Wednesday, April 4, 2018

Good morning Sakon City



Friday weather
checked the weather updates, most weather services have made no drastic updates. rp (the Russians) have increased their rain forecast from 21 mm to 34mm in a 7 hour period
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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Friday Ahead ; Wet and Windy Afternoon and into the night



TMD
Thunderstorm 60%
  Weather Warning Announcement 5&6 April
Wunderground
Scattered Thunderstorms beginning mid afternoon
 25 km/h wind gusts
 rainfall 90%  near 6mm 
BBC
Thundery showers 9 am through 7 pm
rp5
 4 mm  water 7 am to 1 pm
 21mm  water 1 pm to 7 pm
the weather
7 pm thunderstorms 3.1mm
10 pm Heavy rain shower 5.2mm
Weather Channel
UV extreme
NE 22 km
YR
1pm to 7 pm 1.3mm
7 pm to 1 am 6.4mm
accuweather
UV 12 Extreme
t-storm afternoon 3mm
evening precip 10mm
NE 22 km
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Monday, April 2, 2018

Hibiscus tea aka Rosella and Sorrel

Quit smoking three months ago.  Basically I exchanged one bad habit for another: snacking.  Gained quite a belly.  When I discovered this tea can help in weight loss it peaked my interest. There is a lengthy list of health benefits. 
 
Grew a plant from seed and recently collected and planted plenty of seeds.   

pictured above 20 plants 
pictured below 30 plants (along the edge) 
More planting in the forecast  I expect to start harvesting about July

Today I tried my first cup of Rosella tea sweetened with honey. Ginger or cinnamon are also recommended additives. 


Wash thoroughly



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2018 hot season is the coolest I've experienced



Cool Temperatures 
So far probably one of the coolest hot seasons I've experienced.  Hot season is generally March through June. A few years back, mid March we had feels like temperatures at 111. This year I've barely had to use the aircon and I expect an unseasonably low electric bill this month.  
Ahead a few days of feels like 40 to 41, then a noticeable change in the weather Friday and through the weekend. Overnight lows expected to drop as low as 17. Rain storms are expected Friday.   
Later this week thunderstorms may also be accompanied by high winds
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Sunday, April 1, 2018

Drivers beware

Speed Limits within the province were recently reduced in hopes that this will reduce motor vehicle accidents.  There are some exceptions to the rules and apparently some older signs have not been removed.  On the highway coming into town from the drivers testing facility there are signs with different speed limits coming and going