It's like living in L.A., and I hurt my back mulching...
The weather this past week has been all over the place, some warm days, highs in the 70s and then some cool cloudy days with highs in the 50s. I got to thinking, this is a lot like Los Angeles.
I was there once in the early 90s. I was actually filling in at a Bakersfield TV station and a friend of mine was going to Law School at UCLA. It was a warm, sunny day in May and as I crossed the mountains on I-5 (kown as the "Grapevine"), I entered another climate.
L.A. was cloudy and chilly and I was grateful that I thought to bring jeans and a sweat shirt. The cause: The Marine Layer. Off the California Coast, the Pacific Ocean is rather chilly. When the winds are onshore, the "Marine Layer", moves in and coastal areas get trapped in the clouds and chilly air. When the winds shift offshore, the "Marine Layer", is replaced by warm and sunny weather. When the offshore winds are strong, they are called the Santa Ana Winds. Those are the ones that usually start the big fires out there.
Around here, it's very similar. The wind directions are opposite, and our mountains aren't as tall, but the onshore flow in the spring can really make for some very un SPRING-LIKE weather.
Speaking of Spring.....
I did my spring mulching on Sunday. The sun was out and temps were in the 60s so I was itching to get outside and do some yard work. I went and bought 25 bags of shredded pine bark. I first went to Home Depot in Germantown, but it was a madhouse. Good for them.
Not wanting to wait in a very long line, I went to WAL-MART around the corner. Yes, WAL-MART. The garden center was actually pretty empty and the mulch was about a dollar less per bag. Good for me, except that there was no one to help load all that mulch in to my mini van. WAL-MART. That was still O.K. because I saved 25 dollars.
My wife helped unload, still doing fine. I was opening bags and spreading mulch. All was looking good. About 17 bags later, I bent down to get another bag and...OW! Something popped in my lower back. I managed to finish mulching and I had 4 extra bags that I gave to my neighbor Daniel. I sit in pain this morning. (How much Ibuprofen is too much?) I seem to be O.K. when sitting or walking, but the transition from sitting to standing is a killer.
I'll probably be better in a few days, just in time for next weekend's yard work.
I was there once in the early 90s. I was actually filling in at a Bakersfield TV station and a friend of mine was going to Law School at UCLA. It was a warm, sunny day in May and as I crossed the mountains on I-5 (kown as the "Grapevine"), I entered another climate.
L.A. was cloudy and chilly and I was grateful that I thought to bring jeans and a sweat shirt. The cause: The Marine Layer. Off the California Coast, the Pacific Ocean is rather chilly. When the winds are onshore, the "Marine Layer", moves in and coastal areas get trapped in the clouds and chilly air. When the winds shift offshore, the "Marine Layer", is replaced by warm and sunny weather. When the offshore winds are strong, they are called the Santa Ana Winds. Those are the ones that usually start the big fires out there.
Around here, it's very similar. The wind directions are opposite, and our mountains aren't as tall, but the onshore flow in the spring can really make for some very un SPRING-LIKE weather.
Speaking of Spring.....
I did my spring mulching on Sunday. The sun was out and temps were in the 60s so I was itching to get outside and do some yard work. I went and bought 25 bags of shredded pine bark. I first went to Home Depot in Germantown, but it was a madhouse. Good for them.
Not wanting to wait in a very long line, I went to WAL-MART around the corner. Yes, WAL-MART. The garden center was actually pretty empty and the mulch was about a dollar less per bag. Good for me, except that there was no one to help load all that mulch in to my mini van. WAL-MART. That was still O.K. because I saved 25 dollars.
My wife helped unload, still doing fine. I was opening bags and spreading mulch. All was looking good. About 17 bags later, I bent down to get another bag and...OW! Something popped in my lower back. I managed to finish mulching and I had 4 extra bags that I gave to my neighbor Daniel. I sit in pain this morning. (How much Ibuprofen is too much?) I seem to be O.K. when sitting or walking, but the transition from sitting to standing is a killer.
I'll probably be better in a few days, just in time for next weekend's yard work.
posted by Howard Bernstein, 9 Weather Now at
8:55 AM
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