i must dissent with this... we were SHOWN 15 seconds between scenes, but the rain could have been going a bit more, just that it took a bit longer to get to Sweet Apple Acres, remember also that RD mentions the same happening all round Equestria, and im pretty sure news dont travel that fast, not with the tech lvl on equestria (well, there's Spike.... but...) giving an even larger margin of actual time between scenes. so i will promptly scratch your first "con" item, so if youll excuse me.