Verdant green...

Thanks. That was a nice relaxing retreat from what we're experiencing here
in central WI, which is... brown.... with only circles of green.

Our green is coming at a huge financial cost. We haven't had any rain
appreciable rain since May 28th. I just got an electric bill for irrigating
one 330 acre field, it was over $5200. For one month. But I'm just happy
that we could do it. I can't imagine having the kind of summer that they
are having out west.

Evenings here have been absolutely beautiful. Not a cloud in the sky, nary
a breeze... perfect for flying. In fact the only thing that could make
these evenings better would be more frequent sounds of pilots and their
craft out enjoying the sky.

Jim

("Jim Burns" wrote)
Our green is coming at a huge financial cost. We haven't had any rain
appreciable rain since May 28th. I just got an electric bill for
irrigating one 330 acre field, it was over $5200. For one month. But I'm
just happy that we could do it. I can't imagine having the kind of summer
that they are having out west.


Does calling it $0.50/acre/day help? :-(

You need a giant wind turbine!
http://www.windustry.com/sites/region_mw.htm

http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_wind.html


Montblack

In article ,
"Jim Burns" wrote:

Thanks. That was a nice relaxing retreat from what we're experiencing here
in central WI, which is... brown.... with only circles of green.
Our green is coming at a huge financial cost. We haven't had any rain
appreciable rain since May 28th.

IIRC, those are the same conditions as last year. The rain arrived about
the same time AirVenture started!

You are dead on... same conditions as last year.
Jim

"john smith" wrote in message
...
In article ,
"Jim Burns" wrote:

Thanks. That was a nice relaxing retreat from what we're experiencing
here
in central WI, which is... brown.... with only circles of green.
Our green is coming at a huge financial cost. We haven't had any rain
appreciable rain since May 28th.

IIRC, those are the same conditions as last year. The rain arrived about
the same time AirVenture started!

Jim Burns wrote:
You are dead on... same conditions as last year.

Which means don't ask Jay to call up the nexrad image on his cell phone
just before you want to leave the restaurant and head back to camp.

Montblack...I sure hope your tent is water proof! :-)

No tornado watches please.


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Arrow N2104T

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

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("Jack Allison" wrote)
Which means don't ask Jay to call up the nexrad image on his cell phone
just before you want to leave the restaurant and head back to camp.

Montblack...I sure hope your tent is water proof! :-)


Define tent.


Montblack :-)

Montblack wrote:
Define tent.


The...um...thingy just like the Honeck's used to own before theirs blew
away three years ago.

Better yet:
http://www.google.com/search?q=defin...en-US:official


--
Jack Allison
PP-ASEL-Instrument Airplane
Arrow N2104T

"To become a Jedi knight, you must master a single force. To become
a private pilot you must strive to master four of them"
- Rod Machado

(Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail)

("Jack Allison" wrote)
Define tent.

The...um...thingy just like the Honeck's used to own before theirs blew
away three years ago.


Not brown. Sure, I see.

We'll flip it over and use the green side.


Montblack
This is too fun... :-)

Our green is coming at a huge financial cost. We haven't had any rain
appreciable rain since May 28th. I just got an electric bill for irrigating
one 330 acre field, it was over $5200. For one month. But I'm just happy
that we could do it. I can't imagine having the kind of summer that they
are having out west.

Ouch! Sorry to hear that.

Our drought is finally over, thankfully, and our farmers are
strangely...quiet. But I guess that's the best they ever get, isn't
it? :-)
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

Our green is coming at a huge financial cost. We haven't had any rain
appreciable rain since May 28th. I just got an electric bill for irrigating
one 330 acre field, it was over $5200. For one month. But I'm just happy
that we could do it. I can't imagine having the kind of summer that they
are having out west.


Saw the phone bill for the tower the other day. $35K per month. Ouch.
That includes all the lines that a tower uses such as the hot lines
between us and Salt Lake, etc.