OSH storm pix

[Jay Honeck]

Here are some pictures of a typical Oshkosh storm, taken by me as it
rolled over the North 40 last month...

http://makeashorterlink.com/?N42A5299D

and

http://makeashorterlink.com/?H13A3299D

and, right before it hit:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?S54A2199D

For those who are coming next year -- this is why we say "BRING A GOOD
TENT"...

:-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Bob Moore]

Jay Honeck wrote
> Here are some pictures of a typical Oshkosh storm, taken by me as it
> rolled over the North 40 last month...

Looks like the average summer afternoon here in the Tampa Bay area.
:-) :-)

Bob Moore

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

Jay means that it ONLY happens during OSH. We haven't had any rain since.
Jim

"Bob Moore" > wrote in message
. 122...
> Jay Honeck wrote
> > Here are some pictures of a typical Oshkosh storm, taken by me as it
> > rolled over the North 40 last month...
>
> Looks like the average summer afternoon here in the Tampa Bay area.
> :-) :-)
>
> Bob Moore

[Newps]

Yes, the midwest goes three days without rain and they think they're in
a drought.



Jim Burns wrote:
> Jay means that it ONLY happens during OSH. We haven't had any rain since.
> Jim
>
> "Bob Moore" > wrote in message
> . 122...
>
>>Jay Honeck wrote
>>
>>>Here are some pictures of a typical Oshkosh storm, taken by me as it
>>>rolled over the North 40 last month...
>>
>>Looks like the average summer afternoon here in the Tampa Bay area.
>>:-) :-)
>>
>>Bob Moore
>
>
>

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

7" of rain since May 1. normal is about 17-20". Weirdest thing is how the
storms go around us to both the north and the south.
Jim

"Newps" > wrote in message
. ..
> Yes, the midwest goes three days without rain and they think they're in
> a drought.
>
>
>
> Jim Burns wrote:
> > Jay means that it ONLY happens during OSH. We haven't had any rain
since.
> > Jim
> >
> > "Bob Moore" > wrote in message
> > . 122...
> >
> >>Jay Honeck wrote
> >>
> >>>Here are some pictures of a typical Oshkosh storm, taken by me as it
> >>>rolled over the North 40 last month...
> >>
> >>Looks like the average summer afternoon here in the Tampa Bay area.
> >>:-) :-)
> >>
> >>Bob Moore
> >
> >
> >

[Newps]

Still ain't a drought. Do that for 5 years then maybe.

Jim Burns wrote:
> 7" of rain since May 1. normal is about 17-20". Weirdest thing is how the
> storms go around us to both the north and the south.
> Jim
>
>

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

Nope, it's not a drought. And I ain't complainin'. We have solutions for a
drought, but I haven't seen anybody that can stop a flood.
Jim


"Newps" > wrote in message
. ..
> Still ain't a drought. Do that for 5 years then maybe.
>
> Jim Burns wrote:
> > 7" of rain since May 1. normal is about 17-20". Weirdest thing is how
the
> > storms go around us to both the north and the south.
> > Jim
> >
> >

[Montblack[_1_]]

("Newps" wrote)
> Yes, the midwest goes three days without rain and they think they're in a
> drought.


"They're" calling it a drought.

http://www.crh.noaa.gov/mpx/?n=drought
Links on this page (below)

http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Dought site

<http://climate.umn.edu/doc/journal/drought_situation_report_2006.htm>
Drought Situation Report - August 17, 2006

<http://water.usgs.gov/waterwatch/>
Streamflow

<http://www.nass.usda.gov/Publications/State_Crop_Progress_and_Condition/index.asp>
Crops


Montblack
1988. Now THAT was a drought year!

[Jim Burns]

"Montblack" > wrote in message
...
> Montblack
> 1988. Now THAT was a drought year!

Yep. I remember it well. But it was a lot cheaper to pump water in '88.

Jim

[Peter R.]

Jay Honeck > wrote:

> Here are some pictures of a typical Oshkosh storm, taken by me as it
> rolled over the North 40 last month...

Wow, very dramatic. I have to admit that had I been there in a tent, I
would have had some serious safety concerns during that storm's approach.

--
Peter

[Margy Natalie]

Jay Honeck wrote:
> Here are some pictures of a typical Oshkosh storm, taken by me as it
> rolled over the North 40 last month...
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?N42A5299D
>
> and
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?H13A3299D
>
> and, right before it hit:
>
> http://makeashorterlink.com/?S54A2199D
>
> For those who are coming next year -- this is why we say "BRING A GOOD
> TENT"...
>
> :-)
> --
> Jay Honeck
> Iowa City, IA
> Pathfinder N56993
> www.AlexisParkInn.com
> "Your Aviation Destination"
>
I showed my daughter (undergrad in Meteorlogy and avid camper) the pics
of the Sunday AM storm approaching that you have on the website. All
she said way "Way Cool".

Margy

[Gig 601XL Builder]

"Margy Natalie" > wrote in message
m...

