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so much rain

wagirl — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:31:40 GMT

Good grief----here, near Seattle where I live, it is raining pigs and chickens!! Going thru a pineapple express where all that rain comes from around Hawaii straight at us--like a fire hose. It is about 62* outside too. Just a deluge now!!

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Love my grandkids — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:36:26 GMT

@wagirl I'm in King County (Bellevue) and it's been raining steadily since this a.m. Not hard, had a brief break earlier today.

This has been predicted for at least a week, should let up sometime tomorrow.

Sunshine for Saturday and Sunday yay!

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Shanus — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:37:18 GMT

@wagirl DD lives outside of Seattle and said she was w/o power last week and now the rains!!!

Ladies in WA stay safe.

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wagirl — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:38:52 GMT

@Love my grandkids --I am in Woodinville--been doing the same here too but just started to pour a few minutes ago-----I keep remembering that awful heat dome we had in June, so all this rain and coolness is fabuloous

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wagirl — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:40:41 GMT

@Shanus --yes that was a pretty gnarly wind storm but not as bad as it can be. would always lose my power all the time too.

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Shanus — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:46:22 GMT

@wagirl DD got disgusted enough a few years ago, they put in a "partial" generator to be sure frig. and a few other areas of the house have power.

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Foxxee — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:48:28 GMT

I see your storm on Doppler Radar coming from the Pacific Ocean. Looks like the worst should be over soon, then just spotty.

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SharkE — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 22:55:39 GMT

Wind was so strong the past few days it actually moved a big ol' concrete pot with a spruce tree off the porch and rolled out in the yard

I got out there and rolled it back on the porch, but, not in front of the house yet more protected from the enclosed porch.

Friday I can move it back to the entrance of the porch.

forget your hair unless you got a burr

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Kachina624 — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:03:45 GMT

That storm came our way; we got 2 days of big wind. All the beautiful leaves disappeared. Albuquerque has had 5"of rain this whole year, I've had about 3" at my house. We didn't get a drop with this storm.

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tansy — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:11:38 GMT

I'm a Washingtonian, too. I'm on the eastside. It is pouring here.

The lawn guys were here yesterday and collected all of the leaves. You'd never guess that looking out the windows today 🍁🍂🍁

@Shanus, I think I might know where your daughter lives. One city near me has been out of power for a while. The Trader Joe's was closed up tight last Sunday and all of the traffic light were out.

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Shanus — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:20:22 GMT

@tansy Hers was out for 24 hrs. She said no one there has a/c, huh? She claims it's not necessary. I couldn't make it without a/c and my ceiling fans. We were visiting one July and it was the hottest month on record. Lucky us, right?

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ValuSkr — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:21:09 GMT

@wagirl Don't you need rain? Or is snow preferred this time of year?

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febe1 — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 23:26:47 GMT

Sorry for all your rain troubles. I'm in the South and it rained today. Strangely, I just love rainy days. I've often thought I should live in Washington State. I'm never happier than when it's raining.

Today, I tried to figure it out in my past. I must have had some wonderful times in the rain. LOL. When it rains, there's a calmness and peacefulness that's just overwhelming. And when it does rain, I just wish it would continue every day.

Sunshine does not at all affect me like a beautiful rainy day.

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Love my grandkids — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 15:21:34 GMT

@wagirl Boy isn't that the truth! That was miserable.

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tansy — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 00:38:00 GMT

@Shanus wrote:
@tansy Hers was out for 24 hrs. She said no one there has a/c, huh? She claims it's not necessary. I couldn't make it without a/c and my ceiling fans. We were visiting one July and it was the hottest month on record. Lucky us, right?

A/C is becoming more common than it was when I moved up here in the eighties. I am glad I have it.

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Donna2019 — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:18:30 GMT

@wagirl - LOL - it is raining pigs and chickens, I have never heard of it put like that before, I've heard of it's raining like cats and dogs.

Hopefully the rain stops soon over there.

I know we had a lot of rain too, it started middle of the night and rained all day with heavy downpours. The river was so high that some of the leaves on the trees limbs were dangling in the water, had we gotten any more it would have hit the bottom of the bridge, course I guess it's better then what will be coming soon (snow).

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Donna2019 — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:26:00 GMT

@febe1 - I know what your saying I like when it rains at night, I sleep a lot better hearing the rain hit our awnings. We used to be able to hear it hitting the roof till we added more insulation up there and now you can't hear it. I just don't care for thunderstorms.

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DiAnne — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 03:41:52 GMT

I went to Costco today for my booster - when I came out it was pouring. I got soaked getting to the car!

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Shanus — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:47:59 GMT

@febe1 wrote:
Sorry for all your rain troubles. I'm in the South and it rained today. Strangely, I just love rainy days. I've often thought I should live in Washington State. I'm never happier than when it's raining.
Today, I tried to figure it out in my past. I must have had some wonderful times in the rain. LOL. When it rains, there's a calmness and peacefulness that's just overwhelming. And when it does rain, I just wish it would continue every day.
Sunshine does not at all affect me like a beautiful rainy day.

@febe1 When it rains here in NC, I feel it's OK to stay in and get some things done that I've put off. We're having several days in a row of rain/storms now. I'm doing more of my packing up old books , whittling down of extra linens, etc. I love to cook big batches of sauce and soups for the freezer. Best of all, there's nothing better than sleeping in the rain with the window open...except maybe if I had a tin roof....hearing it on the gutters is sufficient.

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wagirl — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 13:15:00 GMT

@ValuSkr ---well--I think everyone needs rain anymore--except when it is in the extreme---yes we were in various stages of drought this year--had wild fires and such and that horrible heat dome in June--was 108* where I live---but pretty much get rained from now til June/July. Would love to see all this turn to snow in the mountains, but not quite cold enough yet up there. this type of deluge is very common here tho.