Inspired by a rainy March Monday morning, I decided to write my first normal blog post in a long time. I’ve been bogged down a lot lately by blogging to-do’s and writing pursuits (which are going well!) and regular day-to-day blogging has taken a minor backseat. Until today!
So there are certain things that always tend to happen on a rainy day and a couple that have happened very recently. It’s something about dreary days like today that bring out the bad crummy luck.
1) You miss your bus.
This happened this morning actually. Apparently my attempt at waving down the driver went unnoticed and I had to wait ten minutes for the next one. Sure, not terrible.
But I remember one year when it was in the teens here on a cold winter night my mom and I were trying to catch a bus home. Despite banging on the windows, the driver sped off, making us wait 30 minutes in really cold weather until we decided to just call a cab.
2) You slip and fall (into mud or dog poop).
Yes, ladies and gentleman. Two weeks ago, I missed the last step going down stairs outside of my apartment complex. This caused me to careen forward and fall right into dog poop a neighbor didn’t pick up.
3) Your umbrella flips out.
This is a huge reason I don’t like umbrellas and don’t take them with me usually. I feel like such a dork when wind and rain pick up and the umbrella is flipping inside out.
4) You didn’t wear warm enough shoes.
Sneakers aren’t good rain wear. Neither are UGG boots actually. I think I need to invest in some decent looking rain boots because so far everything I wear in this weather isn’t warm enough.
5) You have to use the bathroom. Really bad.
Isn’t this always the case? Although I have no memorable stories behind this one, once I heard from this lady who said she was sitting at a bus stop and it started to rain really bad. She didn’t have any coat or umbrella and had to use the bathroom too. With the bus not showing up, and the rain continuing she just decided to cry and wet her pants. Sometimes you just have to lean into the experience all the way.
But there are upsides to a rainy day, and despite the dreary commute, I do actually like rainy days. So to end this post on a high note, here is one of my favorite rainy day songs:
I like experiencing rainy days through a window.
mood
Moody Writing
Missing the bus is a nuisance.
Oh the Ugg boots hahaha! I have learned the hard way!
It rained this morning where I was too. I used it to clean out the fridge and a pantry shelf. Dog poo…Ew!
Loved this alot,thanks so much for sharing.
Rainy days are my favorite. I'm nearly 30 but I still get a kick out of jumping in puddles, it's all fun and games until you jump in an oil slick puddle and get water in your mouth. Eww.
I don't like when a car drives by and splashed water on you
The umbrella always seems to flip out for me!
I have a funny story about the umbrella one. My son is autistic and has always wanted a bog umbrella. You know the ones that are not compact. Well I got him a cheapie one at the dollar store and had it put away until it was a rainy day. Well that day came, I opened the umbrella and showed him how to open/ close it. I went out the door with him to walk him to his bus, and boom wind hit that umbrella and the whole think just flipped up and all the prong things popped out and it was history. My son leaves me and runs for the bus and of course i was standing underneath the eve of my porch and the water was just pouring on my head and my son was nice and dry n the bus and I was soaking wet. As I am standing there the bus driver says oh he is not allowed to bring that umbrella on the bus anyway because it has a sharp point at the top pf it. As I am standing there with a jacked up umbrella I am like thanks for the information lady. 🙂
Ah, rainy days! Don't forget getting a flat tire. It happened to me!!
Boy I am so happy I have never had a bad rainy day. I enjoy rainy days a lot. I probably just jinxed myself by saying that about rainy days.
These things are all too familiar to me that is for sure! Makes for a lousy day.
I love rainy days but it always seems my umbrella catches the wind and whips all over the place. lol Cool post. Thanks. 🙂
For me rainy days always happen on any day that it was essential that the weather be nice for some activity I needed to perform.
LOL at number #2 !!
Your post reminded me of the song: Rainy Days and Mondays Always Get Me Down!
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
And I would also add to this list that one's shoe laces will come untied while walking outside in the rain.
the umbrella is the most annoying, you'd think someone would invent a better one so you wouldn't get soaking in those few seconds.
