Do you remember it being colder

[Foggy47]

Gulf of Who?

He means the "Gulf of America". lol

I'm down in OZ for the winter. We got lots of cactus and palm trees dying here from too much prolonged heat in the summer. It's a pretty hostile environment here in the summer the past few years. Weather extremes are now the new norm?

 

[omicron1792]

I’m calling it gulf of Merica from now on.

 

[Catscratch]

I sat in on a presentation today at work about the tropicalization of coastal habitat in the Gulf of Mexico. Low winter temperatures control the spread of southern plant species that are currently expanding northward. The presenter mentioned the County Level Minimum Temperature Explorer that allows you plot the number of days below freezing for your county, the coldest minimum temperature for the year, and the warmest minimum temperature. It will also tell you the rate of change by decade for the county of interest. The site graphically displays data back to the 1950s showing whether it was colder in the past for your particular area.

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Did the presenters speak of the expansion northward of the damn turtlerat?

 

[Mortenson]

I’m calling it gulf of Merica from now on.

Me too. Going to make my brother's head explode.

 

[Jerry-B-WI]

I’m calling it gulf of Merica from now on.

That's a god compromise.

 

[Howboutthemdawgs]

 

[SD51555]

He means the "Gulf of America". lol

I'm down in OZ for the winter. We got lots of cactus and palm trees dying here from too much prolonged heat in the summer. It's a pretty hostile environment here in the summer the past few years. Weather extremes are now the new norm?

I was down in Tucson a couple times this past year and I couldn't believe how green it was. I figured it'd look more like desolate desert, and it was not.

 

[Telemark]

I was down in Tucson a couple times this past year and I couldn't believe how green it was. I figured it'd look more like desolate desert, and it was not.

Rainy season? Much of the area is proper desert, but it comes alive in the rainy season. I've even found mushrooms growing out of the sand.

 

[Foggy47]

Rainy season? Much of the area is proper desert, but it comes alive in the rainy season. I've even found mushrooms growing out of the sand.

Common misconception is that the desert is "sand". It's much more like clay.....and the desert "seals-up" at the first rainfall.....and all that water runs off. The whole valley here in OZ sits atop a huge aquifer under the desert.......and lots of water is normally available for the pumping. Strange place.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

How do the scorpions and black widow spiders survive with no water???

 

[Mortenson]

How do the scorpions and black widow spiders survive with no water???

Same way deer do!

 

[Foggy47]

How do the scorpions and black widow spiders survive with no water???

The morning dew and moisture in plants are more than enough for those critters (I think).

 

[Telemark]

There weren't a lot of deer where I was, south of Tucson. There were coues deer in the mountains, and I heard from some hunters that they frequent water holes. There are javelinas down there, and quail. I guess the quail drink dew, and the javelinas eat cactuses?

 

[Foggy47]

There weren't a lot of deer where I was, south of Tucson. There were coues deer in the mountains, and I heard from some hunters that they frequent water holes. There are javelinas down there, and quail. I guess the quail drink dew, and the javelinas eat cactuses?

In my 'hood" the rabbits will eat prickly pear given the chance. There is so much water stored in the prickly pear.....I doubt they need any thing more. I just caged two prickly pear that we had recently planted.....due to rabbits munching on them. LOTS of wildlife here in the desert. Even here in my hood we have lots of various Waterfowl, bobcats, rabbits, quail, owls, coyotes. The coyotes get several dogs each month.....and "dog people" keep their yards fenced. Even so, the coyotes will get the dogs here. Most days you see rabbit fur on the golf course. That is the main diet. Recently the bobcat population has "exploded". Easy Pickens around here for food. Even I could run down a quail or a rabbit, if I was hungry enough.

 

[Telemark]

In my 'hood" the rabbits will eat prickly pear given the chance. There is so much water stored in the prickly pear.....I doubt they need any thing more. I just caged two prickly pear that we had recently planted.....due to rabbits munching on them. LOTS of wildlife here in the desert. Even here in my hood we have lots of various Waterfowl, bobcats, rabbits, quail, owls, coyotes. The coyotes get several dogs each month.....and "dog people" keep their yards fenced. Even so, the coyotes will get the dogs here. Most days you see rabbit fur on the golf course. That is the main diet. Recently the bobcat population has "exploded". Easy Pickens around here for food. Even I could run down a quail or a rabbit, if I was hungry enough.

You live in Arizona?

 

[Bowsnbucks]

The morning dew and moisture in plants are more than enough for those critters (I think).

I was being a smart-a$$ in a light-hearted way, Foggy! Do you get scorpions & BW spiders in your place there?? I've seen news reports where folks find BW's or scorpions in their shoes, under blankets, etc. I'd sooner deal with rattlesnakes than those 2 creepies.

 

[SwampCat]

2” snow and a little over 1/4” ice. No power since 7am. Most of SW AR out of power. My road gonna be at the bottom of the list. Predicted 11 degrees tonight. Actually more worried about my water than my heat.

 

[Brian662]

2” snow and a little over 1/4” ice. No power since 7am. Most of SW AR out of power. My road gonna be at the bottom of the list. Predicted 11 degrees tonight. Actually more worried about my water than my heat.

Might be worth using a generator to run a compressor and blow your plumbing out if you can't find any supplemental heat options.

 

[b116757]

3/8” of ice Sunday night 4” snow last night

 

[TreeDaddy]

I was being a smart-a$$ in a light-hearted way, Foggy! Do you get scorpions & BW spiders in your place there?? I've seen news reports where folks find BW's or scorpions in their shoes, under blankets, etc. I'd sooner deal with rattlesnakes than those 2 creepies.

Bows,

You wouldn't do well in east texas

bill

PS. don't forget about our brown recluse