Rainy day?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="days">days</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: “<span word="Cash">Cash</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="needed">needed</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="days">days</span>.”</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="therefore">therefore</span> <span word="need">need</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="help">help</span>, <span word="either">either</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="banks">banks</span>, <span word="employers">employers</span>, <span word="governments">governments</span>, <span word="family">family</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="borrow">borrow</span> <span word="cash">cash</span> (<span word="to">to</span> <span word="pay">pay</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="everyday">everyday</span> <span word="expenses">expenses</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="groceries">groceries</span>).</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, “<span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="days">days</span>” <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="metaphor">metaphor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="remember">remember</span> <span word="here">here</span>. <span word="They">They</span> <span word="refer">refer</span> <span word="to">to</span>, <span word="well">well</span>, <span word="rainy">rainy</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="inopportune">inopportune</span> <span word="bad">bad</span> <span word="weather">weather</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="explain">explain</span>.</p><p><span word="Presumably">Presumably</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="expression">expression</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="pretty">pretty</span> <span word="old">old</span>, <span word="ancient">ancient</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="originating">originating</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="humans">humans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hunter">hunter</span>-<span word="gatherers">gatherers</span>.</p><p><span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span>, <span word="hunters">hunters</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="meat">meat</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="gatherers">gatherers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="grains">grains</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="vegetables">vegetables</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="hunter">hunter</span>-<span word="gatherers">gatherers</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="scavenge">scavenge</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="settled">settled</span>. <span word="Well">Well</span>, <span word="settled">settled</span> (<span word="in">in</span> <span word="caves">caves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="log">log</span> <span word="cabins">cabins</span>) <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="settled">settled</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="today">today</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="drink">drink</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="fridge">fridge</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="family">family</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="days">days</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="they">they</span> <span word="eat">eat</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="fill">fill</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="food">food</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="whether">whether</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="kind">kind</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="food">food</span> (<span word="or">or</span> <span word="luck">luck</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="food">food</span>) <span word="tomorrow">tomorrow</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="circumstances">circumstances</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="wise">wise</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="develop">develop</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="storing">storing</span> <span word="food">food</span>. <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> – <span word="unlike">unlike</span> <span word="today">today</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="silly">silly</span> <span word="greedy">greedy</span> <span word="capitalists">capitalists</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="mountains">mountains</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="un">un</span>-<span word="spendable">spendable</span> <span word="wealth">wealth</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="can">can</span> – <span word="just">just</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="two">two</span>.</p>
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