Month: August 2013

  • Thunder in the Valley Forecast. Near perfect? Watch for meteors too!

    Here is a special forecast just for the Thunder in the Valley weekend! We are going to get a bit of a change in the weather, and it should bring about pretty good conditions for checking out the racers at the Airport! Saturday We are starting out clear. Anyone out for some fishing should be…

  • HOT Wheels at Thunder in the Valley

    It’s gonna be another hot weekend. If you are in town, make sure you head out to the Alberni Valley Regional Airport on Saturday and Sunday to see, and hear, the cars flying down the runway. You’re going to want to bring lots of sunscreen, probably an umbrella to keep the sun off not the…

  • The sun is great… but 5 weeks?

    This weather has been stupendous. Amazing. Incredible. But I admit to being a little sceptical and a little worried. As you can see here, in July and August we have had only 6 days below 25C. But that doesn’t really tell the story. How can we have so much perfectly sunny weather over such a…

  • More Sun, No Rain. Extreme Fire Danger.

    We are set for another week of sunshine and hot weather. The most important part about this weather will be the fire danger. Yesterday was the first day we hit an Extreme fire rating and the forecast from the BC Wildifre website shows we will stay that way for the foreseeable future. (Look here under…

  • Yard Sale! Come see the station! Buy cookies from kids! And buy stuff!

    That’s right, it’s my blog, so darn it, I get to use it for anything I want. Including selling my copious amounts of junk, err, I mean, extremely useful things of all shapes and sizes. Come by anytime between 9AM and 1PM Saturday and Sunday. 3854 Sixth Ave. It’s in the WHOLE backyard! And If…