Morning Cup Of Coffee And Weather

Hey Moderators -- --- How about a Keto section in the camp cooking & cast iron forum?

 

Under the new blood pressure “rules” 80% of older adults should be on blood pressure meds. Statins for cholesterol work to lower cholesterol yet cholesterol is needed for brain function. Doctor’s advice is just that, advice. Always ask: What will this do to improve MY life and what will it cure. Almost all medicines are advertised on the basis of a percent of percent basis such as a 50% reduction in risk of heart attack. This means that if your risk, based on broad population study algorithms is 5%, your new risk might be 2.5% over 5 years. In a large population the actual numbers are significant but one should consider the personal effect on your health. IMHO.

 

Prefectly said --- and don't forget to try to find raw data. Sadly, a lot of that raw data is now called "misinformation" by the powers that be.

 

I'm tired of the gray weather already.

We're officially in the early winter doldrums; it's too cold just to hang out outdoors but too nice to stay inside except when it is raining --- which now seems to have shifted to a "saturday/sunday" pattern. The old joke --- what do you call a nice day after 3 days of rain? Monday.

It's always hard to plan in winter because of our Indiana weather. I had to look up the date, but on Christmas 1982, it was 65 degrees. I remember having friends that went to the beaches in Michigan. The same day, a year later, it was -3. Of course in 1978 we all got a taste of it. Who remembers that? I sure do.

I had hoped to pull Serenity out of the garage for a quick outing, but life interfered. I postponed the trip until next weekend, which looked pretty good at the time. But now its rainy and cold. The forecast is ever-changing...

The best day this week is Wednesday at 55 and sunny. This may be a day of maintenance.

-Brake adjustment
-tank sanitization
-Waxing / Washing
-Steel wool the wheels

 

Overcast here too with not enough snow to snowshoe but too much for hiking. I’m hoping for more snow.

 

Do they make a pill fo that? I'm dyin'!!! This weekend is looking like another washout. I've got some things going on, and right now I just need a couple of days to turn off the computer, disable the cell phone ringer, and consider my next move. As the temperatures are falling, the opportunities for this get less and less.

This advent is going to be so short! This weekend is a no-go, 16'th may be OK. The next weekend is Christmas! Yikes! I remember in 1980s at least one Christmas where it was warm enough to go to the beach....I don't think this year will be one of those. But after this, I see deep-freeze temperatures.

I don't expect after then to go anywhere until March since January and Frebruary are the pits.

I >AM< thinking of taking a 3 week trip somewhere somewhere around March. I've thought about going to Florida to see a friend there, but I'm really thinking 3 weeks is enough time to possibly head west --- and once I get past St. Louis, I suspect the weather conditions will improve as I had down through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, New Mexico. see what I'm thinking? Or is march too early? it looks like May would be better but I probably couldn't pull that off.

 

It’s heading to 45F and the low tonight will be 33F. This is one of the mildest winters ever here. Last week it was -4F and that is thee norm.

 

Happy holidays to you, Tour and to Santas Craig and Cary and the Elves at the North Pole of WI and Campinn HQ!

I love the four seasons and miss the snow. Here in SoCal we have two seasons, green and brown, the latter mostly wildfires...but with a strong El Nino its shaping up like wetter than the average.

Pretty funny to me to see the natives walking the dogs in puffy jackets and knit caps when its 50f...thats shorts and t-shirt weather for us squareheads in UffDakota.

 

The flip side is the summer, when you look like you're about to die of heat exhaustion....though SOCAL isn't that bad if you're coastal --- its not like Dallas or worse, Houston. Helped a friend pack and move from there in May....we had to work at 11 at night simply because 3pm would have sent one of us to the hospital. Probably me.

 

Got to spend some time in Perth on shore liberty long ago- recall the tour boat floating the Swan River? Past horse farms and winery's.
The climate and habitat reminded me of San Diego.

 

I put up a banner near my driveway under the tractor canopy.

74494FE0-5103-4755-BEEF-88C2416A59B5 by Tour 931 posted Dec 9, 2023 at 2:54 PM

 

Austrailia frightens me a little. Its one of those places, like parts of Florida, that are actively trying to eat you, and I don't mean drop bears

 

Facebook has a "sign" group --- just silly signs left...this one ironically showed up this morning.