Another woefully bland day in the world of Family Circus. Apparently this is before weather prediction existed, and that’s been around for a long time. Any dolt with at least one eyeball can look outside and tell, with reasonable accuracy, whether it is about to rain or not. If the dark clouds are piling up above or around you… well, your first destination shouldn’t be the beach. If it’s clear and sunny you can probably go to the beach and be safe from rain. Now, I know it can be tricky sometimes. Those crazy fronts can come and go randomly and really getcha. But come on. If this family’s been going to the beach in almost every comic strip for the past week, I’m going to go ahead and guess they’re close enough to it that if rain clouds start to move in, they can just drive home no problem. Yeah, they COULD. If the kids weren’t stupid and the mom wasn’t passed out on her tanning chair in a haze of whiskey and broken dreams. Sure, the dad could have been looking out for them if he hadn’t needed to meet “Gene from the office” for an “emergency business meeting”.  “Yes, Billy,” the mother says apathetically. “Maybe it is just a shower. And maybe your real parents will come back to get you and stop not loving you.”

Another woefully bland day in the world of Family Circus. Apparently this is before weather prediction existed, and that’s been around for a long time. Any dolt with at least one eyeball can look outside and tell, with reasonable accuracy, whether it is about to rain or not. If the dark clouds are piling up above or around you… well, your first destination shouldn’t be the beach. If it’s clear and sunny you can probably go to the beach and be safe from rain.

Now, I know it can be tricky sometimes. Those crazy fronts can come and go randomly and really getcha. But come on. If this family’s been going to the beach in almost every comic strip for the past week, I’m going to go ahead and guess they’re close enough to it that if rain clouds start to move in, they can just drive home no problem.

Yeah, they COULD. If the kids weren’t stupid and the mom wasn’t passed out on her tanning chair in a haze of whiskey and broken dreams. Sure, the dad could have been looking out for them if he hadn’t needed to meet “Gene from the office” for an “emergency business meeting”. 

“Yes, Billy,” the mother says apathetically. “Maybe it is just a shower. And maybe your real parents will come back to get you and stop not loving you.”