Rain
It rained for the last couple of days. Of course, the primary impact of rain in California is to completely disable any common sense that drivers might exercise on the freeways. I drove for a total of about an hour and a half over the weekend, and saw at least 8 accidents. Nothing too horrific, but lots of situations that made me wonder, “How in the world did they do that?!” One car had its rear wheels hanging over the center divider. Lots of spin-outs and cars whacking into other cars. Probably the most impressive was a single car whose engine was engulfed in flames. I have no idea how they pulled that off on a rainy day.
I can’t say I had a lot of sense yesterday either, because I went for a hike in the rain. It was really windy too, so it was quite an endurance test. But, the second term starts tomorrow, and I wanted to have one last bit of fun before I had to buckle down and focus on school again. Overall it was pretty enjoyable, and I’m glad I went.