It would be hard to turn down a ferrari and speedboat though, and that's why we need to be vigilant about the govenrments relationships with private enterprise and public wealth.
But heavy rain can turn to torrents sluicing off sun-baked desert or pavement into miles of flood channels constructed to protect homes and businesses.
Just a brief flirtation with a friendly grey whale is often all it takes to turn normal, quiet, unflappable people into delirious, jabbering extroverts.
