Yet another typhoon

Woke up this morning to a gray, gray world. It was pouring rain. I don't remember going outside in a storm like this since el nino, so I was rather distraught when i realized I would have to hop on my bike and ride to school. So I armed myself with my rain coat, said a little prayer that I wouldn't melt, and off I went. After a block (and there are about 8 between my apartment and school) my pants were soaked. After 2 blocks, I might as well have gone swimming in my clothing. It was ridiculous...I couldn't see a thing and I kept thinking I would get hit by one of those horrible Japanese drivers....(my prefecture is known to have the greatest concentration of traffic accidents due to bad drivers...please no jokes about my own driving.) Anyhow I made it to school safely. Of course I proceeded to produce puddles everywhere I went, but what can you do when your contract forbids you to drive to your place of employment...even in a typhoon. The day itself was pretty uneventful, although i did find it funny that with the weather conditions being as bad as they were, the kids had to stay in school...and the only reason for this was because the school lunch staff had already started making the food for the day...and being practical and unwilling to waste anything, the school board decided to risk the well-being of its students so that they could eat the already made school lunch. After the kids ate, they were sent home.

Everyday, I continue to be amazed and surprised by this little corner of the world.