On the verge of a breakdown if it doesn't RAIN! HELP!

[Avalux]

OK people - it hasn't rained in South Central Texas since I can't remember when and there's a 40% chance tonight and tomorrow. I got all excited driving home from work cause there were dark clouds in the sky. When I got home I checked the radar and there was a line of rain moving south right at us. An hour later and they're GONE. There's nothing out there now, and I'm looking at a blue sky. WTF???

So I'm asking everyone to say a prayer, send good vibes - whatever your flavor - that South Central Texas, specifically San Antonio, will get SOME rain tonight and tomorrow.

Thank you.

:grouphug:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. My dear sparosnare!

All my good vibes, and prayers, and rainy thoughts are on their way to San Antonio and you, right now!

Let the skies open, and a gentle, thorough and long-lasting rain fall upon you and your thirsty ground!

:bounce: :bounce:

[Avalux]

3. Your words alone sound refreshing!

Thank you - and my lawn thanks you. :hug:

[Nicole]

2. Prayers for you some rain.

In SW Oklahoma we definitely know how you feel. We were scorching hot here & dry. My backyard looks like an earthquake hit, I have big cracks everywhere. :(

It finally rained here. It has been raining off & on since Sat. night. More is forecast for tonight. I hope you get some of it too. :)

[Avalux]

4. That's what my yard looks like - brown and ugly.

I gave up trying to water it several weeks ago. Yay for you - and that it comes this way! :hi:

[Jamastiene]

5. I'll do you one better.

Simple rain receiving trick: wash your car. Now, don't just wash it a normal amount. Spend as much time as you can washing and detailing and waxing as well. Now, here comes the hard part. Keep saying in your mind that you hope is does NOT rain because you just washed the car. Really make yourself start to mean it when you think to yourself that you do NOT want it to rain and mess up your hard work on the wash/wax job. Works for me every time.

[Avalux]

6. LOL! You are so right!

That's happened to me before too, and I might go do it now - still have a good 45 minutes of daylight left. Maybe it hasn't rained cause I haven't washed the poor thing in forever. Wise words. ;-)

[Jamastiene]

18. Thank you.

It tends to work for me. Believe it or not, my stepdad and I shared a garden a couple of years ago and we used that trick to get some rain on purpose. It worked. I swear by it now.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

8. That's a bird receiving trick too

:D

[Avalux]

16. Sure is -

nasty little creatures. ;)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

20. Anyway...since I took your thread OT, I'll go do a raindance for ya!

me....I like droughts :D

[Jamastiene]

17. Oh yeah. They circle overhead

while we clean their toilets and then the minute they sense a nice clean car, they let 'er rip. Bombs away, especially the purple berry eating birds. :)

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

21. They did it much more often with my black car than my white car too

Target practice and all I guess

[GOPisEvil]

19. It worked...sort of. I watered my plants and washed my car yesterday.

It rained at my office, not at my house. :(

[Jamastiene]

23. Was your car parked at your office?

Just curious.

[GOPisEvil]

7. It rained at my office. 8 miles south at my house, dry as a bone.

:(:(:(:(:(

[Avalux]

9. Are you as dry there?

I've lived in San Antonio for a long time, and I don't ever remember a summer like this. It's ghastly. x(

[GOPisEvil]

12. Let's just say that "crunch" is not the sound one's lawn should make.

x(

[Avalux]

14. LOL!

I know it's not funny....my lawn is such a disaster. Makes me sick. x(

[sendero]

10. I know it sucks..

... and I think y'all missed out again. We got some much, much MUCH needed rain here in Dallas, at my house about 3/4" over the last couple days - I'll take it.

Up at the Sendero Compound (texoma area) we got even more than that.

I think we're out of the summer "high-pressure" system that kept things dry all summer, I'm betting (and hoping and praying) that we'll start seeing more frequent showers now!

[Avalux]

13. I saw you got a lot up that way.

Unfortunately we have that high pressure sitting on us, and I've heard them talk about some sort of "urban dome effect" too. :wtf: If you can, send some of those showers further south! :hi:

[greatauntoftriplets]

11. It rained all day in Chicago today....

as it rained on my :loveya: in OKC all day yesterday and today. Maybe we'll bring you some badly needed rain.

[Avalux]

15. I hope so!

Thank you :hug:

[Avalux]

22. Thank you everyone! Gotta log off now -

I rarely post in the Lounge (even though I'm "here" all the time - hee hee), so appreciate the responses. :hi:

[texas1928]

24. It rained in San Antonio on the 4th of July...

I was there. But yes it does need to rain down that way.

[Avalux]

25. Not at my house -

rained in different spots but my little corner of the world got nothing, unfortunately :( Been a long time here. :hi:

[texas1928]

26. It poured at my in-laws house.

it rained so hard for a good 40 minutes that the gutters on their house could not keep up. it was like a waterfall off their roof.

[Redstone]

27. You can have some of ours. Just let me know how to

send it down to you.

Redstone

[Broken_Hero]

28. I hope it rains

we have been luck this past week, we got two days of rain for the first time...in months. We are in a drought, not bad, but not good either...we are roughly 28-35 inches shy of the average(thats including last year also). Last year we were 18 inches shy of average, and this year, more of the same...

[texanwitch]

29. Good wishes from Houston.

I hadn't realized how dry it was until I visited Austin a few weeks ago.

Houston is green, I had a great time cutting grass this afternoon.

I will try to send some rain you way.:hug:

[lavenderdiva]

30. I'm sending LOTS of prayers your way for rain, sparosnare!

lately, here in Houston, we've been having rain in the afternoon, every other day or so. I don't know why it just doesn't meander on over your way!! just for you!

[Radio_Lady]

31. Here are some "rain goddesses" to help you on your quest!

A giving rain Goddess,
Gumelnitsya culture.
Clay, angob.


The Engender marry the Naked rain-goddess guarded by Trees of Life in spring and the buck and the bridesmaid are there