In Saint Paul, MN, it's raining like a cow pissing on a flat rock.

[MineralMan]

And this is just the first wave.

And I just did some exterior house painting this morning. Uff da! Well, we'll see what happens.

The weather's much worse in other parts of Minnesota. Keep a good thought for us.

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. Heh. I thought that was western washington colloquialism.

:thumbsup:

[MineralMan]

2. Nah, it's common wherever there are dairies.

I worked in one in California while I was in high school. Got pissed on many times.

[lumberjack_jeff]

5. The good thing about western washington

is if you step outside the barn on most days of the year, the cow piss washes right off.

[azurnoir]

3. there was some short lived small sized hail also but it's

quieting down now

[niyad]

4. sorry about the paint job--you could send some of that rain here, we really need it.

[MineralMan]

8. Well, it had over 6 hours to dry, so it should be OK, I think.

It's acrylic latex paint. Pretty sturdy once it's dry. It should be clear tomorrow, so I'll be able to finish up, I hope. I just did the cutting in and detail painting today.

[JuniperLea]

6. One of my nephews is getting married and moving...

To Bagley, MN... way up yonder... he was born and raised in So Cal... this will take some getting used to I fear.

[MineralMan]

11. And that's not the half of it. Wait 'til he experiences his first

-20 degree days. What fun! I moved here from CA, too, so it was an eye-opener.

The rain has slowed down for now, and the sirens haven't sounded. so we're good so far.

[immune]

7. Uff da!!!

God, I hadn't heard that in ages!!! :fistbump:

Thinking about you and my fambly up there. I miss that place.

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

9. Good luck.

We've had two major storms here in Chicago in the past week. Last Friday at about 3:30 pm and on Wednesday of this week about 6:00 pm. There was major flooding and a lot of damage done in both of them. I haven't seen it rain as hard as it was during those storms in my 56 years on the planet. The tornado sirens even went off in downtown Chicago and out here in the burbs where I live, but no tornadoes touched down.

[madrchsod]

10. good luck on the paint.....worse storms in three years ...

down here in northern illinois. expecting more storm tonight, saturday ,and sunday

[MineralMan]

13. It's only about a quart so far, I did the trim and cutting in around

stuff today. The plan is to get the first coat finished tomorrow. We shall see.

[Angry Dragon]

12. Heard 4 1/2 inch hail in Plymouth

[MineralMan]

14. Yah. It's nasty in some places. I can't even imagine hail that

size. Good thing my boat is in the garage. Bad luck for the cars in the driveway, I think. :rofl:

[Angry Dragon]

17. Starting to get some rain west of the cities

starting to get stronger downfall

[Old Codger]

19. Wow

I grew up there, never saw hail that size before, are you talking hail stones 4.5 in. or that much hail ?...LOL Gonna be there next week too so hope the bad stuff is over by then

[Angry Dragon]

21. They said on the news that size hail

[RidinMyDonkey]

15. It's nice where I am

By Willmar. But I live in North Saint Paul. I hope it doesn't get too bad, my kitty is at home.

[MineralMan]

16. It's Minnesota. It's a thunderstorm. So far, so good. Just a lot of

rain. My radio, though, is crackling with lightning static. The power's still on, so that's good. Severe storm warnings until Midnight, though. Ish da!

[immune]

18. Just looked at the radar map

you guys are in for it, and it looks like my old home place up near Brainerd is getting whacked pretty good again, too. I'll hear from my sister soon for a run down on both, I'm sure. Dunder and blitzit.

http://www.atmo.arizona.edu/products/wximagery/usradar.html

[MineralMan]

20. Donder und Blitzen, indeed.

I love weather...except for tornadoes. Rain? Feh! Lightning? Well, lightning struck my house in CA, and burned out all the wiring and destroyed everything electrical, so that's not so good. Snow, ice, whatever. I'm used to it now.

[immune]

22. I was in a couple of pretty good tornadoes back in the day.

and mostly I thought storms were more exciting than scary. Of course I was just a kid then. I tried moving back in 2000, but couldn't find a place to rent where I could keep my German Shepherd. Now, though, I think my bones might resent the hell out of -60 windchills.

[DFLforever]

23. Yes, it's scary here

The storm seems right overhead from the timing of the thunder and lightening. A mile per second? if I remember the rubric correctly.

I'm cooking (and posting)in the dark...kind of pointless since I'm using an electric stove. Still, I fell safer with the lights out.

[Jackpine Radical]

25. I think sound travels about 770 fps in air.

That would be about 1 mile in 7 seconds.

I'm 90 miles due east of you, and the sky is very black in the west. I guess we're next for whatever is hitting you.

[DFLforever]

26. Thanks for that info.

The storm is gone...in retrospect, it doesn't seem so bad. The winds weren't particularly strong.

Hoping there's no damage where you live.

[malaise]

24. Lots of rain here as well

Some parts of our South Coast are under water. For the rest of the island it has been well needed.