no kidding -- it's farking monsoon season in MA

As narrated by Eddie Izzard.


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Don't worry. My mom doesn't have AC and I'm headed to the northeast to visit in a little over a week. So, your summer sun and heat wave will arrive.

It's one thing that it's raining everyday, but the mold that's begun to grow on everything outside - the deck, furniture, side of my house - is really making me insane.

I can't get my towels to dry. I hang them up in the bathroom, and their still...damp the next day.

Also, ALL of my sundresses are sitting around...waiting.

:(

I would kill for a week of 90* sunny weather. I have only driven in rain as bad as it was this morning twice in my life. Wasn't sure I was gonna make it into work. Wipers on high didn't even touch it.

Four sunny days in the entire month of June make benlonghair a sad Yankee.

what_now: Also, ALL of my sundresses are sitting around...waiting.

Now that is truly a crime against humanity.

It's because all you heathens gave the gays the right to marry. You've doomed us all!

NewportBarGuy: It's because all you heathens gave the gays the right to marry. You've doomed us all!

*Narrows eyes in the general direction of Rhode Island.*

It's no better here in Maine. 23 of 30 days in June it rained. Has not reached 80 degrees since the 22nd of May. Right now it's 58 on the second of July!

I'm in CT. I might as well be in freaking Seattle. The sun came out for a few minutes the other day and my eyes seized up and my skin started to peel off of my body from the exposure. It's gotten to the point where I have to leave my house in a boat and bring snorkel equipment just to get to work.

This weather is driving me insane. We better have nice weather thorough October once it passes--if it passes.

I miss seeing girls in sundresses.

ThrnPhl: I miss seeing girls in sundresses.

I miss being a girl in a sundress.

I look damn good in a sundress.

NewportBarGuy: I look damn good in a sundress.

Hellooooooo...

Wait, WUT?

I spend my days indoors. I'm in Phoenix in July. I don't even like going out at night. My air conditioning stays cranked.

what_now: I miss being a girl in a sundress.

That,too. But I really miss swimming in my pool. I don't mind swimming in the rain, if it's not monsoon-like but the (almost) daily thunderstorms have made it impossible to even stand near it.

I miss being a girl in a sundress.

Mmmmmmm sundresses. I think it may be the greatest piece of clothing ever made.

Just a Hippie: It's no better here in Maine. 23 of 30 days in June it rained. Has not reached 80 degrees since the 22nd of May. Right now it's 58 on the second of July!

I may murder you for that. 1.63" here last month, under 40% of average, and we had like 2 weeks of 95+ days.

I bought this little number in blue. A while ago.

The tags are still on it. :(

I bought this little number in blue. A while ago.

The tags are still on it. :(

Nice. I'll keep my fingers crossed you can break it out this weekend. It's supposed to be nicer.

what_now: I bought this little number in blue. A while ago.

The tags are still on it. :(

I hear you. I made one of these (view E) about 3 weeks ago & haven't had a chance to wear it yet.

And it's so cute--pink dress w/orange trim. *sigh* One day...

Sadly no advice on getting Dad drunk and sexing him up after the waters recede.

brigid_fitch: I hear you. I made one of these (view E) about 3 weeks ago & haven't had a chance to wear it yet.

And it's so cute--pink dress w/orange trim. *sigh* One day...

You *make* your own sundresses?? That's awesome, and I wish I was you.

Just a Hippie: It's no better here in Maine. 23 of 30 days in June it rained. Has not reached 80 degrees since the 22nd of May. Right now it's 58 on the second of July!

I would kill for some farking global warming right about now.

But not to worry... I'm sure this rain will end soon and we'll head directly into a major drought. By September, the reservoirs will be at their lowest levels in a decade.

what_now: brigid_fitch: I hear you. I made one of these (view E) about 3 weeks ago & haven't had a chance to wear it yet.

And it's so cute--pink dress w/orange trim. *sigh* One day...

You *make* your own sundresses?? That's awesome, and I wish I was you.

I'm 6-foot w/a 35" inseam. Had to learn to sew or pay REALLY ridiculous prices for stuff that fits. If I buy dresses off the rack, I either have to add something to the bottom, only wear them with leggings, or hem them to make them mini-dresses.

