Major garbage/recycling/supply run to Alpine today. Was supposed to be zero percent chance of rain today but some good chances coming up later in the week. Dumped 4 bags of garbage and 6 bags of recyclables then stocked up on feed and food and headed home. Lots of thunderstorms were brewing in the area when I left Alpine and about 30 miles from home I could see a big storm near Packsaddle Mountain - not a good sign. I drove a little bit on the fast side to try and beat the storm home. Once I finally got to my road I could see the downpour was just south of me and I figured I was home free. At the highway and for the first 2 miles my dirt road was dry as a bone...then I hit rain. I barely made it the last half mile - sliding all over the place. Still drizzling when I pulled up to the house, I frantically unloaded 6 bales of alfalfa and 4 bags of range cubes to get them out of the rain. By the time I packed in my groceries, the rain stopped and the storm headed SW of TFL. If the storm had really hit me, I would have been home just in time. I was really afraid I was gonna get swamped out with a truckload of feed and food. Funny thing is, I timed it just right to almost get stuck. As it turned out, 30 minutes sooner or later and that last half mile would have been just fine. 89,99,74, .05",B
Well, lucky you, you have a home to go to. We will get rain here by the weekend in San Antonio area. I have been watching it because I have to finish cleaning the inside of my truck. I have to rearrange the bed and blankets back there,etc. because the camper shell leaks or water gets in from underneath or something. Maybe I will caulk someday or put a plastic tarp down someday. I have some big trash bags down. I will keep it under the carport when it rains this time. An SUV is watertight.
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