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.