2 inches of rain in our rain gauge. Local weather report confirmed it.

[Cleita]

We lost two trees too.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I'm so sorry about your trees, my dear Cleita...

Especially if they were mature trees. The beauty and the ability to make oxygen really matter.

The rain is a good thing, on the whole. I don't know why we have to endure the down side.

[Cleita]

2. The rain is welcomed, however, I just discovered another

casualty, my satellite TV box. It got fried and I won't get a replacement until next week. I guess I'll be catching up on my reading.

[petronius]

3. Sorry about your trees and TV box - we got off scot free, with just a few

flickers of the power and a plant or two blown over.

I was surprised to see that it added up to 2" though, it didn't feel like that much here in town. I guess it kept up for quite a while after I fell asleep...

[Cleita]

6. Glad you made it through unscathed.

I guess we have to buckle down for next week again.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

4. Cleita - your damage

is pretty significant...sorry about that. Here in L.A. the canvas blew off my wooden spoked table umbrella and rested on my next door neighbor's fence. Table tipped over, too. The wind actually woke me up last night, but no trees down that I saw. Next time, hope it's a bit more gentle, but still glad it came.

[Cleita]

5. Do you have DWP for your electric company?

That might explain it. They are so much more efficient than PG & E or Edison. I've had service from all of them at one time or another and that damn government run utility is the most efficient.