Rain Dance

Our next door neighbors apparently gave up on using their ski boat for a while. Their last job before heading home to Miami was to put their storage cover on their ski boat and park it in their garage. It looks like they will make do with pull toys and their jet skis for a while.

It's hard to say whether the low lake levels or the high gas prices were the culprit. Ski boats are gas guzzlers, to say the least. We only use ours for ski runs, but many people use theirs more as run-abouts for cruising the lake and hauling family and friends about on pull-toys. Since the weekend people need to drive from the coast to get to the lake, they already are spending a fair chunk on gas before they fill up their boat(s).

We'll see what people say as the season progresses.

The weather hasn't been favorable for us to hit the lake. It has been windy, and the lake is choppy even in the early morning hours. Al continues with his projects. He's added gutters to three sides of the boat house so that his dock stays neat and tidy. There are also gutters now above driveways, walkways and doorways. I'm happy since there are no ugly downspouts with the installation design. (To each their petty hangups. Al hates drip lines on docks, driveways and walkways. I detest downspouts.)

We watch the weather with great expectation. Time for rain to christen the new gutters. Otherwise, I truly fear that I will soon see Al dancing a rain dance out on the dock.