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What's That Noise?

It was very windy here this afternoon, blowing in some weather. After dark, I kept hearing something and wondered it that was the wind. But no, it is rain falling hard and steady. No thunder or lightning, just rain.

Last summer we got a metal roof on our house, and this is the first time it has rained hard on it because last summer was so dry. It's not pounding loud, and we've got roof insulation and all that, but it sounds different from the rain on the wood shakes that we had before.

I moved the car out of the garage so the rain can rinse it off.

It's very exciting to get some moisture here.

posted on Apr 13, 2013 10:59 PM ()

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Glad ya got some rain.

comment by kristilyn3 on Apr 16, 2013 8:47 AM ()

For the three years I was in law school, we lived with my in-laws. Their roof leaked like Snuffy Smith's shack in the old comics and we had to run around putting containers down to catch the drips. To this day, rain makes me nervous about the prospect of leaks, even tho' we have a solid metal roof.

comment by steeve on Apr 14, 2013 6:07 PM ()

Good old Snuffy and Elviney. If it rained at the Four Corners, my Uncle Robert at Ismay Trading Post would probably have roof problems just like that.

reply by troutbend on May 28, 2013 5:11 PM ()

Love the sound of rainfall,
in the metal eave outside my window,
the water rush down the gutter,
drops galore hitting my umbrella,
joyful splashings on the pond,
the leaves rapt with wet bliss,
my heart singing....

comment by marta on Apr 14, 2013 12:10 PM ()

Next time it rains, I'm going out there and think of your lovely words.

reply by troutbend on May 28, 2013 5:16 PM ()

We've had a metal roof for 7 or 8 years and 20 inches of isolation in the attic. I don't find the additional noise particularly annoying, but I don't like hearing too much heavy rain because of the water table that rises in the basement. I looked at the drought monitor a few days ago and even the areas in the deepest red are smaller than they had been, so maybe nature has taken a turn for the better!

comment by jjoohhnn on Apr 14, 2013 11:27 AM ()

Our spring snows turned some things around for us, but we've still got some drought problems here in Colorado. It's been really, really bad in Nevada and California.

reply by troutbend on May 28, 2013 5:12 PM ()

I am happy for you. We are both desperate for lots more of the rain.

comment by elderjane on Apr 14, 2013 10:08 AM ()

We had one day of rain this past week--now back to dry--and the humidity is beginning to sneak back!

comment by greatmartin on Apr 14, 2013 9:51 AM ()

Our humidity runs about 25%.

reply by troutbend on May 28, 2013 4:33 PM ()

I love the rain -- I mostly hear it on the exhaust fan in the kitchen. If it is light out, I love to watch it falling on the water. Glad you got some relief. Should help the brook.

comment by tealstar on Apr 14, 2013 7:01 AM ()

It used to gurgle in the gutters but doesn't do that any more.

reply by troutbend on May 28, 2013 4:31 PM ()

Nature's car wash.

comment by nittineedles on Apr 14, 2013 12:54 AM ()

And I forgot to move the car outside.

reply by troutbend on May 28, 2013 4:30 PM ()

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