Tale of the Weather

The weather numbers are in for February. My weather station gives the figures for our specific location in Surprise which could be slightly different from other areas, but is an accurate figure for us. We only had 1 day in February where we reached 80 degrees (13 days in the 70's), we had 15 days where the overnight low dipped into the 30's, and we only had 3 days of measurable rain, totalling less than 1 inch. The bottom line is that the winter has been cooler than normal and we can attest to that with the extra propane we've used for heating this winter. The good news is that, at least for the first week in March, we are warming into the high 70's and low 80's every day.

The workday was a little different yesterday as there was an NCAA baseball game following the regular Spring Training game. That meant we had to close down the concession right after the 7th inning of the game in order to get everything done to turn over the stand to the new crew coming on for the night game. I was out of the park by 4:30 - the earliest yet that I have left for home. We will have the same situation for the next three days and that's fine with me. We do expect the crowds to get larger now that we are into March. Most folks that attend these games come in the month of March and the closer we get to the end, the larger the crowds. That's because it is warmer and the teams will be playing their regular starters in those games. The game yesterday saw the Texas Rangers hammer the Cleveland Indians. That was after the Rangers lost their first 4 games of the Spring. You never can tell how good a team will be during the year by their Spring Training record. It is more of a day in the sun and a chance for the kids to get autographs of the players.

The realization is setting in that we are running out of time to get our tasks done that we hope to complete before leaving. So far, we like to just hang out on our days off, but that mode needs to change if we are going to accomplish our tasks. Three more games before our next two day break...