The rain during the 2006 edition certainly didn't help either.

Recent rains may help bring the harvest to half of what it was last year.

Continuing rain falling throughout the week did not help matters.

"Things have been a little slow and all the rain hasn't helped."

The rain that fell this week and into the weekend has helped, but experts say much more is needed.

"The rain and cooler weather really helped us this morning."

The rain helped as he had known it would, the mud acting like an oil.

He was ten to one earlier in the week and the rain will have helped.

The rain both helped and hurt the effort, workers said.

The rain hasn't helped, but it only makes sense as the main road would be too visible.