And Now I Need A Plan B

It was supposed to be hot, today. First I read 88. Then I read 90. Then I read 92. Then I quit reading weather reports because it was getting hotter each time.

This morning, way back when the prediction was for 88, they also gave us a 20% chance of thunder showers. It hasn't looked like rain all day, so I didn't think twice of it.

bought some ribs while I was out.

Made an Alton-Brownish Rub for them.

Dragged the grill out to an away-from-children corner of the deck. The children were playing in the sprinkler because it was a beautiful sunny, hot day.

I put the last of the charcoal in the grill and lit it up. I was off to a beautiful start.

I turned around and the sky went black.

It started to rumble.

I held out hope for quite awhile. Brought in the grill's grill to clean off, moved the grill a little closer to the overhang. It seemed to be handling the sprinkling well.

I checked the local radar. This did not bode well.

I'm somewhere along that right edge of that pretty rainbow line.

And then ... it started to pour and thunder in earnest.

That's when I decided I needed a plan B.