Utah same cold front rolled in last night, just got the swamp cooler cleaned and ready for Warm to Hot days, suddenly I had to shut the water off and drain the lines.

Expected to reach 32°F then up tomorrow and back down again, yo yo temperatures ahead.

Hmn, what the temp like this week? Um dunno more yo yo ahead. lol
Just set up the swamper too. The big thing is having this gigantic hole in the ceiling pouring cold air down in the night. I plugged it back up. But the water is still on and the unit is ready to go. Just pull the foam plug out of the duct and it's good to go.
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Just set up the swamper too. The big thing is having this gigantic hole in the ceiling pouring cold air down in the night. I plugged it back up. But the water is still on and the unit is ready to go. Just pull the foam plug out of the duct and it's good to go.

Tony

 

killivolt

Just set up the swamper too. The big thing is having this gigantic hole in the ceiling pouring cold air down in the night. I plugged it back up. But the water is still on and the unit is ready to go. Just pull the foam plug out of the duct and it's good to go.

How'd that happen? I guess I must have gotten my text inside your quote. Oops. Must be something I did wrong. Sry.

 

It's that time of year again.

 

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Yesterday, cold and a rain / snow mix all day. Today for the first time in several days at least we have sunshine. Just a week ago we did manage 80 degrees F but it was short lived. This NE Ohio weather sucks this time of the year. We get a few nice days and then back to cold and wet.

Ron

 

False Spring gone, no more cold weather. Warming up nicely into 80-90s F. Put boat into shop couple of weeks ago for some refit or I'd be fishin...

 

False Spring gone, no more cold weather. Warming up nicely into 80-90s F. Put boat into shop couple of weeks ago for some refit or I'd be fishin...

I do enjoy the Carolina and Georgia coastal areas. Going down to the Holden Beach NC area next month and plan to get some nice fishing in.

Ron

 

We've had something that comes from the ocean - they say. Not sure what it has been but I don't recall having seen precipitation in quite a while. And the grass has greened up and nobody in the neighborhood knows why.

 

We've had something that comes from the ocean - they say. Not sure what it has been but I don't recall having seen precipitation in quite a while. And the grass has greened up and nobody in the neighborhood knows why.

Humidity levels are relatively high right now. At least going from the Texas Panhandle eastward.

 

Utah is known to be a desert state. That's why Swamp Coolers are common. Also known at my location are "Down Sloping" canyon winds. We can get some real blowers. This year my neighbor lost a pine tree during one event and on a much more recent event she lost her roof membrane (flat roof). Of course I've been telling her for years she needed to replace her roof. But she's over 90 and didn't want to spend her children's inheritance. But now it's going to cost even more to repair, what with all the water damage.

15 years ago when I first moved into the area (Northern Utah) we'd get a good dose of snowfall every winter. But every hear has seen less and less snowfall. Now we're facing a severe drought. The rain we got was - um - uncommon these days, but highly welcomed. Have decided that State Law allows for rainwater capture unto 2500 gallons annually. I don't have room for that much storage but I suspect from a good rainfall, when that happens, collecting a hundred gallons should take a matter of an hour of decent rainfall. Then that water can be used to water the garden. They're asking us not to water our lawns yet. When they DO recommend watering it'll probably be once a week. So I'm letting the grass grow long to protect the roots from drying out. When I cut the grass I cut it on the long side.

THAT's how the weather is here north of Salt Lake has been.

 

Utah is known to be a desert state. That's why Swamp Coolers are common. Also known at my location are "Down Sloping" canyon winds. We can get some real blowers. This year my neighbor lost a pine tree during one event and on a much more recent event she lost her roof membrane (flat roof). Of course I've been telling her for years she needed to replace her roof. But she's over 90 and didn't want to spend her children's inheritance. But now it's going to cost even more to repair, what with all the water damage.

15 years ago when I first moved into the area (Northern Utah) we'd get a good dose of snowfall every winter. But every hear has seen less and less snowfall. Now we're facing a severe drought. The rain we got was - um - uncommon these days, but highly welcomed. Have decided that State Law allows for rainwater capture unto 2500 gallons annually. I don't have room for that much storage but I suspect from a good rainfall, when that happens, collecting a hundred gallons should take a matter of an hour of decent rainfall. Then that water can be used to water the garden. They're asking us not to water our lawns yet. When they DO recommend watering it'll probably be once a week. So I'm letting the grass grow long to protect the roots from drying out. When I cut the grass I cut it on the long side.

THAT's how the weather is here north of Salt Lake has been.

Wow, sounds like you guys could use some water wells!

 

Down here, in northeastern Mexico we're suffering the worst drought there's been in almost 20 years. And things are looking rather bleak... If we don't get rain soon our water reserves (which are at a record low) will all but disappear.

 

Down here, in northeastern Mexico we're suffering the worst drought there's been in almost 20 years. And things are looking rather bleak... If we don't get rain soon our water reserves (which are at a record low) will all but disappear.

