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Post by SUVFan on Sept 28, 2024 21:27:29 GMT -5
Another day with rain on and off the entire day. Not heavy but fairly steady. The lawn is recovering pretty well but when I mow next week, I'm sure I'll find a lot of burned out spots. Too bad I couldn't have put some seed down ahead of the storm!
Played 18 today with a cart but walked a ton. 2.25 miles.
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 28, 2024 22:59:38 GMT -5
Lots of work
adding seed
to the lawn,
if the lawn
needs it. No
more rain
here until
Wed. Then it's
light showers.
In the amount
of .10". Nice
and slow rain
on the way.
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Post by SUVFan on Sept 29, 2024 11:43:06 GMT -5
It would be an undertaking. I'll see what it looks like once the rain stops (been raining lightly all night and morning, no flooding that I've seen) and may just spot seed in the worst areas before the first snow and hope it germinates in the spring before the lawn people apply the pre-emergent treatment. Grass does germinate at a ground temp that's a few degrees below most weeds.
Just got word from friends in North Carolina. They expect to be without power for 2 to 3 weeks and were able to get this message out b/c the local fire department is letting residents use their StarLink connection for a couple of minutes per day. Gas lines are 2 hours long and it's cash only b/c there's no way to process credit/debit cards, and probably checks, too.
I've heard whole towns were washed out in that area and they can't even get in to remove the bodies of those who passed away.
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 29, 2024 20:43:13 GMT -5
We did not
have weeks
of utility
outages when
we had washouts
of the roads.
Towns contracted
folks w/heavy
equipment to
repair the roads.
Thought it went
well and fast
filing the wash-
outs w/rock making
french drains on
the ditches. They
will hold vast
amounts of moving
water.
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Post by SUVFan on Sept 30, 2024 7:02:26 GMT -5
I think Helene dumped about 14 inches of rain in less than 24 hours in those mountains. I'm hearing many roads are still submerged and there's no way to know right now how bad things are.
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 30, 2024 21:04:09 GMT -5
We had our
monsoon in
July. Seems
like a new
trend for
this area.
We'll have
to change
along w/the
weather. Did
like the ways
of the old.
Like new as
well, as long
as the weather
remains nice.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 1, 2024 19:58:32 GMT -5
Trend or one off? Weather patterns vary here year to year except for September.
Mowed for the first time in 6 weeks. Expected it to be a lot softer than it turned out to be. Kinda like the first mow in the spring with patchy growth, some high, some not much at all. Stayed with 5.5 inches to avoid clumps. Maybe mow again Friday, maybe lowering the blade a quarter or even half inch.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 1, 2024 20:06:15 GMT -5
Might be a trend.
Hung out around
the house to get
some outdoor
chores completed.
The leaves are in
their peak color.
Tho nowhere as
colorful as they
once were. The
temp has not
fallen below
freezing to give
them some vibrant
color. Doubt if
they ever will.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 2, 2024 18:15:00 GMT -5
If it doesn't drop below 32, the colors you do have may last longer.
Played 18 today. Took a cart but it was cart path only. The fairways were squishy in a lot of places. So I ended up walking a bunch of holes and, when it's cart path only, the cart path is the one place my ball stays clear of. I walked 3.75 miles.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 2, 2024 23:04:06 GMT -5
Nights below
freezing brighten
up the leaf
colors so
intensely. The
last decade and
a half have seen
the first frost
jump from Labor
Day to somewhere
near Columbus
Day w/e. The
leaves are at
their peak colors
which is very
moderate, compared
to how brilliant
they once were.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 3, 2024 19:17:06 GMT -5
Varies year to year here. Early next week, we're looking at lows in the low 40s. So by mid October, we might be looking at a frost. Just about on schedule.
Pleased that my quads didn't scream about yesterday's activity. May try to walk at least 9 tomorrow.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 3, 2024 22:00:03 GMT -5
Getting some
colors here. The
spots that r'ced
frost are the most
colorful. No frost
here, yet 12 miles
nearby show the
best colors in
years. The peak
of colors are
due in a few days.
Need to go for a
drive to the 4,000
ft mtns east and
south of here.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 4, 2024 18:27:46 GMT -5
Sounds like it's gonna be a good year for fall color there.
Not much happening here yet other than a few leaves down due to the drought. Mid October is usually the start of it.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 4, 2024 20:56:21 GMT -5
Have a good
idea how NC
is after the
rains washed
out our roads.
No one died
like the areas
Helene flooded.
The bodies must
smell like the
devil after 2-3
weeks. Read the
NC governor does
not want tourists
to visit and the
ground yellow
jackets are upset
and are stinging
angry.
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Post by SUVFan on Oct 5, 2024 19:18:34 GMT -5
Can't imagine tourists going there. It's total devastation.
My friends did get power back and were able to get out of there. Most are not that fortunate. But at least folks are getting $750 from FEMA . . . .
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