:

. . . and on July 1st, you had that "massive downpour" of 0.08" of rain.:laughing:

 

[pacerron]

Jim,
Wondering about the time stamps on this site above each message favicon.
No helps tab that I have discovered with explanations. It is 8:13 local and your last message is time stamped 7:45 Today. You should be an hour earlier than my location. The time stamps must be adjusted to local time for the viewer?
I've been reading some of your lawn watering messages in this string. I didn't catch the depth of your well? How much standing head do you have versus when you have the pump running continously? Is your pump motor rated for continous duty?
Ron

 

[jinman]

You should be an hour earlier than my location. The time stamps must be adjusted to local time for the viewer?

Yep, it's adjusted for local time; 6:45 here.

I've been reading some of your lawn watering messages in this string. I didn't catch the depth of your well? How much standing head do you have versus when you have the pump running continously? Is your pump motor rated for continous duty?

My well was drilled 386' deep before the driller flushed a basin. I believe the pump sits about 360', if I remember correctly. I really don't know what the standing head is on the well. I don't think we ever measured it, but I do remember the driller dropping/timing a stone, so he probably could have told me if I'd asked. What I do remember was when I asked the driller how much water I could pump without worry, he looked at me with a grin and said, "How much electricity can you afford?" I do have a Goulds pump rated for continuous service. I've had this well over 11 years and it is perfect water, needing no treatment whatsoever. All my neighbors who hired this same driller also have perfect wells. He's the best driller in the county in my estimation. I thought I had a problem with my pump last year, but it turned out to only be a controller box problem. I cost me less than $200 for the service call and box. I'm thrilled with my well.:thumbsup:

 

[pacerron]

6:45 would make us 2 hours apart so you guys must not have elected daylight savings time. Sounds like you have a great well. The stats may be available on line at your states natural resources site if you really wanted to know and you had a legit driller that filled in the form properly when filing.
I've attached part of my form which shows that since my driller tested for 2 hours at 20 gpm and didn't hit the water level, my pump at 10 gpm never could. My driller actually punched a hole in the screen down on the pump to keep the Injun Sand from clogging it ( a black fine sand ) that we filter 2X in the basement with cartridges. The water tastes great unless an oil well is drilled in the area, then it isn't so good for a while.
I am amused by folks who say," wow you have free water"
Our well is 19 years old and never had the pump pulled so it is just a matter of time. As you say, the KWH used for all this free water is also significant.

 

[Western]

I just got to the in-laws with a gooseneck full of square bales with no time to get in the barn,figured if that was what it takes for it to rain maybe ill leave them on the trailer a cple days

Right!! Your more than welcome to park a load of hay in my drive when your done using it:thumbsup: Funny you say that though. I remember putting out allot of $$ for fertilizer on my hay fields then praying for rain, once it was cut, You'd pray for dry weather, at least till it was rolled or squared and in the barn.

106 here yesterday, don't know what the heat index was ,but it was "extra" warm with the light winds. Had to use a beach towel for a saddle on my black tractor seat