Storm
Fortunately, I was not affected by it all, other than the inconvenience of
power outages and sogginess – but it has been devastating to many in its path.
And the same system seems to be hitting the rest of the country this week.
One of the biggest problems in Texas is that people cannot seem to understand
how dangerous so much water can be. They drive right into deep water, and then
their cars are washed away. They drive into low underpasses, and the water
rises into their cars before they can get through. And some of them are
drowned because they just couldn't stay on high ground until the rain was over.
Such things as that could be prevented with a bit of forethought on the part of
drivers.
On the other hand, no one can predict – or get out of the way of – the
tornadoes, hail storms and such. The heavy rains kill people. The tornadoes
and hail damage property and send our insurance rates even higher. It seems
that our area has the rather dubious title of "Hail Storm Center of the US."
This week, our weather seems to have returned to normal: bright sun, temps in
the mid to upper 80's, and not a cloud in sight.
—Betty