I love the rain. And every time Iâm somewhere where the rain is coming down heavy, I think of one of my all-time favorite movies, âCaddyshack.â
Thereâs a scene in which the bishop is looking to get a quick nine holes in before the torrential downpour comes and he grabs âCarl,â the inept and more than slightly off assistant greens keeper played by Bill Murray to be his caddy. The bishop, though, is having the round of his life and could even break the course record. As the rain keeps coming down heavier and heavier, the bishop turns to Carl and asks what he thinks to which Carl replies, âIâd keep playing, I donât think the heavy stuff is going to come down for a while.â
On a more serious note, though, the âheavy stuffâ is supposed to come down this weekend, leading to concerns of flooding. We all remember the flood of New Yearâs 1997 when flooding in the Reno-Sparks area especially transformed it into Venice, Italy, but in an awful way.
And with the warm, heavy storm expected this weekend, there are concerns we could see some of the similar-type flooding as in 1997. Again, we all need to have perspective. We shouldnât be running around like itâs Armageddon, but we should also be prepared.
Obviously, the hope is whatever flooding may occur this weekend wonât be nearly as bad as in 1997. That was a doozy. We had far more snow in the Tahoe area at that time as it was hit with heavy snowfall throughout December, 1996. Then came the incredibly warm, heavy storm, which melted all that snow and led to the area rivers flowing down like runaway trains.
We donât have nearly as much snow in the mountains this time, but I have to admit, Thursdayâs cold, snowy weather caused me to have some concern.
Anyway, when the heavy stuff is supposed to come down this weekend, Iâm definitely not going to take Carlâs advice.
â Charles Whisnand