I recall a while back writing about the snow that fell on Atlanta.  Now, we have turned into WaterWorld, and it’s really no fun.  I’m beginning to wonder if we really are messing up the weather patterns!

Oddly enough, I can’t find anything online that indicates how much rain we’ve had over the past few weeks, but I know it’s a lot.  It’s reached the proportions of a real natural disaster.  And, people are still doing dumb things.

Lots of folks have gotten their cars stranded on flooded roads.  One explanation I heard was that it was dark and the water didn’t seem that deep.  But, see, if it’s dark, you can’t really tell how deep the water is, right?  So, it probably would have been better to take another route, wouldn’t it?

There are people without power because falling trees have taken out the power lines.  There are people without water because mains have broken.  And, when they do get the water back on, it must be boiled before using.  There’s even one neighborhood that is completely cut off due to the roads flooding.  No one in or out.  The only thing moving there are the water bottles that other neighbors are trying to shot put over the raging torrents of water.

The poor hummingbirds are pathetic looking little things these days.  Their hair is sticking out all over their heads.  If another bird comes to challenge their seat at the feeder, rather than the usual airborne dog fight, the seated bird will just flap his wings a few times and the other one usually defers.

Besides all this, those of us who aren’t dealing with some true disaster are just getting grumpier all the time.  We moved south to enjoy the sun.  We haven’t seen any in several weeks, at least it seems that way, and we’re all a bit depressed and lacking in Vitamin D.

A group of us were discussing the lousy weather the other day, and one woman made the ultimate fatal mistake.  She said, “Think how much snow we’ll get this winter if this level of precipitation keeps up!”

Of course, we had to shoot her.