Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! The weather could not have been more beautiful. What a pleasant experience being at the Tree Lighting Ceremony and not freezing! It was so much more pleasant. That, plus they didn't make us wait forever to light the tree like they did last year.
This week looks to be fairly nice as well, so enjoy the good weather because you never know when it will abruptly end. If you haven't already prepared your home for the upcoming winter season, now would be the time.
Wrap any exposed water pipes, disconnect outdoor hoses from hose bibs, insulate water pipes in uninsulated areas under your house and cover hose bibs with insulation socks. These may seem like small measures, but they help prevent frozen water pipes. And as always, please turn your water off at your customer valve when you leave your mountain home. It is really the single most important thing you can do to prevent a leak or damage from frozen or broken water pipes.
Last year we had several leaks in unoccupied houses due to the water being left on. It is a simple matter to just turn the water off at your customer valve. If you forget to do it, you can give us a call at 951-659-2675 and we will be happy to go out and turn it off for you for the fee of $15. This is much more reasonable that what the cost of a leak or broken pipe would be.
A little preparation this time of year goes a long way.
Monday, November 28, 2011
Monday, November 21, 2011
Cold Frames & Greenhouses
The early snows this year have given me serious greenhouse envy. I had a lot of tomatoes still on the vines when the first snow hit and killed everything off. I can't help but think that if I had some sort of a greenhouse, I could have saved those tomatoes. Now when I pass a yard with a greenhouse in it, I get seriously jealous.
Mother Nature sure likes to give us gardening challenges here in Pine Cove. And each year I try to outsmart her just a little more, with varying degrees of success. At my current residence, I have large, in the ground gardens so building green houses over them would be very expensive and time consuming. Plus they get the hot afternoon sun and in the summer it would be a constant battle to keep them from frying the plants. If they were portable, they would be so big that storing them would be a problem. But as luck would have it, I will be moving shortly and starting all over with a new garden. So this time I am going to garden smarter, not harder.
Being a tad over 40, my knees and various other joints now protest when I spend too much time bent over or kneeling down tending to garden chores. So in order to continue gardening well into my fast approaching golden years, I have decided to make all raised bed gardens at my new house. What doesn't fit in the raised beds will go into containers (on platforms with wheels for easy moving) or window boxes.
But of course, it doesn't stop there. My greenhouse envy now has me pondering how to make either greenhouses or cold frames to fit over the raised beds. If I am going to go to all the trouble of building raised beds, I might as well install some sort of greenhouse protection as well. I am going to do some research and report back here. I am not sure what exactly I will come up with, but I will also post pictures when my projects get underway. In the meantime, I have to go out and dig up my now frozen and dead tomato plants out of my current garden.
Mother Nature sure likes to give us gardening challenges here in Pine Cove. And each year I try to outsmart her just a little more, with varying degrees of success. At my current residence, I have large, in the ground gardens so building green houses over them would be very expensive and time consuming. Plus they get the hot afternoon sun and in the summer it would be a constant battle to keep them from frying the plants. If they were portable, they would be so big that storing them would be a problem. But as luck would have it, I will be moving shortly and starting all over with a new garden. So this time I am going to garden smarter, not harder.
Being a tad over 40, my knees and various other joints now protest when I spend too much time bent over or kneeling down tending to garden chores. So in order to continue gardening well into my fast approaching golden years, I have decided to make all raised bed gardens at my new house. What doesn't fit in the raised beds will go into containers (on platforms with wheels for easy moving) or window boxes.
But of course, it doesn't stop there. My greenhouse envy now has me pondering how to make either greenhouses or cold frames to fit over the raised beds. If I am going to go to all the trouble of building raised beds, I might as well install some sort of greenhouse protection as well. I am going to do some research and report back here. I am not sure what exactly I will come up with, but I will also post pictures when my projects get underway. In the meantime, I have to go out and dig up my now frozen and dead tomato plants out of my current garden.
