A common custom for Yemen travelers is to bring home gift items for friends and family. Taping a bottle of Pepto to a cell phone for Uncle Mohammed might seem an unlikely thing for an American, but for a foreigner visiting the US, some things like sports bras, jeans, Advil and the like are unobtainable in their home countries.
The Gig Harbor Times finds it interesting how television and radio report on this subject. The only things reported were the hardware items. . .but we remain curious as if to whether these men also transported bras and underwear. Perhaps they are cross-dressing terrorists?
Saying that it is hot in Gig Harbor is stating the obvious. “How hot” is something else. At home we have wood deck that the beating sun incinerates during summer days. The deck reflects heat against the side of house, which is also exposed to the sun.
Today I grabbed my handy dandy infrared thermometer, more pleasantly used for checking wine temperatures, and checked the outside wall of the house. It varied between 112 degrees and 120 degrees.
The wood patio deck was even more surprising, registering a blistering temperature of 137 degrees!
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Exterior wall surface temp
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Wall surface temp near deck
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Wood patio deck temperature
WA Dept of Natural Resources
Volunteers, using their own kayaks or canoes, are needed by the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR) to help with the annual invasive plant survey on the Chehalis River Surge Plain Natural Area Preserve in Grays Harbor County. The survey is scheduled for Saturday, August 21.
Paddlers should expect to be on the water for 4 to 5 hours and a trip of “moderate difficulty” according to the DNR. The site is a protected ecosystem managed by DNR’s Natural Areas Program .
For detailed information please refer to the DNR website: Canoe and Kayak Survey or contact the DNR’s natural areas manager Birdie Davenport at 360-596-5144
