Today's 'Be careful what you ask for' department: The request: "We need rain"

[Richardo]

The answer:




That's about a point-blank track directly over the Richardo's Lone Star Estate. Thankfully we're about 80 miles inland from Galveston.

:-|

[hobbit709]

1. I've seen bigger thunderstorms than this is gonna be.

[Richardo]

3. We will get rain though

We'll be on the rainy side of the storm for a change if it goes south of I-10.

[hobbit709]

4. We need rain

My friends that live in Katy and Spring aren't even planning on folding their umbrellas on their picnic tables.

[Phillycat]

2. Oh, dear.

They said it might still weaken, though. Batten down the hatches, mister. :hug:

[bertha katzenengel]

5. Have you ever read _Isaac's Storm_?

(have we talked about this before?) Great book about the Galveston hurricane.

Galveston, oh Galveston! :scared:

:hi:

[Richardo]

6. One of my favorite books ever.

It's still the deadliest natural disaster in US history - killed 6,000-10,000 people.

:hi: Bertha!

[bertha katzenengel]

7. Speaking of disaster history, have you read _The Johnstown Flood_, by

David McCullough? I love the way that guy writes history. Reads so, so well. And an excellent history of an event I'd never heard of until I decided to read all of McCullough's books.

[Richardo]

8. No, but I love his history as well...

I've read '1776' and 'The Path Between the Seas' (about the building of the Panama Canal)

[yellowdogintexas]

9. can has slight pull to the NorthEast about Wednesday, please?

It LOOKS like the DFW area will catch the edges of it between 2 pm Tues and 2 am Thurs...but if it curves just a little bit sometime Tuesday, we might get more, which we desperately need!!!

Entering 10th or 15th day of 100 + degrees, although we did get some rain Wed and Fri last week.