Holiday Hours
Thursday, November 24th is Thanksgiving Day. Our office hours for this week will be 9 a.m. until 4 p.m on Monday through Wednesday. We will be closed on Thursday, Thanksgiving Day and on Friday as well. Should you have a water emergency, please call 951-294-8282.
Everyone here at the Pine Cove Water District, Jerry H., Jerry J., Jeremy, Becky, Vicki and Stitch wishes everyone a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving Day. We are all very thankful that we get to live and work in a community as wonderful as Pine Cove. Enjoy your holiday!
Everyone here at the Pine Cove Water District, Jerry H., Jerry J., Jeremy, Becky, Vicki and Stitch wishes everyone a very happy and blessed Thanksgiving Day. We are all very thankful that we get to live and work in a community as wonderful as Pine Cove. Enjoy your holiday!
Snowy Thanksgiving
Another storm moved through yesterday and left us with a few inches of snow. Looks like it is going to be a white Thanksgiving this year. More rain/snow if forecast for Thanksgiving Day, so if you are traveling, please drive carefully. And remember, many times it is the other drivers on the road that are causing the hazards, so stay alert and go slow. Better to get where you are going a little late, than not at all.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Winter Survival
Here is a little something I wrote for the Idyllwild Town Crier. Hope it helps someone.
Winter Survival by Vicki Jakubac
Winter in the mountains brings to mind images of roaring fires in stone fireplaces, cute, snow covered cabins and children frolicking in the snow. However, there is another side to winter that everyone, whether visitor or local, needs to be aware of.
While winter in the mountains can indeed be beautiful and idyllic, it can also be dangerous. Preparing yourself, your car and your home prior to a storm arriving, will help you survive should a winter emergency befall us.
Some unique challenges we face here on the hill are frozen or broken water lines, power outages and dangerous or impassable roads. High winds and heavy wet snow can topple trees onto roads or houses and you can find yourself being housebound or isolated for the duration of a storm. Preparation is the key to warding off a potentially, life threatening situation.
Any time you come to the mountains to visit, make sure that you let friends and family members know where you are going to be. Power outages are common during winter storms and you cannot be sure you will have phone service or power to charge your cell phone if there is an extended outage. If you own a mountain home, it is best to keep one old fashioned corded phone in the house that does not rely on electricity to operate.
When planning a trip to the mountains, think ahead! Bring adequate amounts of the proper clothing and footwear for cold, wet, snowy weather for each person in your party. Many people are surprised at just how cold it can get during the winter and how wet snow can be. Having the proper attire and footwear will make your snow experience a more pleasant one.
Winterize your car and be sure to have a full gas tank prior to leaving for the mountains. Stock it with emergency items like tire chains, flash lights, snow scrapers, sand and a few old rugs. Make sure you have enough blankets, snacks and drinking water handy in case you get stranded in your car. And remember, if the roads are bad, it is always best to just stay home and wait until it is safe to venture out. Preventing an emergency situation is always easier than trying to rectify one.
If you are planning to stay on the hill for several days, be sure you have enough food and an emergency supply of drinking water to last through an extended power outage. People don’t always realize that if your pipes freeze, you will not have running water. With just a little forethought and preparation, you will have a much better chance of getting through whatever Mother Nature throws at you.
If you own a home here on the hill, winterizing it is the first step in preventing unexpected emergencies such as frozen or broken water pipes, which can cause leaks. Insulate all water pipes and faucets in unheated and outdoor areas before temperatures plummet. Disconnect and drain hoses from outdoor faucets allowing water to drain from the pipe. Seal off access doors, cracks and around vents. Winter winds whistling through overlooked openings can quickly freeze exposed water pipes. When you leave your mountain home, turning your water off at your customer valve is the single most important thing you can do to prevent coming home to frozen or broken water pipes.
Winter can be a magical time here in the mountains, so be informed, come prepared and you will leave with wonderful, winter memories!
Winter Survival by Vicki Jakubac
Winter in the mountains brings to mind images of roaring fires in stone fireplaces, cute, snow covered cabins and children frolicking in the snow. However, there is another side to winter that everyone, whether visitor or local, needs to be aware of.
