Rains! Ah! The Rains!! The sound of them, the talk of them, the thoughts of them and the memories of them, transport people into an altogether different plane. You see some with a blissful smile, some with that lost silly grin and some with that wistful look…
But, I’d like to differ and suggest that You Should Hate Rains!
Hate rains?? Yeah, you heard it right…
Well, you know, I am sane (believe me, please) and I do have valid reasons to say a word as strong as ‘hate’ for rains.
Let me share my ‘Dhobhi List’ of why you should hate rains.
You should hate rains because…
1. No matter whether you carry an umbrella or a raincoat, you still get wet. Now, if you wanted to get wet, you’ll not be using that umbrella or raincoat. Right?!
2. The lower part of your Jeans/Trousers/Churidars etc ALWAYS gets wet and dirty. And it’s so dirty, that the only sound that comes from your throat is EEEEEEEEEEEEEKKKKKKKSSSS!
3. The stains on the clothes never vanish. Even ‘Vanish’ fails in its action! And that advertisement for ‘Tide’ is all crap!
4. The washed clothes never dry and feel fresh. And are mostly damp. Yes damp, even after spinning it dry in the washing machine.
5. One portion of your house/one room gets converted into a ‘Dhobhi Ghaat’ with a clothes rack or clothesline running from one curtain rod to the other with a fan at full speed to dry up the clothes.
6. Your pet dog and cat stink. And imagine if they have ticks during this period!!
7. Most of the outdoor activities result in a lot of cancellations, delays or postponements! How sad that is!
8. Your hair is all dull, lifeless and frizzy. And you know, what wonders this can do to your look!
9. The smell of the wet clothes laced with humid sweat of co-passengers in a bus or a train converts it into a musty, stuffy fume box! This gives me an idea! If the judge wants to award a ‘near death sentence’ to any convict, he/she can ask him/her to travel in such a bus/train!!
10. God forbid, if you are on foot and passing some by-lanes of Mumbai, you are sure to wade through knee deep water. And is that water clean?? Far far from it!! Don’t want to make it gross, but gross it is, because, the water that is soaking you wet has ALL the ingredients of that big drain!!
11. There are traffic jams or the traffic moves at a snail’s pace. And if you have my hubby as a driver, you can have a non-stop commentary on the driving skills of all the drivers on the road.
12. There could be accidents on the road, due to aquaplaning. And this could be dangerous. Seriously!
13. If you cry in the rains, nobody can see it. And there are times, when you want ‘somebody’ to see you crying!!
14. If you are stranded on the road, you jump or yell or use sign language like a maniac, but no bus, no taxi, no autorikshaw will ever go your way!
15. You can have a sprained ankle or back or even a fracture somewhere, if you slip on that slippery pavement or that murky road.
16. You face God’s wrath in the form of lightning and thunder, from the heaven above and you also face the wrath of the Electricity Board in the form of power-cuts!
17. When it rains, you get wet, then cold, then sneezes and then ill, and then doctors and medicines and who knows, you could die too! 😉
So, as Geet in Jab We Met would have said, “Aap convince ho gaye, ya main aur boloon??”
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“Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.”
Sums it up, aptly! 🙂
Convinced 😀
But seriously, though I like rains but only for a day or two otherwise I totally agree with you on all the points. In fact last year I wrote this during the rainy season
http://books-life-n-more.blogspot.in/2011/07/rain-pain.html
LOL 😀
Read your post… my God, what an ordeal you had that day! 😐
of course these drawbacks are a total hate inducers 🙂 but I still love rains,getting wet on my terrace, watching the rains from the balcony and smelling the wet earth from my bedroom,yes that’s how I love rains….otherwise you know what my opinion would be right? 😉
Oh yes, when inside the comfort of home, Rains are amazing!! 😀
Bahot Bol Liya.
I still love rains.
First class Pakoras .
Brandy in the evening.
Absolute excuse for not getting out in the evening.
I love rains .
Loved your last reason to love rains… LOL 😀
Hmm all your reasons are more than enough to hate and shun rains. Yet I love them 🙂
I know 😀
I love the rains. I curl up on my bed with a nice book and it’s bliss. But yes, when you are OUT in the rains- it’s not so pleasant. But I still love the rains. 🙂
Nice read, I was nodding away on every point but that doesn’t make me HATE the rains! 🙂
That’s the bestest… in bed with a light blanket and a book in hands… pure happiness… but if out on the road… you know, how I’d feel 😀
I love rains but yes convinced ji by what you say- the best one was the crying part- that was funny 😛
Glad you are convinced!! 😀 LOL 😀
Hmmm… there’s a quote from Charlie Chaplin, “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.” 🙂
i totally agree… and hate the rains too 🙂 for the muck and chaos they create.
Same pinch! 😀
Such valid points. Guess what my dog has ticks, and I am losing my mind despite all possible treatments — medicine, daily grooming! Looks like all of us in the family have turned into monkey perpetually taking out ticks 🙁
I know how it must be… when we had a pomeranian ‘Candy’… it was the same story at our place too! 😐
about the clothes, that’s so true … ji mai to full convinced 😀
Thanks for your support, Raj 😀
Shilpa, you must let your hair down and soak your self in rain to realize the soothing pleasure!Every weather is good only we need to choose what we wear:0
I know, what you mean, Mr. Bhatia… I have done this but not so very frequently! 😀
Years ago when I had a bike, I used to hate the rains. I always thought that once I will move to having a car I would love rains after all it is so awesome to sit in a car with someone you love and let the rain pour(The fantasies of the youth 😀 ) and now I do have the car all I say when it rains is “Bloody Rains…Effin’ Traffic!!”
Can relate to this so much! :))
I love the rains .. I bet my mom had a hard time for sure but still I would go out and get wet again when it rains ..
Bikram’s
Naughty child! 😀
Whatever it may be, I LOVE RAINS!
Cool… enjoy the rains… incidentally, the whole of country is witnessing some extra rainfall this year! 🙂
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I belong to the rain-lovers crowd so I shall refrain from commenting on the points you’ve so diligently put down (and which I no longer remember j/k 😉 )!!
LOL 😀
ekdum badhiya hai ji 🙂
Loved your post even though it is similar it is still different.
Thanks :))
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