May 15, 2022 | Page 2 | Andy Arthur.org

I’m not sad that the heat wave is breaking with the thunderstorms this afternoon ⛈

While I don’t have air conditioning at home I’m no fan of the heat and humidity. Not great for sleeping 😴 and all I want to do is lay by the fan. I also kind of wish I had more apple 🍏 juice to mix with my ice at home. I guess water is healthier.

This Afternoon. Feels like … June 8th.	A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly sunny. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. and	77 degrees	, 61 max dew point,	8:13 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … June 15th.	A chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Some of the storms could produce heavy rain. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly clear. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. and	57 degrees	,	5:31 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … June 8th.	A chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 1pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. High near 77. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible. and	77 degrees	, 60 max dew point,	8:13 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … May 23rd.	Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a slight chance of showers between midnight and 1am. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Low around 50. West wind 6 to 9 mph, with gusts as high as 24 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. and	50 degrees	,	5:30 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … April 26th.	A slight chance of showers after 11am. Mostly sunny. West wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. and	64 degrees	, 44 max dew point,	8:14 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … May 4th.	Partly cloudy. and	44 degrees	,	5:29 sunrise.
Wednesday. Feels like … April 26th.	Sunny. and	64 degrees	, 35 max dew point,	8:15 sunset.
Wednesday Night. Feels like … April 29th.	Partly cloudy. and	42 degrees	,	5:28 sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like … May 16th.	Mostly sunny. and	71 degrees	, 46 max dew point,	8:16 sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like … May 23rd.	Partly cloudy. and	50 degrees	,	5:27 sunrise.
Friday. Feels like … June 15th.	Partly sunny. and	79 degrees	, 56 max dew point,	8:17 sunset.
Friday Night. Feels like … June 22nd.	Mostly cloudy. and	59 degrees	,	5:26 sunrise.
Saturday. Hot !	A chance of showers. Mostly sunny. Chance of precipitation is 30%. and	87 degrees	, 58 max dew point,	8:18 sunset.

Good afternoon! Talk about a hot and sticky early summer day. 😰

That brief but intense rain storm has dropped the mercury a lot along with dropping some heavy rain and dramatically increasing the relative humidity.

Rain and thunderstorms and 76 degrees in Dormansville, NY. ⛈️ There is a south-southwest breeze at 5 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 61 degrees.

Out at my parents house for Sunday dinner 🐔 and then I’ll do a quick hike up Bennett Hill later this evening, assuming that it’s not pouring out. If I was responsible I would go to the grocery store 🛒 but I’m not but I have enough food to make do for at least a few more days.

While I felt find – minus allergies 👃🏻 especially outside yesterday at Five Rivers with the polen, I decided I should take a COVID-19 test before visiting my parents. First time ever for me – I was a bit concerned as many people in my office 🏢 and some friends lately have gotten COVID and my parents are quite elderly 🧓 now. It wasn’t pleasant to say the least ramming that swab up my nose – kind of hurt and tickled – but at least I was negative.

My parent’s neighbors big black diesel coal rolling truck 🛻 has a decal on it that says, “Diesel smoke makes me horny”. 📯 I love rednecks, though I don’t know, my big jacked up truck is kind of expensive to operate but at least it doesn’t blow $6.75 a gallon diesel out its stacks. I so idolize trailer trash, their ATVs, feeder cattle and pigs on their junk filled homestead. 🐽 Real life, not plastic suburbia.

Often I see these homesteading channels on the internet 🐮 and they are so perfect, free of mud and manure, blood and maggots that are sometimes just part of rural life. Trust me, I know what kerosene and hog manure smell like at times, and I’ve broken the ice in frozen water trays and even walked into work with chicken shit on my boots 👢. I am a dirty hick 👨‍🌾and I love the dirty hick life.

Five Rivers Environmental Education Center 🐸 yesterday was nice but it was hot and muggy. Not a lot of people or wildlife there. Still better than being stuck home. With gas prices ⛽ so high I’m trying to avoid all non essential trips that I can avoid. Figure save the truck for when I’m heading out of town.