Saturday, October 18th:
Partly Cloudy
Chance of Precipitation: 20%
High: 62ºF
Wind: NNE 14mph
Humidity: 53%
UV Index: 4 Moderate
Partly cloudy. Highs in the low 60s and lows in the mid 30s.
--- I think the pumpkins won...seems to be cooling off! :) ---
Sunday, October 19th:
Mostly Sunny
Chance of Precipitation: 10%
High: 65ºF
Wind: SSE 7mph
Humidity: 62%
UV Index: 4 Moderate
A few clouds. Highs in the mid 60s and lows in the low 40s.
Cooling off a bit for closing weekend... aww last set of weekend updates til next year! :(
Ha, yes ;D
CapnFaye has come to same the day,
hey, me's made a rythme :-[
anyways, she will dicuss it(the weather) with Mother Nature,
and you know what they say,
"Don't mess with CapnFayeCutler" ;)
i be :-X(Papa)Old Tinker and his Belle
Looks like pretty decent faire weather.
Hey Tink.....fair weather no rain; faire weather no rain, faire weather no rain. Starting that mantra early!
Oh dearest Ragna, we's been do'n it since KYHRF close'd. but now that CapnFaye has taken control, we have no fear that it will be fantastic weather..
see thee very soon Viking Mama,
i be the Old Tinker and his Belle...
Updated! I'll update one more time tomorrow morning (I hope), because tomorrow evening I'm on my way UP! :D
Quote from: CapnFayeCutler on September 04, 2008, 08:47:53 PM
Updated! I'll update one more time tomorrow morning (I hope), because tomorrow evening I'm on my way UP! :D
CapnFaye, save some of thy weather deal'n powers for the RenVasion and the "Castleteer Gather'n".
enjoy this weekend, see thee next though ;) ,
i be the Old Tinker and his Belle...
CapnFaye, hope thy weekend at OHRF was grand :).
but now we ask thee to work some on this come'n weekend weather.
looks like a possible thunderstorm, take care of that dear one.
well, alright that's taken care of,
zip-a-pa-dee-do-da, zip-a-dee-day,
my oh my what a wonderful day,
i be the old Tinker and his Belle...
I'm gonna soak up the sun...
I think mother nature and I need to have a heart to heart. It's supposed to rain all the way up from Tennessee, too! She knows I don't really like driving at night in the rain. ^_^ Gotta get that straightened out!
Quote from: CapnFayeCutler on September 10, 2008, 02:46:49 PM
I'm gonna soak up the sun...
I think mother nature and I need to have a heart to heart. It's supposed to rain all the way up from Tennessee, too! She knows I don't really like driving at night in the rain. ^_^ Gotta get that straightened out!
Oh Boy, in this corner we have our CapnFayeCutler,
and in that corner Mother Nature,
wait a minute, yes, yes, there seems to be some sort of discussion,
they shake, Hug and are leave'n the ring.
it is all over folk, looks to be that they have come to some sort of compromise.
further detail tonight at 11..... ;)
OT & B
Rainy, gray, humid ... It's just typical English weather...t'will help with the authenticity of things.
See, the glass be half full...and so...I shall drink it empty and be fillin' it up again!
sns
Bring it on ... keep them Drovers away! More beer for the rest of us!
Only 40%...not bad odds
and isn't every day a 50 percent chance of a shower falling into our life???? ok yeah, I know too deep for this early
Me thinks I'll update in the morning one more time before we head out tomorrow! *grin*
And in a long run...what care we for the weather?
Twill rain, twill not...twill snow, sleet, fog or be clear? What shall WE do?
Mother Nature will do as She must and we shall always be subject to it...I wouldst never judge nor tell Her...She is what She is (after 2,000 years...I have talked to Her many times...) and we are but children to it.....yet.....in our fellowship I know there will be a spark...nay...a Flame of kindred Spirit that will leave none cold...
Safe Journey to all...and I truly need to be with you all this time as I cherish this Faire as it was the First that Dwyn and I ever went to and have never missed...which makes you All the more special!
Looking at the hour by hour, looks like Few Showers, then Isolated T-Storms, then Scattered ones. Sometimes though, mother nature surprises us with a pleasant day anyway. ;)
Safe travels to all!! Drive with care in the rain :)
FINALLY!! I'M OUTTA HERE AN HEADING HOME!
See you all in a few ;)
Last minute update .. weather.com has changes their forecast ... now it's showing cloudy to mostly cloudy...which means a bit sunny too. Me thinks CapnFaye's weather voodoo is working it's magic!
I'm outta here (work)! See you all there.
Well, we packed four umbrellas, and no sunscreen. The weather turned out beautifully, with nary a spot of rain, and I went home with a sunburned face. Good times all around.
