Had lunch with Jenny and her mother on Saturday, when I returned to the city they were riding with me. Jenny's brother Frank lives about a mile from my place, it was his birthday and they were invited to a party/cookout. Obviously it made perfect sense for me to bring them into town since I was coming home anyway, Frank made sure they got back home safely in the evening. On Sunday we were back in Rothsville for week #2 of the over-40 hockey league, the first day was played in 80-degree heat but this time around was very different. There was a call for rain later in the afternoon, we were hoping to get the games in before it arrived but things didn't work out that way. It began to mist lightly before we ever got started, a steadier light rain moved in during the first game and combined with the high-50s temperatures to make the rink surface like ice (a number of the guys were describing it just that way). It was decided to play the second game since the teams were already there but the two later games were postponed. The rink surface is similar to what we had at Reservoir Park before the dek was laid down in 2005, before then we dealt with puddles which could be squeegeed up by pushing the water under the boards in certain areas of the rink. In Rothsville the boards are tight to the ground all the way around, there would be nowhere to go with the water even if we did squeegee it. By the time the second game ended at 1:30 the rain had stopped but the damage was done, postponing the late games was the right call. Warwick beat Hillside and Ephrata won over Township, the rematches were scheduled for June 6 and 27 when these particular matchups happen again. Take care, thanks for reading.
