Relentless Rain

There wasn’t as much discussion last night about our wet weather and related issues as you might think. We had heard on the news that there were delays on Hiway 26 because of slides, but Gail said they had driven it the day before and the road was fine. And, Sue talked about the high tide which led her to speak about her tsunami plans…

Otherwise, the Friday night subjects covered the waterfront (so to speak) – the Bayside Singers upcoming program at the Oysterville Church tomorrow; the Oysterville Schoolhouse Lecture Series that will begin February 4^th; Martie and Steve’s curtain projects (she’s felting, he’s macramé-ing); and, of course, I whined a bit about my current book editing woes.

Somehow, probably because we were mostly silent about the current forecasts, I was lulled into thinking that we would have a rain-break this weekend. Or maybe my weather complacency is because Aldo is scheduled to arrive bright and early this morning (rain or shine) to tear into our roof and see why we are leaking. So, I was a bit surprised to find that it was raining as hard as ever when I awoke this morning. And our leaks are back in force.

Highway Hazards

The morning news on FaceBook via the Observer is that the Coast Guard has closed the Columbia and all other maritime entrances to the northwest due to high tides and the abundance of debris in the rivers. There are still problems on almost every major road going south and the seven-day forecast isn’t looking hopeful. At all.

We are still planning to head south on Thursday. I can’t help but wonder if it was any easier back in the 1800s — when Lewis and Clark were stuck at in the rain at Dismal Nitch or even in the 1870s when my grandfather was growing up among the high tides of Oysterville. They certainly didn’t have much knowledge of forecasts or of travel conditions beyond their immediate area. I wonder if that was more stressful or less… what you don’t know can’t hurt you and all of that?