You know you are in a drought when....

blbabe1234 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:15 pm

....you are praying that a Tropical Storm comes and dumps a bunch of rain on you!

That's what everybody here in the South Texas are hoping for. There's a Tropical Storm in the Gulf - TS Don - that formed earlier today. There's a cone of uncertainty from Galveston to Brownsville, with many models showing it hitting Corpus. Its going to be a weak one. We just need the rain. Its supposed to make landfall late Friday night into Saturday morning and be gone by Sunday. Keeping our fingers crossed that we get SOME rain out of this!

evilqueen · Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:19 pm

I know what you mean. Working at the nursery means we have to water the plants all the time especially when it hot. And when there is a drought nobody minds working out in the rain. Except when it is lighting. Hope you get your storm.

happayscrappay · Wed Jul 27, 2011 8:32 pm

it would be good to push around some of the heat the country is having, too

txbelle26 · Wed Jul 27, 2011 11:03 pm

I had a client today reading it on his phone while I cut his hair...I even asked him if it's gonna hit us because I would love it if it rained...so I'm right there with ya hon!

Northern Brat · Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:11 am

I hope you get your rain, but not as bad as Galveston was hit a few years ago...that was sad. I was there 2 years ago and my friend was pointing things out for me.. So sad.

sherry · Thu Jul 28, 2011 12:15 am

I just saw that on the late news- they say it would be very beneficial as long as it doesn't get to be too strong- hope you get rain.

1grandma · Thu Jul 28, 2011 2:18 am

Good luck with TS Don.

Janell · Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:46 am

We could use rain badly there, they are starting water restrictions this week. Everything is starting to turn brown. I don't want a Storm, just a good long rain.

blbabe1234 · Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:50 am

Northern Brat wrote:I hope you get your rain, but not as bad as Galveston was hit a few years ago...that was sad. I was there 2 years ago and my friend was pointing things out for me.. So sad.

Leslie, as long as it stays a Tropical Storm, we're good. I live 15 miles inland, so I don't deal with storm surge or flooding.

oceanbreezes423 · Thu Jul 28, 2011 4:09 pm

I am on the coast in SC, and we too are feeling the drought. We have a 1300 acre fire smoldering that needs a good dump of water. So, I wish for you and here a rainstorm, nothing severe, just loads of water!!! Hang tough!

Queen Mum · Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:34 pm

We need the rain up here in NM too

LyndaKay · Thu Jul 28, 2011 6:58 pm

Hopefully just rain and no destructive wind.

scrapsakes · Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:09 pm

just saw that on the news, i hope you do get rain

i love me lots of it too!

Rici76 · Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:35 pm

I am the way in Katy but it is sooooo HOT and DRY....

we all need rain

Thu Jul 28, 2011 7:43 pm

IM feeling your pain in Central Texas. Im about an hour north I35 of Austin. Killeen/fthood area. I know im praying for rain too. Told my native american hubby im gonna craft a rain dance outfit for him. lol. its horrible. even drought resistant plants are not doing well. my purple cones flowers are dying. Veggies didnt do a thing. I planted early march.

blbabe1234 · Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:23 pm

firemanswife7 wrote:IM feeling your pain in Central Texas. Im about an hour north I35 of Austin. Killeen/fthood area. I know im praying for rain too. Told my native american hubby im gonna craft a rain dance outfit for him. lol. its horrible. even drought resistant plants are not doing well. my purple cones flowers are dying. Veggies didnt do a thing. I planted early march.

We lost our garden too. Usually tomatoes do well in dry heat, but not this year. And you can forget about lettuce. We lost that in MAY!

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