>>
> I showed my daughter (undergrad in Meteorlogy and avid camper) the pics of
> the Sunday AM storm approaching that you have on the website. All she
> said way "Way Cool".
>
> Margy

That's gotta make you happy with the way your money is being spent. ;)

[Jim Burns[_1_]]

I "think" that was the storm on Sunday. The wall cloud came across in front
of our house. I grabbed the kids and took them out on the front porch to
see it. Like your daughter, my son Nick just said coooool....
Jim

"Margy Natalie" > wrote in message
m...
> Jay Honeck wrote:
> > Here are some pictures of a typical Oshkosh storm, taken by me as it
> > rolled over the North 40 last month...
> >
> > http://makeashorterlink.com/?N42A5299D
> >
> > and
> >
> > http://makeashorterlink.com/?H13A3299D
> >
> > and, right before it hit:
> >
> > http://makeashorterlink.com/?S54A2199D
> >
> > For those who are coming next year -- this is why we say "BRING A GOOD
> > TENT"...
> >
> > :-)
> > --
> > Jay Honeck
> > Iowa City, IA
> > Pathfinder N56993
> > www.AlexisParkInn.com
> > "Your Aviation Destination"
> >
> I showed my daughter (undergrad in Meteorlogy and avid camper) the pics
> of the Sunday AM storm approaching that you have on the website. All
> she said way "Way Cool".
>
> Margy

[Margy Natalie]

Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
> "Margy Natalie" > wrote in message
> m...
>
>
>>I showed my daughter (undergrad in Meteorlogy and avid camper) the pics of
>>the Sunday AM storm approaching that you have on the website. All she
>>said way "Way Cool".
>>
>>Margy
>
>
> That's gotta make you happy with the way your money is being spent. ;)
>
Well, the kid swore she would never give a personal weather briefing,
but she has. She (and her boyfriend PhD student in Meteo) did identify
a really cool cloud we saw once (and according to them will most likely
never see again). I thought her response was a rather appropriate
response to the power of nature and the beauty of nature's strength.
Mind you that was NOT what I was thinking during the storm when we were
hunkered down in our tent (broke 2 stakes and pulled a third out).

Margy

[Kyle Boatright]

"Margy Natalie" > wrote in message
m...
> Gig 601XL Builder wrote:
>> "Margy Natalie" > wrote in message
>> m...
>>
>>
>>>I showed my daughter (undergrad in Meteorlogy and avid camper) the pics
>>>of the Sunday AM storm approaching that you have on the website. All she
>>>said way "Way Cool".
>>>
>>>Margy
>>
>>
>> That's gotta make you happy with the way your money is being spent. ;)
> Well, the kid swore she would never give a personal weather briefing, but
> she has. She (and her boyfriend PhD student in Meteo) did identify a
> really cool cloud we saw once (and according to them will most likely
> never see again). I thought her response was a rather appropriate
> response to the power of nature and the beauty of nature's strength. Mind
> you that was NOT what I was thinking during the storm when we were
> hunkered down in our tent (broke 2 stakes and pulled a third out).
>
> Margy

Both Saturday and Sunday, we said "screw the tent", grabbed our valuables, a
book, and a poncho and headed for seemingly sturdier and drier locations.
The forum buildings were our refuge of choice. That's an advantage of
camping in the Homebuilt area - you're only a 5 minute walk from a structure
with some walls and <hopefully> a strong roof. Add that to being 10 minutes
closer to everything else at the show, and it really adds to the experience.

KB

[john smith]

In article >,
"Jim Burns" > wrote:

> I "think" that was the storm on Sunday. The wall cloud came across in front
> of our house. I grabbed the kids and took them out on the front porch to
> see it. Like your daughter, my son Nick just said coooool....

I remember watching all the red move across the screen on the weather
channel, glad that I had managed to leave on Friday, ahead of the stuff
that hit on Saturday and Sunday.

[Jay Honeck]

> > I "think" that was the storm on Sunday. The wall cloud came across in front
> > of our house. I grabbed the kids and took them out on the front porch to
> > see it. Like your daughter, my son Nick just said coooool....
>
> I remember watching all the red move across the screen on the weather
> channel, glad that I had managed to leave on Friday, ahead of the stuff
> that hit on Saturday and Sunday.

These are the experiences that separate one OSH from the next. I
can't tell you what year I saw the Concorde at OSH -- but I *can* tell
you what year my tent blew down... ;-)

My kids will ALWAYS remember (1) the year we ran back from the Charcoal
Pit with Jack Allison (and others) into a warm rain storm that fell so
hard we could barely breathe, and (2) the storm pictured in these
photos, where we literally had to lay on our air mattress and brace the
windward side of the tent with our feet in order to hold it up.

It's a strange thing with humans: Bad things that don't kill us (or
hurt us badly) are always remembered fondly, given enough distance.
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

[Grumman-581[_1_]]

On 25 Aug 2006 05:43:51 -0700, "Jay Honeck" >
wrote:
> It's a strange thing with humans: Bad things that don't kill us (or
> hurt us badly) are always remembered fondly, given enough distance.

Also, bad things are impressed upon our memory more than good
things... It's like do you remember the place where you had a great
meal more or the place where you got food poisoning?

[Bob Noel]

In article >,
Grumman-581 > wrote:

> On 25 Aug 2006 05:43:51 -0700, "Jay Honeck" >
> wrote:
> > It's a strange thing with humans: Bad things that don't kill us (or
> > hurt us badly) are always remembered fondly, given enough distance.
>
> Also, bad things are impressed upon our memory more than good
> things... It's like do you remember the place where you had a great
> meal more or the place where you got food poisoning?

well, I still remember my solo flight...

--
Bob Noel
Looking for a sig the
lawyers will hate

[Grumman-581[_1_]]

On Fri, 25 Aug 2006 19:28:16 -0400, Bob Noel
> wrote:
> well, I still remember my solo flight...

I remember making a solo flight, but not much about it... On the other
hand, when I lost the engine in my gyrocopter and it wouldn't flare in
the landing and I lawndarted it into the concrete, I remember that
very vividly...