What a pleasant surprise this weekend! No rain! Although we had to leave early due to the insanely dangerous wind gusts and falling trees. Did they shut down early? I know a few vendors were because it was starting to get really bad...Almost a third of the fence was gone as we were driving out!
Quote from: CapnFayeCutler on September 14, 2008, 10:10:38 PM
What a pleasant surprise this weekend! No rain! Although we had to leave early due to the insanely dangerous wind gusts and falling trees. Did they shut down early? I know a few vendors were because it was starting to get really bad...Almost a third of the fence was gone as we were driving out!
On Sunday, as we were standing in front of the tomato throw, the wind pulled two sections of fencing out of the support post. I could hear the nails screeching as the wind pried them out of the wood. Luckily, we backed off before the fence gave way and we didn't get hit. On the drive home, we had a downed tree blocking one lane (I-71N) an saw a semi/trailer that had been blown over on it's side. A wild afternoon to say the least!
This was the damage that I personally saw when I left Sunday about 6 p.m. (I'm a vendor, so this includes some backstage stuff.)
A number of trees came down in the woods, including a very large one that crushed a campsite. Thankfully (at least as far as I know), no one was hurt.
Other trees and large branches were down onsite, and the ground was absolutely littered with twigs, leaves and walnuts.
Many shops had roof damage and assorted repairs to make: siding pulled loose, signs knocked down, etc.
(This is hearsay): A vendor's van was crushed by a falling tree. No injuries.
All of the tents but one across the lane from my shop (White Pavilion Clothing, in Upson Downs) had to tear down. Even seasoned ORF goddess Lady Rossana had to strike her colors when the wind got up under the roof of her tiny gazebo and prepared it for liftoff. Each and every tent was mobbed with helpers in their hour of need, both rennies and patrons. God bless 'em.
As the wind increased, patrons fled. I did a walkabout to see the situation for myself around 4 - 4:30. Very few patrons were left. Many vendors had already packed up, having gotten word from management that the decision to close or not was up to them. Others were hanging tough and looking pretty bored. Both ends of the show had been roped off by then, so that the only crossovers (a creek runs lengthwise through the site) were the Y-bridge in the middle and the small bridge by the Reveler's Stage. I heard that there were some branches down by the Knight's Encampment bridge, and could see some of that from my shop. I don't know what the issue was on the opposite end of the show, but all of the games were made inaccessible. Maybe it was judged unwise to be flinging things in that wind.
Sometime after 2 p.m., the power went off, and was expected to remain off at least overnight.
I closed up about 5:00. As I was packing to leave, to return to Tennessee for the week, I heard lots of banging against the wall of my bunkhouse, which is out behind my shop. The noise turned out to be from pieces of my neighbor's roof, which was blowing off in chunks. Part of my bunkhouse roof rolled up like the lid of a sardine can.
Fortunately, the storms that were predicted never materialized. I was checking weather.com every hour throughout the day until the power failed, and saw the radar map tracking the storm as it veered more toward the north. Up to the time I left, we had only fierce wind and a few spits of drizzle. I don't know what the wind speed was at ORF, but I wouldn't be surprised to hear of gusts well over 80 m.p.h.
On my way home last night, I saw Cincinnati in near-blackout condition, with only one working gas station close to I-71. Trees, branches, light poles and wires were down everywhere. Blackouts were spotty all the way into Louisville; south of there, everything seemed to be fine.
Be assured that the show site is fine; to my knowledge, nothing is wrong that can't be put right in a day or so of cleanup and repair. (Not so for individuals who suffered some property loss; they'll need support, I'm sure.)
lol, my work is about a stones throw from the castle, and we are still out of power, so I'm just on call today! Crazy! We lost 2 trees, tons and tons were lost in my township. Neighbors lost siding, cars had dents and scratches from wind damage, my area went under "Code Red" which means if you are out, unless it's an emergenc, they will arrest you and ticket you.
Crazy night!! But hey, IT WAS EXCITING!! :D
ugh. We JUST got our power back recently. It had been out since 2 pm yesterday afternoon... nearly 22 hours with it off. We have 4 trees down on our street block.... tons of power lines down.. yup, we're under stage 3 emergency too.. no one on the streets here. We got so desperate for coffee this morning we took a pot of water out to the grill with a burner to heat it up and run through a drip coffee maker... lol... tasted like piss water it was so weak. And, my husbands grandfather fell through a glass door and busted up his face and hand... NEEDED stitches, refused to go get them.. stubborn old man.
I have a feeling I'm not in Kansas anymore...oh, wait...I didn't start there to begin with!!
