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InnerLight (original poster member #19946) posted at 9:48 PM on Saturday, September 21st, 2013
After a long hot dry summer as usual it has been raining here in the foothills east of Chico for the last 8 hours. A real soak-in-the-ground rain. It feels so good. The ground was so dry it crunched like styrofoam when you walked on it and the danger of wildfires was huge.
I am breathing a sigh of relief for this welcome change of season.
BS, 64 yearsD-day 6-2-08D after 20 years together
The journey from Armageddon to Amazing Life happens one step at a time. Don't ever give up!
Sad in AZ ( member #24239) posted at 9:50 PM on Saturday, September 21st, 2013
Still no 'like' button?? 
It's so nice to be back in an area that gets regular rain. I'm sure I'll change my tune in a few months but I'm liking it now. 
You are important and you matter. Your feelings matter. Your voice matters. Your story matters. Your life matters. Always.
Me: FBS (no longer betrayed nor a spouse)-63
D-day: 2007 (two years before finding SI)
S: 6/2010; D: 3/2011
Rebreather ( member #30817) posted at 10:40 PM on Saturday, September 21st, 2013
It rained all the way over to the eastern Sierras. Supposed to snow at the lake tonight. Feeling kind of bad for the iron man folks! Lol
Innerlight, I am a Chico grad. 
Me BS
Him WH
2 ddays in '07
Rec'd.
"The cure for the pain, is the pain." -Rumi
GabyBaby ( member #26928) posted at 11:33 PM on Saturday, September 21st, 2013
It is still raining in Sacramento! Hubby and I planned to veg today and the rain sealed the deal!
We've each got a huge bowl of popcorn and are about to pop in another movie. Marathon day!!!
Me - late 40s
DD(27), DS(24, PDD-NOS)
WH#2 (SorryinSac)- Killed himself (May 2015) in our home 6 days after being served divorce docs.
XWH #1 - legally married 18yrs. 12+ OW (that I know of).
I edit often for clarity/typos.
gma56 ( member #19595) posted at 12:33 AM on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
People in the SF Bay Area forget how to drive in rain !! DSS had to drive from San Jose to Palo Alto. It is about 25 min from his house on the 280. He said there was 4 accidents on the side of road ! 
BW-Divorced
It's my life now, my choices, my mistakes to make and my victories to celebrate. His choices made me free of liars and betrayers in my life. That is priceless.
Jrazz ( member #31349) posted at 6:59 AM on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
People in the SF Bay Area forget how to drive in rain !!
OMG SERIOUSLY. One drop and all hell breaks loose. It's bananas. 
"Don't give up, the beginning is always the hardest." - Deeply Scared's mom
InnerLight (original poster member #19946) posted at 3:06 PM on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
I think all those months w/o rain allows oil to accumulate on the road, and then it gets slick w rain. And yes, people don't slow down in the Bay Area for rain.
SAZ, I grew up in NY State, lived in New England and the Catskills before California and so I'm used to rain in the summer and all those huge lush deciduous leaved trees. I even liked the cold northeastern winters, it's just the late springs that are hard. Winter seemed to go so long and when the warm and green finally came everyone was ecstatic.
The first rain here is like that feeling for spring back east to me.
BS, 64 yearsD-day 6-2-08D after 20 years together
The journey from Armageddon to Amazing Life happens one step at a time. Don't ever give up!
heartbroken_kk ( member #22722) posted at 3:27 PM on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
I'm SO HAPPY! I love the smell of wet dirt after the summer dust!
I'm going to go volunteer to do some trail maintenance, and then take my wonder dog for a little mountain bike ride.
NOTHING BETTER!
FBW then 46, XWHNPDPAFTG the destroyer of my entire life. D-Day 1 '99, D-Day 2,3,4,5,6... '09-'11, D '15. I fell apart. I put myself back together. Forgiveness isn't required. I'm happy and healthy now, and MY new life is good.
heartbroken_kk ( member #22722) posted at 3:28 PM on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
FBW then 46, XWHNPDPAFTG the destroyer of my entire life. D-Day 1 '99, D-Day 2,3,4,5,6... '09-'11, D '15. I fell apart. I put myself back together. Forgiveness isn't required. I'm happy and healthy now, and MY new life is good.
AnnieOakley ( member #13332) posted at 6:13 PM on Sunday, September 22nd, 2013
Yup, I opted to stay in myself.
Today is so clear and picture perfect!
Me= BSHim=xWH (did the work & became the man I always thought he was, but it was too late)M=23+,T=27+dday=7/06, 8/09 (pics at a work function), 11/09 VAR, 6/12 Sep'd, 10/14 Divorced."If you are going through hell, keep going."
click4it ( member #209) posted at 3:07 AM on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
I never leave my car windows open and of course on Saturday morning I left them down and down came the pouring rain. luckily it was straight rain so my seats got wet and but too much. next was sunny as heck and you never knew it had rained. 
Me: 45
Two boys: 20 and 17
Divorced 12-13-05
d-day 10-02-01
Laughter will cure life's ills. Have you had your laugh today?
fraeuken ( member #30742) posted at 3:16 AM on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
I love the first rain of the season. It rained hard down here on the SF coast. DDs and I stayed in all day, lit a fire and candles and watched repeats of Bones and Criminal Minds. Wonderful day.
Temporarily independent with the whole world at my feet.
FaithFool ( member #20150) posted at 3:42 AM on Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Same here in the Pacific NW. First rains are lovely, everything was pretty parched.
I love that it clears up for the farmer's markets though.
Snuggling up to my IPad, history readings, Breaking Bad and a bottle of Yellowtail.
*bliss*
DDay: June 15, 2008
Mistakenly married Mr. Superfreak
20 years of OWs, WTF?
Divorced Dec 26, 2011
"Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget
to sing in the lifeboats". -- Voltaire
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