Chillin With Jake

So me and Jake chilled today after 2 years of him being in Florida. We hit up Del Taco then some snow skating at a park in A.F. Some kids were sledding and we told them if they went down and rode the muddy icy dirt gap we would put them on Youtube. So they charged it. Here is there shot to fame. We thought we should build a fun box to jib this winter to take around to parks and stuff so we hit up Home Depot for a while. There were a couple other dudes in looking for plexiglass for the same thing. Then we headed to Cal Ranch and figured out how much more quality Carhartt hoodies are then anyone else, and that they come in good sizes for us big dudes. Seriously Carhartt is sick! Then we rolled across to Watts to check out trucks. To top it off we grubbed up some In and Out and sat freindly style at a table with an older guy and his wife who had to leave suddenly with a Viagra type panic look on the Husbands face. Super good times for sure. Good to have you back dude.

Ten Feet Next Week???

Ten feet next week?

January 13, 2010 by Tahoe Loco
Filed under Weather Geek


WEDNESDAY JAN. 13 4:37 PM…The National Weather Service has just issued an advisory about the big change in the weather pattern we have been talking about here for a few days. They’re saying that snowfall amounts of 10 feet or more are possible over the higher elevations of the Sierra Nevada next week. We’ve heard big numbers before, most recently in December, and they have a way of fizzling as the storms approach. But that is a really big number. It’s worth paying attention to. Here is the notice:

A very strong jet stream is making its way across the Pacific and
will transition interior northern California into a wetter weather
pattern next week. As a result… an extended period of much needed
significant precipitation is expected. A relatively weak storm moves
through Saturday… then much stronger and wetter systems will begin
Sunday and continue into next week. Although timing of individual
storms is difficult at this point… it looks like every 24 to 36
hours a system will move through. Rainfall totals by the end of next
week could exceed 5 to 10 inches in the lower elevations with snow
amounts of 10 feet or more possible over the higher Sierra
Nevada. Snow levels will generally be around 4000 to 5500 feet
but at times could drop into the foothills. There is also likely
to be periods of breezy to windy conditions and travel into the
mountains is likely to be impacted.

Mmmm Fountain Drink and Fecal Matter

STUDY: Nearly half of soda fountains contaminated with fecal matter
January 11th, 2010 @ 3:49pm
By Dr. Kim Mulvihill

SAN FRANCISCO -- Many of us have filled up our cups at the local gas station. But those self-serve soda fountains may be serving up a lot of bacteria.

Researchers from Hollins University in Virginia tested more than 100 beverages from self-serve and staff-serve dispensers. What they found coming out of these machines is pretty unappetizing.

"We obtained soda fountain beverages from a wide variety of fast food establishments and found that a significant number of the drinks had levels of bacteria, including coliforms, which would not be allowed in municipal drinking water," said Dr. Renee Godard, professor of biology and director of environmental studies at Hollins, and a co-author of the study. "To our knowledge, no one has looked at bacterial contamination from soda fountain machines before, and our results may have public health implications. They signal the need for regulations that enforce the manufacturer's recommended cleaning regimens for these beverage dispensers."

They found 48 percent of the beverages contained fecal matter.

More than 11 percent were contaminated with E. coli and 17 percent were tainted with a bacteria known to cause meningitis.

Most of the bacteria showed resistance to one or more of the 11 antibiotics tested.

In these drinks, they also found smaller amounts of other kinds of germs including staphylococcus, klebsiella and candida.

Kens New Ride

This is what Ken Block will be driving now in the WRC.

Ken Block Press Release

http://monsterworldrallyteam.com/

Ken Block Moving up to the WRC in a FORD

Day at the Bird

Hit the bird on Monday, with my dad and Andy Earl. Super fun groomer day for sure. We hit lower baldy and found out we need a lot more snow. I took a core shot to the new machete. Pics are from a camera phone.