Enough, already

It rained so hard yesterday the pooled water started to run into the basement stairwell.  Another inch or so, and it would have been under the door. That would have been a real mess.  It happens occasionally when the gutters are clogged, but in this case, it was just too much rain, too fast.  

I did some fast bailing with the dust pan. Five buckets later, fortunately it started to let up. There's an old hole in the concrete down there that looks like a drain but isn't functional.  It's been clogged with dirt for decades. A rich project for a plumber someday.

Despite our reputation that it "always rains" In Seattle, the annual total is not that impressive. NYC, for example, averages 47 inches to our 37. More than an inch in 24 hours is pretty unusual here. It's coming down hard again this morning. These are some real potent atmospheric rivers.