Buckets / myLot

United States

April 26, 2019 2:09pm CST

We've all (or mostly all of us) have heard the phrase "It's raining buckets" which just mean it's raining quite a lot. Well, today it is raining buckets in an entirely different way. This is how I am imagining it. A group of Frenchmen are on the top of a castle in the sky. They heave buckets full of rain down on us but eventually run out. They have to restock before heaving even more buckets down on us. It has "rained buckets" off and on the past few hours. It's clearing up now, and the wind is blowing. I am not sure if this is the last we will see of the rain today. Why Frenchmen? Monty Python That's why.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208801)

• United States

26 Apr 19

There are storms out there, but so far we just had one 15 minute shower. I am gonna have to look at the radar.

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snowy

@snowy22315 (208801)

• United States

27 Apr 19

@ScribbledAdNauseum 1800s one trees took out a house in Gordonsville not too far from here

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

@snowy22315 A 200 year old tree took out a house from this storm?

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AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

We've heard it's supposed to be worse for you guys in Virginia. My uncle drove up to his girlfriend's who lives in VA. She's closer to Danbury then she is to Richmond though, which I think is supposed to be worse.

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José Valera

@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

26 Apr 19

I had never heard that saying before, but thank you for explaining it for the ones who did not know about it. I have heard "It's raining cats and dogs" before when I was studying English. I do not know if it's still used, or the new way of saying it is the one that you wrote.

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

Both phrases are used, but "Raining cats and dogs" is used more.

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José Valera

@jvicentevalera (13671)

• Santiago, Chile

27 Apr 19

@ScribbledAdNauseum Oh thanks for clear that up for me.

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

@jvicentevalera You are welcome.

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Morley Hunt

@Morleyhunt (21741)

• Canada

26 Apr 19

We finally have a day that its not raining.

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

It isn't raining anymore here but it's certainly windy. I think we might get more rain tonight, or so I've been told.

Morley Hunt

@Morleyhunt (21741)

• Canada

27 Apr 19

@ScribbledAdNauseum another miserable, gray, rainy day. Parts of the province are experiencing their annual spring flooding on steroids. Now why would anyone build on floodplain?

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

@Morleyhunt It's bright and shiny here, I actually haven't looked at the weather for today. I do know it's supposed to be warmer, but only because my phone told me so. People have built in some very odd places over the years. I do not know why anyone would want to build in an easily, and heavily flooded area.

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Courtney

@Courtlynn (67089)

• United States

26 Apr 19

I grew up hearing "it's raining cats and dogs", instead. It's been the same way here, though, today. along with very strong winds and thunder.

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

I've heard it both ways, but "raining cats and dogs" is more popular.

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Courtney

@Courtlynn (67089)

• United States

1 May 19

@ScribbledAdNauseum i'm sure it also depends on what area you're in.

CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

26 Apr 19

Lots of others are having rain too. Sunshine and wind here.

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

The wind kicked up a lot today. We went out to eat and came home to the clocks needing re-set. Apparently the power went out again.

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CarolDM

@CarolDM (203396)

• Nashville, Tennessee

27 Apr 19

@ScribbledAdNauseum Yikes, I hope you don't have bad weather. Stay safe. And I hope the power stays on.

AmberLynn

@ScribbledAdNauseum (104615)

• United States

27 Apr 19

@CarolDM It hasn't flicked since we've been here, it must have flicked shortly after my uncle left, the house was only empty for about an hour, so it must have happened between then.