Me and the Rain

Back on August 5th, my niece and I had to return some books we checked out at the library. We had gone to the Library in July to use the computers but were shocked to see they didn't have any computers!!! (This was at the Cherry Hills library). Found out that they were adding new computers and it would be about a month or so before they were back up. So we had to go to the Wyoming branch to use the computer. My computer at home had broken down and I had instructions on how to fix my computer but had to print it out. So we had checked out books and returned them on the 5th. After we left the books there we were both thinking the same thing........"I'm hungry." So we thought we'd go get something to eat. That's the hard part, deciding what we both want. So as we were driving down the road my mom called and asked if we could drop by and take her to the grocery store. Sure we can. It had started to rain as we were driving down San Antonio. I thought it would stop by the time we get to her house. So here I am on interstate 25 and the traffic is going like 25 mph because the rain was just pouring down. I thought I'd get off and take the longer way down to the house. This is all going down hill so the water is rushing down the road with us. Some places the water was covering the whole street. Now we're getting down to 4th Street and it's still pouring. By now the rain usually stops but not this time. By the time we got to the street my parents live on, we noticed that the street was flooded where it usually floods. These people are trying to keep the water from going into their yards and houses. They weren't prepared. The next day there was a pile of sand by the fire station for those that needed sandbags for the next rain................which hasn't come. Anyway, we got to my parents house and took my mom to Albertson's on Coors Rd just north of Montano. That's not too far from home and the rain hadn't gotten to that part of the city. So we were safe. There was a McDonald's across the street and my niece asked if we could get something there. Sure, so after we did the shopping we were going over there. Well, by the time we were done with shopping it was pouring outside. I told my mom and niece to wait till I bring the car around. By the time I got to my car I was just soaked. I got them and we headed to McDonald's as my niece said she was STARVING!!! "Drive-thru" she said. So I did. What a time I had. Just getting wet again with that window cracked to place the order. After placing the order I drove to pay for it. I couldn't figure how so much water got into the car. I paid for the food, drove up to the next window to pick up the food. That's when I discovered how I got water in the car. My windshield wipers was on intermittent and each time it went up, the water came pouring in. I hurried and turned the wipers off so I don't get any more water in the car. Now we had our food and on our way back to my parents house. The rain had started to let up and as we drove up Montano I realized that we didn't have to get the food at that McDonald's. We had another one there on 4th Street!!! I am sure my niece wouldn't have starved to death if she could have waited to go to that store. It was already done with. We had to laugh at what we did.