R*NT against weather

[seireikhaan]

Grr... Okay, this is getting totally absurd. I haven't been able to sleep properly this whole week. The midwest, particularly my good ol' state o' Iowa, is getting absolutely hammered this spring by terrible weather. I was stuck in my rather uninhabitable basement for two hours tonight because of a tornado warning, and right now its pouring rain like God's determined to send us another great flood or something. Its rained EVERY night this week, and every time its been a thundering downpour accompanied by lots of lightening and thunder. Not to mention I'm gonna have to mow the lawn AGAIN this weekend(just did it Saturday) because the grass is growing like crazy because of all the rain. And on a more serious note, Parkersburg, IA, was nearly destroyed altogether by a tornado a week or so ago. I swear I'm gonna flip if this sorta *junk keeps continuing.




*substituted in for very much unfrontroomish word

[Sasaki Kojiro]

Well, tornado's suck, but what's not to like about thunderstorms? I love thunderstorms. Rain just means the park is empty of people when you go there, and it's warm enough in the summer that the wetness isn't uncomfortable. Lightning and thunder are always fun.

It's the humid, muggy weather I hate.

[seireikhaan]

Well, tornado's suck, but what's not to like about thunderstorms? I love thunderstorms. Rain just means the park is empty of people when you go there, and it's warm enough in the summer that the wetness isn't uncomfortable. Lightning and thunder are always fun.

It's the humid, muggy weather I hate.

Thunderstorms suck when they occur EVERY night at roughly midnight to two o'clock, leaving you sleep deprived.

[naut]

You should come to Aus. When we get rain we get heavy rain for a week (at least where I live). Lightning knocking out powerlines, causing powercuts. Although bucketing water out of the sump in my basement isn't fun.

Dunno about Tornadoes though, don't live far enough north.

[Csargo]

Cover your yard with sand.

[seireikhaan]

Argh... we've gotten 3 inches of rain in the last hour. HELLO FLOODING!

[Ice]

Sunny and 80 here.

[WarMachine187]

Mak, i kno how you feel.Im from Seattle and it rains all the time down here.we dont really mind the rain in spring and in summer its amazing cuz its sunny and it rains at the same time but during winter and fall Its insane.Haelstorms,thunderstorms,Earthquakes,and everything else.I dont kno how i get threw it sometimes,but it makes me wonder how people take it Russia.

[Csargo]

I enjoy the rain

[seireikhaan]

Its one thing to rain, its another to downpour, cause floods, bringing tornadoes, etc....

I don't mind rain, its the severe thunderstorms we've been getting constantly since winter ended(about 2-3 months ago)

[Csargo]

It's hot here, too hot.

[PBI]

Rain is good.

Rain washes away all the people which improves the outdoors immeasurably.

Plus you can go for a good run or cycle (and go really fast because there's nobody in your way) and not get uncomfortably hot or sweaty.

True, this isn't such a good idea in a thunderstorm. But then you are treated to the fantastic, awe-inspiring display of light and sound, a marvel of the natural world.

Speaking of marvels of the natural world, rain also brings about rainbows, a truly magnificent and beautiful natural spectacle and a truly elegant little piece of physics all rolled into one.

All sun does is give you sunburn.

[Crazed Rabbit]

Mak, i kno how you feel.Im from Seattle and it rains all the time down here.we dont really mind the rain in spring and in summer its amazing cuz its sunny and it rains at the same time but during winter and fall Its insane.Haelstorms,thunderstorms,Earthquakes,and everything else.I dont kno how i get threw it sometimes,but it makes me wonder how people take it Russia.

The truth. At least the midwest folks aren't so delusional due to over-watering that they've taken to calling rain 'liquid sunshine' as we Washingtonians do.

Thunderstorms - just put in earplugs. Rain - be glad tisn't drought.

Mowing - leave the mower out in the rain.

Problems solved.


CR

[Veho Nex]

Can you send us some rain, Cali is a little dry

[seireikhaan]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25020185

And you guys want rain...

[Martok]

Yeah, I just got done reading about that less than an hour ago. Crazy.

I'm just glad my relatives in SE Minnesota are okay; looks like the Root River didn't flood too badly after all. Of course, there's still more rain coming, so....


makaikhaan: Where in Iowa do you live, anyway? (Read as: Are you and your family going to have to evacuate as well?)

[seireikhaan]

I'm in the Des Moines area, I'm fine. The bad flooding was near the river, while I'm farther west away from it. Family is near Dubuque, but they seem to have not had to evacuate. However, some of them are still in the farming business and have been hit pretty hard with some of the crops being drowned.

[Privateerkev]

I've been wondering how your doing. I'm glad to hear your ok. I've been keeping track of the news lately. I'm only a few hours east of you down 88. So us in north-central Illinois get the weather after it dumps on you guys.