Saturday, June 29, 2013

A Storm Today

I woke up at 4:45 AM this morning, and could not go back to sleep.  Well, I got up and read for a while then started on my chores for the day.  I added some additional cleaning to my planned list.

I needed to return a book  that was due to the library, and wanted to look for new selections, so decided to run errands after 9 AM.  The library opens at 9, and I try to make that an early stop, with grocery purchases the last stop, due to possibly (most assuredly) purchasing perishables.

I headed out north, to drop a letter at the post office. I could see the dark cloud to the north, and the wall of dust heading towards us. The wind was whipping up, also.

I do not mind being out in the rain, and wind.  Being in the dust often gives me bronchitis.  But, there is always the possibility of severe weather, including damaging hail.  I returned home, and checked the weather radar.  The storm was an isolated cell and would blow through.  I decided to do housework instead of running errands. 

This change of plan was actually fortuitous for me.  I got to listen to "Car Talk" and "Wait, Wait, Don't Tell Me" on NPR http://www.npr.org/. The additional cleaning was well on its way by the time the storm blew through, and I left to run errands.

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