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3:27p, 7/14/22
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Got nothing.
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In reply to bco2003 • 10:04p, 7/14/22
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CoppellAg93 said:
Got an email from the City Of Coppell yesterday regarding water consumption - warned that restrictions could be put in place soon if things progress the way they are. Been years since we've had any restrictions here.
It's interesting the stark contrast between that and Frisco, for example, who has limited landscape watering to once a week for years now.

Wait. There are north Texas cities without water restrictions? I thought everyone had similar rules?
https://savedallaswater.com/frequently-asked-questions/?q=/resource-center/twice-weekly-watering-schedule/#038;
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In reply to FincAg • 10:27p, 7/14/22
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I've been wAtering 3-4xa week. I also drain and refill my 25k gallon pool every quarter.
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In reply to riverrataggie • 5:39a, 7/15/22
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I've been wAtering 3-4xa week. I also drain and refill my 25k gallon pool every quarter.

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752bro4 said:
riverrataggie said:
I've been wAtering 3-4xa week. I also drain and refill my 25k gallon pool every quarter.



What. Y'all don't?
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In reply to riverrataggie • 7:29a, 7/15/22
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riverrataggie said:
752bro4 said:
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I've been wAtering 3-4xa week. I also drain and refill my 25k gallon pool every quarter.



What. Y'all don't?


Uh, no.
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9:17a, 7/15/22
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Have y'all seen the forecast for next week? It looks worse than this past two weeks. Geez this is crazy.
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In reply to Spaceship • 9:48a, 7/15/22
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Have y'all seen the forecast for next week? It looks worse than this past two weeks. Geez this is crazy.
I believe August is typically the warmest and driest month in Texas.
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In reply to Hood • 9:56a, 7/15/22
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Hood said:
Spaceship said:
Have y'all seen the forecast for next week? It looks worse than this past two weeks. Geez this is crazy.
I believe August is typically the warmest and driest month in Texas.
Were you aware that it gets colder in winter than summer?

Sorry, I had to.
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In reply to YouBet • 9:59a, 7/15/22
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My only point was to roundaboutly point out that this craziness is likely to get warmer and drier than it already is.
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In reply to Hood • 10:28a, 7/15/22
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Hood said:
My only point was to roundaboutly point out that this craziness is likely to get warmer and drier than it already is.


I don't think it can get much drier.
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10:43a, 7/15/22
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Regardless of what month it is, this is uniquely hot for DFW.

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11:22a, 7/15/22
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I know month long forecasts are relatively worthless, but this is nuts by any measure.






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11:36a, 7/15/22
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Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.
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In reply to YouBet • 11:40a, 7/15/22
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YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.
Agree, especially since forecasts further out than 7-10 days can vary wildly.
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In reply to YouBet • 1:45p, 7/15/22
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YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.


This is TexAgs. Nobody cares about your feelings
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In reply to riverrataggie • 1:57p, 7/15/22
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riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.


This is TexAgs. Nobody cares about your feelings


Flagged for being mean.
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In reply to YouBet • 2:33p, 7/15/22
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YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.


This is TexAgs. Nobody cares about your feelings


Flagged for being mean.


People thought I really drained my pool quarterly.

But then again, people did vote for Biden. Oh, and F*** Clay Jenkins
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In reply to riverrataggie • 2:38p, 7/15/22
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riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.


This is TexAgs. Nobody cares about your feelings


Flagged for being mean.


People thought I really drained my pool quarterly.

But then again, people did vote for Biden. Oh, and F*** Clay Jenkins


I drained my pool last month. Pool guy told me it had been at least 15 years since it had been done last.

Just to provide the other extreme.

Clay Jenkins wears a mask when he swims.
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In reply to YouBet • 2:45p, 7/15/22
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YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.


This is TexAgs. Nobody cares about your feelings


Flagged for being mean.


People thought I really drained my pool quarterly.

But then again, people did vote for Biden. Oh, and F*** Clay Jenkins


I drained my pool last month. Pool guy told me it had been at least 15 years since it had been done last.

Just to provide the other extreme.

Clay Jenkins wears a mask when he swims.


Wow. Mine lasted five years. Between CYA and TDS being so high I just refreshed. 15 years is impressive.
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In reply to riverrataggie • 3:28p, 7/15/22
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riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.


This is TexAgs. Nobody cares about your feelings


Flagged for being mean.


People thought I really drained my pool quarterly.

