A Rainy Day

Rainy Day on Boca Ciega Bay

Rain is falling steadily and thunder occasionally crashes like Sensurround around the bay. I'm not so happy with a day of rain on a one-week vacation, but it's enjoyable when we're here for a month. I missed my morning swim because of the threat of lightning, and didn't have to second guess myself after reading that a tornado is "possible". This doesn't feel like "tornado weather", so I'm not alarmed, though I do wonder about tornado safe spaces in this region, where basements seem non-existent.

One of our fellow condo residents decided to do a little fishing on the dock an hour or so ago. No rainwear, just a shirt and shorts. He made a few half-hearted casts and then packed up his rod and pick. He must have been soaking wet already, but he ran for cover anyway.

A few little projects today, including a trip to Wells Fargo to request new debit cards. I received an email from Wells Faro, indicating that new cards had been mailed to us. Apparently our numbers were among those compromised in the Target hack before Christmas. I had been a little uneasy anyway, knowing that I had used my card during the time the hack was executed, but since I monitor our WF checking account every day, I had decided to watch and see, for now at least. That option is off the table now. We're using a credit card for daily expenses, but sooner or later we'll need cash so the WF card is fairly important.