The Ark

70*F in Macon right now, 36*F in Fort Smith, Ark.

Cold front is headed this way tonight.

Supposed to be 36 here Mon night!

No snow yet. :)

holly winds Batman.

Still honking here in the upper keys. Was on the bayside most of the afternoon at Mangrove marina facing the north. The parking lot was a lake all the storage sheds were flooded with about a ft of salt water. Tom called me mid morn and said he was going to the patches(oceanside) to fish and check our traps and do I want to go, I said nick off. (Hello it's blowing about 30 gusting to 40) Any who he went and checked our stone crab traps, got slapped going there from the bay to oceanside. Oceanside was in the lee somewhat, he ended up getting about 24 claws 12 of which were jumbos, me, I was watching a movie. I thought he was joking when he said he was going out. Kicked his azz so much he didn't fish (eye roll) :)

Anyway just ate some of the jumbos, click pop fizz slurp,

Quoting RobDaHood:
Yeah, Crazy ain't it.

Could go for some claws myself!
Thinking I'll go watch a movie too, then wait for the 11pm update.

Have a great night!

Have a good nite Rob

I am going to weather watch as I do, the boy is sleeping due to a wobbly boot and steering a boat in crappy weather.

It's 75 here right now humidty not enough and may I say wind chill factor I am down right cold. Monday and Tuesday calling for 55 in Miami are you kidding me. yikes and double yikes, socks and double socks

Quoting RobDaHood:
Yeah, 66 here and I'm sitting on the deck in sweats due to wind.
Big change in a week.

Forecast is 44 for Tues. night.
Of course, they said that with the last cold front to and it only hit 59. I usually add 11 degrees to the lows when the cold front comes through and it's usually pretty close.

I also add a little to the wind forecast because they are always too low.

Gonna drink my sleeping potion and take my benedryl. Should kick in right after the NHC update.

Feels good to be out from under the clouds. Moon is nice.

I'm looking at a possible low of 36F Monday night.
Ranger Myleghurts is looking at 32F.
:)

That is not the weather change I had in mind.

Hmmm?

Deep diving cold front = ballyhoo huddled up on shallow reefs = sailfish following them into the shallows = WOO HOO!!! :)))

Countdown to "After Halloween Chocolate Sale"

:)))

Morning Arkers!

Wow, 7.7 quake NW of BigFish and 20 aftershocks so far.

No word on his blog yet.

OK, saw it all happened last night on the Doc's blog.

From about page 19 on. Orca and family are OK.

Quoting RTLSNK:
OK, saw it all happened last night on the Doc's blog.

From about page 19 on. Orca and family are OK.

That's good news.


Time for a nap b4 daylight breaks.

:)

Hurricane, Earthquake, Tsunami.....

Any Volcanos yet this morning?
How about clouds? We could use some clouds. Or some breeze. We feeling kind of 'left out' down here, you know!

I will drink another cup of Stimulant, and Cogitate on the matter.....

Think NYC will see rain wind and high tides. What was happening at the NHC one minute they were going to continue to monitor and report as if it was hurricane then someone reversed field said no the locals and NWS will handle and poof we are outta here. Bloomy says nothing to see here. If this thing gets its legs back Sun then we may see a different tune. Takes time to move a lot of people.

As for NYC, I wouldn't want to be in lower Manhattan if utilities and subways flood and the power is out for a week!

I could take that a lot further...but, dat'l do.
:)

Wave heights are building through Monday night.

Bloomberg is about to get an education in math.

8 plus 32 = 40

Edit:
Make that 11 plus 32 = 43


Que Steven Spielberg...exit stage left

In Dec 92, PATH was flooded out from effects of surge above el 6 msl '29. The water poured into the handicap access elevator and the 18 ft wide stairway from the Hoboken train terminal to the subway. Someone forgot to put the stop logs in place at the top of the stairs. They were working on the pumps so the automatic floats didn't kick in and bingo. That storm had a 8.7 ft level at the Battery gage and we had five ft of water or el 10 at the elevator. Be interesting to see who remembers. Lots of institutional knowledge lost on Sept 11.

NY Harbor is a great port because it is protected by the adjacent land. Main channel is almost 55 ft at mllw on the pier head line. Ah but on the west side channel not so deep and shoals without dredging. Once upon a time great place for oysters and clams. Don't think Mike will see the big waves but Jersey City not so good. A pair of 4 story basements on the bulkhead line. First one is a safe built in the pre WW1 era. Second in 01, is a garage for BMW'S, 911T'S and Rolls.

Foggy 8C. morning Rob:
I was going to say the earthquake swarm had slowed down but then I checked USGS:
5.1 2012/10/28 16:17:04 52.380 -131.664 15.0 QUEEN CHARLOTTE ISLANDS REGION
Darn!
Have not seen any reports of injuries or damage from the 'quake nor the small tsunami. Now back to dreaded fascinating (from here) Sandy.

Quoting pottery:
Hurricane, Earthquake, Tsunami.....

Any Volcanos yet this morning?
How about clouds? We could use some clouds. Or some breeze. We feeling kind of 'left out' down here, you know!

I will drink another cup of Stimulant, and Cogitate on the matter.....

Don't forget to bring a newspaper. It helps pass the time.

Quoting Grothar:


Don't forget to bring a newspaper. It helps pass the time.

Time?TIME??
Who has time these days to 'pass'....
Not me, No Siree.

Spent the day re-organising my work-shed.....
And it's 94F again today, so I had to drink a couple beers to prevent dehydration, which meant that my tools were never where I thought they were and the nails kept jumping around exposing my finger to the hammer-blows of life while there were calls from a higher authority to perform complex tasks like moving a barrel of clay which weighs 1000 tons and helping offer up a newly made lamp-shade on a beam 12' up while balancing on a chair which is on the table. (you dont need to know, trust me...)

