Idle musings

THE HEAVY RAIN IN BANGALORE ===========================     Yesterday, 25-Oct-05, it rained heavily in Bangalore. http://www.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/oct262005/state18505420051025.asp has more details !     Perhaps, the mist in the early morning was a pre-cursor of things to come. At around 7:00 a.m. in the morning, there was a mist that made Bangalore resemble a hill station. The morning was pleasant enough. As the day progressed, the skies turned grey and a fine spray of a rain started. I was at work, absorbed in activities. When I looked out of the window, I was surprised to see the wet roads - had it really rained ?! The rain kept coming and stopping. It felt like the rains in Mumbai - and that can be really something as one day in July this year has shown us !     What was different yesterday was the duration the rain lasted and its intensity when it rained. Bangalore's infrastructure crumbled. What made matters worse (probably !) was the communication network .... pe