...And the Floodgates of the Heavens Were Opened

So last night I got off work in Louisville at about 8:30 only to find out from my mom, who works in the same building, that there were tornado warnings in Shelby County. After a while of waiting, we figured it was ok for me to go on and head home while she finished some paperwork. I walked outside into the worst thunderstorm in which I've been caught in a few years (and yes, Lee readers, this includes college years). After tucking my newly acquired paycheck under my shirt, I sprinted to my car and fumbled with my keys to unlock the door. After a 30 second jaunt in the wet, it was as if I had just taken my morning shower in my clothes.

I turned on my A/C, but had to turn to a more lukewarm temperature on the defrost when my window started fogging up. After that dissipated, I was able to pull out of the parking lot and onto Highway 60. The rain then got so thick that I could barely see 20 feet past the front of my car, and I came close to going out of my lane about three times and almost hydroplaned once by the time I left Middletown. The lightning was insane as well, with several flashes a minute. However, this was a blessing in disguise, as it lit up the road ahead and let me make sure I was in my lane still for that fraction of a second of light that I had.

The entire trip I barely cleared 35 mph. About halfway to Simpsonville some bozo in a truck came up behind me and stayed about ten feet off my bumper until we were a mile away from the town. Oh, one more thing: he had his brights on the entire time. Imagine a brightness shining into your eyes from every mirror in your car, almost completely blinding you. I had to scrunch down in the seat and lean forward just to avoid it. Finally the guy got tired of my driving safely in the rain, pulled around me, and kicked it up to about 50 mph. I hope for his sake he had faster wipers, cuz I could barely see at my speed.

The rest of the trip was pretty much normal after Simpsonville. The main worry I had at that point was keeping from falling asleep. I hadn't slept as much as needed the previous night, and constant staring into the deluge was very draining. Eventually, though, I made it home right as the rain started easing up (hooray for good timing... not, lol) and hit the sack around 10:30 p.m. After all, I had a shift at six this morning...

Kentucky weather gets crazy sometimes.