Comments on: Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away

Rain, Rain, Don't Go Away

JeffL — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:10:26 -0800

By: jrossi4r

jrossi4r — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:19:37 -0800

Wow. It's like the complete opposite of "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury. That's the most interesting thing I've read in awhile. Thanks, JeffL.

By: oddman

oddman — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 20:30:14 -0800

This is one of those things where you start by scoffing at the idea. "What? Take a vacation to experience a monsoon? Sit around and enjoy getting rained on all day? That is just stupid." Then, you read the article and realize that it is not dumb at all. It makes perfect sense for people to vacation in climates that are radically different from there own. The novelty factor alone would make the vacation memorable. "Oh, wait. It's just like northerners going to Florida or southerners going skiing. That is rather normal after all." (Ding! You've broadened your horizons.)

By: gottabefunky

gottabefunky — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 22:43:01 -0800

Neat.

By: mono blanco

mono blanco — Tue, 23 Aug 2005 23:56:54 -0800

That is a delightful article. Thanks.

By: uncanny hengeman

uncanny hengeman — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 00:35:31 -0800

I have never seen snow. [That quote... Eddie Murphy/starving man/cracker.]

By: ozjohn

ozjohn — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 02:36:02 -0800

There are stories of children in primary schools in remote parts of (desert) Australia who've never seen rain. Then it happens during class time and all the kids are gobsmacked. When an Aussie says "7 year drought", they mean drought. I personally remember being a child in monsoon storms in Singapore, and they are awesome events, never forgotten. To go outside and eat an icecream in one though is "different"...

By: OmieWise

OmieWise — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 05:44:10 -0800

Cool.

By: stbalbach

stbalbach — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 07:09:45 -0800

Arabia has rain, even in the Empty Quarter with its famous pure-white sterile half-cresent dunes. But it's highly variable, highly localized. So a 2 square mile patch may get rained heavily on. Then for the next 4 or 5 years it will grow lushly. This is how Arabs travel by camel, from patch to patch across the desert. Knowing where the patches are in any given season is a skill. One watches lightning in the distance, animal tracks leading in a direction, etc.. of course with satelites and trucks its a moot skill these days sadly.

By: of strange foe

of strange foe — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 09:19:57 -0800

Nice read, thanks!

By: sexyrobot

sexyrobot — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:47:55 -0800

i played in the eye of many a hurricane, growing up...sooo spooky...

By: May Kasahara

May Kasahara — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:33:28 -0800

Great article; thanks for sharing it!