@realjohnboy,
rib, Many parts in our area are suffering from too much rain. We're lucky because our home sits higher than the surrounding area, and water drains very well even during heavy rains. We didn't know that when we bought our home in the mid-seventies.
BTW, how have you been? Except for my kidney shutting down on me a few years ago, I'm doing pretty well. It's working at about 36%. It's a miracle that it recovered that much. My nephew, a critical care doc, said he's never heard of anyone recovering kidney function like mine. Most go on dialysis for the rest of their life.
My wife and I are joining my sister and her husband in Hawaii next month for 10 days to warm up our bones. We stay at my nephew's condo a few blocks from Waikiki Beach.