Time to Bag It or Maybe Not

Hillsdale shopping center in the rain

The rain fell steadily all day, but we were lucky. The places we frequent aren't flooded, but many nearby areas were.

The City of San Mateo announced that free sandbags were available:

SAN MATEO PD: Update - Sandbag materials are at the Corp Yard located at 1949 Pacific Blvd. City of San Mateo residents only.

A few hours later the offer was withdrawn due to flooding at the pickup site:

SAN MATEO PD: DO NOT DRIVE TO THE CORP YARD FOR SANDBAGS. THERE IS FLOODING AND THE AREA IS NOT SAFE FOR DRIVING.

We confess that we had a quiet chuckle.

Tonight we're staying home and will lift a glass to the passage of the old year. We still share the optimism that our own lives and the general condition of mankind will get better.

Happy New Year!