Well...Mehan, Ewan, Dwyn and I left the Faire (unwillingly, trust me, but we were told that the Faire was closing and refunds available) on Sunday afternoon saying our "Farewell until the next time" to our wonderful friends from Maryland and Pennsylvania (Lady Guinness, Scotsman, DuCouer, Syrac et al...."WE LOVE YOU, MAAAAAAN!!") The drive back to Wilmington seemed almost SciFi with no power to the small towns we passed and trees, branches and leaf derbis scattered about. (Did my eyes deceive me or did the big sign at the entrance to the Faire also come down??) The Wilmington Inn (as well as the rest of the city) had no power and no place open to eat...FORTUNATELY...we thought to bring cheese, beef log, crackers and wine (as did Mehan and Ewan...great minds, what can I say?)....and while the wind howled we had a cozy lil' repast in our makeshift "Pub" at the Inn on a picnic table in a breezeway. Odd going to bed with no power and waking up to the same (This is supposed to be the Renaissance...Age of Enlightenment...NOT the Dark Ages...Hellloooo?) but we managed fairly well (NO COFFEE????!) Driving up north we took stock of the damage up here as well and in parts and places around us, there is still no power but we weathered the storm with just a few branches down.
It was a hell of a wonderful weekend seeing you all at ORF and I apologize to many of you that I didn't say a personal "Hello" to AND to not thanking GingerKat for the wonderful picture she made me and her parents delivered when they came up to GLMF! I was hoping to spend more time with you all on Sunday...but it seems Mother Nature had her own plans.
I hope you are all now safe and sound at home and once more, Dwyn and I thank you for showing us a wonderful time at a Faire that has certainly won a place in our hearts as it was our first Faire we ever attended now some....19 years ago?
Merry Meet, Merry Part, and Merry Meet Again!!
I remain yours ever,
Captain Morgan Dunne
What Capt Morgan said...... An excellent well weekend. To all our friends, old and new thank you for an excelent time.
Although we shared the dark windy night (and wine) with Capt and Dwyn, unlike them as we headed south east rather than northeast we seemed to quickly come out of the path of the storm - back in Roanoke its hot (86) and humid.... ain't it all strange.
I am off to get pictures developed (yes Scotsman, I am so 1980!)
Our electricity came back on around 9 this morning (or so I'm told, I was at work, dealing with "what happens after a power outage at Walmart"). It went out sometime around 1:30, not long after Courtney and I had left to make our way up to Faire. There we arrived around 2, and took off again at 4, due to the wind damage. Our first course home (Antioch Road) was blocked by a fairly sizable tree, as well as a downed power line. This caused some commotion from the roomie when I called to ask him to find the Clinton Co. Sheriff's number so that I could let them know. During said phone call, we nearly wrecked due to a full-size truck bed liner blowing across the road less than 4 feet from the front of Courtney's car. We finally made it home around 5:30 (a drive that normally takes 45 minutes!), but my hubby was stuck at a friend's house until the wind died down. I didn't see the full extent of the damage around here until this afternoon. The triplex we live in lost a -lot- of shingles, the lady next door had 2 or 3 smaller trees down, and I saw 2 quite sizable trees -totally- uprooted on my course home from work.
As I heard, the outages went clear over to Indianapolis. I spent most of my work day simultaneously working and calling everyone I knew to check on them. Thankfully, everyone's been okay.
There was lots of damage up in the NE area of the state as well. Lots of debris and crews cleaning up the roads, and (according to my neighbor) 30,000 people in the Akron area alone area lost power.
I was sad to leave the faire early, but at least we got most of the day in before the really nasty stuff started. I hope the damage gets cleaned up quickly!
Here in Cincinnati, at one point 90% of the people on Duke Energy were out of power. My little area of town, Anderson Township, is one of the few places with electricity right now. We have people from ALL OVER coming to get gas, groceries, etc. IT"S A BLOODY MAD HOUSE O_O
YAY for Ike, made my week that much more exciting! And for those who didn't know, it was actually a Catagory 1 hurricane when it hit us in Cincy! AWESOME :D
Quote from: Poof Bird on September 15, 2008, 05:06:41 PM
Here in Cincinnati, at one point 90% of the people on Duke Energy were out of power. My little area of town, Anderson Township, is one of the few places with electricity right now. We have people from ALL OVER coming to get gas, groceries, etc. IT"S A BLOODY MAD HOUSE O_O
YAY for Ike, made my week that much more exciting! And for those who didn't know, it was actually a Catagory 1 hurricane when it hit us in Cincy! AWESOME :D
Same here! (I'm right next to Loveland). Everyone lost their power but us, which is weird because we're usually the first ones to lose power! There is a THICK tree down in my neighbors yard though. Our grocery stores and gas stations are crazy too. And my son's school was closed today and will be tomorrow also.
