An Ode

[Lisa]

I might add that, having never warmed up following my cold very wet nocturnal foray , I decided that a hot shower was the order of the day , to waken me and warm me up ! As I didn't want Reuben to wake Paul and Nelly , I stupidly left the bathroom door open , having taken the precaution of moving the toilet roll holder to higher ground first ! I heard him , from behind the curtain , messing about , and as I opened the shower curtain , I saw the bathmat slowly disappearing through the open door , then realised that he had also decided to drag the nice warm towels from the radiator and into the kitchen ! Not a dull moment ! xxx

 

[snowbunny]

 

[Stacia]

That did make me smile @Kate, can just imagine how you felt xxx

 

[Jacqui-S]

Oh gosh, I just love Reuben x
Fabulous ode Kate

 

[Candy]

Lovely! It does help when you can keep your sense of humour!

 

[HAH]

He’s hilarious!

 

[Lab_adore]

Not Reuben's fault then but the ungodly weather Of which there seems to be a great deal of today.......

You've sent it to Sydney. Two months worth of rain today and it is horrendous - and it is only 7.30am. Lucky I start work early because the trains are already having problems and the station I get out at in the City is flooding. I had to wade through ankle deep water to get out and that was 40 minutes ago so I imagine they will have to close it soon. And that will cause utter chaos because it is the main station for the CBD

 

[Stacia]

@Lab-adore, sorry to send you the rain, though I believe your part of Australia needed it, but not in one go! That sounds alarming the station being flooded so early in the day, hope you managed to get home?

 

[Jacqui-S]

That sounds pants @Lab_adore

 

[Lab_adore]

Unfortunately the country areas that need the rain aren't getting much, if any - it is all coastal. It's now 8.45am and people are stranded everywhere. I dread the trip home this arvo

 

[Cath]

Little monkey

 

[Emily_Babbelhund]

Perfect poem and then love the shower tale. He's a cheeky little monkey for sure!

 

[M.F.]

Hilarious bathroom scene! I do love puppy antics! Lovely poem.

 

[Granca]

Unfortunately the country areas that need the rain aren't getting much, if any - it is all coastal. It's now 8.45am and people are stranded everywhere. I dread the trip home this arvo

I’ve just seen the flooding on the news. Hope you get home safely.

 

[Granca]

Were you composing that while shivering in the rain and watching the dear boy play with a leaf - so true though. Brilliant ode.

That’s exactly how I pictured it too! Now we need one for the shower incident...!

 

[Stacia]

Unfortunately the country areas that need the rain aren't getting much, if any - it is all coastal. It's now 8.45am and people are stranded everywhere. I dread the trip home this arvo

Thinking of you, hope you did manage to get home.

 

[Lab_adore]

Thanks @Jelinga, my boss kindly told me leave early to avoid the next storm that was due right at peak time so I got home without any issues. What a mess though, trees on houses and cars stranded in flood waters and in the morning the whole city - trains, buses, cars, ferries all pretty much ground to a halt

Sadly three people lost their lives including a 14 year old boy

 

[HAH]

Oh @Lab_adore , that sounds horrendous; those poor people, what a brutal loss. I hope it clears up soon x

 

[Joy]

@Lab_adore Just seen your floods on the news - awful for the people affected. Glad you're home safely.

 

[Stacia]

@Lab_adore, I so very sorry to read of the loss of life, especially one so young, what a tragedy.