A giant pothole called Mumbai.

After two weeks of incessant rain, MW's got to have a glimpse of the sun this morning. It was a relief to be able to *see* the 'road' or what was left of it.

It turns out that all our road problems have been resolved effectively in these two weeks as the mighty BMC silently and efficiently came up with an innovative solution to the pothole problem (and MW's did not even get a whiff of what was going on..). They figured that repairing patches of road was really of no use (as we MW's already knew! Duh!), because with one downpour the patch faded into thin air. It seemed like a better idea to convert the bits and pieces of 'road' to potholes instead. So now you have a stretch of potholes with a bit of road! All problems solved!

As it is, MW's are not used to driving or walking on a single un-potholed stretch of road (even the runway has potholes!) and as a result we find it difficult to drive in more than second gear. Just imagine the accidents that could result from giving motorists a clear stretch of road. Terrible. And what would we do with all the time that we would save if we reached where we had to without having to jump over two feet wide craters and a river everywhere ? Shudder to think of the quality of our lives if such a thing ever came to pass. If you hear any such rumors, do let this MW know. I'll get in touch with someone - perhaps a political party like the SS would understand our problem and call a bandh to prevent this from happening.

Enough said. The MET dept forecast says that this reprieve is just for 24 hours. Lets hope that they are wrong as usual and that this dry spell lasts the weekend. Enjoy the sunshine!