*Storm Alert* It's like one continuous stormy period

... Pacific Northwest continues to get battered by a series of strong Pacific storms. The next one that will move through today and tonight will bring a significant snowstorm to both the Olympics and Cascades above 3000ft. 30-40 inches of snow is expected in the Olympics by tomorrow morning with 10-30 inches in the Cascades. Winter storm warnings are in effect for the high terrain. A high wind watch ...

Discovering Gourmet Coffee

...are Robusta and Arabica. Gourmet coffee is made from the top tier coffee beans from the arabica coffea plant. These top tier arabica coffea plants are typically grown at very high altitudes (above 3000ft) with ideal soil and climate conditions. The coffee beans produced have fuller flavors, are more aromatic, and have less caffeine in them than other varieties of coffee beans such as Robustas. The...

Welcome to the Munros community

Slainte everybody! Welcome to the new LJ community munros which I've set up for anyone who loves Scotland and with a focus on "The Munros"... the name given to the Scottish mountains over 3000ft in height. Whether you are a climber, a walker, or just someone who loves reading about Scotland (and wherever in the world you live) you are very welcome to join :) It's going to take me a ...

Test flight and H2 rating.

... things out and tried to quickly get a feel for the bar pressure and just how this new/old kite handled.  Needless to say I got her up and she brought me back down to earth safely from about 3000ft agl.  I did 2 more subsequent flights after which both went well then packed it back up with  lacy   's help though we did end up getting pissed on by the lovely Florida sky :P Overall I'm ...

Test flight and my H2 rating.

... things out and tried to quickly get a feel for the bar pressure and just how this new/old kite handled.  Needless to say I got her up and she brought me back down to earth safely from about 3000ft agl.  I did 2 more subsequent flights after which both went well then packed it back up with  lacy  's help though we did end up getting pissed on by the lovely Florida sky :P Overall I'm happy ...

checkride is postponed again till next saturday :o( The reason is that the winds up there are too strong... at 3000ft they measured 54kts, which is 65mph / +100km/h. In a small cessna? yeah. not fun. On the upside, I start my commercial training on monday I'm feeling generous in giving arrogant advice to all of you :o) don't eat at Macaroni Grill! Last time I went there I had all the symptoms of ...