Rain

It has been raining for the last two days STRAIGHT. Constant rain here is like a snowstorm in colder climates. Things don't shut down. Completely. But it is dead. People don't go out much. Appointments are not kept. When you ask about what happened you are inevitably told they couldn't make it because of the 'rain.' And this is predicted to go on 'til Saturday or Sunday, at the latest. Rain, rain, go away ...