Rain in Southern California

We have had a little rain here in Southern California. Actually, it probably isn't a whole lot in comparison to some parts of the country. But for us weather snobs here in Southern Cal, it is akin to the flood that landed Noah's menagerie on Mount Ararat. It has been raining steadily for an unheard of 5 days! Cars on the 101 Freeway are driving at a 60 mile per hour crawl, except when they are totally stopped to allow the CHP to clear the inevitable crashes. Apparently, rain makes us crazy. We drive off the road. We plow into the back ends of otherwise sane people who are driving at an insane 35 miles per hour on the 405. Trucks roar ahead sending blinding Niagaras of water crashing on our windshields and so we find ourselves going 70 miles per hour on the I-15 with zero visibility. There is no reason to slow down; we will recoup our vision in a half minute or so. Besides, slowing down only insures that the blinding torrent raised by the truck in front of you will last even longer. To make matters worse, they will  tell us that the rain won't end the current drought and it will only aggravate the next fire season by promoting more growth of "fuel." I guess next September we will be driving through smoke on the PCH.