Don't You Just Hate It?

The big thunderstorms that were supposed to start in the middle of the night last night never materialized, and I woke up to find the streets dry. I clicked on the Weather Channel to find that we were under a tornado warning, and indeed it was pretty windy - but no rain. So, do I go out for a ride or not? The radar looked bad. There was a big long line of red and yellow and green stretching from SW Louisiana all the way up into Georgia, and it was moving generally Eastward, but the Northern end was moving a whole lot faster than the Southern end. It was practically pivoting around a point just West of the city. So I waited, and watched the radar, and it still didn't rain. I made some dangerously strong coffee. Still no rain. Damn, don't you just hate it when the weather toys with you like this? It wasn't until around 9 a.m. before it actually started to rain. Right now it's raining cats and dogs and there's no telling when it might finally clear up. At least it's looking like tomorrow will be better, and we're planning a ride up on the Northshore. Still, I was kind of looking forward to the Giro this morning.

It will be a soggy day for the Jazz Fest, but all-in-all they have had pretty good weather and this bit of rain probably won't deter too many people anyway. I suppose that the Athens Twilight organizers are not having a good morning today up in Athens, Georgia where the weather is really nasty this morning, but by the time the main events go off tonight, things should be fine.

I had dinner last night at Commander's Palace, which is always a special treat. For all the high cuisine and fancy wines and famous desserts they have at Commander's, the one thing I really, really like the best is the Turtle Soup with extra Sherry. Yum!

Thanks Dr. V!