Sunday June 16th 2024

Today was a lot like yesterday both weather wise and with my activities. It wasn’t a very blog content worthy day. After a slow morning reading and watching some TV, I headed out for a few errands in the mid afternoon. The sky was filled with fluffy white clouds with a few gaps for sun when I entered Target for a little shopping (looking). Upon exiting the store a few minutes later, the same clouds were now dark near black and stretched high into the air. A thunderstorm was forming practically overhead.

During the warm season winds blow in off the Atlantic and off the Gulf of Mexico. When the winds meet somewhere in the middle of the Florida Peninsular storms form. Where they form depends on the strength of the wind from each direction. Today they seemed to meet a little east of my RV home. I made it home before the storm hit. Heavy rain, wind, thunder and entertaining lightening lasted for about an hour. The cloud to ground lightening in the distant sky are interesting to watch as long as you don’t consider the potential damage and danger they represent.

While I was out this afternoon I filled up the gas tank. Gas prices are down a little from the last time I filled the tank. I filled my tank at the nearby Race Trac for $3.19 a gallon. I saw gas as low as $3.09 later in the day. A couple of weeks ago it was over $3.39 a gallon. The price volatility remains a thing to watch.