Dangerous Weather...

At 4:20 pm yesterday, the weather was hot and oppressive. I was longing for the clock to strike 4:30, then a short 15 min ride home, and into the comforts of my AC room and bed.

But that was not to be.  

On my way home, abruptly as if almost as a prank, it started drizzling, then raining then pouring, and then it was mayhem. Lightening every 2-3 minutes, none of the signals working, periliously deep potholes, traffic snarls and bikes skidding. 

Pune is known for its abrupt weather, and I wasnt really surprised. there had been times when I had left my house ( abotu 11 kms from college) wearing my glares, had had to remove them halfway as it had turned cloudy, and then by the time I reached college, I would be drenched.

Yesterday I was completely unprepared. After spending the first 2 min packing away my earphones to safety, I set off towards home, wondering, why this city crashes everytime it rains for the first time. The route to my house is relatively simple. But that day  ended up taking almost 6-7 detorus. Reason ? Fallen tree branches!

I saw all shapes, sizes and varieties. After almost every 5-6 min, there was a branch leading to either a traffic jam or a totally closed road section. It had become almost funny, with fellow riders passing comments and almost enjoying the situation. There was a lane in which a group of people , were lifting a big branch out of the way. They were doing it entirely for the good of the commuters.

Completely soaked to the bone, shivering and tired, I finally reached home an hour after setting off from college. And as expected, there was a power failure. The day Pune does not have a power failure after the first rains in June, ill eat my hat.

The good part was, the amazing smell of the mud made you forget  all these problems. 

And bring back other memories... "Dangerous Weather !!!"