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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Arthritis / June 2005Portland Here We Come
Well, just finishing up the packing. We're leaving Wednesday morning, but I will be putting in long workdays between now and then, so I have to summon the energy to get everything done tonight. Lots of housework and little details... ugh. I've given up trying to take the Max... it will take an hour from West Delta Park to the hotel (the Max, one bus and the streetcar). Seven Miles, One Hour, Two Transfers. Um.... I think I'll just cab it. Need the car at the campsite to power the coffeepot (priorities, ya know). The weather doesn't sound promising... does anyone familiar with the area know of a place that sells WHITE raingear? I was going to check at Vancouver and Seattle along the way, but it looks like we've just changed our route, so will be missing those cities entirely. A real vacation! bwahahahahahhaha...... Janet N. >The weather doesn't sound promising... does anyone familiar with the area >know of a place that sells WHITE raingear? I was going to check at >Vancouver and Seattle along the way, but it looks like we've just changed >our route, so will be missing those cities entirely. Well I don't know about white rain gear but Portland has everything from gortex to less expensive gear. Is white a brand or a color? Columbia sportswear is centered out of Portland and they have an outlet store you might want to check out. http://tinyurl.com/9dkpy and here: http://www.columbia.com/who/who_flagship_store.cfm Not sure if they have anything in white you might call ahead. -- MZ Visit my website: http://www.mzuschlag.com > On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 00:17:12 GMT, "Janet N" > [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Not sure if they have anything in white you might call ahead. -- MZ Thanks for the info... if anyone will carry it, they should. I'll call them Thursday when we get into town... we'll still have some time to shop. It is a strange color for raingear, but it does exist out there somewhere. Janet N. See you soon Janet. John took suitcases and bags down today. Finished one pair of river pants and another pair is cut out. Getting there... Duckie > Well, just finishing up the packing. We're leaving Wednesday morning, but I > will be putting in long workdays between now and then, so I have to summon [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Janet N.  Signature_('> (_<_) _ _('< -quack (_<_) _ __('< *QUACK!* <_{__) _('< "|,,|_" (_<_) _('< "AFLAC!" (_<_) > See you soon Janet. John took suitcases and bags down today. Finished one > pair of river pants and another pair is cut out. Getting there... > Duckie And I thought MY spare time was at a premium! I was worried about finding and/or buying the clothes I'll need, and here you are making them. Good show. Janet N. >See you soon Janet. John took suitcases and bags down >today. Finished one pair of river pants and another >pair is cut out. Getting there... Yeah Duckie! I pulled out all my rain gear. It will be interesting to see what happens. Medford did say it might start to clear out on Tuesday hope so! Here is what Portland is saying: .LONG TERM...A PACIFIC FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THU...PER CURRENT TIMING WHICH MODELS HAVE A FAIR RUN TO RUN CONSISTENCY. WED/WED NIGHT WILL BE DRY AS LIGHT OFFSHORE FLOW DEVELOPS. BUT THU WILL BE QUITE WET AS THE SYSTEM IS PULLING IN REMNANTS OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE. MOST RECENT NOAA SATELLITE TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER (TPW) ASSOCIATED WITH THU SYSTEM IS AROUND 1.5 TO 2 INCHES. THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND APPEARS TO BE UNSETTLED AS THIS SYSTEM LINGERS OFFSHORE INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. Weird having a big storm this late in the season, we will see what happens apparently they are having a hard time figuring where it will go onshore. Currently it looks like N. CA so Jo watch your driving! Visit my website: http://www.mzuschlag.com >>See you soon Janet. John took suitcases and bags down >>today. Finished one pair of river pants and another [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > happens apparently they are having a hard time figuring where it will > go onshore. Currently it looks like N. CA so Jo watch your driving! Our weather has been completely weird. Rain and storms in the Central Valley in June? Unheard of. And our forecast is usually good five days out. Now it is changing every six hours. We are taking two days in any case so will be in no hurry. Wonder if the Jet Boats run in the rain. They