Large number of power outages in OH/KY. Hundreds of thousands.

He campaigned in 2016 on draining the swamp. He never mentions that anymore, because his whole entourage lives in the swamp these days. He should win Georgia. A good portion of that state is swamp. I'm sure he feels right at home there.

I used to listen to Art Bell. I never took most of it seriously. I was just bored and working a late shift.

There would be pros/cons to it. I’m vehemently against privatizing the NWS, but fully support selling the GFS (and our publicly funded mesoscale models) to the private sector. The for-profit business model is better suited for the research and development of technology. However, public safety (NWS forecasts and warnings) should remain public services. Offloading the NCEP budget would free up a *LOT* of funding that could be allocated to the improvement of the NWS, instead of propping up a failing weather model that arguably worsens the quality of forecasts overall (limited exceptions notwithstanding).

No real heat for the next 8 days. Looks like stout dry NW flow. Lows in the 40s and highs in the 60s with almost no rain. Jim weather!