# It's raining a little. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-little/93629 "2001-11-15T23:52:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2001, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-little/93629/1 "2001-11-15T23:52:19Z")
Like 9" in the last 3-4 hours. They’re thinking that it may hit 12-14", or more. Whee! At least 3 tornados in the area (Austin, TX), plus lots of flooding. You always think that it just happens to other people, then you see your neighbors Ford Explorer float down the street. I guess I’m just glad to have power right now. When it rains, it pours. ---
**Author:** ![Arwen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7c8e57/32.png) [@Arwen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwen)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-little/93629/2 "2001-11-16T00:07:37Z")
Raining that much sucks, but I can’t help but notice how well your handle suits… ---
**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-little/93629/3 "2001-11-16T00:16:21Z")
Heh, I suppose it does. ---
**Author:** ![Lightnin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lightnin/32/180_2.png) [@Lightnin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lightnin)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-little/93629/4 "2001-11-16T00:21:46Z")
Yeah, it’s raining. Just a tad. I left work early, so I could beat the bad part of the storm to my house. **Microbug** is still up at the office, and is the only one there. She’s freaking out just a bit, what with all the tornadoes about, but since she works in a building designated as a fallout shelter, she’s a heck of a lot safer than I am. No clue at all when she’ll be able to make it home- IH35 is packed and/or flooded. And dammit, the power keeps going out. Good thing I’ve got a UPS here. The backyard’s completely flooded. Poor dogs really need to go outside, but they’re such wussies when it comes to rain. Bored, bored, rainy day. We’re supposed to go to the Texas Renaissance Festival tomorrow night… hope the weather improves. ---
**Author:** ![Raving\_Nude\_Hermit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/cab0a1/32.png) [@Raving\_Nude\_Hermit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Raving_Nude_Hermit)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-little/93629/5 "2001-11-16T07:48:58Z")
Yeah, it rained a little out here also. About six plus inches in three hours. My rain guage starts running over after six inches, so I think I had more but can’t say how much. ---
**Author:** ![Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nefarious_chipmunk/32/1045_2.png) [@Nefarious\_Chipmunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nefarious_Chipmunk)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 4:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-little/93629/6 "2001-11-16T16:52:43Z")
It is raining here, too. Not that much, but enough to get me off work. I work at a State Park, and if it is expected rain all day, I don’t have to go 😃 I love my job. ---
**Author:** ![Fionn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Fionn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fionn)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2001, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/its-raining-a-little/93629/7 "2001-11-16T17:42:53Z")
I was stunned that the power in my apartment never went out, though it flickered a few times. My roommate was stuck on campus because the shuttle buses quit running. Did anyone have any damage? As an afterthought, is a Raving Nude Hermit allowed to wear a raincoat? Or must one stick to an umbrella so as not to lose Raving Nude status?