Global Raining

Locally, it feels like monsoon season. In the past five days, we have had rain, rain, and more rain. This afternoon a downpour made my backyard into a temporary swamp; the tips of the blades of grass were under water on a good chunk of it. I had to deploy the siphon to speed up the draining process. Even though we are not near a creek or river, the way water flows (or does not flow) away from our house can cause problems. All I have at my disposal is a Wet-Vac, some hoses I can use to siphon, and a borrowed small pump.

A quick read of the local news says that all the local rivers will crest past flood stage again. This will be the third time in the past two years this has happened (Ivan in '04 and spring '05). Some areas may crest 10+ feet above flood stage. Boy, talk about an inconvenient reality.