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Planting Grass and Pumping Water
Posted by: plapman, 11:17 AM GMT on May 22, 2012 +0
Today will bring a mix of sun and cloud with a 60% chance of showers late this afternoon. The wind becoming east at 20 km/h (12 mph) this morning. The high is expected to be near 21C(70F). UV index 8 or very high.
Tonight will bring more showers with thunderstorms with 10 to 20 mm(0.4 to 0.8 in) of rain. The wind becoming easterly at 30 km/h (19 mph) then light after midnight. Tonight's low will be 15C(59F).
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It was a quiet day on the prairie. I got some grass seed planted in the front yard and my irrigation pump up and running. last year I had a problem with the pump holding it's prime. This winter I cleaned up the check valve hoping this would fix the problem. I tried to remove the piece but it's been over 30 year's since a pipe wrench has touched it and it's frozen in place. I I could have gotten it off I would have replaced the check valve with a new one I have in the hoard. If it still leaks I may have to add a second check valve.The pump works great. I bought the thing second hand when we bought this house in 1978, who knows how many gallons of water it brought from the ground. The only thing I've ever done to it is to oil the bearing's yearly in the motor and clean the impeller once. That old pump was sure built to last.
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Abbey's Dream Come True!
Posted by: plapman, 11:00 AM GMT on May 21, 2012 +0
Today will bring increasing cloudiness with a 60% chance of showers this afternoon. The wind becoming southerly at 20 km/h (12 mph) this morning. Today'd high will be 20C(68F). UV index 6 or high.Tonight will be cloudy with the 60% chance of showers continuing early this evening. The wind will shift to the northeast at 20 km/h (12 mph) after midnight. Tonight's low will be 14C(57F).------------------------------------------------- --While walking yesterday A...
Updated: 11:14 AM GMT on May 22, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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A Night Out With the Queen and a Brief History of the CCitizens on Patrol Program
Posted by: plapman, 1:09 PM GMT on May 20, 2012 +0
Today will be sunny with fog patches dissipating early this morning. Today's high will be a comfortable 19C(66F). UV index 7 or high.Tonight will be clear with a low of 7C(45F). ------------------------------------------------- ------i had a good night last night at the celebration of the 20 years of the Citizens on Patrol Program in Portage. I got to meet alot of people i hadn't seen since I had to quit the program after my first stroke.The Queen and me were seat...
Updated: 11:04 AM GMT on May 21, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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Finishing the Ebook Project and Cleaning Up Portage la Prairie
Posted by: plapman, 11:48 AM GMT on May 19, 2012 +0
Today will be cloudy with rain beginning this morning and ending late this afternoon. There is also the risk of a thunderstorm. There is expected to be 10 to 20 mm(0.4 to 0.8 in) of rain in total. The wind will be northwest at 20 km/h (12 mph). Today's high will be High 15C(59F).Tonight will see clearing this evening and the northwest wind at 20 km/h (12 mph) becoming light early this evening. Low 4C(39F). ------------------------------------------------- ----Y...
Updated: 12:08 PM GMT on May 19, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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Keeping Busy On the Prairie
Posted by: plapman, 12:21 PM GMT on May 18, 2012 +0
Today will start sunny then becoming a mix of sun and cloud this afternoon. The wind becoming northerly at 20 km/h (12 mph) this morning. The high is expected to be near 24C(75F). UV index 7 or high.Tonight will start partly cloudy then becoming cloudy late this evening while the northerly flow at 30 km/h (19 mph) becoming light after midnight. The low tonight will be 12C(54F). ------------------------------------------------- ----I never got Abbey out for her wa...
Updated: 11:54 AM GMT on May 19, 2012   Permalink | A A A
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