Dang. It did not look great out there when I opted to have dinner on the
patio. My wife had a lamb chop for her and a pork chop for me. It
looked okay when I was asked and made the decision to eat on the patio.
When dinner was ready and I went out to the patio it looked a little
threatening to the west, but it was warm and there was a gentle breeze.
I was about 3/4 finished my supper when I looked up and say a wall of
rain about 100 yards away. It hit us within seconds and we had to
gather up everything on the table and head inside.

On Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 5:42:28 PM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> Dang. It did not look great out there when I opted to have dinner on the
> patio. My wife had a lamb chop for her and a pork chop for me. It
> looked okay when I was asked and made the decision to eat on the patio.
> When dinner was ready and I went out to the patio it looked a little
> threatening to the west, but it was warm and there was a gentle breeze.
> I was about 3/4 finished my supper when I looked up and say a wall of
> rain about 100 yards away. It hit us within seconds and we had to
> gather up everything on the table and head inside.
>
>
Just finishing up a gully washer here with lots of lightning. Except
for stepping out on the front porch to see it coming down that was
it for me.

On 8/22/2017 6:43 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> Dang. It did not look great out there when I opted to have dinner on the
> patio. My wife had a lamb chop for her and a pork chop for me. It
> looked okay when I was asked and made the decision to eat on the patio.
> When dinner was ready and I went out to the patio it looked a little
> threatening to the west, but it was warm and there was a gentle breeze.
> I was about 3/4 finished my supper when I looked up and say a wall of
> rain about 100 yards away. It hit us within seconds and we had to
> gather up everything on the table and head inside.

So sorry! Where I live this time of year is always hit or miss for
grilling vs. rain. I don't have an outdoor dining table so I rarely
have to worry about dashing inside with plates.

Jill