This drought is massive

[Mexas Joe]

I went out to check on Deer Camp and noticed how burnt-up and dry everything is. This drought really could not have come at a worse time. As if groceries are not already shy high. 

We really need some rain.

[TxBrewer]

I went out to check on Deer Camp and noticed how burnt-up and dry everything is. This drought really could not have come at a worse time. As if groceries are not already shy high. 

We really need some rain.

Haven't been to camp in six plus weeks.  One of the guys got a picture of a piebald buck today.

[garyNconcord]

Here in mid NC, we got half an inch last Thursday. Before that, it was a fraction of an inch May 22nd. My garden is going belly up before it even gets off to a good start.

[Augie91]

Hot here in Iowa, but feel bad for all the folks in a drought.!!

[Trub Lou]

I'll take a dry June over the 20 foot river floods, though.

It does suck having to fill the pool every few days. Ground water screws with the chemistry more than when rain tops it off. It's unusual to have 95 degree temps here but low humidity. It's actually kind of pleasant, which you usually can't say in Iowa after it gets above 80.

Looks like storms here tomorrow and Saturday.

[Vagus]

Virginia is so damned wet I use a leaf blower to fill my pool.

[Mexas Joe]

I'll take a dry June over the 20 foot river floods, though.

It does suck having to fill the pool every few days. Ground water screws with the chemistry more than when rain tops it off.  It's unusual to have 95 degree temps here but low humidity. It's actually kind of pleasant, which you usually can't say in Iowa after it gets above 80.

Looks like storms here tomorrow and Saturday.

Are you on well water? Or city? 

I'm very jelly of well water. It's free n tasty as opposed to the chlorinated swill I consume and water my lawn with. 

And I'm having to water the damn grass erryday or it will DIE. 

So muh water bill has gone from $30 to $150-250 per month. Anything over 10K gallons and they charge double. 

Digging a well is my 20-30K fantasy.

[Trub Lou]

On a well. There's a slight bit of iron, but running through activated charcoal it tastes as good as anything you'd buy bottled (sorry, Dave!). But for the pool, it's right out of the ground so it gobbles up sequestrant and muriatic acid. It's nice not paying for water, but our electric is stupid high here. Almost $400 last month.

[garyNconcord]

On a well. There's a slight bit of iron, but running through activated charcoal it tastes as good as anything you'd buy bottled (sorry, Dave!). But for the pool, it's right out of the ground so it gobbles up sequestrant and muriatic acid.  It's nice not paying for water, but our electric is stupid high here. Almost $400 last month.

My whole house is running on a softener, so when I fill the pool, that's what it gets.  I'm hoping that doesn't screw my chemistry too much.  I do know its removing iron, so that's nice.  A certain portion of my anatomy clenches though whenever i turn on that hose to the pool though.  I had "Boy, you're going to run the well dry!" drilled in me from the day I could turn a spigot.  Im sure pumping water out of the ground to go in a hole in the ground has the old man spinning in his grave.

[Mexas Joe]

How deep are ya'lls wells?

My brother had one dug just this month and he and to go almost 700' to hit the 2nd aquifer under him.

My granny had a shallow like 60' old school well. It was good water but it would silt up and go dry.

She had a new well dug but only went like 200' due to Poors and her water was sulpher and smelled like rotten eggs. I stopped drinking her coffee.