Buckhead, Georgia was inundated with 24.4 inches of rain during the months of June, July and August of this year, a record that should stand the test of time and change flood insurance rates for eternity. Given the resulting proliferation of grass and weeds on my plantation I thought it a propitious moment in history to discuss the effects of this dramatic climate shift and briefly discuss the history of grass cutting as it applies to your average guy. Up front I should say that my summer, which is often devoted to fishing, golf and an occasional quickie on the seat of a lawn mower, was pretty much reduced to keeping the grass and weeds at bay.