Gone With The Rain
Emmm... Emmmm... Emmmmmmm... Yesterday I wrote about the beauty of rain, about remembrance, longing and desires. But today my Post-Romantic rainy idea is quite different.
This afternoon we had a terrible, violent and disastrous storm. I thought it was perfectly normal because of the season. When it started hailing I looked out from the window and saw that water was holding back at the car entrance. It kept on raining and raining and when I tried to go out towards the yard I realised there was something wrong: my yard was flooded. Besides, the car entrance was just the same and, even worse, water was straining through the lower part of the main door. I got scarred!!! My bro tried opening the door in order to see if we could do something with the drain on the street (maybe there was trash blocking the pipe), but ohhh as soon as he half opened the door, a stream of water started entering the house, so we decided we'd better keep it closed. Gosh, we were just standing there watching the level of water going up and the rain wouldn't stop. Then, one of my neighbours tried to check the drain from inside his car (it was a most peculiar image), but nothing. He just managed to take some fallen tree leaves away. Conclusion: it was not the drain neither inside nor outside the house but the quantity of water falling from the sky.
Fortunately it was only the yard that was flooded, but we were really worried because at any moment the water could actually start flowing inside the rooms. Priorities:
*Keeping our pets sound and safe... Even Gaspar, our adopted street cat.
*Placing our most cherished possession (the computer, jajaja) on a high shelf.
*Of course, musical devices should receive special attention.
Thus the party got started.
As soon as the rain eased up a little, we would have the main door wide open and, equipped with buckets and brooms, we had to take the water out of the yard. We would have never imagined something of that sort could happen. Living downtown seemed to be so secure, supposedly those things cannot happen here, but we were wrong, muajajajaja. Well, it was a long evening because as soon as we took the water out, it returned again, but we were not able to figure out what the cause was.
My next door neighbours were in trouble because in that house the water was inside the rooms and in the back part of the place the level of water reached up to their knees. But that wasn't all, ohhh nooo, because besides that, they suddenly noticed their flat roof was flooded and it became a waterfall, which means that everything in there was wet. When we were tired and thought we had finished the job, it became clear it was going to be a looooong night: it started raining again!! The yard flooded again!!! Aghhh, there was no apparent reason for that; there was no trash blocking the drain and the street was not flooded anymore. On the radio they said the city was chaotic and asked people to be patient because there were a lot of problems at hospitals, roads and all the rest. I heard many people were stuck at god knows where and had to let their cars behind and just walk, subway service was also suspended at some areas, and at some points in the city there were power cuts.
12 am - We discovered the reason of the problem. We were told people living at the back street were literally swimming inside their houses. Ohhh, yessss, we went to witness the fact and found cars blocking the entrance to that street, all the doors open and people uselessly fighting against the water. They looked really dispaired. You couldn't even see the edge of the sidewalks. Then we went to find out and saw that all the surrounding drains were filled to the top and that it was impossible for the non-professionals to repair them. That is, the problem was not trash but the amount of water, then no matter how much effort they made in taking water out of their houses, it would continue just the same.
When we came back home there was no water neither in our yard nor in our next door neighbours', but happiness is short and minutes later the level went up again. We decided to keep calm (ommmmm, jajaja) and wait for the civil defense department or the fire department to do something about it. We thought that if they could solve the disaster at the back street, the level would get reduced everywhere else.
3 am - Everything's back to normal now. There's no more water in my yard. Uffff.
Results:
*Wiggie, one of my precious cats was missing all the while. He's come back, but is afraid of everything and as he is an extra furry thing we had give him a bath.
*Now we have to put everything in order -computer, books, disks, musical instruments-. Thanfully it turned out to be unnecessary to prevent our things from being ruined because the rooms remained completely dry.
*The heavy rain and hailing caused severe damages to my mum's plants. The avocado tree seems weak, the roses... well, actually there are no roses anymore, the tomatoes are on the floor (aghh, they looked delicious, but now are rather smashed), and the green tomato plant yesterday had some flowers (we were excited because of those pretty yellow flowers) but now it has none. I guess my mum's goin'g to get depressed.
