INDIANAPOLIS - Staring pensively into the distance, local grandma Betty Godfrey says she does not like the look of those dark clouds over there, insisting: "they look like they're headed right this way."
Embarking on a weekend outing with her son Robert, daughter-in-law Sophie and her two grandchildren, the 81-year-old retiree hypothesized that "this could only happen to the Godfrey family," as a formation of dark, stratocumulus clouds hovered menacingly over the family's intended destination.
"It's just like us to pick a rainy day to go for a drive," she said. "I knew I should have packed a rain coat."
Seemingly oblivious to the fact that no one else present shared her undying pessimism, Mrs Godfrey proceeded to compare the current forecast with that of July 1957, which, as far she could recall, was "the most horrific storm I can remember."
"Did I ever tell you how bad that storm was?", she asked for the 79th time. "The water came all the way up to our knees. It was just awful."
Reluctant to get into the family vehicle in such "God-awful weather," Miss Godfrey eventually settled into the back seat next to her two grandchildren, whom she continuously encouraged to "wrap up warm."