Bad Equation

Walking the very dusty farm fields. We need rain!

Nothing but walking, walking and more walking this week (surprise!).

I've been fortunate to be around as Sam has returned to work (Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9:00-12:00). As I think I mentioned, he's working out of the Middle School this summer - not out of the usual High School. The Middle School is about three quarters of a mile away from home and every day, with one exception, I've been able to walk him there - and then walk back again to meet him and walk him home.

The one exception was at the end of his shift Tuesday. Tuesday was, as it turned out, the tail-end of a high heat (and humidity) wave - and neither one of us were up to the task of trying to walk home. As it was, we barely made it there in the morning - and I struggled to return home after getting him there (more than usual, I mean).

We managed to attempt a walk Tuesday evening - a brief one to the rail yard. We made it as far as getting across the Bridge of Death, right about up to where a road crosses the rail yard path. At about that point, we were slammed (literally) with the unseen, but definitely felt, cloud of semi-toxic out-gassing which was rolling out from the very nearby sewage treatment plant.

This is often bad but on Tuesday afternoon, it was especially awful: High Heat + High Humidity + Sam/Sewage Treatment Plant  = :(

Looks like the rail path option may have to wait until fall. Or at least until the wind blows in the opposite direction.