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Said it was going to be 55 and sunny for last nights game.

Coming up: Ditch the umbrella, get the shorts back outBy BILL MILLERStar-Telegram Staff WriterDon't be fooled by the fog and drizzle.
The moisture that has persisted for the past few days over North Texas hasn't been near enough to dent the drought, forecasters say.
And that's a sad fact, considering that predictions for rain are diminishing by the hour.
``It has been drizzle, drizzle, drizzle, but all we've seen is 0.01 of an inch last night, and we might see another 0.01 this morning or early this afternoon,'' said Jesse Moore, a forecaster with the National Weather Service in Fort Worth. ``If you got a shovel and stuck it in the ground, you won't see much moisture down there.''
Official forecasts Wednesday morning called for a 20 percent chance of rain Thursday and a 40 percent chance Friday. But Moore said those predictions would likely change.
``Maybe we'll get a tenth of an inch,'' he said about 8 a.m., ``but I wouldn't put any money on that. The latest computer models that just came in an hour ago say we may not even get that much.''
Today's highs are expected to reach the mid-50s, with nighttime lows around 40. Thursday is supposed to be a little warmer, in the low 60s, with lows back in the 40s.
The fog and drizzle are a holdover from last weekend's cold snap, Moore said. Cold air remains close to the ground, while warmer, moist air hovers above, creating the clouds, fog and precipitation.
Forecasters expected the fog to lift late Wednesday morning.
The fog and drizzle have one benefit, Moore said. The moist air is reducing the chance of grass fires, which have already scorched thousands of acres across Texas.
Next up, Moore said, forecasters expect a cool but dry front out of the Pacific Northwest to push through this weekend, leaving sunshine and, therefore, considerably warmer temperatures.
That's an upgrade from the past two weekends, when North Texas played host to arctic air from Canada.
It won't be as warm as last Thursday, when the mercury reached a record 85 degrees, but Moore said temperatures might be in the mid-60s by Sunday and the low 70s on Monday or Tuesday.
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Have lived in 2 places where they got the weather right...... most of the time.

Minnesota: when they said snow (for 6 solid months), they were ALWAYS right.

Arizona: when they said dry and hot, they were always right (for 9 solid months). .

Texas: I have learned not to plan around weather reports, case in point after moving back 11 yrs ago the first winter back our school district canceled school an entire day in advance due to a "forecast" of ice, the next day nothing, I mean nothing happened.

It was a day off of school for no reason, this was esp. funny to my boys who just left a place that only canceled school when the wind chill hit -60......from now on I just open the door take a look outside and figure what I see weatherwise should last for at least then next hour or so.............

Can we just get back to BASEBALL WEATHER......or how about petitioning to have the football and baseball seasons switched in the state of Texas......
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Tonight the forecast is warm and dry for my 8 year-old's Pinewood Derby Race for Cub Scouts. Three weeks of us building a mean hot rod is going to finally pay off.

Just can't get past the part though where we all pay six bucks so that every kid gets a trophy. I can hear it now.... "Dad, why would I want to keep a trophy that reminds me of coming in last place?"

And no, KD, the car is not sponsored by DBAT. I had to draw the line somewhere about shameless plugs. Smile
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Originally posted by DBAT 18 GM:
Tonight the forecast is warm and dry for my 8 year-old's Pinewood Derby Race for Cub Scouts. Three weeks of us building a mean hot rod is going to finally pay off.

Just can't get past the part though where we all pay six bucks so that every kid gets a trophy. I can hear it now.... "Dad, why would I want to keep a trophy that reminds me of coming in last place?"

And no, KD, the car is not sponsored by DBAT. I had to draw the line somewhere about shameless plugs. Smile


As I was reading the first part John, I was forming my response to you.....and it did indeed include that very question. Big Grin

Good luck to your son....and let's hope that HE built the car, and not Petty Motorsports.
Thanks for the well wishes. What an experience at the Pinewood Derby!

I had to bribe race officials to allow our car to compete as the Vorshem™ Infused Alloy, Elite Balance System and Power Embedded End-Cap that we had enhanced it with supposedly gave our car some kind of advantage - although they could not prove this as fact. Given that it failed to meet BESR specs, I had no choice but to part with a C-note to get them to look past our full utilization of the PBDx Technology Platform.

Needless to say, we finished in the middle of the pack.

Got a very nice trophy tho....... kidding
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After much deliberation and testing, my 3rd grader and I came to the conclusion that the rotational approach worked best for the wheel action.

Having said that, the linear approach combined with new titanium technology might have worked better for BESR certification - you know, kinda like a restrictor plate and all. We did conclude that with a 5 ounce ceiling on vehicle weight, the linear method for racing cars prohibited maximum velocity down the state-of-the-art track.

I plan on taking all of our research to garner patents and will now be starting a new, best ever, super duper Pinewood Derby car-making factory in Southeast Asia. I will then import the cars back to the US and market them with never before heard of technology terms that will so impress Cub Scouts that they will be lining up to purchase my product. Ka-ching!

IPO information soon to follow.... cleverman
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I think you are onto something DBAT 18GM, how about a few of us start up a "select" program within the Pinewood Derby circuit........training facilities all over the country............
Now that is a great idea!

But then.....on second thought.....this will likely result in the dog-eat-dog process of recruiting the best Derby kids, having to set up all of the Derby schedules and team travel, maintaining a team web site, making sure we have the coolest uniforms and newest equipment, dealing with all of the Derby showcases and tournaments, having to set up and run the Fall Derby season at Division I Derby schools and working hard year-round to help increase the exposure and advancement opportunities of our HS Derby kids to the next level of Pinewood Derby Racing.

Not to mention doing all of this while having to listen to the perception of outspoken individuals that would undoubtedly bemoan how the Derby game has now changed for the worse and how, in their opinion, the morals and commitment values of today's Derby youth have eroded while the parents of said youth idly stand by and fail to fulfill their parental obligations.

And then out of the woodwork will come those that will enlighten all of us as to who are and are not 'Derby People' and whether or not our opinions even matter on the soon-to-be created HSDERBYWEB.COM message board where we will spend our days hashing and re-hashing the whole can of worms regarding parents attending HS Derby practice.


.....no thanks. Think I'll just stick with baseball. Big Grin
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Your right, it might just be easier sticking to baseball........I can just see all the problems with Derby WOOD leagues and then all the issues of what type of Radar Gun is the best to use to gauge the "velocity" of the cars......should it be allowed in the Olympics???? Left Handed vs Right Handed builders,,,,,legacy issues (son of an Eagle Scout) the list goes on and on....

To many issues......
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