so today brought our second straight cancellation of a ballgame, this one perhaps more legit than last night (when, despite scary freakin' forecasts, we got a major storm from 830-945, and clearly would have been able to play after waiting it out). this one was cancelled due to rain forecasts (which proved incorrect) and winds with gusts of up to 40 mph.

this morning, after the cancellation was decided, we had to remove the water from overnight from the tarp, and then put the tarp back on the field in preparation for further rain. this is standard operating procedure, and a bit of a workout. anyway, tarp pull begins at the third base foul line and concludes at the right field warning track. that's the plan anyway.

so we begin the tarp pull from third base, carrying toward the baseline between first and second. upon arriving at the beginning of the outfield grass, a gust - - a big 'ol gust - - comes from foul territory on the first base side. the gust essentially inflates the tarp, in the process lifting no fewer than seven of us off the ground.

it was at that point that i determined that i have the greatest job in the world.