Yeah, this past few days have been CRAZY! I almost couldn't make it to work today because I couldn't find gas anywhere. I finally found a gas station and they ran out right as I was putting my card in. Finally found some, got to work and we didn't have power there. Me and my dog trainer got to spend all day in the dark feeding animals and adding peroxide to the fish tanks. Finally ditched out of there when the sun went down. I'm so darn lucky I have power and I was able to get my coffee today.
I heard Ohio got hit really hard by high winds ... can anyone confirm this? ;D
me Belle and me travel back on Sunday morn, very windy ride home, but we made it there without incident.
first we want to thank our CapnFaye for the negotiations she had with Mother Nature for Sat. weather, but we should all know that the Capn., had to give something in return for the nice weather Sat., and so it was Sundays wind/storm that was a result. either way it was great to have no rain Sat. or Sat. night at the "Castle".
well done our CapnFayeCutler,
i be the Old Tinker and his Belle...
>I heard Ohio got hit really hard by high winds ... can anyone confirm this
Oh, yes - I woke up with a headache, and, when I opened the door, everything was in color . . . :D
Quote from: Old Tinker on September 16, 2008, 07:42:09 AM
me Belle and me travel back on Sunday morn, very windy ride home, but we made it there without incident.
first we want to thank our CapnFaye for the negotiations she had with Mother Nature for Sat. weather, but we should all know that the Capn., had to give something in return for the nice weather Sat., and so it was Sundays wind/storm that was a result. either way it was great to have no rain Sat. or Sat. night at the "Castle".
well done our CapnFayeCutler,
i be the Old Tinker and his Belle...
I'm starting to think that the weather is reflected by my mood... Here at home today it was gray and cloudy, and I've been dead tired all day. Hmmmmmm.... Sorry about Ike, I don't control the hurricanes, I just go play in them! ;D This makes three or four and I don't live anywhere NEAR the coast!
The traveling Texans got hit in Ohio by Ike. Nothing amiss here in San Antonio.
Lu and I got an extra day in a Dayton hotel with no power. Some folks will do anything to take a Monday off!
We had a fabulous time. Lovely to see all our old friends. Pleased to meet all our new friends.
Quote from: Painted Lady on September 16, 2008, 07:27:50 PM
The traveling Texans got hit in Ohio by Ike. Nothing amiss here in San Antonio.
Lu and I got an extra day in a Dayton hotel with no power. Some folks will do anything to take a Monday off!
We had a fabulous time. Lovely to see all our old friends. Pleased to meet all our new friends.
our Painted Lady and Lu, it was very nice see'n thee again. thy company is #1 an always, thee two are such a bright spot for me Belle and me to see. hope thee had safe ride home, and please keep us in mind for another visit.
be well fellow "Castleteers",
i be the Old Tinker and his Belle...
Looks like we'll have good weather for Chris' one and only Saturday of tearing himself away from men in tight pants throwing a football around to watch men...in tight pants....playing with swords...
Wait. o.O
Either way, we'll see anyone that'll be there tomorrow! (He'll be in 'danes. Make fun of him. xP)
Final update for this weekend has been posted. Looks FANTASTIC! Supposed to be pretty here in TN, too! ;D
Just so you know: Power was only restored Friday afternoon. We were prepared to go ahead with the show, power or not. After the storm, owner Peter Carroll opened up the ice machines and gave all the ice away to the people staying on site - better than letting it melt uselessly, but a considerate act all the same - and they needed it. I heard ice was going here for $9 a bag, when it could be found!
If you make it to the show this weekend, give everyone a smile. They've had a very trying week.
Yay! I'll be at the faire Sunday and it's lookin awesome. Thanks CapnFaye!
Sorry I missed last weekend's update, but it's been busy taking care of all the animals around the house. :o ;D
As of Monday... I'll keep track of how it's supposed to be this weekend. I'm excited to get back up to ORF :)
nope nope, it will be dark and cloudy. my knight is leaving :(
;D Just kidding. Faire is happy time no matter what! can't wait to see everybody!
Another rainless weekend I hope!
Yay for the cool weather, though! I'm such an autumn person. =D
Very chilly very chilly this coming Saturday morn... I wish I was serving up hot toddys instead...
Due to Money... or lack there of.... I haven't been except opening weekend, so I'm REALLY pushing my hubby to agree to going for closing day.
The weather was unbelievable this year. It didn't get cold until the last weekend, and it was perfect fair weather every weekend with the exception of hurricane Sunday.
*giggle* well Tinker calls me the weather goddess so I'm gonna say the hurricane reflected my mood that day... blustery? hehehe.
I was so happy that the weekends were great, especially when the so-called meteorologists called for thunderstorms and it turned out to be beautiful!
our dear CapnFaye,
after this season at KYHRF and OHRF,
there be no doubt that thee is the "weather goddess",
and continue thy close relationship with good Mother Nature.
thank you again for thy efforts.
i be the Old Tinker and his Belle...