*We have to meticulously clean the yard -soap and desinfectant are a must-
2 pm - Well, now everything is back to normal around here. It's cloudy but the weak sun has come out again. We have already checked the outside and inside drains and they are fine, the plumber says there is no trash, he confirmed it was the unusual amount of water. My cousin (who turns out to be one of my next-door neighbours also) is mocking me because she says yesterday I had a sexy look, jajajaja, you know, I was all wet and wearing a pair of capri pants in public, Ohhh, the I-feel-like-a-Victorian-girl showing her legs in public, how comes??? Besides, I started talking to one of the negihbours, you see, I'm the antisocial Selfish and don't even know most of the people who live in the same street as me, but this man was the one who tried to check the drain from inside his car, he was really kind. Everybody is talking about the strange event, and busy busy cleaning.
In spite of all I guess we were lucky because it was a minor problem, but I'm sorry for those people whose houses got flooded. The grocery store and the stationery store at the back street are all ruined, and I guess the neighbours round there must be sad. Besides, I heard at many places in the city it was much worse, people got trapped inside their houses and it was necessary to take them out there on motorboats or something like that. Ahh, but do not think it is a matter of how wealthy or poor the zone you live at is, I was told even the fancy condechi zone and residential complexes were in trouble.
My bro told me a truth; a rain like yesterday's is naturally meant to fill the water bearing stratums, but, as it happens, greedy human beings have broken natural equilibrium, and have expanded the urban areas to such an extent that mother nature's taking revenge on us all. I still love rain, but now I perceive not only its beauty but also its heaviness and the magnificence of Nature's power. I'm respectful.
*It is curious... If you live in Mexico City you've probably heard that every time it rains, the people who live at Iztapalapa or at the limits between this city and Estado de México suffer from sever floodings, but it has become a normal thing, it surprises nobody, and on the news they only say "well, it always happens, ohh, yes, let's help them", but no one seems to care. Now many of us are aware of the danger and are conscious of what many people goes through year after year. I only hope our good for nothing authorities don't go saying "ahhh, it was nothing, it won't happen again, when it comes to natural disasters we are prepared for any contingency, our city-country is going stronger and stronger, you people don't worry, in any case we can always ask for Superman's help!!!" At the same time, I hope people think twice before throwing trash on the streets, before building fancy or poor houses on forbidden zones, before cutting trees down, before voting for stupid candidates who only want power and money at our expense. Let's put our brains at work!!!!!
This afternoon we had a terrible, violent and disastrous storm. I thought it was perfectly normal because of the season. When it started hailing I looked out from the window and saw that water was holding back at the car entrance. It kept on raining and raining and when I tried to go out towards the yard I realised there was something wrong: my yard was flooded. Besides, the car entrance was just the same and, even worse, water was straining through the lower part of the main door. I got scarred!!! My bro tried opening the door in order to see if we could do something with the drain on the street (maybe there was trash blocking the pipe), but ohhh as soon as he half opened the door, a stream of water started entering the house, so we decided we'd better keep it closed. Gosh, we were just standing there watching the level of water going up and the rain wouldn't stop. Then, one of my neighbours tried to check the drain from inside his car (it was a most peculiar image), but nothing. He just managed to take some fallen tree leaves away. Conclusion: it was not the drain neither inside nor outside the house but the quantity of water falling from the sky.
Fortunately it was only the yard that was flooded, but we were really worried because at any moment the water could actually start flowing inside the rooms. Priorities:
*Keeping our pets sound and safe... Even Gaspar, our adopted street cat.
*Placing our most cherished possession (the computer, jajaja) on a high shelf.
*Of course, musical devices should receive special attention.
Thus the party got started.
As soon as the rain eased up a little, we would have the main door wide open and, equipped with buckets and brooms, we had to take the water out of the yard. We would have never imagined something of that sort could happen. Living downtown seemed to be so secure, supposedly those things cannot happen here, but we were wrong, muajajajaja. Well, it was a long evening because as soon as we took the water out, it returned again, but we were not able to figure out what the cause was.
My next door neighbours were in trouble because in that house the water was inside the rooms and in the back part of the place the level of water reached up to their knees. But that wasn't all, ohhh nooo, because besides that, they suddenly noticed their flat roof was flooded and it became a waterfall, which means that everything in there was wet. When we were tired and thought we had finished the job, it became clear it was going to be a looooong night: it started raining again!! The yard flooded again!!! Aghhh, there was no apparent reason for that; there was no trash blocking the drain and the street was not flooded anymore. On the radio they said the city was chaotic and asked people to be patient because there were a lot of problems at hospitals, roads and all the rest. I heard many people were stuck at god knows where and had to let their cars behind and just walk, subway service was also suspended at some areas, and at some points in the city there were power cuts.
