Rained Out

The plan for this evening was to hit another one of the jazz clubs for open mic night.  We never made it out the door.  This may be a city that never sleeps, but it doesn't go outside when it rains.  I watched as the weathermen were able to report that something else besides sunshine and blue skies were moving into the area.  High winds, lightning, and 1.5" worth of rain had the weathermen's boxers all in a twist.  In all fairness to the ruckus, Las Vegas is prone to flash flooding even with very small amounts of rain.  There are no storm sewers, and the ground doesn't absorb anything.  On an slightly unrelated note, the houses out here don't even have gutters.  Within a half hour of the rain starting to fall, the news channels reported how several streets were flooded in over a foot of water.  I've said it before, and I'll say it again: this place just isn't quite right.