October Skies

I can't believe that November has arrived! My main memory of this past October is R A I N ! !

We only had 7 days of sun during the whole month of October! It was the wettest October on record at 19 different stations, including Little Rock! Even Searcy had almost 5 inches in ONE day last week.

I guess I just need to describe one of those days. Here goes. I was heading toward the office at school and suddenly saw about a dozen people with mops and brooms trying to push the water out the door. There were 3 custodians, the school nurse, the office secretary, two teachers, and a computer lab facilitator among others. It was about 2:30 and the kids were supposed to get on the buses at 3 PM.

Not gonna happen!

A rippling river of rainwater was rushing down hall from the cafeteria to the office. If I had not seen it, I wouldn't have believed it. That's a distance of about 40 feet.

One class that was returning from the gym had to detour to the other side of the building. When they came inside, it was comical! The teacher was in front of the line with her pants rolled up to her knees. The line of students that followed alternated between trying to roll up thier pants as they walked, or bending slightly forward trying to hold up the hem of their pants. Thier shoes and socks were soaked from being submerged in 8 inches of water outside. And just in case you think they were puddle jumping, that was on the sidewalk!

Many of the teachers whose classes were in that hallway had their students move thier books from the bottom shelves just in case.

After sending for several shop vacs and lots of mops, the floor was finally cleared of running water. Then the students made their way to the buses and teachers to their cars. What a day!