2006-11-09T13:35:07Ztag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/thread/post/election_washouttag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/131/4512006-11-09T13:35:07ZSursumCorda<p>Ah, yes! &quot;Santa Salutes the Soaps&quot; -- I remember Dad driving the Caravan with the windows down in all that rain, because that's the only way he could see anything at all. That was five inches in about an hour and a half. I can't compare the rate of rainfall, because this storm didn't hit the airport the way it hit us. (As you know, we live where it can be raining in the back yard but not the front.) But it was probably similar -- now imagine it at night instead of during the day, and think how black it was! Here's another memory from the parade: &quot;We were one of the few units to complete the parade. Porter’s driest foot was the one where his shoe had a hole in it, allowing the water to drain out.&quot; We all eventually dried, as did the cars -- but the woodwinds had to have their instruments completely re-padded.</p>tag:sursumcorda.salemsattic.com,2018:/isso/131/4502006-11-09T13:09:30Zjoyful<p>Wow. The biggest downpour I remember was when we were doing that parade and it rained 5 inches in - how long? A short time. That was fun, though!</p>