I have to say, I'm another who loves hearing about the weather in other places.
Where I live in Michigan, we had a very wet spring, and the Grand River near where my parents and brother live reached its highest level since the 1960's. Lake Michigan recovered several inches of depth --we've been having low water levels, and some people who bought waterfront property on rivers that feed the lake found themselves looking out at mud flats these last 5 years or so. I forget how many millions or billions of gallons they said it took to add an inch to the level of Lake Michigan. This affects Lake Michigan shipping, and the ore and cargo freighters have been loaded less heavily to avoid scraping bottom in the harbors and channels. Lots of money has been spent on dredging the channels deeper. Last year we were adding on to our house (a geodesic dome-room with a little bunker basement), and it seemed like every time the contractor put his hand on the back hoe, it began to rain! Today it's an overcast and steamy day, but we are still going to the beach for our son's 5th birthday. Lynn Carpenter in SW Michigan, USA alwen at i2k dot com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
