At 12:50 PM 9/24/97 -0500, George Shirley wrote: >At 11:44 AM 9/24/97 -0700, you wrote: >>>At 09:36 AM 9/24/97 -0700, you wrote: >>>>>It started raining at 12:30 am Monday night and is still raining as of this >>>>>writing. According to the local news and the foot tub I left out in the >>>>>yard, we have gotten 4 inches of rain in that time. We needed the rain but >>>>>now it is starting to leave standing water and it's time for it to abate. We >>>>>still got stuff to plant in the fall garden. I may be forced into doing a >>>>>sun dance before it's all over. >>>>> >>>>>George, >>>> >>>>There is hope, we have had clouds and rain since Friday last, and today the >>>>sun is out, beautiful. Of course there are some lurking clouds over the >>>>mountain that have me a little worried. I had filled up, actually >>>>overfilled, a watering can, and 2 buckets under the skylight that broke >>>>back in July on the back deck. We are definately not used to that kind of >>>>rain. >>>> >>>>Glad to see your message, I haven't gotten any since yesterday afternoon >>>>from either gardens or gardeners. Starting to have withdrawl symptoms >>>>here. >>>> >>>>Good luck with the rain. Jane >>>> >>>It's something we are used to here in SW Louisiana. Our normal rainfall runs >>>about 65 inches per annum with a wet year bringing 100 inches or more. This >>>happens to be our second somewhat dry year in a row and we aren't used to >>>it. It rained for more than 24 hours before the water started running off >>>and pooling up, showing how dry our gumbo gets at times. >>> >>>George, trying to learn to walk on water >> >>George, >>In my book you already do. Jane >> >>p.s. we only get about 18" average of precipitation per year. >> >> >Aha! That's whose been peeking over the fence when I practice. > >George Just don't sit down at a table with 13, George, and you might learn to do it right. Lucinda