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Post by sigurdur on Feb 5, 2013 0:50:12 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 5, 2013 0:51:02 GMT
The main thing is, an 8x8x12 inches deep interior garden is a treasure trove of delight and not hard at all to maintain.
And it makes the house smell so very very good as well.
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Post by nautonnier on Feb 5, 2013 1:06:31 GMT
The main thing is, an 8x8x12 inches deep interior garden is a treasure trove of delight and not hard at all to maintain. And it makes the house smell so very very good as well. It will also maintain the humidity at a comfortable level reducing the chance of colds and flu.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 5, 2013 1:15:51 GMT
The main thing is, an 8x8x12 inches deep interior garden is a treasure trove of delight and not hard at all to maintain. And it makes the house smell so very very good as well. It will also maintain the humidity at a comfortable level reducing the chance of colds and flu. Yes, that too Nautonnier. Had not thought of that, but prob why I don't need a humidfier.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 5, 2013 1:19:16 GMT
While on the subject of food.
Folks also seem to have forgotten how to make hamburger cheaply.
I know you can buy a sirloin tip roast for 2.50lb. A nice lean cut of meat, cube it, run it through the meat grinder, and you have wonderful tasting burgers at low cost.
Same for pork sausage. I buy Boston Shoulder Roasts, last purchase was 1.19lb. Approx 12-14 lb roasts. Cube them, cut off the fat....and run them through the grinder. Season to taste.
Or a really lean sausage is pork loin. A bit more expensive, but still under 1.80lb.
I grew up poor, and learned at a very early age from my mom and grandmother how to stretch a dollar.
Yet, I eat very very well.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 5, 2013 1:22:29 GMT
Ok.....can't help it I am enjoying this. I have a wonderful wife who is a great asset to us.
She is a great bread maker. Sometimes tho, time is limited and we do use the Panasonic Bread Machine. A nice 1 1/2 lb loaf for 0.48. And we make whole wheat, brown bread, heck....all kinds of bread. She just made some English Muffin bread for toasting.
And if someone wants a real treat, try Steel Cut oats. Makes a most wonderful oatmeal, and also when added to bread adds a bit of grit to bite on and chew.
Ya know, I am a lucky man.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 5, 2013 1:25:00 GMT
And considering all of the above.....it is GREEN............veryyyyyy green.
Wholesale size purchases, very little freight. Energy efficient.
How much better could it get?
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Post by AstroMet on Feb 5, 2013 15:34:52 GMT
Nautonnier Thanks, Ok, so I think you said don't trust air temps alone and don't rely on ocean temps alone. I know the PNW is forecast to be cooler than normal for the next 3 months and that's a bummer for berry farmers and for hay growers too. You sure can taste the difference in milk quality from cows regularly out in pasture versus those stuck on a diet of grain. Last thing: you said "Should the Sun go into a Maunder minimum we will soon notice the drop in solar energy." How long before we would recognize that event? Well - I would go with Theodore on his timescales on that it will be obvious something is going awry in 5 years but the minimum then the change to SC25 will be the clincher - if we have another long quiescent period between SC24 and SC25 with no solar activity then that matches in with the Livingstone and Penn slow drop of sun spot contrast. Effectively, they are saying the sun spots are there but so weak that they are not showing in normal visible spectrum. As in the Maunder minimum there will be other signs that the normal solar cycle is continuing like the F10.7 radio flux and the Ap index, but the normal spot watchers and counters will find very little to see. Look at the sun now on the home page - its in the middle of the cycle - not an exactly overwhelming number of spots. So a quiescent minimum of say another 5 years takes us to 2023 and it will become obvious which way things are going. That's about right Nautonnier. That's the reason why long-range climate forecasts are so very important. It provides time enough for everyone - especially farmers - to make adjustments to their crops according to climate conditions on the horizon. We all know that the drought caught many farmers by surprise last year and one of the reasons for that was because NOAA and the major forecasting centers cannot forecast even seasonal weather in advance. In my forecast for global cooling, this will be the case as well, so that by the early 2020s it already been accepted that the global climate has become dry in many regions, wetter in others and colder overall. It is essential for farmers to note their locations so as to be ready for the climate change to global cooling because according to my calculations, it is on its way. We are already seeing the signs of this in northern regions worldwide, where the indications of our transition into global cooling is underway -> rt.com/news/snowiest-moscow-winter-century-470/
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Post by AstroMet on Feb 5, 2013 18:13:04 GMT
I have long been a proponent of feed the soil and the crop will take careof itself. I live surrounded by farmers who, for the most part, rotate crops regularly with a series of corn, beans, beans, corn and every five years or so wheat. Given that there are many horse folks in our area the straw is almost a better cash crop than the wheat...especially at 8.00 a bale. Our crops in 2012 were late but good. However, as we have been watching, the draught area is working its way to the east and central Ohio may have more challenges this year. Several of our local farmers are hedging their bets with putting off new equipment purchases and new buildings, doing with what they have. Our dairies are going to start hurting as the cost of fuel, grain and power continue to climb. Personally I will mulch the heck out of the garden again this year. We mulch with horse manure...not only feeds the soil but keeps moisture in as well. The garden is becoming more and more important as food prices increase. I experience sticker shock with every trip to the market. I am confident that my family will be well fed but as I tour the store I am fearful that many families will not be as fortunate as we are. Canning and freezing in my house have gone from being a hobby of sorts to being a necessity. I frequently think about my fellow Americans and the life that we HAD. Most of us are going to have to get used to a new normal. And that new normal will be more like the lives our grandparents experienced. Reduce, Reuse, Recycle will have a whole different meaning. The temperature in your house will be set lower, your food budget will