should since you're gonna get wet anyway. Jo >Our weather has been completely weird. Rain and storms in the Central >Valley in June? Unheard of. And our forecast is usually good five days >out. Now it is changing every six hours. I was looking at the weather stats and in February we had 7 days of rain in Eugene but in May we had 20 days. Normal number of rainy days is 16 in February and 11 in May. Remember that in January- February we had less rainfall than Death Valley Ca Weird weather we get few rainy days in June but this has much more than usual. They do say when we get a dry winter we usually get a wet spring so I guess that is the norm, for upside down and backwards weather! -- MZ Visit my website: http://www.mzuschlag.com >>Our weather has been completely weird. Rain and storms in the Central >>Valley in June? Unheard of. And our forecast is usually good five days [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > we get a dry winter we usually get a wet spring so I guess that is the > norm, for upside down and backwards weather! -- MZ Latest here is that the storm is supposed to hit Sacramento on Friday. So maybe Portland won't be too bad. Jo >Latest here is that the storm is supposed to hit Sacramento on Friday. So >maybe Portland won't be too bad. Well I hope so but here is the discussion from Medford: ...UNUSUAL LATE SPRING PATTERN EXPECTED TO EVOLVE BY THE END OF THE WEEK ACCOMPANIED BY WELL BELOW NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES AND POTENTIAL FOR ABOVE NORMAL RAINS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE REGION. and here is Portland: THE EXTENDED PERIOD LOOKS JUST PLAIN WET. INSTEAD OF A NICE PROGRESSIVE PATTERN THE MODELS KEEP THE LOW OVER THE EASTERN PACIFIC THROUGH THE EXTENDED PERIOD...MOVING IT SLOWLY SOUTH DURING THE PERIOD. Weird even the weatherman say it. Rain from Portland to Sacramento you know it must be a big system. Hope it goes south. Oh well! -- MZ Visit my website: http://www.mzuschlag.com > I was looking at the weather stats and in February we had 7 days of > rain in Eugene but in May we had 20 days. Normal number of rainy days [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > Visit my website: > http://www.mzuschlag.com the "weirdness" has extended into the midwest. Heck, the weatherman even called it weird weather on TV the other night. But at least it started raining after getting so dry the grass was crunching. Now it's rained for 6 days straight and stuff's really gonna grow when the sun finally shows up again! Still, after a cold summer here last year, we'd like some "normal" Michigan summer on Sundays/Mondays for a while so we can take some 2 night camping trips on Mike's day off. SignatureNann remove the Gator cheer to email me Simply the thing I am shall make me live --- William Shakespeare > Heck, the weatherman even >called it weird weather on TV the other night. But at least it started >raining after getting so dry the grass was crunching. I think the midwest has the high which is the center of the omega block, so it might linger. I hope it rains so our system doesn't stall out. Yikes I want to get on the river Tuesday! rain rain go away! Visit my website: http://www.mzuschlag.com >We are taking two days in any case so will be in no hurry. Wonder if the >Jet Boats run in the rain. They should since you're gonna get wet anyway. I think they run if they have enough passengers however I have never seen covers on the boats, driving around at 25 miles per hour in the rain might not be too fun. -- MZ Visit my website: http://www.mzuschlag.com >A real vacation! bwahahahahahhaha...... > >Janet N. Have fun, Janet. Rose @}>->-- Being educated means that rather than fearing the unknown, one seeks to understand it. RB Please remove "Ima" to reply. Thanks, Rose. I guess I won't be calling you for coffee as we drive past... apparently the scenic Crowsnest route has beckoned to my driver :-) Janet N. >>A real vacation! bwahahahahahhaha...... >> [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > > Please remove "Ima" to reply. Janet, send me an email with your real email addy...I think I can help with some of the transpo problem. Kelly C. > Well, just finishing up the packing. We're leaving Wednesday morning, but I > will be putting in long workdays between now and then, so I have to summon [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Janet N. YEAH!<rubbing two little paws together in anticipation> kate > Well, just finishing up the packing. We're leaving Wednesday morning, but > I will be putting in long workdays between now and then, so I have to [quoted text clipped - 14 lines] > > Janet N. |
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