The Rainy Season Gets on My Last Nerve

First, I want to thank the newsletter for giving me a chance to speak my piece. It ain’t easy doing what I do, day in and day out, that aggressive downpour you can set your watch to every afternoon. It’s not like I didn’t know what it was when I got here, but I’m saying though, I really think people underestimate how difficult it is to do what I do!

I’m Winston. A long time windshield wiper from out in the field. I’m good at my job and I usually don’t complain. I just chill against the glass, minding my own business, until a flick of the wipershield wiper stalk jolts me into action. Then, it’s on.

But, I do have to keep it real. The rainy season, like it is right now, gets on my last nerve and I’m not sure my talents are as appreciated as they should be, especially if you out here expecting me to do my thing with dull blades and call yourself hitting the road for summertime trips.

Check it. You’re driving along. You see clouds piling up in the distance. You see that gray stripe coming from the sky and hazing up the road ahead. You know what it is. Rain. You ready to pull the lever but it’s just a drop here and there as you’re moving along. Ain’t really time for a full on wiper situation. It’s all good. You can see. Then it starts getting a little heavier. This the part where it takes a little nuance. Is it enough rain for high? No. So I don’t go all out. I just swipe intermittently, not even on low, that’s how delicate the touch. When the rain picks up, I can go faster but not too fast yet because now I’m swiping but I’m squeaking, making streaks and I can tell by the look on your face, you’re getting an attitude. Well, I’m getting an attitude, too! Is it going to rain hard enough for a medium or high? Is it going to be a low or intermittent situation? Is the rain going to let up before we even get to it? Is it sideways rain? Is it fat drops or those little sprinkle ones? I’m thinking about all this, for YOU, and you got an attitude with me? We’re in this weather together, so let’s act like it.

When we get to the rain, it’s the fat drops. They’re fast. They’re splattering up from the hood, the street, other people’s cars. We go high on ‘em. I’m going left, right, left, right, left, right, left, right, left with a rhythm you can dance to and I’m working hard, you hear me? Slapping water out of our way so fast you see it popping off your side mirror! You ain’t even got to slow down too much because you can see the cars ahead. What’s more is you can see a break in the clouds, the sun peeking out from a space between the thunderheads. We’re going to make it. We always do.

I’m not trying to gloat about how good I am at my job. I’m just trying to connect with you. Get you to see that when the storms come, I got you. We in this together.

Stay dry and stay cool,

Winston

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Have you checked the weather? Did you know you can get discounts on car repairs when it rains? ‍