Rainy weekend

It's probably been 2 months since we've had a weekend rainout and here on the NCR, many people are hoping to continue that stretch as it is the Battle  of Plattsburgh celebration weekend.   Although little known to any but history buffs, the battle which took place in 1814 was a key turning point in the  War of 1812.   Had the British invasion of New England via Plattsburgh and Lake Champlain succeeded, we might be paying for our lattes with loonies instead of greenbacks.  But thanks to the heroism of the vastly outnumbered army and navy, the crack veterans of the Napoleonic Wars were turned back and the unsuspecting Northeast US was saved from a future of universal health care, political correctness and poutine.  USA, USA.....