It's common knowledge that the weather in Texas is rather unpredictable (see number one.) One minute it could be a beautiful sunny day and the next, a monsoon is pouring down upon poor students just trying to get to class or back home. But in San Marcos, where a large river easily prone to flooding is right by the Texas State campus, things are a little different. In San Marcos, where the Texas State campus is on one big hill and everywhere else is vulnerable to the rising waters of said river, things get a little more...hectic.
Here's a walkthrough of what exactly happens on a rainy day at Texas State.
1. You'll probably wake up to the sound of the heavy downpour or, if you're unfortunate enough, the loud clap of thunder.
There might be lightning, too, which at first might make you think someone is taking a photo of you while you're sleeping. But then you realize your room is locked or that you live alone and now you're really hoping it's just rain and not some creepypasta waiting to happen.
2. When you notice how bad it is outside (or at least how bad it sounds), you'll check your phone to read any updates.
Oh!
3. Immediately, you go to Texas State's Facebook page or Twitter to check for any school cancellations and...
Classes will proceed today as scheduled. Please sign up for text alerts in the event of an update: https://t.co/kgq1h9sutI
— Texas State Official (@txst) April 18, 2016
...Are you serious?
4. For the next few minutes to an hour, you will refresh your email far too many times, waiting for a class cancellation announcement or a university update or something or someone to tell you that you don't actually have to come to class today.
They wouldn't really make me travel in this weather would they? (Spoiler: they will.)
5. If you are one of the hapless students (like myself) who received no such email, you will spend 15-30 minutes contemplating life, wondering why life has to be like this.
Why can't we have nice things?
6. At this point, you make the pivotal decision as to whether or not you will go to your classes.
Attendance policies. Missing important stuff. But... rain. And dangerous driving conditions.
7. If you decide to go to class, you will do so with a frown on your face and rant to everyone you pass and everyone on every social media site you are a part of about how ridiculous this all is.
You and probably the rest of the almost 40,000 students at Texas State.
8. HOWEVER, if you go to class, you'll probably get extra credit for attending for being "a real trooper."
At least it wasn't all for nothing, right?
And hey, San Marcos didn't really get all that flooded, at least not to the extent of Houston. But considering the floods we've had in the past, I think our paranoia is justified. Mostly.
