Ups and downs

November 24, 2007

The title does not refer to any mood swings I have but to the constant change of atmospheric pressure we have here. Right now a storm is passing and we moved from 1025 bars on the barometer this morning to a little under 1009 right now. And if the forecast is right we’ll be heading up again towards 1030 over Sunday and Monday.

Besides windy weather, these changes in atmospheric pressure can also have other effects as well. For example, there’s turmoil in the toilet water when there’s a very strong wind. Even to the point that it sometimes completely sucks out the water from the toilet leaving the water lock in the toilet empty and allowing bad fumes from the septic tank to come into the house. I’ve come to the habit of flushing all toilets after a storm.

Also, if you’re sensible to it, these pressure changes can trigger headaches or even migraine. Luckily we’re both not sensitive to it otherwise Skye would not be a very nice place to live…

Posted by roger | Filed Under Blog, Nature 

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