Careful what you wish for -or- now you've done it

In his current poll (or in a poll if he changes it), Ishmael asks:
"Will this icy hell of a winter never end?" Today the temperature shot up to the mid 30's, our normal temperatures, starting the thaw-freeze that make our winters here in Kodiak so treacherous.
Up until today our weather has been glorious and the town has been painted in winter white. Now the rain has come. It was bound to happen, but it was sure nice while it lasted. Along with the rain and warm temperatures come the big puddles. Our multi-factioned (state, borough, city) gov'ments can come up with many ways to spend money on big projects, but we can't have storm sewers
that work, so get out your xtra-tuffs, or you'll be in up to your shins.

Speaking of our multi-faceted government's penchant for big projects, it is reported today: "The cost of a large boat travel lift facility in St. Herman Harbor has risen to $18.1 million, a substantial increase since it was first proposed in 2004 when the price tag was $6.6 million. " The pool went from 6 to 14 million, Woodland Acres paving district tripled, who knows what the final cost on the cop shop/jail will cost. Geez, if only my pay increased at the rate of gov'ment project cost estimates, easily going up 2.5 times in a couple of years, I'd have to get a wheel-barrow to carry that much lettuce home from the bank.

Meantime, be careful out there, and if you do slip and crack your tailbone, you know who to blame, that other Kodiak blog, not me, not me.