Keeps on A-Rainin'
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    by Scott Gilbertson
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    Tuesday, 23 May 2017

We drove into Texas, still sticking to the back roads for the most part. I have some thoughts on driving in Texas, but I am not going to air them until I leave.

A while back someone asked what we do when it rains. At the time I didn't know because, despite having some big storms come through in various places, it still hadn't really rained during the day. In Huntsville it rained most of the day so now I know. When it rains, we put on raincoats and play in the rain.

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When that gets old we drive into the nearest town, have lunch, and check out the sights.

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Then we do something I've been pondering ever since Taylor and Beth served us cornbread waffles -- would chocolate cake waffles work? Yes, yes it would[^1]

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Eventually the rain stops and then it's back to life as usual exploring the outdoors.

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[^1]: Our oven doesn't work, so actual chocolate cake or cupcakes or whatever aren't possible. I believe something is wrong with the thermostat, though I haven't really spent much time investigating it yet.