"And the rain, rain, rain came falling down..."

So I am accustomed to the rain. I love puddles every bit as much as the next Seattlite. But I'm beginning to think that Orlando could give Washington a run for it's money!

For the last week, the day starts off beautiful. The sun is out and shinning, and it'll be warm. Not too hot... but then again, I've finally become accustomed to the heat, so 85 is warm but not hot. Then a few clouds will come along, nothing to worry about, they even block the sun abit, lowering the temperature another ten degrees. But the next minute you turn your back on those innocent harmless clouds, they will open up the wrath of God on you that you've only heard about in the Old Testament (aka: Noah)! Next thing you know, you're completely soaked and you smell like acid.

The rain here isn't refreshing like in WA. It's warm water that leaves you feeling oddly sticky, and makes the air so thick with water, that it's almost like you can't breath without swallowing a cup of water. It looks cool at night, the yellow lights in the parking lot glow and there are these clouds of steam rising off the ground. Another weird thing about it is that the rain evaporates SO quickly here, that it could rain while you run to get your rain coat and then be completely dry by the time you come back out.

Along with our outrageously yellow costumes, we also got even brighter yellow rain coats (complete with yellow overalls). If it's warm and sunny out, don't be fooled, you'll still have to take it with you... But along with the rain comes the thunder and lightning. It's pretty much always to be expected. Those who drive the tram remain safely inside dry, and with their air conditioning. While the person who normally stands on the back gets to sit in the back row of the tram under the covered area. This is ONLY if there's thunder and lightning. Because that covered area doesn't protect you from rain, because unlike the rest of the world, it rains sideways in Florida.

We're expecting rain and thunderstorms for the next 10 days... but then again, the 10-day forecast only goes 10 days so there could be more... Best go grab my Giddy-ups (Parking-lot talk for rain gear)!!