Pet rocks have not outlived their usefulness. In fact, every girl in Pakistan should have a mobile rock to carry around to pelt upon the insolent hides of morons who think its funny to deliberately swerve towards the pavement in the rain and soak bystanders. Also, a rock can be very handy to fling at the next person who watches you walk past and bursts into song. Every female in Pakistan should have one. Longer range than pepper spray, costs less too.

Did I mention it rained incessantly today? Main seaview has a very interesting drainage solution for when it rains heavily. All that is required are three holes every quarter mile in the divider that separates the main road from the service lanes. When it rains, the muddy water accumulates on the main road, making it difficult to impossible to drive on said roads. What the three holes do is they allow the accumulating water to run into the service lanes and clog them up instead. Once all the water has accumulated in the side lanes (while leaving the main road clear for speeding accidents), it can be periodically splashed onto people on the sidewalk who were out for an evening jog or possibly relieving themselves (alarmingly, the latter have begun to outnumber the former), and until the sun manages to evaporate all of it, it's staying there. Say hello to to your new friends, the diseases caused by the ignored water and the insects that spread it to your homes. I wonder which genius thought up that system.