What's a cubit? It's been raining almost daily here for weeks, and now tropical storm Joaquin is rolling northward and at least will bring more rain our way. Hope it doesn't make landfall anywhere; it only means trouble. I thought El Nino had gotten us past the hurricane season this year, but you never know. I was in the Southeast for Fran in 1996 and Floyd in 1998. Fran made a run inland that looked like an artillery siege had happened by the next day. Flash flood warnings all around. If we can make it to Monday relatively intact, we will be so lucky. The Northeast is watching this one too, after their misery with Sandy.