You just need more sustainable sources of water. Here in south Texas it's as easy as desalinating seawater. Where you guys are at, drilling is probably the most viable solution.

 

You just need more sustainable sources of water. Here in south Texas it's as easy as desalinating seawater. Where you guys are at, drilling is probably the most viable solution.

The area where I live is considered semi-desertic. And our main sources of water come from lakes and dams built around the region. There's some water underground, but extracting it is strictly regulated because of the geological repercussions that that could cause. And besides, private citizens are not allowed to extract water in their own land without a hard to obtain permit.

 

The area where I live is considered semi-desertic. And our main sources of water come from lakes and dams built around the region. There's some water underground, but extracting it is strictly regulated because of the geological repercussions that that could cause. And besides, private citizens are not allowed to extract water in their own land without a hard to obtain permit.

Well that doesn't sound very reasonable. You don't have to use what's found in the upper layers. My grandad would often encounter water at multiple levels when drilling for oil. You might might find water at say 400 feet. Tapping that source would most likely have no significant effect on the environment because it's just so far from the surface. Otherwise you might have a situation where water is being drawn from the surrounding ecosystem. So long as you go "deep enough", the ecological impact is practically negligible.

 

Wow, sounds like you guys could use some water wells!

Yeah, here, if you want jet fuel in your water. Less than two miles away from Hill AFB. Rain water collection is a better bet. Filter it then purify it and you might have enough water for a week. Unless it rains more.

Utah law now allows us to collect up to 2500 gallons of rain water. No more than that because the farmers west of us claim water rights to everything that falls from the sky. According to the law we can gather in two containers no more than 100 gallons each - or install a 2500 gallon tank. I'll probably start with two 55 gallon barrels and see where that goes.

Tapping that source would most likely have no significant effect on the environment because it's just so far from the surface.

Mid western areas are experiencing land subsidence due to excessive draining of the aquifer below. I'm sure it's OK to use a little water but to use it at the rate farms are using it means using more than it can replenish. While that may not be a significant effect on the environment - it does have long term ramifications. We humans are demanding more from Mother Earth than she can provide. It goes like the food supply and animals. When there's plenty there are many animals. When it is scarce animals die off. And humans are animals.

 

Yeah, here, if you want jet fuel in your water. Less than two miles away from Hill AFB. Rain water collection is a better bet. Filter it then purify it and you might have enough water for a week. Unless it rains more.

Utah law now allows us to collect up to 2500 gallons of rain water. No more than that because the farmers west of us claim water rights to everything that falls from the sky. According to the law we can gather in two containers no more than 100 gallons each - or install a 2500 gallon tank. I'll probably start with two 55 gallon barrels and see where that goes.
Mid western areas are experiencing land subsidence due to excessive draining of the aquifer below. I'm sure it's OK to use a little water but to use it at the rate farms are using it means using more than it can replenish. While that may not be a significant effect on the environment - it does have long term ramifications. We humans are demanding more from Mother Earth than she can provide. It goes like the food supply and animals. When there's plenty there are many animals. When it is scarce animals die off. And humans are animals.

The problem there isn't empty aquifers, it's the draining of the water table above it which in turn affects crops, weakens roads, etc. The aquifers themselves are plenty full and IMO a perfectly reasonable supply of water for the needs of these communities.

 

https://www.khou.com/article/news/l...tage/285-5acf2bc5-54b7-4160-bffe-1f9a5ef4362a

When Deer Park resident Brandon English got home from work on Wednesday, his house was hot.
“(My wife) had it cranked it down at 2:30,” English said. "It takes a long time for this house to get cool when it gets that hot.”
English’s wife and their daughters decided to take their afternoon nap earlier in the day.
“They’d been asleep long enough that the house had already gotten to 78 degrees,” English said. “So they woke up sweating.”
Without anyone touching it, they said their thermostat was changed while they were sleeping, making their home unbearably hot.

 

It was a fight just to get an agreement to allow the common household to collect rain water. Water rights before that meant whatever didn't absorb into your property was earmarked for the farms. Collecting rain water even in a spoon was illegal (exaggerated just a bit). But laws have been changed.

A big difference here where I live is that the farms to the west (down-stream) of me have been handed down in inheritance to children of the farmers. These children don't want to farm. But because of big development dollars - they're selling off their farmlands for profit. Those one time farms have become housing tracts with almost no back yards and barely enough space between homes to park a car in. Literally! So water rights have been relaxed to allow us to capture SOME rainwater. This isn't about aquifer's it's about rainwater. The reference I made to jet fuel in the water table still holds true for my area. You don't dare pull water out of the ground unless you want chemicals in your environment.

This is a picture from google maps, showing some of the home construction that has been placing houses as densely packed as they can get. And this pic isn't the worst of it. I'm sure if I spent more time I could find more examples.