RE: [gardeners] Rough Weather in the Southland
Brigitte Burchett (gardeners@globalgarden.com)
Tue, 18 Apr 2000 10:15:44 -0500
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Uh, me gosh, that sounds awful! Hope everything survives all right!
That kind of rain does not help. Let us know how things look when you can go
out again.
Brigitte
The Alternative Pond & Gardens Mart, Inc.
http://www.pondmarket.com.
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com
[mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com]On Behalf Of Ron Hay
Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 9:56 AM
To: gardeners
Subject: [gardeners] Rough Weather in the Southland
Good morning, friends,
Just when we thought the last of the rainy season was behind us, we
experienced a true deluge of almost Biblical proportions.
The weather service had predicted heavy rain, but by daybreak yesterday,
nada. Then it came! It poured and poured all day long, flooding
intersections, causing scores of accidents on our rain/grease-slickened
roads all over Los Angeles. We must have recieved an inch per hour at times,
here in the San Fernando Valley. Then, just as it approached dinner time, it
cleared up and the sun came out. The fruit trees were almost bent double
with the weight of the rain and the growing fruit, and the macadmia looked
as if it would snap in half (Viv's ex hose certainly came in handy then, as
we had staked and tied it with them). The tomatoes which were growing like
topsy looked about to sad and bedraggled. We felt lucky not to have received
any hail. But that was at dinnertime.
Last night, twice, enormous thunder storm cells passed over us. One big one
came at about 1:30, lighting up the sky, causing the welkin to ring with the
clang of Thor's hammer. But the worst was yet to come. At about 3:30 a cell
passed over us with rain so loud it awakened us. We checked for leaks (none,
thank goodness!) and then checked the street in front of our home (our
doorstep is only about 9 inches above ground level). It was roiling, but,
characteristically, draining beautifully. (The lady across the street, who
has lived in her home for 40 years, said to us, when we moved in, "You
probably won't appreciate this until the rainy season, but unlike other
streets and major roads around here, our street never floods." Halleluljah!)
If things looked sad and bedraggled yesterday, they looked far worse today.
It's still raining too hard to go out, but I hope things are better than
they seem. All that work!!
I just said to myself this morning, it's out of our control; at least we
don't depend on the crops for our livlihood. Maybe I am being overly
pessiminstic. I hope I am, becuause things really look battered and bruised.
Time, after work, to assess the damage and deal with
(
Ron
Van Nuys, CA
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<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b>
owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com =
[mailto:owner-gardeners@globalgarden.com]<b><span
style=3D'font-weight:bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>Ron Hay<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Tuesday, April 18, =
2000 9:56
AM<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> gardeners<br>
<b><span style=3D'font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [gardeners] =
Rough Weather
in the Southland</span></font></p>
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color=3Dblack
face=3D"Times New Roman"><span =
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Good morning,
friends, </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:
windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Just when we thought the last of =
the rainy
season was behind us, we experienced a true deluge of almost Biblical
proportions. </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>The weather service had predicted =
heavy
rain, but by daybreak yesterday, nada. Then it came! It poured and =
poured all
day long, flooding intersections, causing scores of accidents on our
rain/grease-slickened roads all over Los Angeles. We must have recieved =
an inch
per hour at times, here in the San Fernando Valley. Then, just as it =
approached
dinner time, it cleared up and the sun came out. The fruit trees were =
almost
bent double with the weight of the rain and the growing fruit, and the =
macadmia
looked as if it would snap in half (Viv's ex hose certainly came in =
handy then,
as we had staked and tied it with them). The tomatoes which were growing =
like
topsy looked about to sad and bedraggled. We felt lucky not to have =
received
any hail. But that was at dinnertime. </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Last night, twice, enormous =
thunder storm
cells passed over us. One big one came at about 1:30, lighting up the =
sky,
causing the welkin to ring with the clang of Thor's hammer. But the =
worst was
yet to come. At about 3:30 a cell passed over us with <i><span
style=3D'font-style:italic'>rain</span></i> so loud it <i><span =
style=3D'font-style:
italic'>awakened</span></i> us. We checked for leaks (none, thank =
goodness!)
and then checked the street in front of our home (our doorstep is only =
about 9
inches above ground level). It was roiling, but, characteristically, =
draining
beautifully. (The lady across the street, who has lived in her home for =
40
years, said to us, when we moved in, "You probably won't appreciate =
this
until the rainy season, but unlike other streets and major roads around =
here,
our street never floods." Halleluljah!) </span></font><font =
color=3Dblack><span
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>If things looked sad and =
bedraggled yesterday,
they looked far worse today. It's still raining too hard to go out, but =
I hope
things are better than they seem. All that work!! </span></font><font
color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font><=
/p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>I just said to myself this =
morning, it's
out of our control; at least we don't depend on the crops for our =
livlihood. Maybe
I am being overly pessiminstic. I hope I am, becuause things really look
battered and bruised. </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Time, after work, to assess the =
damage and
deal with it:( </span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
style=3D'color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style=3D'margin-left:.5in'><font size=3D3 color=3Dblack face=3D"Times =
New Roman"><span
style=3D'font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Ron <br>
Van Nuys, CA <br>
</span></font><font color=3Dblack><span =
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