While winter in the mountains can indeed be beautiful and idyllic, it can also be dangerous. Preparing yourself, your car and your home prior to a storm arriving, will help you survive should a winter emergency befall us.
Some unique challenges we face here on the hill are frozen or broken water lines, power outages and dangerous or impassable roads. High winds and heavy wet snow can topple trees onto roads or houses and you can find yourself being housebound or isolated for the duration of a storm. Preparation is the key to warding off a potentially, life threatening situation.
Any time you come to the mountains to visit, make sure that you let friends and family members know where you are going to be. Power outages are common during winter storms and you cannot be sure you will have phone service or power to charge your cell phone if there is an extended outage. If you own a mountain home, it is best to keep one old fashioned corded phone in the house that does not rely on electricity to operate.
When planning a trip to the mountains, think ahead! Bring adequate amounts of the proper clothing and footwear for cold, wet, snowy weather for each person in your party. Many people are surprised at just how cold it can get during the winter and how wet snow can be. Having the proper attire and footwear will make your snow experience a more pleasant one.
Winterize your car and be sure to have a full gas tank prior to leaving for the mountains. Stock it with emergency items like tire chains, flash lights, snow scrapers, sand and a few old rugs. Make sure you have enough blankets, snacks and drinking water handy in case you get stranded in your car. And remember, if the roads are bad, it is always best to just stay home and wait until it is safe to venture out. Preventing an emergency situation is always easier than trying to rectify one.
If you are planning to stay on the hill for several days, be sure you have enough food and an emergency supply of drinking water to last through an extended power outage. People don’t always realize that if your pipes freeze, you will not have running water. With just a little forethought and preparation, you will have a much better chance of getting through whatever Mother Nature throws at you.
If you own a home here on the hill, winterizing it is the first step in preventing unexpected emergencies such as frozen or broken water pipes, which can cause leaks. Insulate all water pipes and faucets in unheated and outdoor areas before temperatures plummet. Disconnect and drain hoses from outdoor faucets allowing water to drain from the pipe. Seal off access doors, cracks and around vents. Winter winds whistling through overlooked openings can quickly freeze exposed water pipes. When you leave your mountain home, turning your water off at your customer valve is the single most important thing you can do to prevent coming home to frozen or broken water pipes.
Winter can be a magical time here in the mountains, so be informed, come prepared and you will leave with wonderful, winter memories!
Thursday, November 17, 2011
December Board Meeting
The December board meeting will be held on December 14th at 10 a.m. in the board room here at the water district office. As always, the public is welcome to attend and we would encourage you to stop by and attend.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
More snow on the way!
Well folks, it seems as if winter is off to an early start. Just as the snow melts away from the last storm, another one is on the way. I was so hoping for a longer autumn. However, the snow is good for the water shed, so I guess we cannot complain because we certainly don't want to get back into drought conditions. But when autumn is your favorite season, it seems a shame to have it cut short.
As a reminder, please turn your water off at your customer valve anytime you leave your mountain home. It is the single most important thing you can do to prevent a leak or a frozen or broken pipe.
Each winter, several of our customers face high water bills and damage to their homes due to pipes freezing and breaking and leaks going undetected. If your water is turned off, you can avoid all of these problems. Turning your water off at your customer valve is quick and easy. If you do not know how to do it or if you are unsure where your customer valve is, give us a call. We will be more than happy to come out during normal business hours and show you where your customer valve is and how to turn it off.
Remember, it is like the old saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!" Another incentive for turning your water off when you leave is the fact that should you develop a leak, you will be responsible for paying for all the water that runs through your meter. People seem to think that when they have a leak, their water bill will be forgiven or reduced. However, that is not the case. Each homeowner is responsible for paying for all the water that runs through their water meter. While we can work with you to make a payment plan should you find yourself in this situation, we cannot just forgive the bill. We don't want to see any of our customers in this situation, so take a minute and turn your water off when leaving.
