a footnote:

I feel as though I should take some of my lunch break to post this addendum to my last story. The rain has stopped, and though the cloud cover is still remarkably low, it has lifted just enough - and this is not an exaggeration - for me to notice the fact that this town, and its accompanying lake, are completely surrounded by snow crested mountains. Obviously I knew that it sat on a hill but the fog was so dense that I wasn't able to appreciate the landscape. It's actually quite nice, and I can imagine in the summer months this must be a beautiful town under the sun.

Of course, I don't want to discredit my last post entirely. It is scheduled to rain again before I leave for the day.