Sadly - Floridians looking forward to storm season

[BOSSHOG]

So many fires in the state and the state is way down on its rain totals the past year as is much of the south. The state could use a tropical depression right now, but none on the horizon. Wow!!

[Ganja Ninja]

1. The smoke is unbelievably thick in Clearwater today.

There's ash all over the cars in the parking lot.

[SteppingRazor]

2. Hey, speak for yourself!

I'm all for more rain, but I'd like to avoid 100 mph winds and whatnot.

[BOSSHOG]

3. I don't want those winds either

and with winds blowing like that the rain doesn't do much good. A nice tropical depression would do the state some good right now.

[malaise]

17. Rain's coming

http://www.weather.com/maps/news/forecastsummary/usthunderstormfcst_large.html

[Parche]

4. Perfect Storm

This is the only depression I know of.................:rofl: :rofl: :hi:











This is the sub I am 'in' with my computer game 'Silent Hunter 4'
sank 4merchants last night near Formosa!!! Feb 20th 1942
Now sailing back to Midway to refuel.....................
if you havnt purchased this pc game yet, it is well worth it........

[VTMechEngr]

13. Which USS Parche is your namesake?

The late SSN Parche, or the Balao class Parche?

[Parche]

15. USS Parche

[VTMechEngr]

16. Nice.

Do the torpedoes in the game "thunk them with a thud" like they did in real life?

[Dr.Phool]

5. Almost.

I got out of bed this morning, and my eyes and throat were burning. And it looked like heavy fog outside.

[William769]

6. I'd settle for a full fledge hurricane right now!

[BOSSHOG]

7. Thats so sad

We're burning up and it ain't even Mothers Day yet.

[William769]

8. Yep.

I just got back from the mountains, and I want to go back!

[Squatch]

9. Despite the cost to us, fires are very beneficial for the environment

[BOSSHOG]

10. Same with hurricanes

as a clean up function. Katrina was a bitch but she did help us get rid of dead trees and alot of underbrush. We have baby Pines and Oaks in our one acre of solitude now. We have less shade but Katrina got rid of a lot of trash for us.

[JCMach1]

11. They clear out the undergrowth... they are a natural part of the FL ecosystem

And cycle every 5-10 years...

[kerry-is-my-prez]

12. We could barely breathe in my area. There was about 5 fires going on at once.

[cwydro]

14. We can see the haze from the smoke

down here in the Keys.
Just watched the news; the whole damn state is on fire. This is awful.

[malaise]

18. Looks that way

[cwydro]

19. Horrible

I hope the rains start soon. How is life in Jamaica?!:hi: