As many of you in the Santa Barbara area have probably noticed it has been raining pretty good off and on the past 24 hours. I was thinking about going float tubing or kayaking off goleta or the surrounding area tomorrow or Saturday. I was wondering if rain runoff would be that big a problem. Will I get sick? Does anyone out there know anything about this. The idea sitting with my butt in rain runoff is kind of scary.

Back in Orange County this was only a problem in certain areas, like where the Santa Anna River entered the pacific at Hunnington Beach. Just kind of interested to find out if there are problems in Santa Barbara.

Maybe it is time for me to start investigating some of the lakes in the area.

Jason Chapluk