So, no newspapers.....

It's now a lovely evening, so all is well.
Except in NY where 370,000 people are being evacuated as the transit system shuts down. Way to go, Mr. Mayor !

In the meantime.....

A large area of cloudy stuff is coming this way, out in the Mid-Atl.
I will be sprinkling a variety of potents upon the parched ground, lighting weird candles, performing copius contortions and generally encouraging this bunch of clouds to come this way.....

Time?TIME??
Who has time these days to 'pass'....
Not me, No Siree.??????


Well, alrighty then.
But if you explode like a fermenting whale being towed through the streets of Taiwan, don't say he didn't warn you.


Who's gonna clean that up?


:)

215. RobDaHood 9:02 AM EDT on October 28, 2012 +0
"Ranger Myleghurts"
Had to clean the coffee off the screen after that one!





Then we're even.
That's what you get for giving me the mental image that is stuck in my mind of Ranger Myleghurts bouncing through the back yard with a butterfly net singing "A Prius for everyone".

Quoting theshepherd:
215. RobDaHood 9:02 AM EDT on October 28, 2012 +0
"Ranger Myleghurts"
Had to clean the coffee off the screen after that one!





Then we're even.
That's what you get for giving me the mental image that is stuck in my mind of Ranger Myleghurts bouncing through the back yard with a butterfly net singing "A Prius for everyone".

Wait a minute, I must have missed that one!

I was bouncing on the bed with the butterfly net
trying to catch Apple Fritters. :)

Good thing the overhead fan was off at the time too.

And what's a Prius anyway?

57*F in Macon right now headed to 41. No snow yet. :)

Speaking of mental images,

"Explode like a fermenting whale being towed through the streets of Taiwan".

OK, that's it, we have all been hanging around Pottery too long.

We never used to talk like this. Did we?

Gee, I don't remember, that is probably good. :)

Quoting RTLSNK:
Speaking of mental images,

"Explode like a fermenting whale being towed through the streets of Taiwan".

OK, that's it, we have all been hanging around Pottery too long.

We never used to talk like this. Did we?

Gee, I don't remember, that is probably good. :)

Yeah, I must say that one made me guffaw pretty loud.
Set the dog to barking, the cat to running away, the wife to leave the room shaking her head.

The night is filled with Loud Sounds.
Either it's a full blown Battle going on in the village, or the Natives are Revolting (well, they are, you know), or it's fireworks and bamboo canons being set off in celebration of Divali.

The Moon is as bright as day outside.
Not a blemish in the sky....

Quoting theshepherd:
Time?TIME??
Who has time these days to 'pass'....
Not me, No Siree.??????


Well, alrighty then.
But if you explode like a fermenting whale being towed through the streets of Taiwan, don't say he didn't warn you.


Who's gonna clean that up?


:)

And anyway, he took that totally out of context.
Which was pretty clever, all the same.

Good one, Sheph !
heheheheheheh

Quoting pottery:

Yeah, I must say that one made me guffaw pretty loud.
Set the dog to barking, the cat to running away, the wife to leave the room shaking her head.

The night is filled with Loud Sounds.
Either it's a full blown Battle going on in the village, or the Natives are Revolting (well, they are, you know), or it's fireworks and bamboo canons being set off in celebration of Divali.

The Moon is as bright as day outside.
Not a blemish in the sky....

Unfortunately, yes, I do know. :(

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/T_T_s hould_stay_watchful_of_unrest-169926456.html

And it didn't start last night..

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/08/22/trinidad -and-tobago-debating-a-state-of-emergency/

I must take this opportunity to applaud you for your civility and bearing.

It is a pleasure to know you, Sir.

Quoting RobDaHood:
Is it Divali time already?
I had no idea.
Thought it was November.

PS...I'll pass the stir stick to you now Lord Pottery.
I mentioned RTL's post to Orca.

Didn't mention that Shep started it.
I don't want him aiming for Shep, overshooting and getting snow on me!

Yae, though it is truly a Badge of Honor to be singled out for such misfeasance upon this pirate vessel, I would direct the Captain's uncertain attention to post# 228.

However, I the pigeon-chested Steward of lame fisherman and rescuer of recherche wenches in distress, proudly walk the plank alone and take with me to the depths of Davy Jones' Locker this tattered, bejeweled, haunting copy of my favorite Siren's tune as coins for the ferryman.

mornin rob how was your weekend??

thoughts and prayers to all my family in new york gonna be a rough one

Quoting theshepherd:


Unfortunately, yes, I do know. :(

http://www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/T_T_s hould_stay_watchful_of_unrest-169926456.html

And it didn't start last night..

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2011/08/22/trinidad -and-tobago-debating-a-state-of-emergency/

I must take this opportunity to applaud you for your civility and bearing.

It is a pleasure to know you, Sir.

Yes indeed.
But never once did I say it was dull and boring, down here....
In fact, my "list" always starts with 'keep yer hed down and carry a big stick while watching over yer shoulder at all times'.

So far, so good.

:):))

Quoting RobDaHood:
Is it Divali time already?
I had no idea.
Thought it was November.

PS...I'll pass the stir stick to you now Lord Pottery.
I mentioned RTL's post to Orca.

Didn't mention that Shep started it.
I don't want him aiming for Shep, overshooting and getting snow on me!

November 13.
But we need to start the party early, you know.
The Refineries are filled with oil, and the Distilleries are filled with rum.
It would be Untraditional and Unseemly to have either money or rum left over, after any holiday.

Dont stop the Carnival.......

they live in long island...but work in manhatten