California Drought

[troutsqueezer]

Mark Finan, the local, trusted, good guy weather guy, just stated today that he is predicting the second half of the rainy season to be normal. I give it a fifty-fifty chance as I do anyone's forecast.

 

[cqaigy2]

Hopefully the Pineapple Express will swing into Cali before coming up here. You guys need a break!

 

[Pilot]

The drought extends up into Oregon as well.

We had 3 fires yesterday in western Oregon--two near the coast near Cannon Beach which gets about 76 inches of rain per year and the other one near Silverton, which gets maybe 40 inches. Nothing like California, but unusually dry here--and we have had a lot of east wind, which are comparable to California's Santa Ana winds. All of southwest Oregon is in a fire watch condition and they usually get about 30-40 inches of rain.

When I lived in California around 1960 there was an extended drought and officials banned recreational activities outside designated sites until well into February when we had several days of rain.

 

[Larry Caldwell]

If longer range models are correct the Pacific is about to open her water to you folks in California probably in Feb or March so not much longer. I believe it is called the Pineapple Express

We all hope. Here in Oregon we are 20" below normal rainfall. It's a bright and sunny day right now. We badly need a couple good frog stranglers. Of course, tropical moisture doesn't do squat for the snow pack in the mountains, which is what keeps the rivers running in the summer.

 

[RobertN]

Pineapple express brings rain usually. We need rain low, snow high.

 

[RobertN]

Off Topic, but...

Is that steakhouse at H49 and Salmon Falls road any good?

We have been to Cafe Mahjaic in Lotus a couple times recently; that place was excellent! I had passed it going to Station-74, or Station 72 in Cool, and just generally for a number of years now. Finally tried it; wish would have tried it sooner.

Mark Finan, the local, trusted, good guy weather guy, just stated today that he is predicting the second half of the rainy season to be normal. I give it a fifty-fifty chance as I do anyone's forecast.

 

[MtnViewRanch]

Off Topic, but...

Is that steakhouse at H49 and Salmon Falls road any good?

We have been to Cafe Mahjaic in Lotus a couple times recently; that place was excellent! I had passed it going to Station-74, or Station 72 in Cool, and just generally for a number of years now. Finally tried it; wish would have tried it sooner.

I'm sorry, but if I can be told where there is a good steakhouse, I don't care what the topic was, now it's steak. :drool:

 

[troutsqueezer]

Off Topic, but...

Is that steakhouse at H49 and Salmon Falls road any good?

We have been to Cafe Mahjaic in Lotus a couple times recently; that place was excellent! I had passed it going to Station-74, or Station 72 in Cool, and just generally for a number of years now. Finally tried it; wish would have tried it sooner.

We have been eating there for close to thirty years, the Hindquarter. It has gone through several owners and the quality has been up and down, mostly up. It's not cheap but what steakhouse is? Haven't been there in maybe two years. The bar is next to the restaurant so there's drinkin', cussin' and smokin' right close to your table. Down home kinda place. Try at your own risk. There must be a reason it has been in business so long in a town that has a population of -10.

 

[NoTrespassing]

You're joking right??? :confused3: It wouldn't have anything to do with the people that are in charge of most everything are the kind of people that think milk comes from the grocery store. In other words, our wonderful elected and appointed officials DO NOT HAVE A CLUE. But then they are elected, and we see what comes from those results everyday. :banghead:

Probably because over half the voters don't have a clue either, just like in Illinois.

Kevin

 

[TomSeller]

Weather... It ain't like it used to be.