"We had a whole bunch of life jackets. (We) put it on top to keep the rain off, " Schreck said.
Golding has agreed with Birmingham promoter Tony Mole that Somerset fans who travelled to Birmingham and hold 'rain off' tickets can use them either for the re-staging of the match at Perry Barr, likely to be 30 April, or at Somerset's home match with Birmingham on Friday.
But the rain eased off and the Williams duo of Rubens Barrichello and Nico Hulkenberg posted the first times after 16 minutes.
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In the centre of Glasgow it is a gloomy late afternoon with rain bouncing off the pavements, but the lights from the shops are bright.
As the rain held off at Hockenheim, the Red Bulls and Ferrari dominated the fastest laps leaving world champion Button and team-mate Hamilton struggling 0.634 seconds behind the front two, something that troubled both McLaren drivers.
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Their purpose is to drain off rain water properly and to cool and show off the huge engine.
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"It is not worth pre-salting at the moment as the current rain will wash it off the highway, as the rain turns to snow we will treat and monitor those areas affected, " the statement said.
And by the time the rain had eased off sufficiently to consider re-starting the race, only 10 minutes of that period remained.
Up till then, rounded trunks had been the norm, since a curved lid meant rain would slide off as they were transported by carriage and coach.
Around 450m live off rain-fed agriculture, and this year's monsoon rains, which between June and September provide 80% of India's precipitation, have been the scantiest in decades.
The rain seemed to melt off the bike, which is sealed with epoxy and finished with linear polyurethane.
Left-arm seamer Charl Willoughby later took two wickets in five balls before rain sent the teams off for the day.
Much is washed off by rain, ending up in local watercourses where dissolved nutrients can cause algal blooms and kill fish.
The recent hot spell had left the course fast-running and bone-hard before the rain took the edge off for the first round.
Lopez, the 31st seed, made a superb start, forging a 5-2 lead in the first set before rain forced the players off.
When it hit land, the constant rain caught the region off guard.
In Devon, one of the worst-affected counties, one road had to be closed off after rain caused it to partially collapse into a nearby cliff.
Rain took the players off for 90 minutes in the middle of the day and England picked up two late wickets before a second and final stoppage.
Every face-off in pouring rain can be traced to the drenched battles in a half-dozen Kurosawa classics.
Most matches on the outdoor courts were called off by heavy rain and strong winds from Typhoon Higos, one of the strongest storms to threaten Japan's capital since World War II.
April rain led to Jersey Water calling off the threat of water restrictions and drought.
Agricultural fertilisers washed off the land by rain can cause algal population booms, making more food available to the larvae.
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More rain cut the target to 175 off 29 overs but Pietersen's chanceless knock saw Hants home with four balls left.
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All over Africa every day children walk or run for miles to reach decrepit buildings, which often do little more than keep off the sun and rain.
The players went off midway through the eighth over with thunder bubbling up around the stadium, came back for two balls and went off again as the rain fell heavily.
The tourists batted first and scored 268 for seven off their allocated 50 overs, before a 20 minute rain delay during New Zealand's innings reduced the target they were chasing to 250 off 46 overs.
The poster for Ninja Assassin features Rain but half of his face is off the page.
In 1992, they were asked to score an impossible 22 to win off one ball in the rain-affected World Cup semi-final against England in Australia.
After requiring a fairly tortuous rain-hit two days before seeing off Juan Ignacio Chela on Thursday evening, Murray was back on court 20 hours later to face Baghdatis.
There was not quite enough time for England to take the final two wickets, with the victory confirmed after the players came off the field with the rain returning.
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