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Raining again...It's enough already!

Witchy Woman — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:31:55 GMT

I'm in the Maryland area and we have had rain so often, I cannot remember the last completely dry day. Of course, it's better than forest fires!

The last few days there were flash floods and people trapped on roadways in their cars. Water filling the runoff areas at an alarming rate. Frightening.

I know it's just rain, but every time we have these downpours, I wish there was an extensive system to funnel the rain to places that need it! Like the Roman acqueducts

I know it sounds silly, but good heavens, we are drenched over and over and other areas are parched.

Add to that the heat and humidity and it makes for a pretty uncomfortable summer.

I know I'm whining now, so I will stop

Re: Raining again...It's enough already!

SharkE — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 21:42:55 GMT

What is rain ? LOL

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jannabelle1 — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:19:58 GMT

I hear you, @Witchy Woman! I'm in the St. Louis area and it seems like we can hardly go two days without any rain - not just rain, but thunderstorms and downpours. All of our rivers here, including the Mississippi and Missouri are still way too high and the ground is saturated! The only good thing is that I haven't had to drag out the hose to water my baskets and flower pots! I just saw a weather map of your area and can see that you're getting it again today.

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cbrite — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:34:38 GMT

Can I trade you?😲 We're in our hot season now...UGH and I do not do well with even warm weather....It's been in the upper 80's and I got so sick yesterday I threw up...I have a fan and window a/c.. None of our businesses have a/c....or most anyway.. Stay safe.

Re: Raining again...It's enough already!

Witchy Woman — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:53:05 GMT

@jannabelle1

I grew up in a small Illinois town on the banks of the Mississippi...levees were always almost flooding. A few years back they did flood down around Colombia and Waterloo.

The summer's there are hot and humid, too...I was happy to move East when I was young, but, unfortunately, our weather is just about the same as St. Louis. Hot, humid, wet...

All the good stuff!

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Witchy Woman — Thu, 11 Jul 2019 22:55:12 GMT

@cbrite

So sorry you were sick! Heat will do that to you.

Everything in this area has AC....we couldn't manage without it unless you want to be sweaty all the time and have the house feel like a steam bath.

Gotta have central AC to keep the house dry!

Summer is not my favorite season...I'd like to move someplace that has no summer, but then, you normally have too much cold!

It can't last forever. At least we hope not.

Take care of yourself!

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deedledeedeedle — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 02:16:31 GMT

@Witchy Woman wrote:
I'm in the Maryland area and we have had rain so often, I cannot remember the last completely dry day. Of course, it's better than forest fires!

The last few days there were flash floods and people trapped on roadways in their cars. Water filling the runoff areas at an alarming rate. Frightening.

I know it's just rain, but every time we have these downpours, I wish there was an extensive system to funnel the rain to places that need it! Like the Roman acqueducts

I know it sounds silly, but good heavens, we are drenched over and over and other areas are parched.

Add to that the heat and humidity and it makes for a pretty uncomfortable summer.

I know I'm whining now, so I will stop

We have had a very wet spring and moderately wet summer but nothing like you folks down south. The good news is the grass is really, really green and I haven't had to use the sprinklers yet. My pocketbook is so happy. Water is so very expensive here yet we are surrounded by lakes. Weird, isn't it?

dee

ETA: The water levels are at an all time high here so boaters are having troubles. Yesterday a fellow took a date out on his boat and he fell overboad, stranding his date. Talk about a bad date! Coast guard got to him, thank God.

dee

Re: Rainit rain, and rain and rain some more. from October to June,ing again...It's enough already!

shoekitty — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 03:43:50 GMT

i am in California and for the last 5 years or more we dreamed of rain. omg, I forgot what it was like. trees were suffering, houses looked dull, gardens died or struggled. This year it poured from mid October to June. we had many storms, flooding and problems from rain. I have to say by mid May I was really whining. We couldn't plan for anything, or do late winter early spring plantings as it was still cold. we all were afraid to comment because we ad been in draught and felt we should be grateful. but it was dreary. but I was grateful. everything looks so good. plants that had died came back from seed or the roots. my mom had tulips and bulb plants we hadnt seen in 3 years.i felt cooped up. those endless gray days with little sun was depressing. we recovered from draught by late February I think. it is summer now, but the days aren't like they were once . so many cloudy days. then cool days, then hot. June gloom is still here and it is July. those are the overcast days till noon or one, then warm.. i did get some cukes in and one zucchinis, they are doing well. but we put them in 2 weeks ago! usually we have them in by April, and are eating them by June or now.

i was grateful for rain, but I had had enough. I hear your pain. it also coops one up in the house. that can be depressing for outdoor and garden people like me!!!

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cbrite — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 03:40:38 GMT

@Witchy Woman

Thanks 🤤....the weird thing was I turned my window a/c off and it kept going 😲..... some grunting sound...and I'm like "Oh my, now what!?".....I unplugged it....ok that sound stopped....but I had to plug it back in as was too warm......and there was that grunting/grinding sound.. So, I said to heck with it, let the thing blow up.....put my headphones on and music on high.....and took them off and the darn sound was gone! Phewww....

That was after I went to try to open a window, it sticks, had to lean way over a bunch of stuff on the floor, cords/cables, lost my balance and fell back, hitting the big clock, knocked it off the wall, and stepped right on my copy machine and broke the glass and it all to pieces.....🙄....

(I should have married Phil...I should have married Phil)....🥺

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Desertdi — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 08:04:16 GMT

Phoenix: 49 consecutive days with NO RAIN

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SharkE — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 14:39:14 GMT

my house gets to 81 before I turn on the a/c then it's set to 77-78

I keep big metal fin fans running. You all wouldn't last long here. LOL

If we don't bill will be 500 or so. Last bill for June was 255.

Welcome to Texas !

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Witchy Woman — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 15:14:05 GMT

@SharkE

I have several friends that moved to TX years ago and the love it.

While Maryland gets hot and humid, I think the TX heat is more relentless for longer. But, I guess it depends where you are in the state.

MD is hot enough for me!

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SharkE — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:44:50 GMT

Like everything has good and bad.

wind is horrible some days,never have to worry about rain delays LOL

no real bad winters any more. Sunny in Jan. Yay !

heat bills rarely over 150 most times 100

only a/c bills that are a horror

insurance is probably higher because of people driving around without credentials.

no state income taxes, prop tax is froze at 65 Yay !

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bonnie f — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 16:57:20 GMT

i live in pa... we had downpours for about 3 hrs yest... lots of flooding... for awhile it looked like we were gonna get a tornado... i like rain... but not close to 4 inches of it lol we had to have at least 4 or 5 inches yest... well we wont be hearing the word drought this summer... thats for sure

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stevieb — Fri, 12 Jul 2019 23:12:46 GMT

I'm no longer a big fan of summer anyway, but between the rain, heat and humidity, fall can't come soon enough. I wish it lasted for half the year. Two months of every other season and six months of fall. Works for me.

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CalminHeart — Sat, 13 Jul 2019 10:05:10 GMT

Iowa and Nebraska are going through this too. There are still roads out, towns wiped out, standing water in a lot of places. and a lot of people struggling.