As a reminder, please turn your water off at your customer valve anytime you leave your mountain home. It is the single most important thing you can do to prevent a leak or a frozen or broken pipe.
Each winter, several of our customers face high water bills and damage to their homes due to pipes freezing and breaking and leaks going undetected. If your water is turned off, you can avoid all of these problems. Turning your water off at your customer valve is quick and easy. If you do not know how to do it or if you are unsure where your customer valve is, give us a call. We will be more than happy to come out during normal business hours and show you where your customer valve is and how to turn it off.
Remember, it is like the old saying, "An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure!" Another incentive for turning your water off when you leave is the fact that should you develop a leak, you will be responsible for paying for all the water that runs through your meter. People seem to think that when they have a leak, their water bill will be forgiven or reduced. However, that is not the case. Each homeowner is responsible for paying for all the water that runs through their water meter. While we can work with you to make a payment plan should you find yourself in this situation, we cannot just forgive the bill. We don't want to see any of our customers in this situation, so take a minute and turn your water off when leaving.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Board Meeting
The monthly board meeting is this morning at 10 a.m. if you care to come. It is open to the public.
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Olla Update
As you all know, I put ollas in my garden this year around my tomatoes. However, I made one crucial mistake. I didn't allow enough room to get to them easily. As the tomato plants grew bigger and bigger, it quickly became like crawling through a jungle when trying to get to the ollas to fill them with water and developed into quite the unpleasant chore.
Since I was still harvesting tomatoes, up until last Friday, I have not yet dug them up to see if the roots of the plants had grown towards or around the ollas. Unfortunately, they are now buried under all this snow and my tomato plants are goners. So when I am able, I will go out and dig them up and try to see how the roots were growing and try to get a few pictures for the blog. You dont' even want to see my poor frozen tomato plants.
What I learned this summer was that if you make ollas out of clay pots like I did, it would be wise to to do a couple of things differently than what I did. The first thing you could do would be to place them along the edge of your garden where they will remain easy to access for filling. Don't bury them in between lots of plants that are going to get very big in a couple of months.
The second thing you could try is to enlarge the hole on the top pot and install a piece of PVC pipe up to a height that would be easy to fill. Not sure on the specifics of this, but you could probably drill some holes in the part of the PVC pipe that will go down into the olla to allow the water to come out and fill the olla. They you could just walk around and fill them from the top of the PVC pipe. Of course, I have not tried this yet, so it is all theory at this point.
The third thing you could do is to purchase ready made ollas that have the the tall spout on the top that sticks up out of the ground making them easier to fill. This is really the only problem I have found with using the clay pots. Since they are flat and at just about at ground level when buried, you have figure out a way to fill them easily. Each year is a learning experience and eventually I will get this down pat. If anyone out there has any ideas or knowledge about watering with ollas, I would love to hear your thoughts, experiences or ideas.
In addition to the above mentioned improvements, I also plan to try them in some raised bed gardens. I have decided that raised beds and container gardens will replace my in the ground gardens as I did not enjoy crawling on my hands and knees through the tomato plants with a hose to fill the ollas. Plus they are just so hard to work in with all the bending, stooping, kneeling and digging there is to do. There has to be an easier way and I am going to find it!
But using smaller, raised beds, I may be able to keep the ollas at the perimeter of the raised bed, thereby making filling them much easier. Or at the very least, eliminating the crawling on my hands and knees part. It would not have been so bad getting between the tomato plants had I not had to get on my hands and knees to do it.
I feel that gardening should be an enjoyable past time. While it is hard work and challenging at times, why not incorporate things that make it easier and more pleasant, like raised beds. I will be making mine tall enough that I can sit on the edge of them and do my gardening chores either standing or sitting. I think that will make gardening much more enjoyable and much less of a chore and perhaps some water saving methods, such as ollas, will be easier to incorporate into raised bed gardens than they are into the ground.
One thing I will report is that I was shocked at how often the ollas went dry. I was filling them daily until the last 6 weeks or so when I gave up and just watered the tomatoes normally. So I feel that they must have been doing their job superbly. The water was definitely seeping out and I am pretty sure I am going to find lots of tomato plant roots around each one once I can get to them.
