"Rain floods roads, causes power outages"

Headlines from the Desert Sun newspaper. Palm Springs airport measured .84 inches of rain today by 4:30 PM. I worked all day and had no problems getting to and from however I drove like an old lady!! First time I've worn a waterproof jacket down here in 3 years and a true Northwest Native never carries an umbrella.

We leave for Seattle on Thursday! I hope it warms up a little so there is no ice or snow.

Here is what Jeff Foxworthy has to say about Washington:



If someone in a Home Depot store offers you assistance and they don't work there, you live in Washington.

If you've worn shorts, sandals and a parka at the same time, you live in Washington.

If you've had a lengthy telephone conversation with someone who dialed the wrong number, you live in Washington.

If you measure distance in hours, you live in Washington.

If you know several people who have hit a deer more than once, you live in Washington.

If you have switched from 'heat' to 'A/C' and back again in the same day, you live in
Washington.

If you can drive 75 mph through 2 feet of snow during a raging blizzard without flinching, you live in Central, Southern or Eastern Washington.

If you design your kid's Halloween costume to fit over a 2 layers of clothes or under a raincoat, you live in Washington.

If driving is better in the winter because the potholes are filled with snow and ice, you live
in Washington.

If you know all 4 seasons: almost winter, winter, still winter, and road construction, you live in Washington.

If you feel guilty throwing aluminum cans or paper in the trash, you live in Washington.

If you know more than 10 ways to order coffee, you live in Washington.

If you know more people who own boats than air conditioners, you live in Washington.

If you stand on a deserted corner in the rain
waiting for the "Walk" signal, you live in Washington.