OK, so I’ve gathered some data from weather stations along the gulf coast to try and determine where Hurricane Gustav will hit, at least from my predictions. Now the only caveat to this methodology is that the local weather forecaster who relies only on his own instrumentation and observations might not come up with [...]
Well, I’ve been gone for a few weeks from this blogging project. Suffice it to say after my last post we saw about two weeks of rain. It didn’t rain the entire time, but it rained pretty much every day for about two weeks. To be honest, it’s the wettest August weather [...]
Well, I’m trying my hand at affiliate marketing again and trying a new angle this time. I must admit that the allure of working hard for a short season and then working maintenance on a network of virtual real estate is a vision of mine. This week I’m promoting a brand-spanking new product [...]
OK, it’s time to get busy forecasting the weather. Here’s what I’m doing step-by-step, so you can follow along.
The first thing I’m doing is checking the barometric pressure. While the barometer may rise and fall each day, the general trend is what we are looking for here. The barometer has been falling [...]
1918: Philadelphia, PA, established an all-time record with a high of 106 degrees. New York City experienced its warmest day and night with a low of 82 degrees and a high of 102 degrees. Afternoon highs of 108 degrees at Flemington NJ and Somerville NJ established state records for the month of August.
1984: [...]
1890: Thunderstorms left four inches of hail covering the ground in Adair and Union Counties in Iowa. The hail drifted into six foot mounds in spots and remained on the ground for 26 days in some locations.
1959: A bucket survey showed that thunderstorms dropped 16.70 inches of rain on parts of Decatur County, [...]
Mankind has been predicting the weather for thousands of years. Only recently have the inventions of modern science expanded the scope of weather forecasting into its own scientific branch (meteorology) and allowed us to see weather on a global scale and make farther reaching predictions than ever before. However, as anyone who watches [...]
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Air conditioning in the southern United States is almost a requirement, depending on where you live. We just had a window unit in our living room go out a few days ago, and yesterday I got the replacement unit put it.
This has really made me think about what life must have been like in [...]
OK, so now on with the show! Here’s the post you’ve all been waiting for, detailing exactly what I did to literally double my gas mileage overnight (see copies of my gas receipts and calculations to the left). Please note that the receipt on the left reflects in-town driving only with only minimal [...]
