Rain And Hailstorms - Kuwait Gets A 'Good Lashing'

I have a 'rain fetish' - many of my friends are constantly flabbergasted at my incessant preoccupation of whether it's going to rain in Kuwait or not and my subsequent frustrations at the trickles of water we eventually receive.

The fact of the matter is Kuwait has not gotten a good soaking in literally years now; there has been an increase in dust storms as of late, so when it did rain last night (a first-rate lashing from approximately one am onwards for several hours) it was a big deal to us. In addition, as my old school teacher Mrs. Mills used to say, "It's good for the shrubbery."

We received another pleasant surprise this afternoon when potent hailstorms and rain enveloped the city. I just enjoy watching the rain clean everything, from the grime to the dust - I just hope the rains can also wipe the 'symbolic grime' off the country.