Chris - You received a cortisone injection today?

 

Yep,ended up with 9" as of this morning.

 

During the seven day period ending Saturday last weekend, we received between 17" - 18" rain. Soil, water table remains saturated.

 

You can have it. You have another system headed your way?

 

We'll get a "portion" of the remnants of Helene but not much expected - I'm directly on the coast. Southern Appalachians should expect significant amounts of rain.

There's been a disorganized system brewing off the Cape Verde Islands for several days which most likely will form into a TS in the next several days. Too early to say what to expect, but watching its development.

 

Yes I did, obviously in the damaged shoulder. Why?

 

I asked because you did not say you received an injection today. You said: "Initial treatment is Cortisone injection and PT." I hope the cortisone injection begins working quickly. If someone didn't fair well taking Endocrinology they most likely got lost studying CRH & ACTH. Most likely an M.D.

 

Norm - You're absolutely correct, I didn't make that clear did I. With all the sports I played throughout my life, that's the 1st Cortisone injection I've ever had. Might have been the most uncomfortable injection I've ever had.

You lost me with " If someone didn't fair well taking Endocrinology they most likely got lost studying CRH & ACTH." What are CRH and ACTH, care to give me the layman's definitions?

 

In case anyone wants to follow Helene here is a nice live crew in my opinion exceeds other coverage out there not all the doomsday hype just facts and such

 

That's Banannas's

 

Cortisone is a precursor to Cortisol. The pituitary gland controls & stimulates production of both Cortisone & Cortisol which are produced/released via the Adrenal Cortex gland(s) located on top of the kidneys.
As levels of cortisol in the blood fall (as determined via the pituitary gland), the hypothalamus releases Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH), directing the pituitary gland to produce Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH). ACTH stimulates the Adrenal Glands to produce and release Cortisol. Essentially, the pituitary gland is king - moderating/managing/analyzing nearly every hormone in the body. The interplay between the pituitary gland & the hypothalamus control every single hormone in the body (endocrinology) - the endocrine system. The hormones released operate on other glands in the endocrine system to maintain homeostasis.

 

Keith - Regarding Ryan Hall. I'm not a big fan. He's a dropout. A YouTube "Vapor" Influencer turned verbose/vacillating (supposed) weather analyst. He claims to be a professional weather analyst; yet holds no degree in Meteorology as he quit his program. Good thing he doesn't state he's a professional meteorologist. He uses NASA HAFS-A/-B (Hurricane Analysis and Forecast System) of the NASA AOS (Atmosphere Observing System). Like any meteorologist they all use NASA AOS data, supplemented w/ local Doppler radar. There's no meteorologist in this country who doesn't employ NASA AOS data. I prefer to get data w/o the sensationalism delivered via weather forecasters. I just don't like the guy - period. This guy Ryan spends as much time glamorizing himself as he does repeating himself every 20 seconds. Geeze.

 

Mike/Jim - I'll be thinking of y'all Friday night....

 

I disagree with you Norm.

I like the content provided. (If you call having a "degree" credited is the only trust in content there are many many smart dumb fphucks with no common sense, less life experience I wouldnt trust as far as I could throw'm)
Ryans support of members of the team as they track in time and location of these events as they are happening priceless.

To each it's own we will have to agree to disagree on this one. No harm no foul

Party on Garth

 

Good! I hate it when everyone agrees w/ me!

 

Keep your powder Dry, my brother from another mother

 

Keith - I nearly threw up when I listened to him absolutely butcher the name Appomattox. I'm thinking he failed H.S. Civics &/or U.S. History.

 

I have no clue what Appomattox. is
I think I was out in the school parking lot throwing a frisbee and rolling a joint when that term was discussed

 

Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army to Union General Ulysses S. Grant @ Appomattox, Virginia.

 

Yep twisting a doobie, missed that fact. Now I know

 

I prefer the Battle of First Manassas, myself.

Sincerely,
-John G. Lee.

 

Norm - I don't know how in the hell you know all this stuff, but that was an absolutely great explanation, I understood every sentence! 👍 Man the body is amazing!

