That first spring evening

[JackofDiamonds]

trying to figure out what the expletive is

[jim]

jack [expletive] is that word you use when your entire backyard is underwater, you are feeling some dampness on one wall of your basement but are thankful it's not 3 feet of water but fully expect that it might be by then end of the day, and you wonder how you are going to get out of your driveway and it's raining so hard you can't see with no end in site.

This is [expletive] incredible.

[JackofDiamonds]

[expletive]?

[CUSSING FOR THE MODERATORS]

[jim]

I couldn't get to work. My backyard is a lake.

[JackofDiamonds]

I couldn't get to work. My backyard is a lake.

Couldn't get to work... because of a lake... which is where fish live... and sushi is made from fish... DON'T GO TO THE SUSHI EVENT! IT'S A TRAP!

[signthief]

Thank God for global warming. Otherwise it'd be 4 feet of snow.

[jim]

My backyard this morning:

[SHOW]

They closed the lab down at 1:00 because of the rain in the forecast. Here is a picture this morning of the campus where I work:

[SHOW]

[jim]

Wow .. they said we broke the April record rainfall total in 48 hours. More light rain on the way They are saying another 1/2", which sounds like childs play, but I think the worst is behind us. Oh wait, this is Northern Illinois, maybe not. Something crappy will happen next week.

Tonight: Rain
Tomorrow: Light rain + 48 for a high. Yipee.
Saturday: 49 Saturday and a peek of sun. Summer!

[JackofDiamonds]

1) Of course Jim has mega-privacy fences. Never change, Jim.
2) Evidently, Jim works at the some villainous equivalent of the Fortress of Solitude.

[jim]

lol at the privacy fence. Hot tub fence. The back fence was already here and not ours. We just moved in here last summer. The house we lived at before had no fences anywhere and I loved it. My neighbor and I had an understanding from almost day 1 that either kids could use either yards. There were some great backyard football games by both sets of kids, and when my oldest played ball we could play relatively long (120 feet or so) toss. I hate this yard.

Hopefully Michael is ok, just saw some really nasty footage from his neighborhood in Chicago.