Rain, Rain, Go Away
Well, as you can probably tell from the title of this post, it is raining. It has been raining now for almost 3 full days. We are not talking a little rain here or a little rain there. We are talking full on gully washers! I think it did stop for about 20 min on Friday, but I think maybe I was dreaming! Well, it is only supposed to rain until a week from Tuesday. Hopefully I can stay sane!
It is funny to watch us Americans around here. We, for the most part, seem to be afraid of the rain. They will huddle in the doorway not letting anyone in, and then give you a dirty look as you try to enter the store! What is even more funny, is to watch people cruise the parking lot for 15 min trying to find a spot close to the door. When one opens up, they are like a whole bunch of seagulls going after the same fish. They all rush to the spot at once, and then curse out the winner. Talk about insane! If they would just park and walk, they could get on with their business.
The locals, on the other hand, seem to handle it better. They all carry umbrellas and there is a stand by the door for them. They just find a parking spot and walk to the door of the store. They seem to have the attitude that it is only water, and is not a big deal. What is really fun about the rain is the driving. When the roads get wet, they become slick. Traffic is going about 10 mph slower than normal. One still slides about, but it is controllable. I saw this one car try to take a corner and do a 360 on the water. He chose to go too fast.
Well, i need to get going. I saw a couple of habu snakes slither by as if someone has built an ark. I need to go and see if it is true.
It is funny to watch us Americans around here. We, for the most part, seem to be afraid of the rain. They will huddle in the doorway not letting anyone in, and then give you a dirty look as you try to enter the store! What is even more funny, is to watch people cruise the parking lot for 15 min trying to find a spot close to the door. When one opens up, they are like a whole bunch of seagulls going after the same fish. They all rush to the spot at once, and then curse out the winner. Talk about insane! If they would just park and walk, they could get on with their business.
The locals, on the other hand, seem to handle it better. They all carry umbrellas and there is a stand by the door for them. They just find a parking spot and walk to the door of the store. They seem to have the attitude that it is only water, and is not a big deal. What is really fun about the rain is the driving. When the roads get wet, they become slick. Traffic is going about 10 mph slower than normal. One still slides about, but it is controllable. I saw this one car try to take a corner and do a 360 on the water. He chose to go too fast.
Well, i need to get going. I saw a couple of habu snakes slither by as if someone has built an ark. I need to go and see if it is true.
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