Tuesday, April 08, 2008

Springtime in Texas...

For those of you not native to this fair land called Texas...more importantly...if you never received the "Tornado Alley" lesson in physical science class...this is for you! You see, every Spring in "TA" you go through what some would call a right of passage. Where does this continual "under the gun" threat lead you...well for you 45-60 days of "Is it going to rain?" to "When is it going to stop raining" to "I think the tree just blew away" to "my car looks like a golf ball" to "is that a freight train I hear!?" You get the picture. Someone in Oregon is reading this going WTH, but us "alley dwellers" know this:


1) If the fence is dry - your grass is dying and your water bill is about to go UP!
2) If the fence is wet - there is a chance for a flash flood, hail, or severe weather.

3) If your fence is gone - Tornado!

Do you see the hail? We actually go out in this stuff and get a big old handful and put it in the freezer...come on now...you know you have done it!!

Our gutter after about 90 seconds of rain and hail




2 comments:

The Henrie Family said...

Love the picture you have of the girls at the top of your blog!!!!!

Mom N' Dad said...

Thank you! That was Mom's doing! They turned out great regardless of how much I moaned about the cost!