Hi Connie, I'm always reminded... If I had no shoes remember the person with no feet. Are you folks in a normal weather pattern or is this not unusual for this time of year. Hopefully it's not a normal occurance. Sounds like your area had what was called a gully washer when I lived in Oregon. The best thing about the rain is the cleansing the area gets, both the streets and in nature and the fresh growth everywhere. Oh... maybe most impressive is the smell of the air right after the storm. Sort of an Ozone freshess like one can almost taste the clean air. I'm not quite so depressed now after your story but now I really need a happy sailing tale... I'm at it again tomorrow at 6:00 AM. That's it for tonight Bill SF Bay M-17 #496 "Tiperary"