But then again, people did vote for Biden. Oh, and F*** Clay Jenkins


I drained my pool last month. Pool guy told me it had been at least 15 years since it had been done last.

Just to provide the other extreme.

Clay Jenkins wears a mask when he swims.


Wow. Mine lasted five years. Between CYA and TDS being so high I just refreshed. 15 years is impressive.
We've lived here 6 years and he's serviced this pool for longer than that. I didn't know any better. Chemicals stopped working so he said it was time to drain. Been clear ever since.
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In reply to Spaceship • 5:27p, 7/15/22
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Spaceship said:
Have y'all seen the forecast for next week? It looks worse than this past two weeks. Geez this is crazy.
We are so ****ed
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2:40p, 7/16/22
shouldn't there be some hurricane headed to texas gulf coast...just right toward south of San antonio and eventually come right up to DFW could end this drought???
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In reply to OKC~Ag • 8:16a, 7/17/22
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OKC~Ag said:
shouldn't there be some hurricane headed to texas gulf coast...just right toward south of San antonio and eventually come right up to DFW could end this drought???


Quick everyone - let's all go wash our cars and try to see if that's tempting enough to get Mother Nature to drop some rain.
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11:18a, 7/17/22
Now we get to add in high winds on top of it all this week........this week could be bad.
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Temp is supposed to be up to 108 degrees on Tuesday.

And my favorite part is that the city of Celina and parts of Prosper have been told by the UTRWD that no one is allowed to water outdoors on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday as they have to replace some broken main water lines.

Gonna be a scorcher.
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In reply to riverrataggie • 5:38a, 7/18/22
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riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.


This is TexAgs. Nobody cares about your feelings


Flagged for being mean.


People thought I really drained my pool quarterly.

But then again, people did vote for Biden. Oh, and F*** Clay Jenkins


I drained my pool last month. Pool guy told me it had been at least 15 years since it had been done last.

Just to provide the other extreme.

Clay Jenkins wears a mask when he swims.


Wow. Mine lasted five years. Between CYA and TDS being so high I just refreshed. 15 years is impressive.
Our pool in Frisco is only 3 years old but I am considering draining/refilling it as I don't like having old water in it.
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10:41a, 7/18/22
Looks like we'll be easily in the top 10 for most days over 100 degrees. Before we hit August. Holy moley.
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In reply to notex • 11:25a, 7/18/22
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notex said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
riverrataggie said:
YouBet said:
Could y'all quit posting forecasts?

I feel attacked.


This is TexAgs. Nobody cares about your feelings


Flagged for being mean.


People thought I really drained my pool quarterly.

But then again, people did vote for Biden. Oh, and F*** Clay Jenkins


I drained my pool last month. Pool guy told me it had been at least 15 years since it had been done last.

Just to provide the other extreme.

Clay Jenkins wears a mask when he swims.


Wow. Mine lasted five years. Between CYA and TDS being so high I just refreshed. 15 years is impressive.
Our pool in Frisco is only 3 years old but I am considering draining/refilling it as I don't like having old water in it.


Just moved into a new home. I need to dump half due to former owners pool company and their fondness for pucks.

Kind of a beating right now, holding off to fall to do this.
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In reply to Red Pear Luke (BCS) • 11:25a, 7/18/22
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Red Pear DFW Luke said:
OKC~Ag said:
shouldn't there be some hurricane headed to texas gulf coast...just right toward south of San antonio and eventually come right up to DFW could end this drought???


Quick everyone - let's all go wash our cars and try to see if that's tempting enough to get Mother Nature to drop some rain.


The damn membership washes look packed every day. It isn't working.
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9:35p, 7/18/22
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Fire at Possum Kingdom

https://amp.star-telegram.com/news/local/article263597073.html
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Fire at Possum Kingdom

https://amp.star-telegram.com/news/local/article263597073.html


Seems like structural damage will hopefully be minimal if it runs north. But there is a lot of fuel between that fire and the river. If they don't get that under control tonight it could run all the way to the Brazos.
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8:58a, 7/19/22
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Fire came within a 100 ft of my parents old house.

Looks like lots of houses lost on the west side of that cove.




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For the past month, I was watering every morning at 4am and letting all 10 zones run for 5 minutes. I did the same thing at 5 am. That plus having to put an inch of water in my pool each day, I got my water utility bill for the past month. Needless to day, I cut back to every other day and only 1 round of 5 minutes per station. Can't do anything about the pool evaporation/refill though.
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