The Dude

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Thanks for stopping in to share your thoughts. The terrain is manageable. The traffic is the big challenge around here.

I like GMBM. Much more decisive than McPhee. Said the Caps need an experienced coach. Hopefully they're looking at Laviolette or Gallant.

I have a hard time finding Thai chilies, and am not a huge fan of big heat, so I usually just use a couple jalapenos or serranos. The end result is very little heat. You could easily omit the chilies all together if you prefer.

If y'all like curry, take a look at this recipe: https://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/thai-green-curry-with-chicken-and-vegetables/00d62b36-5189-479d-807e-39ba8ec90508 One of my favorites to make in the summer when I can find the fresh veggies at the farmers' market.

Cool shots! Looks like a shelf cloud with some scud clouds underneath. This is definitely the right place to share those types of pics.

Only when its east of the NY metro area...

We were in North OC (136th) for the last 2 weeks. We usually stay in one of the high-rises around 100th, but were not comfortable being around so many people. We found a condo with only one other unit in the building (occupied by the owners) and a private beach access. We spent the first 3 hours basically nuking it. I was pleasantly surprised how well folks were social distancing on the beach. Instead of everyone setting up in a couple rows within 15 meters of the water, folks were using the entire beach. We got carryout from several restaurants that had their act together, but I definitely saw some that didn't. We thought about getting carry out from Tequila Mockingbird, but you had to go into their packed bar to pick it up. Forget about that! There were also a few covidiots at the grocery store who couldn't figure out how to wear a mask properly or how to socially distance. We stayed away from the boardwalk, but when I looked at the webcams, it seemed much less crowded than usual.

It's been a stiff breeze in OC today. Kept the beaches nice and non-crowded. I'm glad we'll be here for the heat this weekend.

It's funny how complicated the barber relationship can get. Thinking of the great Seinfeld episode on that. Twitter has its place, but so does this place. The volume of posts on Twitter can get overwhelming, and its easy for the quality to get lost in the noise. Plus, as you note, it's hard to compartmentalize topics. So, when I just want to find out what's going on with the weather, I have to wade through a lot of unrelated material. I keep it manageable by only following ~40 people. I don't know how people like you manage following thousands of people.

Welcome back! With a beach trip upcoming, I finally broke down and cut my own hair last week. Let's just say I'm not going to put my barber out of a job, but it looks and feels a lot better than it did.

Incredible rain producer here. Over 2 inches in ~30 min. Several lightning strikes within a half-mile, including one that couldn't be more than 100 yards away. Once the storm passes, the kids and I will head out to see if we can find where it struck.

The COD site has a free 200-frame loop: https://weather.cod.edu/satrad/nexrad/index.php?type=LWX-N0Q-1-200.

Really impressive gradient with this one. I had .11 inches. Several weather stations between .5 to 1.0 miles to my south east had over an inch.

Great storm. Hail core just missed me to the south, but I got torrential rain (maxing out at 9.5 in/hr) and some good wind gusts likely around 40 mph.

Finally got some afternoon sun yesterday, and the cleaning seems to have done the trick (it was a mess inside the shield with all sorts of cobwebs). No more anomalous ~5 degree spikes. Thanks for the tip!

Thanks. I found a nice video from Davis on how to clean it. Seemed pretty simple. Hoping to get time to do it today.

Thanks. No fan-aspirated shield (I've got the vantage vue), but I'll give it a good cleaning to see if that will help.

My Davis weather station has developed an annoying habit of reading 4-5 degrees too warm when it gets in direct sunlight during peak sun angle season (~April-September). Does anyone know if there is a way to fix this?

1.57" here from at least 3 rounds of storms last night.

If that's too pricey, you can always go with the budget option:

Happy Birthday, Waterboy!

Not quite traditional spanakopita, but here's a good variation that's a hit in our house: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2015/11/one-pot-chicken-spanakopita-skillet-pie-recipe.html

Made it to 32 here. Hopefully, it killed a few mosquitoes.

Good riddance.