Living in the land of all or none

Texas is truly the land of all or none. Especially in regards to the weather. Yesterday, we had a 20% chance of rain and I believe that percentage rained all of itself where I live. There was a 40% chance of rain today and it has been raining since sometime this morning. We are now under a Flood Advisory until this afternoon and a Flash Flood Watch until tomorrow morning.

Really? It’s been hot as blazes all summer long with very little, if any, rain. Now, the flood gates open wide and just dump themselves in our yards and roadways. Having lived here for a few years now I have learned that drivers here are so unused to having wet roads that the accidents rise drastically on days when it rains like this. I rarely venture out of my house because of the great love I have for my vehicle and if someone was to hit me, it would make me angry.

I have said many, many times that should it ever snow here that if we run out of food, we’ll just go hungry for a little bit. These people can’t drive when it rains so I don’t even want to think about what would happen if it snowed! Now, I grew up in Kentucky, and I was born in the month of December, so it goes without saying that I learned how to drive in the snow. My husband and my brother also grew up driving in snow, so WE would do just fine. It’s the other drivers that would scare the bejeezus out of me. Then, if we were to be in an accident, it would make me angry. I really love my car.

Having said all this is what brings me to my first sentence of Texas being all or none. You either get all the heat or all the rain and on the days when it rains and then stops, the heat is still there. Now is when humidity comes into play. It’s almost like trying to breathe soup on those days! I can deal with the heat. We’ve lived here long enough that it no longer bothers me. I can deal with rain. I’m not sugar, so I won’t melt should I go outside. I don’t like the humidity. It wreaks havoc with my naturally curly hair! On those high humidity days, I look like I stuck my finger in a light socket. It isn’t a flattering look for anyone. Trust me.

It looks as if there is a slight lull in the rain right now. This means I might be able to get the dogs to go outside and use the bathroom. I highly doubt they’ll go though. My dogs are spoiled and we all know this. Heck, even they know it! If it’s raining or, when we lived in colder climates, snowing they don’t particularly care to go outside. Heaven forbid if they get their little paws wet. And we have three Siberian Husky dogs! Now, if it’s snowing where we live, then my boys are MORE than happy to go outside because they run and romp and build themselves a snow fort. Yes, my dogs build their own fort. It’s what Sibe’s do. That is their kind of optimal weather. In some ways, I miss snow. In most ways though I absolutely do not miss it. I don’t mind being cold, that’s why I have as many Hoodies as I do. And snow is pretty when it first falls and blankets everything. It’s when it starts to melt and get grey, dirty and gross that I don’t like it. I especially don’t like when it refreezes and turns to ice. Ice and I just don’t like each other in general. I like not having broken appendages.

I doubt I’ll ever see snow where we live in Central Texas. Rain occasionally, but probably not snow. And I am okay with that. Now, it’s time for me to clean up the house a bit and go to the grocery and get a few items that we need. If all goes well I will see no accidents on my way to the store. I might even stop and get a burger on the way back home.