lcscats Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 7 hours ago, mudgirl said: Why do you guys call them rainbirds when they are insects? Just curious. Because when you start to hear them rain will fall four to six weeks later. Well thats what I heard. LCS has some rainbirds on the wall in a display. They look like big crickets or small grasshoppers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 We must differentiate them from the ubiquitous snowbirds; another seasonal phenomenon in this rather salubrious micro-climate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaykay Posted May 30, 2016 Report Share Posted May 30, 2016 For whatever it's worth, Accuweather thinks that it will rain for the next five days starting tomorrow afternoon. They seem to be a little better at guessing than the other sites. Last year they called the shot ten days ahead of time for that very wet weekend in March. They aren't saying it will be heavy. Just showers late afternoon and early evening. Accuweather IS saying it will be a wet summer and could kick the Lake up. As we all know, we only get water from the damns if they have NO place to put it. Here's wishing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 13 hours ago, lcscats said: Because when you start to hear them rain will fall four to six weeks later. Well thats what I heard. LCS has some rainbirds on the wall in a display. They look like big crickets or small grasshoppers. That didn't answer my question at all. Why do you call them birds when they are insects? And yes, I know what they look like. They are cicadas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 1 hour ago, mudgirl said: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcscats Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 The insects tell us it is going to rain at some time in future. So we call them rain birds. Rain insects doesn't sound very good at all so Rain Birds. Some folks say they sound like birds more than insects might be what you are looking for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seren Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 20 hours ago, RVGRINGO said: We must differentiate them from the ubiquitous snowbirds; another seasonal phenomenon in this rather salubrious micro-climate. Love this, RV! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 I just call them what everyone else called them when I arrived 16 or more years ago. Not the locals, mind: I've never asked what they call them. If I used colloquial terms here all the time, you'd find me saying "WalMar" and "Ajijee"... along with my own first name, "Mr. Mi". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dichosalocura Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 The locals here tend to call these vociferous large flying insects Chicharras. Also, if you look up cicada in the Spanish-English dictionary, chicharra will be the most common translation they will give. I too have tried to translate verbatim the phrase rain birds into Spanish only to receive quizzical looks from the locals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 Idiomatic expressions, like humor, seldom translate from one language/culture to another. That is why puzzled looks are so common when it is attempted. It simply makes no sense at all; absolutely none. So, put that in your pipe and smoke it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mudgirl Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 7 hours ago, ComputerGuy said: I just call them what everyone else called them when I arrived 16 or more years ago. Not the locals, mind: I've never asked what they call them. If I used colloquial terms here all the time, you'd find me saying "WalMar" and "Ajijee"... along with my own first name, "Mr. Mi". 4 hours ago, dichosalocura said: The locals here tend to call these vociferous large flying insects Chicharras. Also, if you look up cicada in the Spanish-English dictionary, chicharra will be the most common translation they will give. I too have tried to translate verbatim the phrase rain birds into Spanish only to receive quizzical looks from the locals. Thank you both for the explanation. In other words, that's what the gringos called them because they thought they were birds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mistermister Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 June 5th for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RVGRINGO Posted May 31, 2016 Report Share Posted May 31, 2016 It‘s OK, Muddled. You will figure it out someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrm30655 Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 On 5/10/2016 at 0:05 AM, solajijic said: June 11 mid-afternoon about 3. I will be lamenting the start because THIS is my favorite time of year here and we are not going north this summer so I will have to suffer a rainy season - ugh. The rainy season is the BEST time of the year June 15th Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrm30655 Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 I'm probably cheating because I ran a lightning station http://en.blitzortung.org/live_lightning_maps.php?map=30 The big storms have been forming for 2 weeks east of here and slowly easing west. Should be her in about 2 weeks. There was a storm east of the lake last night about 2am Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 4 hours ago, mudgirl said: In other words, that's what the gringos called them because they thought they were birds. What do you call a Canary in a Coal Mine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travis Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 Oooops. Forgot to pick a date. When will the rainy season begin? I'm going with....mañana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 2 hours ago, Travis said: What do you call a Canary in a Coal Mine? A crow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammerhead Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 1 hour ago, Travis said: Oooops. Forgot to pick a date. When will the rainy season begin? I'm going with....mañana. Or a crow filing for black lung benifits Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerGuy Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 5 hours ago, mudgirl said: Thank you both for the explanation. In other words, that's what the gringos called them because they thought they were birds. In a word, no. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Berca Posted June 1, 2016 Report Share Posted June 1, 2016 This is the best Rainy Season thread ever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dealerdave Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 My translator gave the Spanish word for cicada as "cigarra.". Never heard that before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mostlylost Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 The correct name is Chicarra in Spanish for cicada. Some Mexicans may not know the word. The name is a direct derivation of the Latin cicada, meaning "tree cricket" . Using a translator you may be given slang words as well. In Spanish, as in English, a common word can be used for slang in different areas. Example in this area a person with a lot of money "tiene la lana" (has the wool). In DF "tiene la plata" (has the silver) in the USA has lots of dough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbviajero Posted June 3, 2016 Report Share Posted June 3, 2016 38 minutes ago, Mostlylost said: The correct name is Chicarra in Spanish for cicada. Some Mexicans may not know the word. The name is a direct derivation of the Latin cicada, meaning "tree cricket" . I think almost all Mexicans know the word. And then there is the chicharra torture device.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mainecoons Posted June 4, 2016 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2016 OK, 3/4 inch of rain at the official station, storm came out of the north. May be just a backlash stream of moisture from that huge low pressure in East Texas and Louisiana. Let's see if there's a follow on in the next two days. Easterly flow not really established but at least the 300 mb jet stream from the west seems to be easing. Interesting, this is the same pattern that gave us that nice downpour a few weeks back. It didn't last however as it is not a true monsoonal flow. Wow, the lightning really cranked up when the thing got over the lake. Did it really pour on the south shore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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