But not real hot until the second half of next week. Times of rain and sun, unstable. I was hoping to get out of town this weekend but it wasn’t to be.
Today. Feels like …
June 8th.
Scattered showers before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny.
West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
77 degrees
,58 max dew point,
8:32
sunset.
Tonight. Feels like …
June 15th.
Rain likely, mainly after 5am. Increasing clouds.
Northwest wind around 5 mph becoming calm in the evening. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
and
57 degrees
,
5:15
sunrise.
Thursday. Feels like …
May 9th.
Rain and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly before 3pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3pm. High near 69. North wind 5 to 14 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible.
and
69 degrees
,60 max dew point,
8:33
sunset.
Thursday Night. Feels like …
June 5th.
A chance of showers, mainly before 7pm. Partly cloudy.
West wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
It rained a fair bit in the evening and then more during the night. But by morning it cleared out although more rain tomorrow and then during the weekend. Needless to say I’m not heading out of town this weekend.
Partly sunny 🌞 and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☔ There is a west-southwest breeze at 9 mph. 🍃. The dew point is 58 degrees. I don’t with the rain that stopped about two hours ago it feels more humid than that. I wish I hadn’t worn the vest to work.
As to be expected the express bus 🚍 isn’t so express at departing the station 🚉 with estimates showing it running about fifteen minutes late. At least it’s on the map and I can watch its progress. This changes in a week or two when the school 🚸 runs end for the summer.
Because of the rain last night I had to take the local home, which I don’t enjoy even if it’s about as quick compared to the walk 🚶 home from the Park and Ride. But the rain cleared up for a while and I returned my remaining books 📚 to the library. I should get some more out but I’ll wait until nextweek before I head out of town.
Tomorrow is the oil 🛢 change and tire rotation. I’ll take the hub caps off myself tonight and at some point pick up an air filter and and top off the coolant. Truck hasn’t been burning oil like it was years ago but it’s largely because I have the solar and don’t idle it while camping. ⛺ in the fall I’ll have the transfer case oil changed and maybe the transmission fluid although I’ve heard mixed messages about doing that after a certain point. With gas prices likely to exceed $5 I doubt I’ll do more than 2,000 miles before the end of summer. ⛽
I still have a wheel on the truck that clicks when I drive it.⚫ I think it’s just one of the Rockstar hub caps isn’t perfectly balanced as it changed wheels when I got the new tires put on. Been doing it for at least two years now. Since the alignment and replaced front bushing and maybe tie rods the year before I’ve not noticed any unusual tire wear but I’m planning to rotate them each oil change going forward. I’d rather not burn up a wheel bearing on the road at this point if I can avoid it. Big jacked up truck life.
My hope is to head out of town either Thursday or Friday next week. ⛺ Probably Friday morning early that way with Juneteenth observed on Monday I can do the three nights in one campsite day without moving or getting a permit. In the summer heat, ice won’t last more than three nights even with two coolers, one for beverages and one for everything else. Maybe this weekend I can reinflate the tube for floating. ⚫
Really not much humidity, dry and clear. More clouds tomorrow though. Then more clouds and rain showers for the second half of the week. The days are getting really long now, when you look at that part of the chart below.
Today. Feels like … May 31st.
Sunny.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
and
75 degrees
,42 max dew point,
8:31 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … May 26th.
Mostly clear.
Light and variable wind.
and
51 degrees
,
5:16 sunrise.
Monday. Feels like … June 15th.
Mostly sunny.
Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
and
79 degrees
,47 max dew point,
8:31 sunset.
Monday Night. Feels like … June 18th.
Partly cloudy.
South wind around 6 mph.
and
58 degrees
,
5:16 sunrise.
Tuesday. Feels like … June 4th.
A chance of showers after 2pm. Partly sunny.
South wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
and
76 degrees
,53 max dew point,
8:32 sunset.
Tuesday Night. Feels like … July 2nd.
Showers likely, mainly after 8pm. Mostly cloudy.
Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
I think you might say that summer has finally arrived. Not really the oppressive heat, indeed this weekend is pretty cool but nice, but definitely the longer days. Best to get out and enjoy them before they are done, as the daylight falls before the temperature does every year.
Partly sunny and 58 degrees in Delmar. 😎 There is a west-northwest breeze at 6 mph. 🍃.
I was out for my walk at 7:30 AM this morning. 🚶♀️ Seems like it’s going to be another real nice late spring day, with lots of sun though more clouds are starting to push in. Not too hot or too cold, though in the early hours of the morning it was a bit colder.
