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5 years ago
Grrrrreeeetings Fellow FA Artists, Writers, Crafters, Photographers, Fursuiters and other very creative people.
As I type this it's currently 115 Degrees f. outside and since the office doesn't have Air Conditioning, I'm typing on my laptop, on a wiggly TV table, right next to the downstairs AC vent. It's better than nothing, really, and there's less risk of my burning out something in the Big PC upstairs. The reception is better downstairs too, because I'm set up very close to the router, and things stream a bit faster. During the nights of the heat wave we've sought refuge from the heat by trying to sleep here in the Living Room, but it's difficult sometimes as the place can get a little "Busy" and our cat "Sammy" likes to play "Tomcat" and yowl at the top of his lungs, at all hours of the night, if he sees anything unusual through the front door windows.
As long as our landlord tells us it's okay to run the AC, both my brother and I are grateful for that little luxury. Several large fires have been burning throughout Southern California, and so the air has a bit of smoke in it that irritates the eyes, the nose, and the lungs. Currently, Pasadena is in no danger, but when these wildfire conditions appear, having a "Bug out" plan is always on our minds. My biggest concern is gathering as much information as I can, getting the laptop, and grabbing the cats, then heading down the hill to safety. On the plus side, Fire watches and a neighborhood alert system are in place, so if we get the word to go, we can.
I guess every State has it's hazards. My sister in Texas has faced Tornadoes and thunderstorms, my friends on the East Coast and in Southern Florida face Hurricanes, and of course my friends in the Rocky Mountain States face arctic cold in the winters. Of course this does raise up a quote in my head by the popular 19th Century author "Mark Twain" who once quipped, "A great, great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has ever been done about it." I also believe he once remarked, "Lightning is a great weapon... The trouble is in Aiming it."
With that said, I basically wanted to mention that FA will be going through a transfer to a better sever and equipment upgrade, so the site might be offline for a bit. I just wanted to tell all my friends, fans and fellow artisans here on FA that I look forward to continuing seeing, sharing and showing off our collective works after things settle down. Enjoy a wonderful Labor Day weekend, be well, stay cool, be safe out there, and I look forward to seeing the improvements on the site, plus the new images, art and stories posted on the site in these next few weeks to come.
"Peace."
As I type this it's currently 115 Degrees f. outside and since the office doesn't have Air Conditioning, I'm typing on my laptop, on a wiggly TV table, right next to the downstairs AC vent. It's better than nothing, really, and there's less risk of my burning out something in the Big PC upstairs. The reception is better downstairs too, because I'm set up very close to the router, and things stream a bit faster. During the nights of the heat wave we've sought refuge from the heat by trying to sleep here in the Living Room, but it's difficult sometimes as the place can get a little "Busy" and our cat "Sammy" likes to play "Tomcat" and yowl at the top of his lungs, at all hours of the night, if he sees anything unusual through the front door windows.
As long as our landlord tells us it's okay to run the AC, both my brother and I are grateful for that little luxury. Several large fires have been burning throughout Southern California, and so the air has a bit of smoke in it that irritates the eyes, the nose, and the lungs. Currently, Pasadena is in no danger, but when these wildfire conditions appear, having a "Bug out" plan is always on our minds. My biggest concern is gathering as much information as I can, getting the laptop, and grabbing the cats, then heading down the hill to safety. On the plus side, Fire watches and a neighborhood alert system are in place, so if we get the word to go, we can.
I guess every State has it's hazards. My sister in Texas has faced Tornadoes and thunderstorms, my friends on the East Coast and in Southern Florida face Hurricanes, and of course my friends in the Rocky Mountain States face arctic cold in the winters. Of course this does raise up a quote in my head by the popular 19th Century author "Mark Twain" who once quipped, "A great, great deal has been said about the weather, but very little has ever been done about it." I also believe he once remarked, "Lightning is a great weapon... The trouble is in Aiming it."
With that said, I basically wanted to mention that FA will be going through a transfer to a better sever and equipment upgrade, so the site might be offline for a bit. I just wanted to tell all my friends, fans and fellow artisans here on FA that I look forward to continuing seeing, sharing and showing off our collective works after things settle down. Enjoy a wonderful Labor Day weekend, be well, stay cool, be safe out there, and I look forward to seeing the improvements on the site, plus the new images, art and stories posted on the site in these next few weeks to come.
"Peace."
East Texas - flash floods
West Texas - droughts and flash floods
Okinawa - typhoons
Oklahoma - tornadoes
North Carolina - hurricanes
Turkey - earthquakes
England - the English
North Dakota - seven-month winters, three of which the temp never gets above 0F.
South Carolina - hurricanes
... and let us never forget: The Middle East - heat, animal life and terrorism
(...)
England - the English
LOL!
"We've been here through fires, floods, earthquakes, and visits from the British royal family..."
Drink lots of water, take a noontime siesta, have some electrolyte drinks. Hope things get better soon.
Even more fun, I got an emergency alert on my phone saying PG&E is likely to shut down the power today, and we don't even use PG&E here. O.o
As for air quality, one of our neighbors insists on burning trash every night. I love the smell of a dumpster fire in the evening.
Until next time, "Vootie."
We've been lucky. We haven't lost power... Yet.
Trash burning has been outlawed in the Los Angeles and Valley areas since the mid 1960s. Not because it was unpleasant smelling and dangerous, but because backyard incinerators were blamed for causing the afternoon Smog that blanketed the area. (The CA Government at the time NEVER thought that our Precious automobiles using leaded gasoline were to blame.)
V.
Know just what you mean about the smoke and the heat! Wuff has been dealing with the tickle in the throat and the scratchy/itchy eyes all day from the smoke of the wildfires here in CO. Saw bright orange patches of light on the carpet and walls today, that looked like sunset orange but were happening at 3:30. So wuff went out and looked, to see the sun an angry red, dull ball of light from all the smoke in the sky.
As for heat: in the last week, CO here has broken the record high for a day, record high day in a year, and record number of consecutive highs in a row.
And tomorrow it's supposed to be 34 degrees for the high (that's F, not C!!!), with a low of 21 and freezing rain turning to snow later in the day. Wednesday "warms up" to almost 40, but we'll hit high 70s over the weekend to come, and nearly 80 again by next Monday.
CO weather is freaking weird!!
Stay safe out there!