Saturday, May 28, 2022

Merino, CO (Population 284)


 Business calls in this town today. There is evidence of civic pride and the town isn’t dying.

Polite 

Considerate truck drivers hauling Biden Abomination promises parked down the street from the café while having lunch. I’m fairly certain other appreciated the gesture

Does Make a Point 

Ran When Parked

Electric Car Fuel

Virga

The Rocky Mountains cast a fairly substantial rain shadow - a dry area on the leeward side of the mountain range, where wind does not hit, which forms because the mountains block rain-producing weather systems and create a metaphorical shadow of dryness.

The rain shadow ends in a line just West of Ft Morgan, CO. Afternoon flights in general aviation aircraft crossing that boundary can be “interesting”.


Sometimes if the air is dry enough at low levels of the atmosphere, it won't quite reach the surface. The phenomenon that appears instead is called virga. Virga is defined by the National Weather Service as, “streaks or wisps of precipitation falling from a cloud but evaporating before reaching the ground.”

There is usually some hail in that virga.

One call today was unusual. I ran into a “Karen” on steroids. While I’m firmly against domestic violence, she qualifies for an exception. Despite her hissy fit, she got served and I will get paid.

Banner accompanied me today to guard the car while I was making my calls. Must have been hard work as he currently is stretched out on the couch snoring.

5 comments:

Well Seasoned Fool said...

Old NFO commented on "Merino, CO (Population 284)"
15 mins ago
Yeah, we get virgas out here on a regular basis... Frustrating as hell too!

Old NFO
From the air the contrast in the color of vegetation is startling.

drjim said...

I had to search the maps for Merino.

Saw a lot of virga over the last couple of days. We're supposed to get a bunch of rain Sunday afternoon.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

Old US 6 (Grand Highway of the Republic) East of Brush to Sterling is an interesting drive and an alternative to boring I-76. If not pressed for time, I prefer it.

Rain is always welcome. Yesterday at Love's truck stop dog park the ground was still soggy from the previous day's rain. Banner approved!

drjim said...

US 6 ran right through Joliet, where I grew up. Drove it many times.

Well Seasoned Fool said...

East of Sterling it is a lonesome highway.