I have H2O sickness. This is the 4th consecutive day of rain. We have been in the clutches of a summer Northeaster - which is our description for a low pressure center that gets stuck in the eddies of the jet stream and hangs like a gigantic dripping wet noodle off the new england coast. When this happens in the summer, we get lots of rain; when it happens in the Winter, we get 4 feet of snow. The weather guys say it will be bumped off by a shift in the jet stream tomorrow. Good riddence. This is the kind of weather gardeners hate: drought followed by flood. The tomato skins will be cracking and the greens will be rotting in the trenches. The barrel out on the patio has 3 1/2 inches of rainwater in it. I am nervously checking to make sure the pump is working - just in case.
Poor Obamas - their Martha's Vineyard vacation was ruined just like any ordinary tourist. (Well, they can take some consolation in the fact that taxpayers will be covering the cost of their rooms, unlike the average tourist who spent the week playing umbrella minigolf and hanging-out at the Mall instead of on the beach.)
I notice there are a series of hurricanes developing off the coast of East Africa and heading in our direction.
Is it just me, or does it seem like Summer is coming to an end?
2 comments:
Clearly the Halliburton hurricane machine has gone awry ... or maybe Cheney is trying to destroy Obama's vacation?
George, that's exactly what I was thinking!
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