 

No wonder Washington DC is so pfucked up, the apple dont fall far from the tree

 

Lots of thing going on.

Talked to my landlord at the polebarn. I can rent a second spot. Yay. I'll move the van over there next to the Monte Carlo. This is a great building, climate controlled, lit, with power, and room to spot my truck in front of my parked vehicles. Cheaper by 25% than the storage units. I need to build a big garage, and I need to ditch the last of my grandma's stuff. I'll check the cleared area in the AM, work, go home, change, drive to the storage unit, park the truck, drive the van around and to the pole barn, leave it, and walk to the storage units and get the truck. For a decent understanding, my house is at the bottom of a right triangle at the 90. The pole barn is a mile north. The storage units are 2 miles to the east. So, I'll be walking the hypotenuse. At least I can walk through the county fairgrounds. When I was a thinner man, I would run there. Would like to do that again.

Drove the 72 H/O again. Drove fine. I did the 5 second hot start on it twice, and this time, it was weaker, but acceptable. I let it run for a while, like 2 min, shut it down, did the 5 second drill again, and it cranked fine then. Drove into garage, parked, did the drill once more. Good start. I am ok with the occasional less than awesome start. I will replace harnesses and cables in the future.

Called my mom in central FL. This hurricane will give them some outer band rain, but no real issue.

 

Endocrinology is a pre-req for Immunology.

 

John - A climate controlled storage unit is awesome. What town does your Mom reside?

 

Grandma on my Dad's side was a Davis, of the Jefferson variety.

 

Now, that's interesting.

 

Speaking of those-who-came-before, one of mine was on the Lewis and Clark expedition as a “food procurement specialist” on the Louisiana section. That’s the term I coined for his occupation, so don’t expect to find it in an internet search.

 

This building is interesting. From what I gather, a man punched a driveway back into a corn field and put three large climate controlled barns. A roofing business rents mine, and has extra space, so he sublets under the table. He likes me because I pay 2 months at a time, and I park cars, not ski boats on trailers.

She lives in Mount Dora, which is a profoundly dumb name for a Florida town, and I do have a "I climbed Mount Dora" t shirt.

These are good. I need to go pull birth and death from my great-great-great grandfather's stone next weekend when I am by there. I believe he was Robert Lee's cousin, but I can't find it. There are so many Johns and Henrys in the Lees of Virginia. This guy, a Henry, came from Virginia as a young man before the war. His son, John I (I'm V), ran a guards company for an Indiana regiment in the war. We have his sword, at least.

 

Not sure exactly what you'd call that type occupation but a person such as this most likely had a great deal of knowledge of plants, mushrooms & various types of critters? Those items which could be procured to feed the masses I guess?

 

Darn near dead center FL. I've been to Apopka but can't remember why.

 

Yep, the expedition hired locals who were familiar with the areas being explored. A group of locals would be contracted for an area, and when the expedition reached the end of that group’s familiarity, they would be replaced with another from the new area being traversed. This continued along the entire route beginning at the Gulf of Mexico and ending in Oregon.

 

Cool, that makes perfect sense.

 

I'd call that a guide.

 

While that may well be an accurate word for the position, it doesn’t sound nearly as impressive as my phraseology.


In all seriousness, what I recall from the genealogy information, there were “guides” who were familiar with the the river and were responsible for transportation, and there were separate groups who were familiar with the local flora and fauna who were responsible for procuring provisions along the way.

 

NOAA upgraded Helene to Cat 4 at landfall. NOAA HAFS-A & HAFS-B models predict Cat 5.

EDIT: I just noted the pressure has fallen an entire 1" in the past 12 hours.

 

Yeah, I wouldn't call him a forager, because that has a bad connotation from the revolution. I don't have a good word for it. Local outfitter is more gear than food.

 

Hurricane Katrina was 902 millibars
Hurricane Sandy was 946 millibars
Helene is now at 970 millibars

The more rapid the millibar declination the greater the Category (e.g. Rapid Intensification)

Normal atmospheric pressure @ MSL @ 25°C = 1013 millibars (29.92"Hg = 14.7 Lbs/SI)

 

A Grub?