Slowly but surely I’m recovering from the sleep deprivation from last week. 🛌 Slept into 7:30 AM this morning, which is real late for me, and then went for my walk. I still feel a bit hazy and frizzled from the week that was, but at least I don’t have that bursting headache or complete confusion that I was suffering from yesterday after 23 hours awake. 🤯
Today I have am going out to the folks house for Sunday dinner 🍗🍲 and then maybe for a Sunday evening 🌃 hike up Bennett Hill. Then try to get to bed 🛏 early because I still don’t feel particularly great after the week that was. I still can’t believe how many absurd hours I worked last week. You can understand why I’m seriously considering my options next year.
I’m not sure if this will have been my last legislative session 🏢
This past week has been tough with the long hours and lack of sleep. While I do good work and make good money, my moral quams about my work and these crazy work schedules make me start to think about hanging up my hat at the end of the year and starting something new.
I listened a lot to the debates over the past week over gun control, abortion and welfare spending. While I consider myself a Democrat and work for the majority, I really have a lot of moral quams about the fundamentally unfair way they are taking the state, making the government more intrusive in our lives. Too often these days I find myself agreeing with the GOP. Maybe because I abhor government power and they are in the minority and can only throw stones.
I get that my job is just a job, just like the guy who makes sandwiches at the Subway shop. I do what I do for work for money, not for justice or what is right and fair. I’m resigned to do what is best for myself and my life, not be an agent of change or be out there on the picket line. Put in the hours, work hard, deliver quality products and services and make good money to invest towards my future.
At the same time, things are passing by so quickly in my life time. The long hours at work have quickly grayed my hair. In less than 7 months I will be 40 years old with more than half my life come and gone. The money is really good in my position today and I’m able to save a fair amount but taxes, inflation and a declining market make it increasingly difficult to make ends meet while making my savings goals. What I thought was a responsible amount to save and invest seems to little as paper values decline in a weak stock market. I should be happy that I’m getting great deals on new investments today.
Maybe this is the year to think seriously about taking the leap – either moving down south or out west to a state that more reflects my conservative values. A place where the winters aren’t so cold and harsh, where people are friendly and land and taxes are much cheaper. I probably wouldn’t make nearly as much money at such a job but the hours would be more consistent and no so long. I reminded of my friend who was a big AR-15 enthusiast who moved to North Carolina to keep his guns, and now besides his regular job homesteads, has cows and pigs. Doesn’t have to live through all the bull shit that New Yorkers are forced to live with every day.
I really dislike my falling apart, run down apartment, busing it to work every day, living in the city and feeling like I can’t afford anything but the basics when I shop or want to drive anywhere. I hate how much I pay in taxes often for government services clearly inferior to many other states. I see all my friends buying houses, getting ATVs and livestock while I live in poverty hoping for a better tomorrow while I watch my assets decline in the face of inflation. I know there is a better way to live.
I’ve made no decisions yet, and indeed I’m hopeful that all my savings and investments will lead to a better tomorrow even if things look bleak today. Staying a few more years will allow me to save and invest more and over time, markets will recover. Money saved opens more opportunities for tomorrow. Money that buys land, guns, livestock and even freedom to live in a place like Missouri or Tennessee which isn’t so cold but people mind their own business and not the crap called living in New York State.
Weekend still looks quite nice, although I don’t have much in the way of plans for this weekend as I figure I will be tired. But maybe Thacher Park for this weekend would be nice if I can catch the Nature Bus then out to the folks house for Sunday.
Today. Feels like … June 15th.
Mostly cloudy.
West wind 3 to 5 mph.
and
79 degrees
,63 max dew point,
8:28 sunset.
Tonight. Feels like … June 18th.
Showers likely, mainly after 3am. Mostly cloudy.
Light south wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
and
58 degrees
,
5:17 sunrise.
Friday. Feels like … June 8th.
Showers likely, mainly before 11am. Cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing.
Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
After a sunny morning, the clouds are pushing in. I am stumbling around, catching a very late bus into work, making it in by 10 AM, but it’s fine I worked until 12:30 PM last night and didn’t do very good at getting started this morning.
Mostly cloudy and 67 degrees in Delmar, NY. ☁ Calm wind. The dew point is 63 degrees. The skies will clear around 7 pm.
Day by day working through the work week. 😫 Always the last week of session is crazy, though this year seems particularly bad.
