To my neighbours who are sniffing with distaste because the paint job’s not finished:
Remember August? And the end of July?
That’s right, it was raining. It rained every day and/or every night. And maybe you aren’t aware of this — maybe you don’t have to do your own painting — so I’ll help you out.
You can’t paint if it’s raining.
So yeah, it’ll get done. Eventually. The painter’s a little backed up, due to SIX WEEKS OF RAIN, but he’ll be finishing the job. I hope you can survive the horror until then.
This article appears in Sep 18-24, 2008.