I try not to use umbrellas on rainy windy days, I find it easier just to get wet!
twinkle at optonline dot net
OKAY, the umbrella flipping out and the not wearing warm enough shoes is ME!!!! Living in MICHIGAN you can't predict weather and these happen quite often.
ive always found my sneakers get wet..i cant figure out why!
As a photographer I love rainy days and frequently return home with animal excrement on my clothes, just a casualty of the job.
As I write –Its raining in S. Idaho, the wind always blows here and its cold today– so I made three soups for dinner,for my crew of6 (thats including me too) and want a break in the rain so ai can go outside and plant some flowers Thanks so much for sharing–I hate shoes of any kind let alone ones that don't keep your feet warm when it rains
I definitely always have the umbrella issue.
Your list does ring a bell. These things do happen and I try not to use umbrellas on rainy and windy days for sure. I love staying home on rainy days.
twinkle at optonline dot net
I love rainy days. It's so relaxing and peaceful to me. I don't think a bad thing has ever happened to me in the rain.
Even though rainy days are a bummer, they do have great qualities. It is very great sleeping weather if it's night.
Yep, I can totally relate to a lot of these. Rainy days and Mondays always get me down. 🙂
It always seems like cars intentionally try to splash people walking.
Literally ALL of this happens to me!
When I finish a big shopping trip, it often seems to rain for the cross the huge parking lot haul!
Nancy
allibrary (at) aol (dot) com
It's raining here today and my umbrella flipped out this morning. SO TRUE!
Never fails that I slip in a puddle on rainy days! Lol
I love the rain, but I hate all the worms on the sidewalks! And the smell of worms is pretty gross too!
Great post! 🙂
Xo, Baukend.com
These are for real! We've all had these annoying things happen and make a bad day worse.
Wow your rainey days are a little like mine, we went out to eat this past Saturday and little did we really think about even though we heard the weather reports that we would have any trouble getting home, well we did, could not get to our home and you are right tennis shoes are terrible in the rain, and a zip up sweat shirt is not handy when wet and it gets cold, well we spend the night in someones driveway because we could not get home. But about 4 am water receded enough across our home to get up our driveway (at the top of a hill) and we have been home sine (lake is still over the bridges, and more rain is predicted, but come this summer us Oklahomans will probably be fussing about the dry weather not me or my cold wet feet.
I love rainy days and have never experienced anything like you have. The sound of rain is so relaxing to me. What a great post. I really enjoyed reading it.
Haha, this is all so true! Which is why I love being inside(or sitting on my covered porch) during the rain. I like listening to it, it's comforting.
I love the rain, but only at night when I hear it hitting the roof. It helps me fall asleep.
stepping in the mud or poop sounds all too familiar!
I love that song! And another thing that always happens on rainy days: it starts to let up a little…until you get to where you're going, then it pours!! And you have to park on the far side of the parking lot, lol.
This is so true – these things do typically happen on rainy days…..!
I do love a rainy day. However, because of it I've missed quite a few bus rides in my day.
Enter song from Annie— " THE SUN WILL COME OUT TOMORROW"
I hate getting my shoes/socks/feet wet when it rains! Also, I forget my umbrella in the car all of the time. In Florida we get showers every afternoon during the summer, and you would think I would remember to have my umbrella for when it rains as I am leaving work.
YES!! Another thing that always seems to happen on rainy days to me………as soon as I get home it stops raining and the sun comes out!! Yup!! Thank you for sharing!
Sometimes rainy days are good for staying home and reflecting on life lol.
This would be cool!
I'm laughing but ughh. It is a rainy day and I am walking home, I hope none of these things happen!
That bus stop story was very sad. I hate to think someone felt that hopeless.
Hahaha! It's so true!! I have a pretty long walk from my car to my office. Last week, it was pouring outside. My umbrella would not stop flipping inside out! I was soaked by the time I got inside the building!!