Shalampax Speaks

Most Shalampaxians will know this, but I don’t remember ever mentioning it here in Shalampax Speaks. About five or so years ago, I created a betting pool. The question on which the pool was based was, “For how many consecutive days will we have at least a half-hour—it could be more, but at least a half-hour—of rain every day?”

At that point, it had already been raining for just over three years, so the predictions started at a fairly high number. There was an extraordinary interest in the betting. As a result, the jackpot climbed to $123,975.

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The Shalampax weather office has released its long-range forecast covering the next three months. It is predicting that conditions will vary from bad to worse, with intermittent horrendousness. (See: Shalampax Climate.)

Precipitation is expected to be normal, meaning that, if we didn’t have perfect drainage into the ocean, we’d be continuously inundated. Fortunately, we do have perfect drainage. Even so, expect a sheet of an inch or two of rainwater to cover the ground most of the time.

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