MN FIDE June 2010 Chess tournament during round 1 BaseballNut51 2010-12-26 | A FIDE rated event happening in Eagan, MN July of 2010. Several local masters and experts competing. My game appears at 0:40 where I am on the black side of a c3 Sicillian
Yellow jackets build a new entrance! BaseballNut51 2012-08-26 | Very persistent creatures they are! This time they got gas, but did not burn them and the fumes did the work to finally end the battle vs the Yellow Jackets in my front yard
Not one, but two nests! BaseballNut51 2012-08-26 | Intersting that there were either two nests or one large nest with multiple entrances!
Ground Yellow-Jacket nest - disturbed and stung while mowing! BaseballNut51 2012-08-23 | A nasty surprise I discovered while mowing my lawn. I ran them over and got 4 stings. Of course, I hightailed it out of there and these wasps swarmed my lawnmower for another 45 minutes! I later found out that there were actually two nests within 20 feet of each other unless it may have been one nest with multiple entrances. Did I mention that yellow-jacket stings make me angry .....?
Wicked T-Storm at 2:30 am 6-19-12 BaseballNut51 2012-06-19 | This storm developed literally out of nowhere and hit full force with strobe-light lightning and strong winds at 02:30 in Mounds View, MN. Mostly cloud to cloud flashes as the storm raged on overhead. Once it moved east, there were several C-G strikes that also touched down toward Shoreview and Arden Hills
Playing with fire!! BaseballNut51 2011-01-09 | Can you say backdraft!! Watch what happens when the fumes from an existing flame catch on fire ..... First you say it, then you do it!
Ethan bowls a strike! BaseballNut51 2011-01-09 | Ethan Donahue shows up his uncle Brian DeAngelo at bowling!! Who needs those bumpers anyways .....?
Pissing off some Aerial Yellow jackets BaseballNut51 2011-01-09 | If only there was a long stick and some tape, I might have attempted a remake of TrapperVT's video 'Disturbing Yellowjackets'!
fireworks, gas, and crazy friends ..... BaseballNut51 2010-12-30 | What happens when you mix explosives, gasoline, and two crazy friends on the 4th of July .....?
Severe Thunderstorm 7-17-10 Minneapolis, MN #1 BaseballNut51 2010-12-26 | The severe outbreak of 7-17-10 as seen out the front door of the Chess Castle of Minnesota. These Severe Thunderstorms formed a bow-echo further north. Tornadoes and large hail were reported in northern cities - Anoka, Fridley, Roseville, and Stillwater
Northern edge of 6-17-10 Derecho BaseballNut51 2010-12-26 | Situated under an underpass along US 52 at MN 60, this video shows the torrential rain and frequent vivid lightning.
6-17-10 Derecho hits! BaseballNut51 2010-12-26 | Full force, this Derecho is packing 60+ mph winds and it is a task to keep my car on the road. Hail and an F-2 tornado was reported to the northwest of Rochester. This storm was originally moving in the NE direction, however formed a bow echo and started moving SE while strengthening and causing plenty of grief for SE Minnesota and Iowa
6-17-10 Derecho approaching Rochester, MN BaseballNut51 2010-06-19 | Slightly north of Rochester along US 52, these storms are forming a bow echo. Tornadoes were reported to the west in Albert Lea. Baseball sized hail was reported in Austin, MN. The storm looked like it were moving to the NE on radar, however changed direction and travelled SE with 40-60 mph straight line winds, frequent lightning, and possibly a tornado in Stewartsville
6-17-10 Supercell Rochester, MN BaseballNut51 2010-06-19 | Another shot of the 6-17-10 Derecho approaching Rochester, MN
6-17-10 Severe Thunderstorms west of Rochester, MN BaseballNut51 2010-06-19 | These storms had a history of damaging winds, tornadoes very large hail, and frequent lightning.
Strong storms building SW of Twin Cities, MN BaseballNut51 2010-06-19 | Supercells with tornadoes reported were building NW and SW of the Twin Cities. This results in my first storm chase of 2010.
Wasp-BQ BaseballNut51 2010-05-30 | A Yellow-Jacket wasp nest was found after disturbing the young nest by accident resulting in stings. Revenge! Note to all of you haters out there - The nest was not a problem until I was stung, Get over it!
Fireworks at Cuong and Nickis wedding! BaseballNut51 2010-03-30 | Cuong Sakata and Nicolette Behne-Sakata - two awesome people tying the knot in style. It is not every day that you see a wedding that includes a fireworks display! This spectacular display of pyrotechnics was outside the Edgewater Hotel in Seattle, WA on March 27, 2010.
Speed chess at Dunn Brothers - South Minneapolis BaseballNut51 2010-01-08 | Zack Tverstol (2108) and Bill Murphy (1972) duke it out in a 5 minute game at Dunn Brothers in South Minneapolis on a Saturday afternoon ..... I (2061) have the next game.
Twin Cities Thunderstorm of 8/7/09 - Part 3 BaseballNut51 2009-09-11 | The storm begins at home and lasts like this well into the morning.
Twin Cities Thunderstorm of 8/7/09 - Part 2 BaseballNut51 2009-09-11 | Lightning is getting more and more frequent and brighter .....
Twin Cities Thunderstorm of 8/7/09 - Part 1 BaseballNut51 2009-09-11 | Thunderstorms began popping up around 10:30 PM in the SW Suburbs, then continued forming into a squall line of persistent thunderstorms that would last most of the night. The storms moved through the cities from SW to NE, then formed an almost stationary line from West to East. Locally, there were rainfall totals with these storms over 8 inches! These storms would set the conditions for the tornadic supercell that would hit later in the day following this night of thunderstorms.
How to ruin a Yellow Jackets day! BaseballNut51 2009-09-01 | Pesky Meat bees at it again, when I decided to have a little fun with them ..... The Yellow Jacket gets OWNED!
