Just a few pics from around town, taken about an hour ago. Portales, like most western towns, has no storm sewers. Drainage, such as it is, takes place in the streets. The pics below illustrate how much fun this can be.
Note the biker on the left. A brave soul...
Some use sense and go slow...
And some don't.
Where it all ends up....Drainage from around town eventually all ends up in this street, which funnels the water into an arroyo. The water in the pic above is probably about 18 inches deep. When we have serious rain, it gets deeper. I've seen kids playing in inflatable rafts in this street after one of our typical storms, i.e., brief but violent cloudbursts.
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It's been dark here, near Escabosa. Just sprinkles today, and it's a balmy 55 degrees!
ReplyDeleteOn the bike, a wet soul, in addition to a brave soul. Been there, haven't we?
The Dodge driver is simply trying to wash the mud off from last month.
Rained in Brunswick, Maine today. Not a good day to work on the yard... thank God. Didn't see a single person riding a mortorcycle today.
ReplyDeleteReese said: On the bike, a wet soul, in addition to a brave soul. Been there, haven't we?
ReplyDeleteOh yes. Yes, we have. And we've been pretty miserable, at times, for it. Maybe someday I'll write about my incredible stupidity of forgetting my rain gear on a ride from Klamath Falls, Oregon to Lompoc, California. It began raining on me somewhere north of Mt. Shasta and continued raining on me all the way to Lompoc...a distance of over 500 miles. I learned ALL about hypothermia on that ride and NEVER left home without rain gear ever, ever again. I'm lucky to be alive, actually.
Re: The Dodge driver. Ram drivers seem to be primarily from the yahoo demographic, i.e., guys and gals who have watched way too many "That thang got a HEMI!?!" commercials. Just an observation, of course...YMMV!
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Sam said: Not a good day to work on the yard... thank God.
LOL! It's genetic. It's gotta be genetic.
I didn't think I'd see a biker, either. I was wrong...