Well I was doing some browsing over at instructables.com and came across this article… on how to chunk pineapple like an island boy… and now I have a craving for some real pineapple. The stuff the cafeteria has is usually in some cocktail and isn’t too bad… but this weekend I am determined to get some real pineapple… only problem will be knives… hopefully the pocket knife will do.
Well that was a bit random. Work is going swell… today we set some stuff up over in the gym building… unfortunately it was raining… I thought moving from Seattle to Texas would improve on the weather stuff… ohh well. Hopefully it won’t last too long… rain and overcast skys is depressing. Bring out the sunshine.
Class today was good… nothing too exciting though. I have two exams on Friday… that should be fun.
Well I think that is all for now… I really should have gone to bed an hour ago… it was so nice to go to bed at 11… but I am such a night owl that it is just incredibly hard.
Nite!
Here’s the weather bulletin that just came out. Some sort of rain I guess we’re supposed to have. Whatever that is…
Weather Bulletins Issued for Strong Winds, Flooding
By Kitsap Sun Staff
November 4, 2006
Strong winds followed by heavy, flooding rains today through Tuesday could impact much of the Puget Sound region, including Kitsap and North Mason counties, the National Weather Service warned in a series of bulletins issued this morning.
The result could be downed trees, power outages, flooded basements and other weather-related misery across much of the area just as the rainy season is getting under way.
Forecasters said south winds should start to pick up by late morning and continue through most of the day as a potent weather system moves in off the Pacific.
A wind advisory issued for the Kitsap Peninsula, Hood Canal and Admiralty Inlet areas says sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph are possible between 11 a.m. and 7 p.m. today, with gusts of up to 50 mph.
The advisory warns that winds could be strong enough to snap limbs, knock over shallow-rooted trees and cause scattered power outages.
Rain will continue throughout the day as well.
After a comparative lull in the weather tonight and early Sunday, an even stronger system is expected to arrive, bringing torrential rainfall and more windy conditions Sunday night through early Tuesday.
Some areas, especially the south-facing slopes of the Olympics, could receive 6 inches of rain from this one storm alone, the National Weather Service said.
This renewed heavy rain, falling on top of what has already fallen in the past few days, could set the stage for widespread river flooding across the region.
A flood watch has been issued for all of Western Washington from Sunday night through Monday afternoon.
Several rivers are at risk for flooding, including the Snohomish, Cowlitz and Nisqually rivers, as well as several rivers that drain the west-facing slopes of the Cascades.
Even small streams could become raging torrents for a period from late Sunday through midday on Monday, the National Weather Service warned in its flood statement.
The incoming weather systems follow a series of smaller weather disturbances that have caused some problems of their own over the past few days, including downed trees and power outages from one end of Kitsap County to the other, along with freezing rain and snow in the mountain passes.
That is just crazy!