Chapter 21 of 44

Weather and Calendar

Two forces nobody holds you responsible for. The weather is the only excuse your listener can verify and still accept.

48 verses

1. 1 It rained through the night and the bottom of the road is a river Plausible
2. 2 There's ice on everything and I've watched two people go over Plausible
3. 3 The wind has taken a fence down across the driveway Plausible
4. 4 A tree is down at the junction and nobody has come for it Plausible
5. 5 It's fog and I can see about a car length ahead Plausible
6. 6 There's a power cut on the whole street and no estimate Plausible
7. 7 A branch came down on the car in the night Unverifiable
8. 8 The heat is doing something to me and I've had to stop Unverifiable
9. 9 It's ninety degrees and my car has no air conditioning Plausible
10. 10 Hail has done something to the windshield and I need to look at it properly Unverifiable
11. 11 The gutters have given up and it's coming in at the window Unverifiable
12. 12 The weather has taken the internet and the phone line together Unverifiable
13. 13 I've been out in it and I need to get dry before I'm any use Unverifiable
14. 14 My street has flooded twice this month and it's doing it again Unverifiable
15. 15 It's been raining sideways since five and I've reconsidered the whole day Concerning
16. 16 The forecast has turned and I'd rather not be out in it later Plausible
17. 17 It's dark at four now and that changes what I'm willing to do Unverifiable
18. 18 I've looked outside and made a decision about the evening Concerning
19. 19 There's a warning out and I'm taking it at face value Unverifiable
20. 20 It's the first cold night and the house isn't ready for it Unverifiable
21. 21 I've come in from the cold and I'm not going back out into it Concerning
22. 22 The roads will be worse by the time it finishes than they are now Unverifiable
23. 23 It's the kind of rain that gets into the car and stays Concerning
24. 24 I've been outside all morning and I've got nothing left for tonight Unverifiable
25. 25 The clocks changed and I haven't caught up with the light Concerning
26. 26 It's somebody's birthday and I'm the one who does the cake Unverifiable
27. 27 It's school break and childcare has become a daily negotiation Plausible
28. 28 I've got family arriving and the house is not in a state for family Unverifiable
29. 29 I've been given a list and the list has a deadline of Saturday Concerning
30. 30 Everybody wants the same week off and I've drawn the wrong straw Plausible
31. 31 I'm the one picking somebody up from the airport and the flight has moved Plausible
32. 32 There's a thing at church and I've been given a job in it Unverifiable
33. 33 I've got a wedding and the wedding has consumed the whole weekend Unverifiable
34. 34 I'm in a wedding and there's a rehearsal I can't miss Unverifiable
35. 35 I've been put down for the thing nobody wants to do at the party Concerning
36. 36 The decorations have to come down today or it's bad luck Not reassuring
37. 37 I've got a tree to get rid of and there's a window for it Unverifiable
38. 38 Somebody has organized a surprise and I'm part of the surprise Concerning
39. 39 There's a card going round and it's stopped with me Concerning
40. 40 I've got a secret gift exchange and I've drawn somebody I don't know Concerning
41. 41 The clocks change tonight and I'm rearranging everything around it Unverifiable
42. 42 I've got people over and the oven has picked today Unverifiable
43. 43 I've agreed to host and the agreeing was months ago Unverifiable
44. 44 There's a parade and my street is inside it Concerning
45. 45 Everything is closed today and I'd forgotten what day it was Unverifiable
46. 46 I've been asked to do a speech at a thing on Saturday Unverifiable
47. 47 The anniversary is today and I have made no preparation whatsoever Unverifiable
48. 48 I've forgotten a birthday and I'm doing damage control Unverifiable