All this week, any form of exercise (like biking) is dangerous for your lungs. Yesterday a garbage truck flies over the center divider and crashes into a truck carrying coffins on 880 near San Leandro. Both drivers killed and 880 closed for 10 hours. This morning, BART 12th street station is shut down due to a bomb threat with bomb dogs and the bomb squad being called in (turned out to be a false alarm.)
Commuting is getting more dangerous every day.
It’s going to be another hot one in San Jose!
Keep an eye out on pets and the elderly. If you’re going to do any outdoor activities, be sure to stay hydrated and if doing lots of physical activity, keep those electrolytes in balance with a sports drink.
If ever, especially at 103 degrees F, you start feeling chills — that’s a really bad thing. It means you are dehydrated. Stop whatever you’re doing and evaluate whether you should continue. I’ve been there on long bike rides and it’s a bad place to be. Be sure to drink before you’re thirsty — if you’re thirsty, it’s too late.
Personally, I think the best activities for weather like this is to check out a museum or two :) The South Bay has some great ones, to name a few:
This is all, of course, an excuse to beat the heat.
For those in the valley who do not have the luxury of air-conditioning, relief may be as simple as an afternoon at the movies or a mall.
For others it may be more relaxing or practical to spend the day at a local community cooling center.
Keeping cool is critical for the elderly, infants and young children. At risk are people who are physically or mentally ill; especially those with heart disease or high blood pressure.
Cooling Centers: Open until 9:00PM
Wednesday through Friday — May 14-16
Note: A bag lunch or dinner from home may be required.
It was pretty hazy in San Jose which made it hard to focus on the moon. Regardless, what we could see was pretty cool. Here’s hoping the next lunar eclipse (2010) will happen on a CLEAR winter night.
Looking over Silicon Valley from Sierra Road.
2/20: Stage 3 - Modesto to San José:
The race begins this morning in Modesto at 10am. It will be a great triumph just getting to San Jose. The route will take the riders to Patterson then up and over the 4360-foot summit of Mt. Hamilton. This is a beautiful drive by car, but not an easy feat by bike. The weather could add extra caution to the 18-mile descent.
Once here in the valley, the cyclists will be directed north on Piedmont Road and then unbelievably they will be asked to make it up Sierra (Grade) Road. This ‘hill’ of 1,943 feet in 3.7 miles may very well be the decider of today’s race. The downhill run from Calaveras Road to Piedmont Road, and then to City Hall should be a welcome breeze.
The CHP will be restricting motorized traffic during the day:
Calaveras Rd. - closed 1 to 3pm
Rolling Closure Areas:
Piedmont Rd.
Mabury Rd.
becomes Taylor St.
N. 2nd St.
St. James
3rd St. - closed between St. James and San Fernando noon to 6pm
Santa Clara St. - closed from Second to Fourth early morning to 6pm
and from Fourth to Seventh will be closed to 8pm.
Finish @ City Hall
AMGEN’S TOUR OF CALIFORNIA
STAGE 3 COVERAGE BEGINS WEDNESDAY AT 9:30A
Comcast TV
081 VERSUS
Wed, Feb 20, 8:00p - 9:00p
After some beautiful (but cold) weather, the rain’s back this week. Originally I heard it was going to rain from Tuesday into the weekend. The Apple widget on my Mac is now telling me rain on Tuesday and rain on Saturday. We all know how that works… maybe it will, maybe it won’t. Who knows.
I know we need the rain, but today was miserable! The forecast calls for an 80% chance of precipitation for this weekend. Ugh! In the need of a warm getaway, but unable to leave town, I’m planning to visit the enticingly mysterious (dry) Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum.
In addition to the collection of artifacts, this Sunday kicks off an exhibition relevant to the disappearance of honeybees. A phenomenon I have been following for sometime now.
‘Vanishing Pollinators’ in the Museum Lecture Gallery.
Opening reception: Sunday, January 27 @ 3:00pm.
Rosicrucian Egyptian Museum
1342 Naglee Ave
San Jose, CA 95191
Monday - Friday: 10:00am - 5:00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 11:00am - 6:00pm
$9.00 general admission*
$7.00 seniors 55 and older and students with I.D.
$5.00 children ages 5 - 10
free children under 5
* $1.00 discount on general admission for members of AAA, AAM, KQED, and Military
Please note: Visitors 17 and under will not be admitted without a parent or chaperone at least 18 years of age.
Only Non-flash photography is allowed inside the museum.
I scream, you scream, we all scream for ice cream.
Your participating Baskin-Robbins is having a buy one sundae get one free offer.
Wait! Before you go racing out the door you will need to print and take a coupon with you. Go here for the coupon, link to store locations, and the small print.
This offer is good through January!
The weather conditions for San Jose are looking brighter, but my old black umbrella has seen better days. This afternoon I had some time to kill, so I popped into University Art on Meridian Ave. I wasn’t looking for anything in particular, but there is was. A dragonfly to keep me dry in style when the next storm comes to town. Can’t wait.
The nice young woman at University Art got my new umbrella down for me.
Big trees fell, little trees fell, branches came down, as did the power lines. Fortunately my lights only flickered a few times, but for some in our area this is their 5th day in the dark. I can’t imagine being without heat and working appliances. As randramble pointed out in ‘Weathering the Storm’ PG&E has a number to call to report power outages etc.
There is another number, 1 (888) 743-4743 or 1 (888) PGE-4PGE, for customers who have been inconvenienced without power for more than 48 hours due to this storm. Under the Safety Net Program, Pacific Gas and Electric Company will provide payments to residential customers. Payments will range from $25 up to $100.
Please read the information carefully: Safety Net Program.