increase, your fuel budget will increase, in some areas your water usage will be curtailled, you may see more and more multigeneraltional households. Theo has commented several times about the lack of thinking people. We have been sold a bills of goods over and over in this country. It is frightening given the information age we live in that people actually beleive what can easily be disproved with a few clicks of a keyboard. I had the priviledge of teaching adults at the college level for over a decade and trying to get them to question anything they had heard on the news was like pulling teeth...however after a semester in my class a few of them began to get it. I preached about food diversity, about the scam of global warming, the bias of television news, the greed of politicians, and the gambit of hokam being passed off as truth. It is not that these folks were stupid it is that we have forgotten to teach our children to question, investigate, and think critically. My point being that even if you do not agree with Theo, his methodolgy, his on line persona...he makes you think, inquire, and investigate. I feel the same about sigudur and nautineer. Thanks for being here and for stretching my mind. I appreciate your work, value your opinions and look forward to your posts. I been forecasting and writing on the drought for some time, as well as on the food price shocks I saw coming ahead. I covered the drought and what I believed the Mayan Calendar was really about - Corn, the dry weather and climate changes that affects food production and all things to do with farming. I wrote on it again this past August -> www.facebook.com/notes/global-astrology/the-years-2012-2013-2014-2015-economy-the-mayan-calendar-prophecy-corn-famine-fa/390253887696742
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Post by AstroMet on Feb 6, 2013 12:19:15 GMT
Strongminded remarked: "Thanks for being here and for stretching my mind. I appreciate your work, value your opinions and look forward to your posts." I concur. Thanks folks. I'm reminded of a time I was helping a friend, an electrical contractor, do some work on a new ECO friendly building he was building. He asked me to drill a hole thru a steel wall and I said sure. I'm not stupid I own a drill, a nice one, so I hoisted the huge industrial drill up and pulled the trigger, after, I don't know, how many minutes my friend politely asked me to stop, check the switch, and then try drilling the hole with the switch not in reverse. Red Face. My friend was willing to let me learn from my mistake and he did it without drama. Thanks. So I wanted to say thanks for all the replies I've been given and all the knowledge being shared here freely. My family is telling me to plan our summer. Anybody with an idea of what the PNW looks like for the summer and fall? I'm wondering about July, August and September. I'm wondering if the weather will turn nicer from the projected cool spring forecast and also I'm interested in what the weather will be like for berry farmers in western Washington. Washington leads the nation in the production of several crops: 92% of all raspberries are raised here, 77% of all hops, 75% of the nation’s supply of spearmint oil, 58% of apples, 51% of sweet cherries, 46% of concord grapes, 46% of pears, 41% of all peppermint oil, and 38% of all prunes and plums. Washington also ranks 10th in total dairy production. Thanks everybody Hi codewhacker, In my seasonal forecast for summer, the PNW will remain cool this summer in the midst of blazing temperatures across North America. So anyone who wants to avoid the oppressive heat and dry conditions will want to head northwest.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 7, 2013 17:37:33 GMT
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 7, 2013 17:40:57 GMT
U.S. La Niña Impacts The first three months of the year during a La Niña typically feature below normal precipitation in the Southwest, the central and southern sections of the Rockies and Great Plains, and Florida. Meanwhile, the odds of surplus precipitation increase across the Pacific Northwest, in the northern Intermountain West, and over scattered sections of the north-central states, Ohio Valley, and upper Southeast. La Niña features unusually cold weather in the Northwest and (to a lesser extent) northern California, the northern Intermountain West, and the north-central states. Farther south, higher than normal temperatures are slightly favored in a broad area covering the southern Rockies and Great Plains, the Ohio Valley, the Southeast, and the mid-Atlantic states.
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Post by AstroMet on Feb 8, 2013 7:19:14 GMT
U.S. La Niña Impacts The first three months of the year during a La Niña typically feature below normal precipitation in the Southwest, the central and southern sections of the Rockies and Great Plains, and Florida. Meanwhile, the odds of surplus precipitation increase across the Pacific Northwest, in the northern Intermountain West, and over scattered sections of the north-central states, Ohio Valley, and upper Southeast. La Niña features unusually cold weather in the Northwest and (to a lesser extent) northern California, the northern Intermountain West, and the north-central states. Farther south, higher than normal temperatures are slightly favored in a broad area covering the southern Rockies and Great Plains, the Ohio Valley, the Southeast, and the mid-Atlantic states. There is no La Niña Sigurdur; and last October, NOAA was calling for El Nino, but again, it was not to be. See -> www.vcstar.com/news/2012/oct/19/no-la-ni241a-or-el-ni241o-this-year-just-la-nada/I forecasted the last El Nino/La Nina (ENSO) back in 2006 to arrive in 2009-2011, as it did. We are now past that time and will not see another ENSO until the early 2020s.
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Post by sigurdur on Feb 8, 2013 15:58:02 GMT
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Post by nautonnier on Feb 8, 2013 18:33:29 GMT
As I have said before Sig, what we are seeing at the moment does not match the nice clean streak of cold water along the ITCZ in the Pacific. Modoki does not come close to what is happening. I rather fancy though had there been satellites around in 1315 or so the pattern would have been similar. As an analogy the satellite age has only ever seen the tide coming in - now we are watching it go out and all the wiggle watchers and pattern matchers from ENSO, SOI, MJO etc etc., are going to have to learn some different patterns. Just like we have seen NASA's forecast for SC24 ramped down and down and down from the largest cycle evah!! to the lowest cycle since SC5... (with no apologies of course) It is a pity no-one has the honesty to say - "guys -we are in a learning mode - we haven't seen this before. " - but no; they prefer to double down on a bet that is obviously being trumped by nature.
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