12 am - We discovered the reason of the problem. We were told people living at the back street were literally swimming inside their houses. Ohhh, yessss, we went to witness the fact and found cars blocking the entrance to that street, all the doors open and people uselessly fighting against the water. They looked really dispaired. You couldn't even see the edge of the sidewalks. Then we went to find out and saw that all the surrounding drains were filled to the top and that it was impossible for the non-professionals to repair them. That is, the problem was not trash but the amount of water, then no matter how much effort they made in taking water out of their houses, it would continue just the same.
When we came back home there was no water neither in our yard nor in our next door neighbours', but happiness is short and minutes later the level went up again. We decided to keep calm (ommmmm, jajaja) and wait for the civil defense department or the fire department to do something about it. We thought that if they could solve the disaster at the back street, the level would get reduced everywhere else.
3 am - Everything's back to normal now. There's no more water in my yard. Uffff.
Results:
*Wiggie, one of my precious cats was missing all the while. He's come back, but is afraid of everything and as he is an extra furry thing we had give him a bath.
*Now we have to put everything in order -computer, books, disks, musical instruments-. Thanfully it turned out to be unnecessary to prevent our things from being ruined because the rooms remained completely dry.
*The heavy rain and hailing caused severe damages to my mum's plants. The avocado tree seems weak, the roses... well, actually there are no roses anymore, the tomatoes are on the floor (aghh, they looked delicious, but now are rather smashed), and the green tomato plant yesterday had some flowers (we were excited because of those pretty yellow flowers) but now it has none. I guess my mum's goin'g to get depressed.
*We have to meticulously clean the yard -soap and desinfectant are a must-
2 pm - Well, now everything is back to normal around here. It's cloudy but the weak sun has come out again. We have already checked the outside and inside drains and they are fine, the plumber says there is no trash, he confirmed it was the unusual amount of water. My cousin (who turns out to be one of my next-door neighbours also) is mocking me because she says yesterday I had a sexy look, jajajaja, you know, I was all wet and wearing a pair of capri pants in public, Ohhh, the I-feel-like-a-Victorian-girl showing her legs in public, how comes??? Besides, I started talking to one of the negihbours, you see, I'm the antisocial Selfish and don't even know most of the people who live in the same street as me, but this man was the one who tried to check the drain from inside his car, he was really kind. Everybody is talking about the strange event, and busy busy cleaning.
In spite of all I guess we were lucky because it was a minor problem, but I'm sorry for those people whose houses got flooded. The grocery store and the stationery store at the back street are all ruined, and I guess the neighbours round there must be sad. Besides, I heard at many places in the city it was much worse, people got trapped inside their houses and it was necessary to take them out there on motorboats or something like that. Ahh, but do not think it is a matter of how wealthy or poor the zone you live at is, I was told even the fancy condechi zone and residential complexes were in trouble.
My bro told me a truth; a rain like yesterday's is naturally meant to fill the water bearing stratums, but, as it happens, greedy human beings have broken natural equilibrium, and have expanded the urban areas to such an extent that mother nature's taking revenge on us all. I still love rain, but now I perceive not only its beauty but also its heaviness and the magnificence of Nature's power. I'm respectful.
*It is curious... If you live in Mexico City you've probably heard that every time it rains, the people who live at Iztapalapa or at the limits between this city and Estado de México suffer from sever floodings, but it has become a normal thing, it surprises nobody, and on the news they only say "well, it always happens, ohh, yes, let's help them", but no one seems to care. Now many of us are aware of the danger and are conscious of what many people goes through year after year. I only hope our good for nothing authorities don't go saying "ahhh, it was nothing, it won't happen again, when it comes to natural disasters we are prepared for any contingency, our city-country is going stronger and stronger, you people don't worry, in any case we can always ask for Superman's help!!!" At the same time, I hope people think twice before throwing trash on the streets, before building fancy or poor houses on forbidden zones, before cutting trees down, before voting for stupid candidates who only want power and money at our expense. Let's put our brains at work!!!!!
I took this images from MSN News
-Near Zaragoza
-Tlalnepantla
-Near the airport
-I don't know where
-Venustiano Carranza
Wow, this is what I call a long post, jajaja.
-Near Zaragoza
-Tlalnepantla
-Near the airport
-I don't know where
-Venustiano CarranzaWow, this is what I call a long post, jajaja.
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