Weathering Weather

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I have a friend who’s always telling me what our weather is, straight from her weather app. Every time, I tell her not to go by the app, but she still does. Today she texted me saying it was “cloudy,” according to her app. It was pouring rain with wind gusts, so I took a video and sent it back showing the time stamp. She replied, “But the app says…” So I told her, “Well, the rain just told your app, ‘Here, hold my beer.’” She didn’t find that as funny as I did and said I didn’t need to be a smart-you-know-what. I really do try not to be a smarty-pants (the nice version), but sometimes it just slips out. I explained that those weather grids cover huge areas, and living in a rural, waterfront spot can make a big difference. This isn’t the first time it’s happened, and probably won’t be the last. I should probably just send back a smile emoji next time instead of a weather lesson. To be fair, she caught me before my coffee, and I was still drying out after wrestling the canvas gazebo off my trailer that the wind had picked it up, tossed it over, and dropped it against the side, taking two light poles and a string of lights with it. After coffee and a hot bath, I was in a much better mood. Looks like we’re in for a colder, crazier winter here in the wetlands.