Yeah, Mary Beth looks better than that. Great figure too. I'm not kickin' Jackie, just sayin!

Oh and P.S. I did a quick search of "the Googles" and she is also apparently dumb as a stump too...at least for a reporter. A story relates that she didn't know what/where/who Pol Pot was nor the Khmer Rouge (sp?). Okay, so I can't spell it but at least I know what happened. Shouldn't a "general assignment reporter" sorta, kinda know some history?

Ah HAAAA! Advantage Dan. Get that TV on and start watching those women with the "too much makeup". It'll sorta "warm you up" for your GF's arrival.:D

The storm was delayed a day. Look, all I can say is it'll get down to the ohh-cee shortly. It's raining sideways here in the town that Johnny Carson built.

the "too much makeup" women so don't do it for me. And trust me, no warm up is needed. Xmas in Baja burned certain things into my RAM, so to speak. As it were. In a manner of speaking...

You watch her for news? Hmmm...

there's all sorta ghey talk going on here...

not that there's anything wrong with that.

I'm waiting to see who sings in the rain first. Gay, ghey or otherwise.

Wife just called, she on the way home from LA. Said it's pouring there, still no rain here. Gettin ready to go out to dinner, hope my house is still here when I get back ;)

Time to watch Jackie do her weather thing.

+/- 40+ knots on final. Whoopee!!! That sounds fun.

(not)

Moderate to severe icing is always good for a thrill too. Be careful up there guys!

Record barometer reading here right now...28.8. Lowest my home unit has ever registered. Airguide model...and it's always close to the "official" readings given on the TV news. Ahhh, but we're used to wind & rain in Orygun...it's the poor southern californicates who don't know how to handle it.

I've made all the usual preparations for when the power goes.

This is a big system..look at that pic again. From San Diego to Seattle and beyond. East coast? We'd be talking a low pressure area from Miami to Portland, Maine...

I have my gererator standing by. . .

my generator should be here for dinner in a few hours

we're just getting the leading edge. Should be a festive night

http://www.weather.com/weather/map/interactive/90025?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

Flash Flood Warning National Weather Service Oxnard Ca 515 Pm Pst Fri Jan 4 2008

The National Weather Service In Oxnard Has Issued A

* Flash Flood Warning For The Corral And Canyon Burn Areas In Malibu Across Extreme West Central Los Angeles County In Southwest California...

* Until 815 Pm Pst

* At 510 Pm Pst...national Weather Service Doppler Radar Indicated Heavy Rainfall Moving Into The Malibu Area...including Corral And Canyon Burn Areas. Rainfall Rates Will Exceed One Half Inch Per Hour.

If You Are In The Warning Area Move To Higher Ground Immediately. Residents Living Along Streams And Creeks Should Take Immediate Precautions To Protect Life And Property.

Lat...lon 3412 11880 3410 11863 3403 11861 3402 11881 Time...mot...loc 0109z 180deg 0kt 3406 11871

The latest thing I've heard is The Weather Channel just reported a...get this...163 mph gust 2 miles SW of Tahoe City up in the High Sierra!! Wow!

92mph in Los Gatos. Egad

http://www.weather.com/maps/maptype/severeusnational/usrecordevent_large.html

It's getting to be no fun outside. Can't see the stripes for lanes, one guy decided that drive the wrong way in my lane on Ventura Blvd. I've been in worse, but I'm done driving for today.

More amazing info:

The low that's driving this storm has been measured at 956 MB, which equals 28.23" Hg. This is one of the lowest readings ever taken for a non-hurricane.

To put this up for comparison with a couple of the most famous winter storms ever, the "Perfect Storm"of October, 1991 that spawned a book and a movie had a pressure of 972 MB, which equals 28.35" Hg and the "Superstorm" of March 1993 had a pressure of 960 MB, which equals 28.35" Hg.

Amazing stuff!

38 mph wind gusts and raining like the proverbial “Cow pissing on a flat rock” right now!
CA, central coast!