Back from the beach

A restful time at Myrtle Beach was had by all.

Restful because it rained nearly the entire time we were there. We went to the beach and played in the waves while it was raining. I'm wondering: is it a written law that everyone who moves to the Carolinas must extoll the virtues of the region to the detriment of the truth? My in-laws moved there about 20 years ago and have done nothing but sing the praises of the weather.

*It's hot...but it's a DRY heat
*It NEVER snows
*It only rains after dark. If it rains during the day, it rains for 10 minutes, then is finished and that Carolina blue sky is showing through.

Well I hate to shatter their illusions, but it must have been uncommonly wet every time we've visited. The only "Carolina Blue" we've seen during our visits to the region is the water falling from a gray sky. Remember...they also get hurricanes every year. Dry Heat? Not with all that water in the air and on the ground. Snow? Please...it snows every year and the people are so neurotic about it they have to close schools and businesses, hoard water and write their wills when an inch of the white stuff hits the ground.

So the next time you come across someone from the Carolinas spouting the mandated party line, just smile indulgently and tell them their region is very nice.

And don't go there expecting blue skies and rain only at night.