Nasty weather coming our way

[DBoyWheeler]

Hoo, boy...

Tomorrow (June 13th) from 5 to 8 AM EDT, we are expecting a derecho storm, so that may present a possibility of a power outage.

So... if you don't hear from me, you'll know why.

What's a derecho, you ask?  Well...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Derecho

Rarer than tornadoes, but with milder winds... but what they lack in wind speed, they make up for with size--they can cover quite a swath.

[Ponch]

So how was the storm?

[DBoyWheeler]

It went by relatively quickly, and didn't do serious damage in my neck o' the woods.

[SSH]

The weather we get here in Colorado we get means we get wildfires, flash floods and tornadoes... sometimes all in the same week:

http://gazette.com/black-forest-residents-return-to-scenes-of-destruction/article/1502460
http://gazette.com/flash-flood-watch-issued-for-waldo-burn-area-first-winter-storm-watch-issued/article/501690
http://gazette.com/radar-shows-tornado-touched-down-at-denver-airport/article/feed/14911

[Ponch]

The weather we get here in Colorado...

Colorado?! B-but your kilt... the haggis... HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING A LIE!?!

[SSH]

Despite Arizona's best attempts, it is possible for people from one country to live in another country, you know

Although you can't get proper haggis here, that is true. For some reason, the FDA refuses to classify some of its ingredients as fit for human consumption (e.g. Sheep Lungs). But then you can't get Shreddies or proper bacon here either.

[Ponch]

Lies and also lies!

you can't get proper haggis here...

Then how do you explain... THIS!

Haggis in a can, just the way your dear old mother made!

you can't get Shreddies or proper bacon here either.

You demented fool. This isn't Canada! You can't just go to the supermarket and buy a pack of bacon and a bag of milk -- not if the FDA has its way! They've been mandating blandness since the 50s! And sadly, unlike haggis, there's no good bacon available in a can. I get mine from a local butcher. He cuts it as thick or as thin as I like it and it's seasoned to perfection. As for Shreddies, I was too old for toys when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles came out so you're on your own with that one.