All in all I would say that my olla experiment was a success and with some tweaking next year, I think it can be even a greater success. I will also work on some posts on raised bed, container and window box gardening in the near future.
Since I was still harvesting tomatoes, up until last Friday, I have not yet dug them up to see if the roots of the plants had grown towards or around the ollas. Unfortunately, they are now buried under all this snow and my tomato plants are goners. So when I am able, I will go out and dig them up and try to see how the roots were growing and try to get a few pictures for the blog. You dont' even want to see my poor frozen tomato plants.
What I learned this summer was that if you make ollas out of clay pots like I did, it would be wise to to do a couple of things differently than what I did. The first thing you could do would be to place them along the edge of your garden where they will remain easy to access for filling. Don't bury them in between lots of plants that are going to get very big in a couple of months.
The second thing you could try is to enlarge the hole on the top pot and install a piece of PVC pipe up to a height that would be easy to fill. Not sure on the specifics of this, but you could probably drill some holes in the part of the PVC pipe that will go down into the olla to allow the water to come out and fill the olla. They you could just walk around and fill them from the top of the PVC pipe. Of course, I have not tried this yet, so it is all theory at this point.
The third thing you could do is to purchase ready made ollas that have the the tall spout on the top that sticks up out of the ground making them easier to fill. This is really the only problem I have found with using the clay pots. Since they are flat and at just about at ground level when buried, you have figure out a way to fill them easily. Each year is a learning experience and eventually I will get this down pat. If anyone out there has any ideas or knowledge about watering with ollas, I would love to hear your thoughts, experiences or ideas.
In addition to the above mentioned improvements, I also plan to try them in some raised bed gardens. I have decided that raised beds and container gardens will replace my in the ground gardens as I did not enjoy crawling on my hands and knees through the tomato plants with a hose to fill the ollas. Plus they are just so hard to work in with all the bending, stooping, kneeling and digging there is to do. There has to be an easier way and I am going to find it!
But using smaller, raised beds, I may be able to keep the ollas at the perimeter of the raised bed, thereby making filling them much easier. Or at the very least, eliminating the crawling on my hands and knees part. It would not have been so bad getting between the tomato plants had I not had to get on my hands and knees to do it.
I feel that gardening should be an enjoyable past time. While it is hard work and challenging at times, why not incorporate things that make it easier and more pleasant, like raised beds. I will be making mine tall enough that I can sit on the edge of them and do my gardening chores either standing or sitting. I think that will make gardening much more enjoyable and much less of a chore and perhaps some water saving methods, such as ollas, will be easier to incorporate into raised bed gardens than they are into the ground.
One thing I will report is that I was shocked at how often the ollas went dry. I was filling them daily until the last 6 weeks or so when I gave up and just watered the tomatoes normally. So I feel that they must have been doing their job superbly. The water was definitely seeping out and I am pretty sure I am going to find lots of tomato plant roots around each one once I can get to them.
All in all I would say that my olla experiment was a success and with some tweaking next year, I think it can be even a greater success. I will also work on some posts on raised bed, container and window box gardening in the near future.
Board Meeting!
Tomorrow is our monthly board meeting. It will begin promptly at 10 a.m. and is held in the board room here at the water district office. The public is welcome to attend and the agenda is always posted in the box outside the front door here at the office in accordance with the Brown Act. You can read the minutes to past meetings on our website at www.pcwd.org. We hope to see you there!
Monday, November 7, 2011
Turn Off Your Water
Well folks, it is time once again to remind everyone to...
Turn off your water at your customer valve when you leave you mountain home.
Every winter people experience leaks, broken and frozen pipes and a lot of it can be prevented by one simple act. We cannot emphasize this strongly enough. When you leave your mountain, take a minute and turn you water off at your customer valve. It is that easy and that simple and will save you a world of headaches, not to mention money.
