Is that fog?

The visibility is down today.  Wind is blowing out of the southeast like a blue stink... yes, that is worse than just a stink.  The humidity is high, but the dew point is about 10º lower than the current temperature... that ain't fog.

We made another trip to our local home supply place again... the red truck looks more brown than red.  That low visibility: dirt in the air.  The temp is warm, a high of 83º here today, but you don't want to be out in this crap.

Yes, I know much of the middle part of the country is getting awful weather: thunderstorms, tornadoes, nasty straight line winds, hail... the instability fueling that is coming off the Gulf: these winds (and winds aloft) are pushing moist air right into the middle of that ugly weather.

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What does one do on a day like today?  Well, I got a pass on any projects that involve being outdoors.  We recently replaced our VuQube (for satellite TV) with the more up-to-date Tailgater and a receiver capable of giving us HD and a selection of Pay-per-View movies.  We had never seen Wolf of Wall Street, so we took care of that today.  Neither of us wanted to go over to the island to go to the theater.  Wolf was good, but predictable.  We closed the blinds, turned up the Bose, and had our own "movie experience" with the new equipment.  Plus, we can record stuff with this receiver.  Yes, I know you've all been doing that for years... we haven't recorded anything since the days of VHS tapes.

We are not technology luddites - just never felt the need to record stuff.  We would have stayed with the VuQube if All American Direct (the supplier of Distant Networks) had stayed in business.  In order to get the 4 main networks via satellite, we needed to update the dish.  So, now we can rent a movie without leaving the house... or the RV... or the boat.  What'll they think of next?