Storms

Yesterday, Toronto experienced several strong thunderstorms. These were not the awe-inspiring things of Kansas, but they were pretty intense storms for this part of the world. I left the apartment around 1 pm to go to Latin and the sky was ominous. I got downtown around 1:30 and decided I had time to stop into McDonalds for a quick lunch. While enjoying my burger, the sky opened up and it just began to dump rain. I finished lunch and steadied myself for the 15 minute walk to Latin when it started hailing. I had an umbrella, but walking around in hail still didn't seem like a good idea. I waited about 5 minutes, but the rain and hail did not let up, so I took my sandals off and walked to class. The water on the sidewalks was over my feet up to my ankle, and I didn't want to ruin my shoes. I figured the streets woul dbe pretty clean after all of that rain. At least it wasn't hailing anymore.

Oh, wait... it did start to hail again, when I was about halfway there. The hailstones were really cold under my feet, but they were about pea-sized, so nothing dangerous. Still, you never know when hailstones will suddenly get huge on you. I got to Latin a little late, but I was soaked. Despite the fact that I had an umbrella, it really only served to keep my upper half dry. My skirt was absolutely soaked. I could wring water out of it.

But walking around in the rain with my shoes off was sorta fun. I felt like a little kid. I could have done without the hail, of course, and I don't like being outside when there is lightning, since that is dangerous, but otherwise it was fun. I didn't like sitting in Latin all soaked, but what can you do? I hope the Canada Day celebrations tomorrow will not be rained out.