Quick question, what were you doing when it was raining last week?  Were you miserable?  I was a little, because I was working a big ol' NewsCentral dayside shift up near the fire burn areas in La Canada.

The first big rain of the season and I'd really like to tell you that my years of experience means that I was ready for it.

I wasn't.



It never fails that I always refuse to believe what other people were telling me.  It was fixing to rain and I should have had my rain gear out and be good to go.

The rain was falling, but not very hard (most of the time) and all my good stuff was sitting right in the van in a large duffle that I keep packed for three different types of weather.

No.  It doesn't do me any good at all in the bag.



Also, yes, the "bad pinkie" was still freshly stitched and should have been kept clean and dry as per doctors orders.

In my defense, I have to say, I've been fooled before.  I've stood out in remote parts of sunny California waiting for "Stormwatch" to hit and argued with disbelievers back at the station.

me -It not raining.

pinhead - Are you sure?

Am I sure?  Really?  You want me to double check if I'm standing in the middle of rain and might somehow not be aware of it?



I hate to disappoint.

Nearly as much as I hate to be standing behind a foggy lens with no hope of staying dry while waiting for a liveshot to happen.



There I stood in my damp tennis shoes.  I was working with Randy Paige.  We put together a story on the residents of the area picking up sand bags and also showed heavy equipment workers dropping concrete k-rails to divert the expected mud flow.

The gray cloudy skies didn't really bring down my mood.  My soggy clothes did that just fine.

I'll be ready next time.