When it rains...things get wet

Here in Christchurch we've had allot of rain over the past 24-48 hours, check it out here.

As you would know, my family & I have recently moved here from Perth, and as a result we have several boxes & other household item stored in our garage. During heavy rainfall, the water seems to get into the garage under the side door.

We had allot of stuff on the floor at the front of the garage where the water was getting in, after the rain had stopped this morning I went out to the shed to asses the damage. I spent about half an hour clearing stuff away from where the water was & then sweeping the water out of the garage, onto the lawn.

There were a few boxes that had water damage on the bottom, but they were empty anyway, so it didn't really matter.

So now I have moved all the stuff to the back of the shed so that when it rains again, nothing will get wet.

Rain is good, and we need it, but just make sure nothing valuable will get in the path of the water.

Will we ever be satisfied?

We've just had a couple of days of good rainfall here in Perth. The gardens & lawns are starting to green up again, & more rain is forecast on & off for the next week.

Many people, including the farmers who have suffered major drought are still saying that it is not enough. I can understand their situation, especially when it's their lively hood at stake.

At the same time, some parts of NSW (Sydney) have experienced major flooding over the past fortnight. Some say it's the worst they've ever seen & they've had enough of it.

The thing I find is that there is always too much or too little. People never seem to be satisfied with what they get. Some want more, while others want less.

Now while we have no control over the weather patterns, we all think we know best. My question is, isn't some rain better than none at all??

Bring Out the Winter Wollies

Yesterday was officially the first day of winter 2007. We've already had some cool days during May, with some cold mornings that I think we're trying to prepare us for the Winter season.

For the next 3 months we can look forward to cold mornings followed by cool sunshine. Also during this time lots of rain hopefully.

I often think back to the winters in New Zealand. Frosts of -2 or 3 in the mornings. I recall often having to scrape ice off the windscreen of the car with a credit card or something similar, then hovering in front of the fireplace during the cold evenings. Ah those were the days!

Here in Perth, Western Australia though, it's not quite that extreme. Cool mornings but not cold. With 4 degrees, the dew on the car windscreen simply washes off with one sweep of the windscreen wiper & I don't think I've seen any fire places in homes here, just heaters.

I like winter much better than summer though. I find it's much easier to wrap up warm, then to try & keep cool. There's only so much clothing you can remove from your body.

How about you. How do you cope in the winter months? Do you prefer the hot or cold weather more? Please leave your comments in the comment section below.