[This Jaunty Weather Update is brought to you by the Idyllwild Weather Clam who has been consistently beating the hotshot weather forecasters for over three months! Now that’s a clam you can trust.]
Friends,
Our own Idyllwild Weather Clam doesn’t have a snazzy thunder and lightning graphic yet (it’s not in the budget. – ed but she knew that there would be some sort of storm yesterday. I guess I knew too, but took the top down on my Miniature Racecar™ anyway during my drive home yesterday. What’s the advice for convertible drivers caught in the rain? Just outdrive it.
It was easy to slide around the giant, lazy drops until I had to slow for that school bus. At that moment, the hail started to fall, which had me worried about the paper-thin sheetmetal on said tiny racecar. No sooner had I resolved to go find a hammer and dolly to pound the new dents out, settling back in to wait for a passing opportunity then…
POK!
A hail stone smacked off my skull with the force of a wayward tee shot. Stars, the works. I don’t know how big the thing was, but it certainly got my attention. I’m sure the last kids dropped off on the bus’ route had a good laugh too.
Glad I could oblige!
– bob