I was walking down Via Espana last Friday to pick up a rental car when it started to drizzle very lightly. I was about 4 blocks away from my destination. I was in my work clothes and in the beginning it wasn't bad, but I've experienced this before and knew what was coming...
Literally 2 minutes later, it turned into the Apocalypse. The rain was coming down so hard it didn't even seem real. And of course, I was no where near any type of coverage to stand under, so I turned into Usain Bolt and did a full sprint for 2 blocks.
If I would not have ran, I would've been completely soaked in a minute.
Lesson #1: Unless you have a car, ALWAYS have your umbrella (which may not be enough).
Lesson #2: When it starts to drizzle, worst case scenario, you will have 1 minute before it becomes a monsoon.
Lesson #3: Don't be in a rush when it rains. You have 3 options: Wait it out, run like fugitive or get soaked.
Lesson #4: Even though it is bright and sunny, in less than 1 hour it can turn to a complete downpour.
*** That's NOT ME in the photo*** I don't look like a black "Dr. Evil" (from the Austin Powers movies)
*** That's NOT ME in the photo*** I don't look like a black "Dr. Evil" (from the Austin Powers movies)
Hi, I love the photo. I was born in the CZ, and can remember two events about six or seven years apart. It rained so hard and thick I could not see more than a few feet beyond my fingertips. I rode my CZ 175 home from Balboa HS to Altos De Bethania. I followed a bus by his glowing tail lights, neither going more than ten miles an hour. He missed a turn and sank into a hole and I drove in after him. I live in CA and now when it rains, I miss Panama :-)
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