The Impact of Weather

Okay, when it rains in LA, the drivers can’t handle it and traffic stops. Of course, this is also true of Friday afternoons regardless of the weather. When it snows in Gettysburg, PA people go to the store to buy extra food then stay inside for the most part. Mainly because Gettysburg is notorious for doing a crummy job snow plowing. Anyway, things stop a bit but you hang out inside, drink some hot chocolate, and enjoy a book. When it gets windy and is about to rain by Lake Victoria, you are not allowed to sit inside and relax. First, you must go out into the thorn bushes to retrieve clothes that have fallen off the fence. Then you have to run around finding all of the dishes that have blown off the dish drying rack (those will need to be rewashed later), then you have to let the chickens into the kitchen so they stop screaming, then you have to find the goats and make sure they are tied somewhere safe, you have to put giant stones by all the windows so they don’t fly open, then you bring the stove into the main house to cook. Oh, and inevitably during this time any power there was (in like 4 houses and a couple of stores) will have gone out so you have to do all of this in the dark or one handed with a flashlight. You also have to try to get the children to their respective homes before the rain comes or tell them to stay put until the storm is over. The good news is that rain means no hauling water for a while since you can harvest the water for use. It also means the crops do well unless there is too much rain in which case they can wash away. Oh, and poor Stephan had to come back early from playing soccer. Tomorrow, the soccer field will be a lake. All in all, rain is life.