A hike through the Atmospheric River has its reward in the Kitchen

SAN FRANCISCO – RICHMOND DISTRICT

Lee Heidhues 11.22.2024

The Atmospheric River hit San Francisco, again. With a vengeance. After a three year absence.

A stormy fitting deluge on the 61st anniversary of the President John Fitzgerald Kennedy’s assassination in Dallas, Texas. Perhaps the higher spirits are sending us a reminder on this sad date. One of America’s darkest and most traumatic events in its violent history.

How do we remember the day? Trudging through the storm soaked streets near the Pacific Ocean to pick up our weekly cornucopia of fresh food from the San Francisco Marin Food Bank.

Liz maneuvered our well traveled shopping cart through the avenues and the flooded intersections to the distribution center at George Washington High School, several blocks from our home.

The #AtmosphericRiver has arrived. Prompting memories of torrential deluge 🌊 that occurred in late Oct 2021. Many crosswalks are now impassable🚶🏼‍♀️in my @sfgov ‘hood. This neglected @MySFPUC drain at Anza & 35th Ave intersection couldn’t take any more rain 🌧 It simply expired 👻 pic.twitter.com/zdU2gYi4cZ

— Rebel with a Cause (@simbagirrl) November 23, 2024

Arriving home we spent a long time discarding our storm soaked garments and unpacking the shopping cart.

Of course there is pleasurable result, courtesy of Liz’s culinary expertise to reward our trek through the Atmospheric River.