The rain dance worked!
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
United States
July 29, 2016 8:40am CST
Hip Hip Hurrah! No, I didn't get down and dirty but I did run outside and observe the beautiful rain falling on the dry ground!
The first storm only brought 1/4 inch of rain - but luck was with us and later we got the most rain we've had in months - one inch on the nose for a grand total of 1 1/4 inches. The grass and the garden are very appreciative. I can also stop worrying about idiots tossing out their cigarettes and landing in the dry grass.
Photo: pixabay.com/en/dance-dancing-man-people-1297981/
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@akalinus (43334)
• United States
29 Jul 16
Yay, glad you got rain!
That reminds me of a time when we were in a drought in NY state. My kids and a couple of friends decided to do a rain dance around the coffee table. They really hammed it up. The clouds started gathering and it rained for four days. I know this is a coincidence but it was so funny.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
Sometime you have to wonder if things like that are a coincidence or not LOL!
@akalinus (43334)
• United States
29 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill I am sure it would never work out that way again.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill send some of that wonderful rain here, my plants are begging for it.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Jul 16
@HazySue We got another inch last evening....inch by inch....
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
It is far from enough, we are 11 inches below normal. Our pond has dropped a few feet.
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@HazySue (39268)
• Gouverneur, New York
29 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill My goodness, you do need rain. I hope you get more soon.
@Asylum (47893)
• Manchester, England
29 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill Surely you would not do a rain dance in unsuitable clothing?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
Who said anything about dressing up LOL?
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
@Asylum I'm not telling what I wear or wore or didn't or did LOL!
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Jul 16
That must have been nice. I had heard we were doing to get some rain here but we didn't.
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@celticeagle (168171)
• Boise, Idaho
30 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill ....Good! Wish you could ship some of it here. We sure need it.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Jul 16
Just had another storm and another inch of rain.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
One thing we do, we water plants - you can't always leave it to mother nature.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
@mom210 husband's forget stuff!
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@mom210 (9115)
• United States
29 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill I have been but one thing that happened, I had to leave town for a week and left the hubby & kids in charge of the plants, well you know the rest of the story, they forgot. I am so disappointed.
@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
29 Jul 16
We also had rain last night and this morning. Now the sun is out and the grass looks a bit happier for it's rain
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
Yes, our grass is smiling also! It's still very humid but at least the temp is back to normal instead of 97!
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@Marilynda1225 (83074)
• United States
30 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill I think we're supposed to get more rain over the weekend so it should certainly help even more than the little we got the other day
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
We have a chance of rain every day for the next week, so I think we'll see more.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
Our 'grass' is really weeds and they are hardy enough to have stayed mostly green even w/o water!
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@pgiblett (6524)
• Canada
30 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill Oh here the weeds are the only plants that are green.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
We've only had a few inches of rain in the last two months...this is a drop in the bucket.
@IreneVincent (15962)
• United States
29 Jul 16
I don't know where you live, but I do know that several states are in drought condition, so I'm glad you finally got some rain. We are supposedly 7 inches ABOVE our normal rainfall for this time of the year and I can believe that. We've had a LOT of rain and now a LOT of summer storms, dropping rain and hail. Even some flooding in some areas of Virginia.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
I'm in Tennessee and we are in the next to highest drought level. We are about 11 inches below normal. This is the dryest summer in our 15 of them here.
@lilnana1111 (2305)
• United States
30 Jul 16
Thanks for the rain dance, we got some too.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Jul 16
Ok good - we got more last night too.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
29 Jul 16
Glad to hear you got much needed rain. We have had so much rain here lately, almost 5 inches last week. And it's just pouring right now.
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
I don't ever remember a summer in TN being this dry. My water bill attests to that.
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@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
30 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill I bet it does, I think if I recall correctly the last dry summer we had that probably wouldn't even be classified as a drought was 1988
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
My husband got a break from watering our garden last night. He waters faithfully each evening...it's a small garden so it only takes a few mins.
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@stifler0207 (514)
• New Delhi, India
29 Jul 16
hahahah you love rain dance since two days whenever i ride a bike the rain started and both times i was all wet.... and the water droplets acts like a pin in my hand when i riding a bike....
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
Ride a bike = I'll have to try that the next time it is too dry!
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@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Jul 16
I am glad you got much needed rain. Last night , right before it got dark, we had a nice heavy rain shower that lasted about 15 minutes. I was hoping it would have lasted longer, but it was still a nice amount for the garden and other greenery.
@LeaPea2417 (37369)
• Toccoa, Georgia
29 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill Yes, it is nice when the rain does the work of watering the plants.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
29 Jul 16
At this point any amount of rain is accepted with smiles! I had planned on watering the bushes out front this morning, so with the raid I didn't have to!
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
31 Jul 16
I need to do a rain dance, but dont need the neighbors calling the EMTS thinking i am having a stroke. maybe after dark. .
@shivamani10 (11035)
• Hyderabad, India
29 Jul 16
yes ..you are lucky to get nice rain. happy people.Hee in India rain is a sin for the people residing in urban areas. Just a night rain have changed the situation in the so-called big cities like Bengaluru, Delhi and Maharashtra. Thee is a power cut. There is a traffic jam for about 19 km. People are totally stranded. Now, it is for the Legislators to swim in those waters. People should drag these people ask them to swim in these waters.
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
30 Jul 16
Sorry you got too much rain. We need it badly.
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