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We got rain

I can hear you say - so?  What's there to write about?  Well as it happens this winter is one of the drier ones on record.   At least in this part of the country.  We are hurting and may need to ration our use.  Like watch where we are wasting it and try to curb it.

News channels are having a feeding frenzy with terms used like 'Team Coverage of the Rain'.  People are liking it to parallels like it was a once in a lifetime cricket match between India and Pakistan or some serious event like the Italian Prime Minister being arrested for sexual mischief.

There are accidents galore causing delays across the highway systems.  People as it were are freaking out.  On the other hand the water cooler is rife with - we really needed this rain you know type of banter - at least to keep water in the cooler I suppose.

Of course there are no water coolers - just a faucet at a sink that serves as the gathering place to discuss your latest bone transplants to kid's education being a waste to Rain in the Forecast.

Rain is causing havoc across the state followed by news on land slides and flooding are scrambling for attention along side the autopsy results of a famous movie star's drug overdose.

On a side note - What the heck is a drug 'over'dose anyway?  Is there a prescription for dosing on cocaine somewhere that I missed?
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