White Rock, B.C. based meteorologist working in the energy industry. Tooting about weather in and around my region as well as some geology, my thoughts on urban and family life, and occasional references to my LDS faith.
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Last Notes npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I am also learning what to expect. I am tempted to do some guerrilla-style node deployments places like Jump Off Joe. I have LOS to there so would only take one hop to get into the Tri-Cities. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I haven't been able to see anything in the Tri-Cities yet, but I did get Othello and Bend once. That surprised me. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Not a bad showing for #Meshtastic in and around Hermiston. Can't get out of this general area but that's fine. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Well, I went down the #meshtastic rabbit hole and now I want a million nodes to set up across Hermiston. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Yes, I need to decide also if I'm going to stay on this instance or move back to pdx.social or do something else. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls haven't actually chosen a dwelling yet, probably putting an offer in on a house today. That's a key consideration for us. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls just fire npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I was up in the Tri-Cities yesterday. Memorial Day BBQ at my grandma's house. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning Virginia! It turns out I will be living in Eastern Oregon! I got remote work and we will be buying a house in Hermiston. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning from the Praia airport. Time for me to head to North Carolina to fly more balloons! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls 🌍 Got some geocaches logged in Africa now with finds in Morocco and Cabo Verde. I decided it's time for me to make a world map for my finds. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I will be mostly off grid for the next two weeks as I’m now on vacation mode. Don’t worry about me, I’m enjoying some Caribbean beaches! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls good morning Virginia! Hope you have a pleasant weekend! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls good morning Virginia! We are heading on vacation this weekend and I get to see my family for the first time in three weeks! Hope you have a pleasant weekend! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls My job title has been officially changed from flight control operator to flight control meteorologist. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Looking like a good profile for some thunderstorms between Sacramento and Redding today. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Non-zero chance of a brief landspout #tornado along and west of I-5 between Redding, California and Roseburg, Oregon today. Strong thunderstorms may also feature hail and gusty winds. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I like a good mix. I find it all to be fun and satisfying. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning Virginia! No launches for me today, I'll be a desk jockey for the rest of the week. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Looking like a significant severe #weather outbreak on the U.S. Plains 4/11-15 as active weather moves through the region. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning Virginia! It's looking like I will be semi-close to you (probably between Raleigh and Richmond) next month! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls yes, they are! I love finding them and moving them along. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I have an EV! Probably still a lot, though. Not to mention the time commitment. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Only 2964 to go! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I have all Washington counties. I'm pretty close for Oregon (30/36) and Nevada (11/17). npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I haven't ever gotten into the DeLorme series but I am working on California counties. I think I added eight this weekend, which puts me at 23/58, but Project-GC hasn't updated for me yet. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls On my work trip to SoCal I was able to acquire four more 4-character QTH grid squares for #geocache finds, bringing my total to 130 and connecting the cluster including Los Angeles to the cluster including Seattle. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I have found them on me (pre bite) twice now and I’ve been here two weeks. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls There seem to be a lot more ticks in California than in the Pacific Northwest. Makes geocaching less fun. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I whole heartedly am! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls yeah that’s just to hold the balloon for convenience. Actually if you’re interested, I’ll be back up here doing more launches April 22-29 or so. I know it’s a bit of a drive for you but you’re welcome to come see! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Launching #weather balloons at Mount Pinos, California today. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls good morning Virginia! I am in Frazier Park, California at an elevation of 1750 m. I didn’t realize we would be this high up. Meeting with the town council today to get permission to launch at a park or something. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Well I am already using the balloon data in my forecasting! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning Virginia! Heading out around 8, looking forward to launching balloons tomorrow! I'm already up to 200 flight hours on the balloons I've handled. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls One of these days I'll get one of these. Thanks for sharing! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Friday #weather analysis npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning #SFBA! If you slept through last night's #earthquake, still feel out the USGS survey. "I slept through it" is still a useful data point. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls We had a M4.6 #earthquake in the #BayArea last night. The emergency alert woke me up but my guess is it got to me after the shaking because I didn't feel anything. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning Virginia! We're warming up here but I'm headed to the mountains this weekend! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls It is one I am developing and it isn't publicly available (yet). It uses a pocket query so if Open Caching produces one it should work. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls wow! I knew about the Salt Lake tornado but not this one, that's pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing, everyone. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Looks like a few isolated t-storms possible in the Central Valley around #Modesto tomorrow. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I have found it, my office is right on it! Now I just need to acquire a bike haha npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls #SanMateo #weather npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls And, of course, here’s the Oakland #LDS Temple. