There can be no other possible explanation. The evidence is too hard to ignore. The Rat DOES cause changes of weather. I'm not sure just HOW yet. I do have a couple of theories. One is the Rat Vortex Factor. He goes to Arizona and the weather here is nice. Clear skies and the temp at about 70. He returns and within 24 hours there are snow flurries. Last night we got 5 inches of new snow. The Rat Vortex Factor (RVF) is the vortex of wind caused by the Rat driving in circles around the Northeast Texas area. He is always going the same way (a clockwise rotation) so the vortex just keeps getting stronger. What no one can figure out is if this vortex the Rat builds is coming from being lost and turning circles or he just happens to keep driving in the same circular path to make offers for property to the same owners who keep turning him down because they are not about to give their land away for a couple of bucks, a cane the Rat "swears" he carried in Nam, and a promissary note telling the owner he can and will fix them the best batch of ribs they ever ate. Now you have to understand. These land owners are the descendants of the guys who won Texas' independence way back in 1836. They are not about to believe everything the Rat tells them. But I am hearing rumors around these parts that if the weather doesn't get better soon the owners may yet give their land away and move to the Bahamas. Could this be seen as a planned RVF?

OK, SO IT SNOWED A LITTLE BIT LAST NIGHT. COWBOY WOULD HAVE YOU BELIEVE THAT I Have (didn't mean to yell) brought plague upon texas. not so. snow melts into the ground and provides nitrogen not to mention melting snow goes into the ground and does not run off. I'm just saying.
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