If you develop a leak or a break on your side of the meter, you will be responsible for all the water that runs through your meter and this can add up to quite a large water bill depending on the size of the break or leak and the length of time it runs. Many people are under the misconception that if they have a leak, they do not have to pay for the water used. This is incorrect. If the water runs through your meter, no matter the reason, the home owner is responsible for paying for that water. I am not sure why people think they don't have to pay for the water when they have a leak, but every time someone has a leak, we hear over and over again that they thought they didn't have to pay for the water lost.
So please, do yourself a favor. Just turn off your water when you leave. That way when you come back to visit your mountain home, you won't be hit with any unpleasant surprises or bills.
If you do not know where your customer valve is or how to turn it off, please give us a call at 951-659-2675. We would be happy to come out during regular business hours and show you where it is and how to turn it off. It is way better to be safe than sorry and no one wants to deal with broken, frozen pipes or leaks when they come up to visit they mountain home.
Turn off your water at your customer valve when you leave you mountain home.
Every winter people experience leaks, broken and frozen pipes and a lot of it can be prevented by one simple act. We cannot emphasize this strongly enough. When you leave your mountain, take a minute and turn you water off at your customer valve. It is that easy and that simple and will save you a world of headaches, not to mention money.
If you develop a leak or a break on your side of the meter, you will be responsible for all the water that runs through your meter and this can add up to quite a large water bill depending on the size of the break or leak and the length of time it runs. Many people are under the misconception that if they have a leak, they do not have to pay for the water used. This is incorrect. If the water runs through your meter, no matter the reason, the home owner is responsible for paying for that water. I am not sure why people think they don't have to pay for the water when they have a leak, but every time someone has a leak, we hear over and over again that they thought they didn't have to pay for the water lost.
So please, do yourself a favor. Just turn off your water when you leave. That way when you come back to visit your mountain home, you won't be hit with any unpleasant surprises or bills.
If you do not know where your customer valve is or how to turn it off, please give us a call at 951-659-2675. We would be happy to come out during regular business hours and show you where it is and how to turn it off. It is way better to be safe than sorry and no one wants to deal with broken, frozen pipes or leaks when they come up to visit they mountain home.
What the heck?
OK, who ordered all this snow? Not me, that is for sure. I am not ready for winter. I was highly enjoying our brief autumn season. Some of the trees hadn't even turned colors yet and now they are flopped over heavy with snow. That is the funny thing about living here in the mountains. The seasons can sure trick you. So ready or not, here we are with a pile of snow to contend with and it is only early November.
Last night was quite the show as well with the thunder and lightening. I always find that strange to have thunder and lightening with snow. I am not sure why, but I think it is weird. Snow fall always seems to be a quiet type of weather. So many times when it is snowing up here, it is so very quiet. I love that. No cars on the road, no snow plows noisily flying down the road. The animals all seem to have disappeared, hopefully taking shelter somewhere dry. The world just seems to go to sleep while the snow silently falls. Thunder and lightening is not part of my snow picture and I find it somewhat unsettling.
The snow also presents a challenge if you have animals that you keep outside. Please be sure to give them fresh warm water, clean, dry, fresh food and make sure they have a shelter out of the wind, rain and snow. Remember, they can't self cater and rely upon us for their needs. If you take on the responsibility of an animal, please be a responsible owner and see to their needs.
Also use caution when driving because as we all know, the roads here can be treacherous and many times it isn't the road conditions so much as the other drivers on the road. Beware of people who don't know how to drive in the snow. I have had many near misses due to inexperienced drivers coming up to the mountains unprepared. Go slow and leave a large distance between you and the cars in front of you. As always, if you don't have to go out, then don't. No sense risking life and limb for something that can wait until another day.
So stay warm, stay dry and stay safe. Hopefully it will warm up and most of this snow will melt away and autumn will come back and give us a few weeks before we settle into winter for good. I am so not ready for winter.