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Exploring the Bay Area today. Here’s the view of #Oakland and #SanFrancisco from the LDS Temple. Both the Bay Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge are visible on the right. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Continuing my project to compile my #Geocaching stats. Today's task kind of evolved into adding functionality and doing cleanup on my QTH grid map while I charge up my car at the library. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good afternoon Virginia! Hope you're surviving temperature whiplash. I opted to not go to the beach today, I figured it would probably be backed with this sunny weather. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Hello Virginia! Quite well! How’s the weather over yonder? npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Hello my friends I might be back to regularly scheduled programming next week. Been a busy time of onboarding and flying balloons! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls good morning Virginia! Yes yesterday was quite warm. I don’t think today will be as warm but I’m gonna go to the beach. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls My spice tolerance is very Nordic. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls this won’t be a problem for me when I’m at work at 4 am. There’s a charger there and I’ll get first dibs! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I forgot that sausage is spicy by default in California. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls There are not nearly enough public EV chargers in the Bay Area. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls good morning Virginia! Lodging secured for a few months but the real task was finding an open EV charger at 9 am. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I don’t know of them having teathered balloons but there was a proposal to do that at farms in Eastern Washington when I worked at WSU. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I’m on my way to the Bay Area today and on Wednesday I start my new job operating weather balloons around the globe at Windborne Systems! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning! I won't leave for my new abode until Sunday. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls New article: Not all snow is created equally: Understanding snow-water equivalent in the Pacific Northwest npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls oooo next on the list. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Tonight we enjoyed chili on cornbread waffles. This stroke of genius came a few days ago when we were having waffles and the idea of cornbread waffles was mentioned. It exceeded expectations, which were already high. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls wow that's some high quality math. I knew it was the square of the speed but I hadn't taken the time to do the math myself on it. That's awesome. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls New article: Flooding does not mean the Pacific Northwest drought is over npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls good morning! Stay safe in today’s severe weather! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Kia EV6 npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I remember being told growing up that the most efficient speed for ICE was 80 km/h but I assume that varies by model. It’s interesting for sure! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Been playing around with my new #EV and gathering some interesting information. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls The Walla Walla River is flooding. Here’s a look along Hwy 12 between Wallula and Touchet, Washington from around 11:00 today. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls 👋 npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls New article: High wind warning for the Columbia Basin Wednesday and Thursday npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls coming soon to Oregon then in a few weeks to the unannounced locality. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls We have purchased an EV and will acquire it on Monday. I’m pretty excited, this is our first EV. I would rather not have a car but my new job’s location and hours are not in line with public transit options in that area. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning gang! Today we’re packing up the moving truck and we head down to my in-laws tomorrow. We’ll spend some time in Oregon before moving on to our new abode. Hope you all have a pleasant day! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls https://www.mapchart.net/usa-and-canada.html npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls 🗺️ Last weekend I reached 3000 total #geocache finds and today I made my 500th find in British Columbia! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning! Rain blobs return tomorrow! npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls We were settled in but it became clear that we needed to unsettle, so that's what we're doing. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls 😈 mwhahaha npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls New article: The Ingalls are leaving Canada npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls seems like the only way to enjoy it npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls And how was it? npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I grew up with it being deep dish. That would be an interesting but very niche cultural study if it has changed. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls counter counterpoint - Altoona style pizza npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Detroit style pizza is better than Chicago style pizza. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls #Vancouver #weather npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls New article: Environment Canada is making a major mistake npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Extremely disappointing. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I don't know but I do know winter is pretty much over for Vancouver, Seattle, and Portland. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls @npub1rwy…ctcv Good morning Virginia! Looking like we will be getting a little rain here this evening. You might miss out on tomorrow's rain up your way but I suppose we'll see. Enjoying the warmth? npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls beatings will continue until morale improves. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls New article: M3.0 earthquake shakes Seattle area Tuesday morning npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning Virginia! No rain here this morning. We might get a few showers but not much going on today or tomorrow. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls M3.0 #earthquake in the #Seattle area at 05:42 Tuesday. Epicenter between Bothell and Monroe. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Monday analysis: The strong #Noreaster is clearly visible on the map near New England. Here on the better coast, we're wet today thanks to a low coming into British Columbia. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls #Vancouver #weather npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls Good morning Virginia! Heavy rain this morning, which is lovely. Work will be focused on the blizzard in and around NYC today. npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I'm baaaaack npub19xyrd7uczslhqgeth5wqu9w76rx73z594mru7xfjywf47z8xpzaq6clkfq Mark Ingalls I don’t know man the feed lot density in Sunnyside is offensive.
