Rain Rain Go Away

In Southern Wisconsin we're battling water levels that are topping the record books. Sand bagging is helping to protect or at least delay damage to property and roadways. So we understand wanting to prevent rain from adding to the problem. But a story this week shows you have to be careful when dealing with Mother Nature. An owner of a home in Moscow has a hole in her roof from a 55-pound bag of cement dropped from a Russian Air Force aircraft. Cement? To keep the rain away from public holidays the government has up to 12 aircraft drop silver iodide, liquid nitrogen, and cement powder to dry up the moisture. In this case the bag failed to pulverize at high altitude and made a 2.5- to 3-foot hole in a roof. The incident was reportedly the first such occurrence in 20 years. So stay dry and don't try and fool with Mother Nature. Thanks for reading. Barb Zuehlke, Managing Editor