8". Seriously. I measured

Well folks, after walking the dogs tonight, I found myself with not too much on the evening's agenda. That's when it hit me...it's been a couple days since I've measured. So I grabbed a cold adult beverage and a tape measure and headed out to the back porch to survey the progress. You see, I do all of my measuring outside on the porch. I get the best results out there. On Saturday afternoon it was only 2". Some things have changed in the past few days, so I thought it would be fun to chart the progress.

I keep a 5 gallon bucket on the porch for various different needs. This week, its been a rain gage. When I stuck the tape down in, it read 8". That's a lot of rain in just a few days. I'm sure you've heard that the Houston area is seeing some flooding. Other than a couple muddy dogs and some hellish commutes to work, I've faired well.

Still, I have a couple questions to pose:

1. What is the socially acceptable time to wait after a devastating rain event to begin looting? I need some new t-shirts and socks.
2. Has anyone heard when FEMA will be here to start issuing "free" money? I know the lines will be long, but I'm willing to tough it out if it means one heck of a night at the local gentleman's club.

Huh? What did you think this post was going to be about?