I drove through a thunderstorm this week. I had no choice, really, though I’d seen it coming. Still, as I drove on the freeway, the drops turns into torrents and then lightening flashed. I was almost to my exit when hail began to pelt my car. I couldn’t see the hail, rather I heard it striking my car. I thought that’s the sound rocks would make.
I wondered if my car would be dented, if my windshield would break.
I exited and thought I needed to find a place to hide. Right before my exit was an overpass and cars were huddled there, stopped in the storm, trying to avoid the hail. I needed to do the same.
The credit union where I work is only a few blocks down, so I drove straight there, intending to pull into the drive-thru lanes but four cars beat me to it. No room at the inn. Instead, I circled around and drove as fast as I could toward home, only a half mile away.
I pulled into the garage. My car was undented. My windshield intact. So, all that drama was really nothing, a tempest on the freeway.
My zucchini plants on the deck, however, suffered damage. The hail on the deck was only marble sized (how could it have been so loud?). I trimmed off the bent leaves and hope the plants will recover. I’ve already harvested six zucchini this summer which gives me a little thrill since I haven’t grown food in my yard (or in this case, on my deck) for a very long time.
In other news, summer has been full of humidity and wildfire smoke from Canada. I’ve been working at the two jobs but continually thinking about quitting the part-time one so I can have my Saturdays back. I feel like I don’t do anything besides work, get ready for work and try to get enough sleep so I won’t be tired at work. It’s boring.
We had water damage in the basement (did I already mention this? it was just a pipe clogged and a drain back up) and I’m waiting for the flooring I ordered to come so it can be repaired.
And that’s it! No trips, nothing out of the ordinary. Life just marches on.
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Hi Mel
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