Tuesday, September 2, 2008

Labor Day

Found a great tool for tracking tropical storms:

http://stormadvisory.org/map/atlantic.

On the way home from Bemidji yesterday we had to detour around a fire off of Hwy 2 between GR and Blackberry. Looks like it burned a couple of acres in what is normally a pond. This year has been so dry that most ponds have dried up. Immediately after leaving the detour we saw a tanker drop a load on the fire; it's been years (30?) since I've seen that happen. There were several crews on the fire; with 35+ mph winds and extremely dry conditions yesterday any fire could have easily turned into a real disaster.

Fortunately, none did that I'm aware of. Yesterday we were afraid that the fire had jumped the highway, but this morning I saw no evidence of that, although it was raining hard so I may have missed it.

Interesting to note that gas in Bemidji was anywhere from 3.599 to 3.639 while all GR stations are at 3.699. And, the price of a barrel of oil dropped over the weekend from $115 to (right now this morning) $108.

Raining pretty good right now. Yesterdays high was about 90, todays high is supposed to be in the upper 60's although it was 70 on my way to work. Tomorrows high is supposed to be 63.

Picnicked at Diamond Point Park in Bemidji yesterday. I didn't realize it had a swimming beach, but next time we picnic there I will plan on some swimming. Although it was very nice at the park with the breeze and the lake, it was still very warm. I was afraid that the park was going to be crowded since it is right next to BSU, but it wasn't. There were quite a few students there, but there were plenty of tables available. The Park was remodeled last summer, the tables are good and they have some very nice cooking grates. I only cooked a dozen burgers, but there was room on the grill for more.

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