We enjoyed a great time with friends from church at the annual get together I blogged about in a July 4th post last year. The stew was great and had just the right kick to it, though I didn't find it nearly as spicy as some were making it out to be.
We had a church-wide picnic planned for July 5th and it was located at a business with a park where a church member works. When I arrived at church on Sunday, the talk revolved around whether or not we needed to relocate because of the threat of rain. It has not rained in weeks, but that is not important. The precipitation percentages varied through the day, but the decision had already been made to move the location to the shelter of the church gym which meant trapped heat and flies to spare.
The time came and a gentle breeze was blowing outside, but never a drop of rain. I sat in the gym watching flies congregate on a partially eaten hamburger like a dead gazelle in the Serengeti and I thought about how little people have learned about weather forecasting in South Carolina.
The meteorologists are rarely ever going to be right here. Even when it is pouring rain, they will tell you to expect sunny skies or if the skies are sunny, you can expect a 50% chance of rain. The best thing to do is make your plans and do the opposite of what the weather forecasters say and you will have a better percentage of being right than they will. And you don't even need all of the advanced technology, just a little (un)common sense and an understanding of the place you call home.
Of course had we not moved the picnic, we would have needed boats because it would have poured rain. But, that is life in South Carolina.
Monday, July 6, 2009
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