Another "Once in 100 years" flash flood

 And so, a new week begins.  Our outside temp is 75 (F) which is warm for so early in the morning (0719).  Our forecast high for today is 90, we shall probably go a bit higher until the thunderstorms pass through late this afternoon and evening.  When I left work yesterday at 6 M the temp outside was 92 (F), and that was warm.  After today's and tomorrow's storms our afternoon high should be hovering in the mid 80s (F).

And I did work yesterday.  A full shift.  Well, almost a full shift.  I was supposed to start work at 10:30 and left the house around 10:25.  Honestly, I had no real desire to go sit at the flooring desk.  There isn't a doubt in my mind that this is because of all the shit happening in the country. I am preparing myself for it to get worse before it gets better.

I went outside this morning wearing my shorts and gnats swarmed my legs.  For some reason they're bad here, possible because I'm so close to the river.  When my neighbor Eileen still lived next door, she always wore sweat pants and a thin long sleeve shirt outside to do lawn work.  I may have to go to Community Aid and pick up some cheap old shirts.   

The 2nd, and probably last season of Sandman started on July 2 (there's been a problem with Neil Gaiman).  Instead of watching any of the episodes when I got home from work last evening, I died a number of times playing Oblivion.  This one of the things about gaming, you are always forced to learn from your mistakes otherwise you will never stop dying.

And this bit about Nebraska is fairly true, though back in June Pellen said he saw the budget as a challenge, it may be more challenging than he thought.

One of Nebraska's state senators had said that the budget was only "sleight of hand," to make it appear balanced when in actuality it was not.  Keep in mind that Nebraska is a Republican red state and even in the depths of fiscal crisis will never admit to have making a mistake.

II see that the Orange Anus' tariff deadline has been extended to August 1.  This is because no country, except for Vietnam, has responded.  I guess there may be frameworks, or possible the concept of frameworks for trade deals, but as of yesterday nothing had been carved in stone.  Bessent, the idiot, said yesterday on State of the Union that "no countries got back to us."  Someone should tell Orangie that if he's trying to work a trade deal and his demands are being ignored, than he's not the great deal maker he's been claiming to have been for years.

A final note on the flooding in Texas.  It is true that the NWS was understaffed by a number of positions, though they did send out warnings.  One of the problems is that when I get a ping on my phone in the middle of the night telling there is a flash flood warning I sleep through it, and these floods happened during the early morning hours.  What no one seems to be talking about is that in September 2024 we had what they call a "100 year," flash flood in North Carolina that killed 107, and now, 9 months later and half way across the country, we have a 2nd "once in 100 years," flash flood.  So, how long will it be before we have a 3rd "once in 100 years," flash flood.