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texAZtea
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7:44a, 6/24/22
Everything being as dry as it is, I thought this might be an interesting discussion. In my family when it gets dry we wash our cars, water the yard, have the youngest generation pray (seems to work better than adults), and read The Time It Never Rained. Some combination of those things seem to "work".

I know people put snakes on fences and stuff like that. What other things do you and your family do in order to coax in a good rain?
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Colt98
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7:46a, 6/24/22
I leave bags of feed on the back of my truck.
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confucius_ag
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7:55a, 6/24/22
Been busting my ass in this heat to try to get pasture irrigation going on a hay patch. It had been neglected for years. Now that I am close to getting it going we have a chance of rain on Monday.
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Ogre09
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8:23a, 6/24/22
Wash my car
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Agmechanic
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8:28a, 6/24/22
Plan a child's outdoor birthday party
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milkman00
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8:51a, 6/24/22
Cut hay.

No rain in forecast. Cut hay. Rained me out half way thru baling. Got a half inch.
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up-n-aTm
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9:17a, 6/24/22
Just open the South zone dove season. Guaranteed 4"+ rain like clockwork.
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O.G.
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9:28a, 6/24/22
Bags of concrete left uncovered.

Open ditches to install an irrigation system.

Cut Hay.
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LoudestWHOOP!
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In reply to Ogre09 • 9:32a, 6/24/22
Ogre09 said:
Wash my car
Afterward ... Roll down the windows and open the sun roof for best results.
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MouthBQ98
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9:46a, 6/24/22
Almost every time we have a gathering at my sister's house it rains there. I'm talking about 20 out of 25 times or something like that.
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cupofjoe04
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10:22a, 6/24/22
Plan a family camping trip in the camper. Rarely fails to bring rain or snow…
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aTm2004
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10:36a, 6/24/22
My wife and I just travel. It rains almost everywhere we go. Hell, we went to Vegas and got caught in an effing downpour.
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Aggie Apple
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10:41a, 6/24/22
Move into a new house. Works every time.
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SWCBonfire
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10:54a, 6/24/22
Maybe we need to hang that 215 lb Burmese python over the fence... better make sure that top strand is stapled tight.
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1990Hullaballoo
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In reply to aTm2004 • 11:11a, 6/24/22
aTm2004 said:
My wife and I just travel. It rains almost everywhere we go. Hell, we went to Vegas and got caught in an effing downpour.
Would you consider a trip to the beautiful, verrrrrrry dry area of Southwest Texas?
I’ve seen them play since way back when,
And they’ve always had the grit;
I’ve seen ‘em lose and I’ve seen ‘em win,
But I’ve never seen ‘em quit.
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Centerpole90
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11:19a, 6/24/22
Leave a dead rattlesnake belly up.

Or get ready to start picking cotton. That's usually foolproof.
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Mr. Frodo
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In reply to up-n-aTm • 12:36p, 6/24/22
up-n-aTm said:
Just open the South zone dove season. Guaranteed 4"+ rain like clockwork.
In the north the rain would come about 7 days before opening day with a big cold front… and push all the birds south.
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UnderoosAg
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1:14p, 6/24/22
My soon to be son in law just started a mobile car detailing company. He's outside as I type detailing my truck as a father's day gift. Prepare for the ensuing monsoon.
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TX AG 88
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1:49p, 6/24/22
Schedule a household move. Will rain every time, even on a day with 0% chance in the forecast for the whole week.

If the move is in a big cargo trailer, the rain will start just as the furniture starts moving out of the house. If the move is in pickup beds, the rain starts right when the bed is half full and lasts until the furniture is unloaded at the destination.
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In reply to Centerpole90 • 1:53p, 6/24/22
Centerpole90 said:
Leave a dead rattlesnake belly up.

Or get ready to start picking cotton. That's usually foolproof.
In Pearsall it was to hang a dead rattlesnake on the bar wire fence.
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HtownAg92
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1:55p, 6/24/22
Hold an Air Show. Last three or four I've been to in Texas have either been washed out completely or restricted to a low show dodging a hard rain.

We just got the dogs groomed. That usually means rain and mud within 24 hours.

Plan a fishing trip. No, wait, that just turns green to the beach weekdays into 25 kt E and four-footers on Saturday.
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76Ag
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3:11p, 6/24/22
Wash your new vehicle.
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HTownAg98
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3:55p, 6/24/22
Schedule a sip football game in Austin.
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3:57p, 6/24/22
Well first you go to the ATM, then you change in a few $20s for $1s at the club, then you find a girl you like...



"Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." - Ben Franklin
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texAZtea
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In reply to Colt98 • 4:34p, 6/24/22
Colt98 said:
I leave bags of feed on the back of my truck.
I'm sure we can all pitch in and reimburse you if you could do that this weekend.
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Mark Fairchild
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1:15p, 6/25/22
Move a college age female into an apartment!
Gig'em, Ole Army Class of '70
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Corps_Ag12
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2:00p, 6/25/22
Dig a swimming pool and do the rebar & plumbing. It's damn near guaranteed to rain before we do shotcrete so we have to spend an extra day mucking out the mud from the walls that caved.

Last time I shot two pools on the same day and no **** it rained the next 3 days off & on. If my shotcrete guy wasn't quick on the trigger I'd of been screwed
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ldg397
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5:43p, 6/25/22
Two we always used was now more hay than you can bale in a day and/or dig a big hole.
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Ogre09
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In reply to Mark Fairchild • 5:45p, 6/25/22
Mark Fairchild said:
Move a college age female into an apartment!

Rule 1
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CactusThomas
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In reply to Mark Fairchild • 10:20a, 6/26/22
Mark Fairchild said:
Move a college age female into an apartment!


My wife would prefer the drought!
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jtp01
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10:26a, 6/26/22
Load planter up and forget to put cover back on seed tender after checking. That night you'll get a good rain that will begin fermentation of the seed in the tender.

FYI, fermented wheat and soybeans smell the worst!
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Brush Country Ag
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10:34a, 6/26/22
Liquidate your cow herd….will flood within a week.
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FearNoWeevil
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In reply to Centerpole90 • 10:41a, 6/26/22
Centerpole90 said:
Leave a dead rattlesnake belly up.

Or get ready to start picking cotton. That's usually foolproof.
Or get ready to start harvesting milo in the Upper Coastal Bend (around 4th of July). Almost guaranteed to stir up the sea breeze showers...or something more interesting of a tropical nature...
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Centerpole90
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In reply to FearNoWeevil • 11:57a, 6/26/22
Boom.
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12:11p, 6/26/22
Not a rain dance of any kind but in the rice fields we use to say that anytime you saw a white cow bird against a dark sky, it meant rain.
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