Summer Storm
By Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (49131)
Canada
May 20, 2024 3:38pm CST
It is only fitting that one the weekend which signifies the unofficial kick off to summer that we experience a hot and muggy day.
The humidity built all day and finally around 4pm, the skies opened up and the winds picked up and we got a storm. It got awfully dark. The problem was that I was over at our son's place playing with the girls.
It can be a bit tricky getting out of there as they each need to hug Nanny, and kiss her and say their 'I love you' to me. And of course I don't want to leave without my purse. 
It was just starting to rain when I left, but I didn't get half way home when I noticed the skies were green towards the country-they live on the very edge of town. The rain became strong making it difficult to drive in.
When I pulled onto our street, I was going into the wind and the rain was pounding down on the car. An indicator came up on the dashboard saying something about the front assist had gone out, that meant that the strong winds blew some rain into the sensor. It should be fine the next time it is started.
What an end to a long and great holiday weekend. It is still thundering and lightening outside and of course raining.
It was just starting to rain when I left, but I didn't get half way home when I noticed the skies were green towards the country-they live on the very edge of town. The rain became strong making it difficult to drive in.
When I pulled onto our street, I was going into the wind and the rain was pounding down on the car. An indicator came up on the dashboard saying something about the front assist had gone out, that meant that the strong winds blew some rain into the sensor. It should be fine the next time it is started.
What an end to a long and great holiday weekend. It is still thundering and lightening outside and of course raining.20 people like this
19 responses
@Juliaacv (49131)
• Canada
21 May
@LadyDuck They missed their afternoon nap, and they were both tired and cranky. Poor Willow laid down on the floor on her tummy, which is her sleeping position. They didn't want them to sleep so late in the afternoon, I hope that they made it until the 'end' of their day.
1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (49131)
• Canada
20 May
@wolfgirl569 My hubs likes all of the sensors, but I don't understand them really, they confuse me.
1 person likes this
@wolfgirl569 (97331)
• Marion, Ohio
20 May
@Juliaacv I am glad our trucks don't have those
1 person likes this
@kaylachan (59783)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 May
The main thing is you made it home safe. We all have those summer storms this time of year.
1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (49131)
• Canada
20 May
I drove super slow because the roads had so much rain on them and my wipers really couldn't keep up with what was coming down.
I can see that the skies are already starting to clear.
Enough of that awful heat and humidity, I believe that we will have more over the evening and tonight, but tomorrow will hopefully be warm and drier. That humidity really draws out one's energy.
1 person likes this
@kaylachan (59783)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 May
@Juliaacv Yes it does. I live in Florida and it's a real drain.
1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (49131)
• Canada
20 May
@kaylachan We have very similar climates, although most people think that since we are in Canada we have cold summers. Today was 30C which is 86 on your scale, and with high humidity, you know how that feels.
It was amplified today as the summer's heat just seem to come about in the past few days, I wasn't ready for the heat and humidity. I had a soon to storm headache this morning on an incision that I have on my head from where I had brain surgery years ago.
@Marilynda1225 (80448)
• United States
21 May
At least you got home safely but driving in that storm must have been stressful. Hope the sensor is okay
1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (49131)
• Canada
21 May
I was happy to get back home.
The sensor was fine this morning.
I remember the first winter after we got it, a snowplow flew past me in the next lane and threw alot of heavy slush towards my car, and it did the same thing to the sensor. They are almost too sensitive if that is possible, but maybe the way that I drive, it is a necessity.
1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (49131)
• Canada
22 May
@Marilynda1225 This car is loaded with digital sensors and all kinds of bells and whistles, more than I have the knowledge of really. I am more of a Fred Flintstone car driver. 
@Marilynda1225 (80448)
• United States
22 May
@Juliaacv I'm sure it's the sensor and NOT your driving
1 person likes this
@JESSY3236 (19146)
• United States
21 May
Glad you made home safely. We had a horrible rain and wind storm not long ago. A tree limb fell in my yard, but it didn't hit the house.
1 person likes this
@LindaOHio (160319)
• United States
21 May
Glad you made it home OK. We are supposed to get big storms tomorrow. Have a good day.
1 person likes this
@Beestring (13550)
• Hong Kong
21 May
We have rainy days almost the whole month of May. It's quite depressing.
1 person likes this
@snowy22315 (172021)
• United States
20 May
Thank Goodness it wasn't hail or worse. Glad you made it back safely.
1 person likes this
@changjiangzhibin89 (16578)
• China
21 May
Glad that you made it home safely ! Here it is summer time and we frequently have heavy rain.
1 person likes this
@RasmaSandra (74633)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
20 May
We had rain for a couple of days but now it seems to have gone away again, Sorry your holiday weekend has to end with rain,
1 person likes this
@Juliaacv (49131)
• Canada
20 May
Oh thank you, but I think that it is okay.
By the time that the first storm rolled in, I was on the downside of the weekend and ready to prepare supper and then it isn't too long before you realize that the weekend is over, and you get your back to work thoughts going. That was where I was when they started storming.
1 person likes this
