OMG, I barely made it home. we got 4 inches of rain in 3 hours and the streets

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were so flooded I was amazed my old Buick didn't stall out

whew

check it out

[KitchenWitch]

1. I am glad you are home safely!

:hug:

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6. me too! I had an angel on my shoulder to get through downtown

and I went 6 miles out of my way to stay on high ground and work my way back into my place. luckily we're on high ground here.....

[KitchenWitch]

7. Nothing like a major gullywasher to throw a wrench into local travel.

:hug:

Really glad you are safe.

[Liberal_in_LA]

2. Rain in the summer? ???

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5. yup, we get lots of rain in the late summer/early fall. called Monsoon

and the lightening shows are amazing, but this one was over the top!

[Ptah]

3. Be careful out there

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4. yeah that's the shot I was needing

it's still raining and thunder/lightening

but now I'm home thank heaven.

the water was a couple feet deep at some intersections, I truly don't know how my car made it through :scared:

[Ptah]

8. I'm in Tucson, and I envy some of that rain.

:hi:

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9. oh no, not another no-show Monsoon this year? you guys have got to be

hurting for certain over there

:pals:

[lligrd]

10. Supposed To Get Our Tomorrow In CA

But yours makes our coming storm look like a puddle.

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12. you guys need it, I hear it's a cold one too so break out the sweaters N/t

[lligrd]

14. Yep, Looking Forward To It Actually nt

[EFerrari]

11. I had a black out here for about an hour.

And, it's silly because I have a deadbolt and a candle and a big dog. But it was upsetting not having Doug here. He never really was a buffer but I always felt he was.

When the lights came back on, I leashed the puppy and went up the street to get a bottle of wine, more candles and milk for the morning. All my neighbors were out talking about the black out and that was nice in a way.

Maybe I need bigger candles. I always was jealous of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her self sufficient family.

Hope you stay dry. :hug:

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13. ah sweetie

:hug:

that big ol dog will protect you and yes, you do need more candles

I have two old fashioned oil lanterns we keep around for the power outages (they happen here with depressing regularity) and they will light the whole room. get yourself a couple, they are decorative and be sure to keep a box of matches next to them

:hi:

[idgiehkt]

15. glad you made it okay

it's scary enough driving in those conditions but after dark when you can't see the standing water is really scary. :hug:

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16. thanks dear! but seeing the water was no problem, the scary part is that it was

RUNNING water. our town's idea of drainage is tilt all the streets toward the river so the E/W streets are basically big storm drains that run with anywhere from 2" to 2' deep

my old Buick was a trooper but I could feel it try to slide with the water a couple times. stupid I know but I was committed by the time I realized how deep it was and how fast it was running

I actually ended up parking it once on a high bit to just breathe and get my heartrate down a bit

:scared:

[NoodleBoy]

17. Send some rain home!

We got spat on by Zeus yesterday, but nothing major, we need more.

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18. wish I could, i know it's been bad over there........ n/t