Mid-October Storm
Finally, the weather forecasters are right, bringing a pretty awesome storm into the Bay Area! Sure, I should be posting about other things like buying a house, knowing the sex of my baby, the Sharks starting their season, etc, etc, but not this time pal.
I have to admit that the commuters on Lawrence Expressway this morning were surprisingly with it, cautious, and courteous. Overall, drivers were doing the right thing in the heavy rain, which is opposite from what normally happens during nice weather. Before I go into what almost happened on Caribbean, a slight diversion.
When there is nice rain like this, Marco and I usually like to go out driving, looking for puddles caused by backed up drains, and driving through them while giggling. It’s good fun. This morning, as I was going the speed limit on Caribbean (45, officer), I noticed I was the only one in the right lane and most others were in the middle or the left. I didn’t notice at all the huge puddle that was maybe 50 feet long and covered 2/3 of my lane from the right. Needless to say, I hit it at 45, couldn’t see anything, and fought my steering wheel to keep me on the road. Let’s just say I respected the next large body of standing water a little further down the road.
And, I took the top off of my truck and parked it on a slight decline in the parking lot to see how much water it collects. Yeah, I’m like that.
And, if you were wondering about the wind…
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