Last night was quite the show as well with the thunder and lightening. I always find that strange to have thunder and lightening with snow. I am not sure why, but I think it is weird. Snow fall always seems to be a quiet type of weather. So many times when it is snowing up here, it is so very quiet. I love that. No cars on the road, no snow plows noisily flying down the road. The animals all seem to have disappeared, hopefully taking shelter somewhere dry. The world just seems to go to sleep while the snow silently falls. Thunder and lightening is not part of my snow picture and I find it somewhat unsettling.
The snow also presents a challenge if you have animals that you keep outside. Please be sure to give them fresh warm water, clean, dry, fresh food and make sure they have a shelter out of the wind, rain and snow. Remember, they can't self cater and rely upon us for their needs. If you take on the responsibility of an animal, please be a responsible owner and see to their needs.
Also use caution when driving because as we all know, the roads here can be treacherous and many times it isn't the road conditions so much as the other drivers on the road. Beware of people who don't know how to drive in the snow. I have had many near misses due to inexperienced drivers coming up to the mountains unprepared. Go slow and leave a large distance between you and the cars in front of you. As always, if you don't have to go out, then don't. No sense risking life and limb for something that can wait until another day.
So stay warm, stay dry and stay safe. Hopefully it will warm up and most of this snow will melt away and autumn will come back and give us a few weeks before we settle into winter for good. I am so not ready for winter.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Heads Up! Weather change coming
Well it is that time of year again folks. The weather can change on a dime and while we have been enjoying nice weather these past few weeks, there is change afoot. There is snow in the forecast for tomorrow.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Rain showers likely before 11am, then snow showers. High near 34. West wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
I guess 1 to 3 inches isn't too bad for the first storm of the season, but I am enjoying this fabulous fall weather and would prefer to keep it at least until December. However, moisture is always needed and welcome, so should we receive some, I will not complain.
So make sure you are ready for snow. It is better to be safe than sorry because the weather can be unpredictable at this time of the year. As always, remember to turn your water off at your customer valve when you leave your mountain home. This is the single most important thing you can do to prevent leaks. Please take a minute and check the side of the blog for more cold weather tips.
Also, if you have animals outside, please be sure you provide for them in this colder weather. A warm, dry shelter out of the elements is essential as is fresh food and water, no matter what the weather is. Remember, they depend on you to provide for all their needs and it is your responsibility as a pet owner to provide what they need.
We also have a link to the weather forecast on the left hand side of the blog as well many other helpful links and phone numbers. I continually add to the list any websites or phone numbers that I think may be useful to the residents here in Pine Cove. If I have missed any, please drop me a line at Vicki@pcwd.org and let me know.
Tonight: A 20 percent chance of rain after 11pm. Increasing clouds, with a low around 32. West wind between 5 and 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.
Friday: Rain showers likely before 11am, then snow showers. High near 34. West wind between 15 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.
I guess 1 to 3 inches isn't too bad for the first storm of the season, but I am enjoying this fabulous fall weather and would prefer to keep it at least until December. However, moisture is always needed and welcome, so should we receive some, I will not complain.
So make sure you are ready for snow. It is better to be safe than sorry because the weather can be unpredictable at this time of the year. As always, remember to turn your water off at your customer valve when you leave your mountain home. This is the single most important thing you can do to prevent leaks. Please take a minute and check the side of the blog for more cold weather tips.
Also, if you have animals outside, please be sure you provide for them in this colder weather. A warm, dry shelter out of the elements is essential as is fresh food and water, no matter what the weather is. Remember, they depend on you to provide for all their needs and it is your responsibility as a pet owner to provide what they need.
We also have a link to the weather forecast on the left hand side of the blog as well many other helpful links and phone numbers. I continually add to the list any websites or phone numbers that I think may be useful to the residents here in Pine Cove. If I have missed any, please drop me a line at Vicki@pcwd.org and let me know.
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
November Board Meeting
Our monthly board meeting for November will be held on Wednesday, November 9th at 10 am. The public is welcome to attend. Our board meetings are open to the public and always held on the second Wednesday of each month. They are held in the board room of our district office located at 24917 Marion Ridge Road. We are located right next to the fire station. We hope to see you there.
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