/You can learn to sew--it's really easy
//And making dresses is a cinch.

how can boston.com go from such awesome single-page photo presentations to such a completely worthless slideshow as this? gah

The good news is that I'm seeing mushrooms that I've never seen before. Boy I'm glad I'm not a painter.

benlonghair: I would kill for a week of 90* sunny weather. I have only driven in rain as bad as it was this morning twice in my life. Wasn't sure I was gonna make it into work. Wipers on high didn't even touch it.

Four sunny days in the entire month of June make benlonghair a sad Yankee.

You ain't just whistlin' "Dixie"...

Whats a cubit?

/that was a great Gator Growl

NewportBarGuy: I look damn good in a sundress.

Heading to P-town huh?

/NTTAWWT

funny, I was just thinking of rearranging my entire wedding registry to "ark parts" this morning.

This reminds me of my favorite joke...

What's harder than my wang while I nuke the entire north-east?
Nothin'

What's great about the NE?
Nothin'

How many Union workers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
Three one to screw in the lightbulb two to go on break.

How many NYers does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None, there's no Union for that.

How many emo kids does it take to screw in a lightbulb?
None they just sit in the dark and cry.

Yeah, the original item opened with a picture of Charlton Heston as Moses....just proves that the Boston Globe is part of the Godless liberal media. Or that they're a bunch of dumbasses.

NewportBarGuy: It's because all you heathens gave the gays the right to marry. You've doomed us all!

Oh, that was Carl's fault. He's new.

Seacop: Heading to P-town huh?

I have to make up for my state's lack of gay pride. what_now is threatening me with bodily harm unless my state follows the rest of New England.

Besides, they have some great antique shops in the P.

I wouldn't call it the worst weather. Yeah it's been raining a lot, but it's been in the mid 70s to mid 80s for nearly 2 months straight here in Philly. Beats the hell out of the 100 degree days last year.

It's my fault.
It always rains on my days off.
I live in vermont.
For the second summer, I'm taking all 3 day weekends.

I keep checking my fingers and toes, expecting to find webbing. Pretty soon we'll be burning people at the stake for saying that something called "the sun" even exists.

I'm at the southern tip of Manhattan--but it might as well be the Ganges Delta in Bangladesh. Only a couple of monsoon episodes today. Sun brightly shining now, but the clouds over New Jersey, they threaten. However, I must admit I do enjoy seeing all those umbrella skeletons scattered around the sidewalks and stuffed into dustbins after a heavy cloudburst accompanied by strong winds.

The good news is all the rain runoff is turning my driveway into a cliff, pretty soon I won't be able to leave the house for work...

I was woken up by a loud crack of thunder at 4am. It scared me =(
Then rained like a biatch up until 12 or so.
Why does it always rain on my days off?

what_now: ThrnPhl: I miss seeing girls in sundresses.

I miss being a girl in a sundress.

I miss girls in wet, clingy sundresses.

No undergarments are a bonus.

This article is one great big festering neon distraction.

I've a suggestion to keep you all occupied:

Learn to swim.

So *that's* what a cubit is!

Weather is awesome here, this 99% cloud cover last few months has meant not a single patch of sunburn, normally July means being roasted. So this is what it feels like being a daywalker.

On the bright--wait, it's been cloudy since forever. Okay, on the positive side, we haven't had to break out the AC for the bedroom window yet. On the negative side, I'm starting to get Seasonal Affective Disorder in July. And I'm very sad the Farkettes in the thread haven't been able to wear fun clothing. Remember, everyone, "sundress" is only one letter away from "undress".

Speaking of sewing, my wife can whip out a sundress in about three hours, tops.

I finally got a chance to mow my lawn yesterday because every single time I had a chance for the past 3 weeks, it rained.

NewportBarGuy: Seacop: Heading to P-town huh?

I have to make up for my state's lack of gay pride. what_now is threatening me with bodily harm unless my state follows the rest of New England.

Besides, they have some great antique shops in the P.

I heard that earlier.

It rained all day today, and last week our storm drain and sewer mains on the street backed up. Toilet paper, condoms, and tampons were all over the street.