we got our first monsoon in the desert this evening

[sundog]

in the middle of the dinner rush

whilst i was cooking over a 350 degree grill

one thing to note: swamp coolers do not work when there is moisture in the air

it was a very busy evening indeed... party of 8, party of 5, party of 6

oh yeah, there is a leak in the swamp cooler duct over my head

i just discovered that

in the middle of the rush

water was leaking on my head while i was cooking

gives new meaning to chinese water torture

i had a very long day

the end :P

[havocmom]

1. LOL been there, done that, glad you survived!

Hope you have a nice monsoon season. It does give one a boost... once you get to go outside and slow down;)

[sundog]

3. it was like a fucking sauna in the kitchen

which is fine if i'm nekkid & wrapped in a towel & pouring water over the rocks...

but not when 20 people want their food NOW :P

[burrowowl]

2. Well it hasn't hit ABQ

just humid and no water.
Damnit! If it is going to be humid, it should RAIN!

[sundog]

4. not too much

rained for about 30 minutes... we needed it...

but fuck swamp coolers when that shit happens

[burrowowl]

7. Swamp coolers

work by evaporation. If humidity is high, no evaporation, put on vent.
Use a fan, my grandmother had some nice Japanese fans to wave on herself. BTW, it was the heat in El Paso that took outside to the porch to see a funny light, which proved to be the explosion of the first atomic bomb. Heat will do strange things.

[punpirate]

5. Same here...

... the weather report has been for afternoon and evening thunderstorms for most days in the last three or four weeks. Dark clouds come over and sit for a while, and then move on. Might have been a little rain on the north side of town, but none here. Every time I read "thunderstorms, chance of rain 30%," I know we're not going to get a thing. We're already about three or four inches below normal.

Cheers.

[sundog]

6. no shit

way below normal this year

[tyedyeto]

8. Had a nice monsoon shower

down south of Tucson tonight, too. Still seeing some lightning to the north and east of here. It did help with the fire on the mountain across the way.

[sundog]

11. if i'm not busy & can kick back & watch a monsoon

i'm in heaven :7

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

9. I love the monsoons

wish I was there to see it

[sundog]

10. sunday bonghitters club. my place.

:P

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

12. Hey...I can get in the car now and be there on time

so don't be tempting me to drive across 120 degree desert by tomorrow....cause I can do it ya know

[havocmom]

13. Some year, NSMA, I will meet ya in Tucson to take in the storm season!

We can do supper at the Desert Museum some Saturday night. Go to Sabino some evening for lightening watching. Zip down to Tubac for a bit of color. Do Kitt Peak on a clear night. Tip over hogs parked outside the Amado Saloon for giggles. Harass the hell outta my kid and my sister :evilgrin:

We can park our hounds at my sister's to cool their doggie heels under the fans on the veranda and play with her mutts. She loves doggie company. After hearing about the accommodations there for dogs, the lady at the humane society asked my sister to adopt her too while she was getting Ms Molly Dog.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

14. Now THAT sounds like a plan :)

of course, Cocoa is a complete chicken about thunder

[havocmom]

15. So is Ms Molly...

that's why there is music! Picture, if you will, Two Goldens, a Golden/Ridgeback cross, a Karilian Bear dog and a Pomerainian all dancing to some Mariachie tunes... That would be our collective hounds at sis's casa.

Hot tub/pool dips optional, cept for Ms Molly & the Pom who swim like fishes... Oh, there's Koi too, speaking of fishes... Great place for doggie diversions! An my bro-in-law loves to fire up the grill. He is always a diversion for K-9 types ;)

[Der Blaue Engel]

16. Oh, how I miss the monsoons!

San Francisco has no thunderstorms. :cry: (Well, we get the odd one every few years.)