Is EVERYWHERE rainy this year??

Tina-Kate · Post by **Tina-Kate** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:22 pm

I'm trapped at work. Normally I don't get so "wussy" about rain (I bike all year long in just about everything), but it has been teeming & I don't feel like getting soaked.

One of my ladies came late & took me for a coffee & bagel & drove me back here (she had other places to go, hence could not bum a ride home) & it's STILL raining hard.

I am reminded of poor Angel getting stuck at work with snow during the winter!

In England in April, it rained at least a little almost every day.

Is this an especially rainy year all over?

I will have to steel myself & go eventually.

ARGH!!!

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:59 pm

So you are the one stealing all of our water!

California is having a drought. Hardly any rain this year. Don't see any on the horizon either. I have always loved a good walk in the rain.

-1bigsteve (o:

FairhavenGuy · Post by **FairhavenGuy** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:08 pm

We experience part of a "widely scattered" thunder shower this evening. It seems like it's the first rain we've had in a month. I can't remember the last time it rained, actually.

It's weird watching the radar on the Weather Channel and seeing bands of rainfall either just missing us or vanishing before it reaches us.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:30 pm

Tina-Kate, Wisconsin is getting more than it's share of rain this year, too. The storms have been quite nasty - no gentle rains here - it's all been torrential rains, which just runs off without soaking into the ground. Not good.

Back in June, torrential rains caused Lake Delton, a 245-acre lake, which is near the Wisconsin Dells area, to overflow it's banks. (Lake Delton is where the Tommy Bartlett's water ski show was held.) Four Sauk County homes as well as a huge portion of County Highway A were washed away into the Wisconsin River. The rush of water tore a gash through Highway A for about 100 to 200 feet wide and 50 feet deep.

For a glimpse of the flood, take a look at the first video, titled, See Video Of Lake Delton House Collapse, at: http://www.channel3000.com/news/16551812/detail.html

Steve & Christopher, you can certainly have some of our torrential rains AND the mosquitoes that come along with it!!!

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 10:30 pm

I just read about Lake Delton yesterday. Nothing left but tree stumps. I would like to see States build more lakes to ease the lack of water problem. They would bring in money from the fishing and boating. People need to get out and have fun. Locally.

No thanks, Judy. You can keep the skeeters.

-1bigsteve (o:

Tina-Kate · Post by **Tina-Kate** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:26 am

These days it seems like feast & famine where weather is concerned. As tho one part of the world gets another part's "share".

We had dreadful flooding four years ago. They're still repairing damage & upgrading sewer systems. That was caused by a sudden non-stop torrent for close to 24 hours.

During winter this year, we had record snowfall since the 1930s(!) & have almost set a record for rain this spring/summer. In south England, they've had a similar year for rain.

I finally got home, having left about 20 mins after I posted. It was still raining, but not as bad. So, I got splattered, but not soaked.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:04 am

1bigsteve @ Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:30 pm wrote:... People need to get out and have fun. Locally. ...

I agree, Steve. Millions of visitors went to the Wisconsin Dells-Lake Delton area every year; it was one of Wisconsin's biggest tourists attractions. Restoration of Lake Delton has already begun, but, of course, it's completion is going to take time. The village of Lake Delton is shooting for the lake to be completely restored by early 2009.

Here is a map of Lake Delton, showing the approximate area of the breach along highway A which is circled in red.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:08 am

1bigsteve @ Wed Jul 23, 2008 9:30 pm wrote:... No thanks, Judy. You can keep the skeeters. ...

Dang!!! I was really hoping you would have wanted some of them.

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:22 am

Tina-Kate @ Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:26 am wrote:These days it seems like feast & famine where weather is concerned. As tho one part of the world gets another part's "share". ...

You can say that again; it makes me wonder what we are in for next.

Tina-Kate @ Thu Jul 24, 2008 7:26 am wrote:... I finally got home, having left about 20 mins after I posted. It was still raining, but not as bad. So, I got splattered, but not soaked.

I'm glad you made it home OK.

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 1:36 pm

Thanks for the map, Judy. I was wondering what the layout of the lake looked like. They ought to get that fixed pronto. I would love to see more lakes in California and the other states as well. I always had an interest in bodies of water and the plant and animal life therein. President Roosevelt helped get this country back on it's feet again by, partly, getting major construction projects started. He got that Government money back into the hands of the people so it can circulate again. I would love to see many of these old building around my part of California torn down and new building started. Get the money circulating so people can prosper.

Tina, I hope you have plenty of reflectors and lights on your clothes and your bike when you are biking at night. I like to see bikers light up like a Christmas tree in the evening hours. You never know when the next drunk might be coming around a blind curve. Be careful out there.

-1bigsteve (o:

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 9:31 pm

You're welcome for the map, Steve. It seems to be quite a huge chunk of land taken out through highway A, doesn't it? I hope there weren't any cars on the road when that happened!

I hope they are able to restore Lake Delton, it was such a beautiful lake. I will take a lake over an ocean any day; lakes are so much more scenic.

1bigsteve · Post by **1bigsteve** » Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:31 pm

I've always liked deep lakes and rivers, always wondering what was down there in the dark. I remember swimming out past a sharp drop off into a lake I knew must have been 200 feet deep and that was such a spooky feeling for a kid. I beat a hasty retreat back into the shallow area.

-1bigsteve (o:

twinsrwe · Post by **twinsrwe** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 12:08 am

I have always loved the water, practically lakes. Unfortunately, I have never learned to swim. I know, I know, I should learn to swim, given my love of the water. Truth is, as much as I love the water, I am also afraid it. However, just because I don't know how to swim, does not stop me from going out on a lake in a boat; I absolutely love it. When I am out there, I can't seem to stop myself from looking down into the depths of the water - it's a very scary feeling - something like looking death in the face, you might say. Yet, I am drawn to the water like a magnet. I find a body of water very intriguing.