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Rev. Ivan Stang
Mar 17, 2010, 10:49:44 PM3/17/10
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On Mar 17, 10:01 pm, Modemac <mode...@modemac.com> wrote:
> Now I know how Pantiara felt last year. (Insert rude and suggestive
> comments here.)
>
> The news reports say the rains we had in New England over the past
> weekend were the worst in 25 years. It's certainly not every day that
> you see six inches of rain in 24 hours. The sewers in the area backed
> up, and a full-blown lake grew in the parking lot right across from my
> building. The apartment building across from us (about 50 apartments)
> was standing in the middle of it. The entire building's power went out
> at about 3 AM on Tuesday morning, though fortunately it stayed in our
> building. Across the way, the parking lot was completely flooded, and
> a number of cars were partially submerged. On Monday morning, wifey
> took a couple of brief video clips of the lake. You can see it here
> at YouTube:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEtNzRVNW-Y
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhiFc9Wyxa4
>
> I parked my car on a higher spot in the parking lot, and the water
> rose past the tire rims (about four or five inches). I had to wade
> through the lake in my flip-flops to get to the car, but it was okay.
>
> And only two days ago, it's over 60 degrees, bright and sunny. Ahhhhh,
> springtime in New England.
> --
> The High Weirdness Project
> http://www.modemac.com
> Now I know how Pantiara felt last year. (Insert rude and suggestive
> comments here.)
>
> The news reports say the rains we had in New England over the past
> weekend were the worst in 25 years. It's certainly not every day that
> you see six inches of rain in 24 hours. The sewers in the area backed
> up, and a full-blown lake grew in the parking lot right across from my
> building. The apartment building across from us (about 50 apartments)
> was standing in the middle of it. The entire building's power went out
> at about 3 AM on Tuesday morning, though fortunately it stayed in our
> building. Across the way, the parking lot was completely flooded, and
> a number of cars were partially submerged. On Monday morning, wifey
> took a couple of brief video clips of the lake. You can see it here
> at YouTube:
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEtNzRVNW-Y
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhiFc9Wyxa4
>
> I parked my car on a higher spot in the parking lot, and the water
> rose past the tire rims (about four or five inches). I had to wade
> through the lake in my flip-flops to get to the car, but it was okay.
>
> And only two days ago, it's over 60 degrees, bright and sunny. Ahhhhh,
> springtime in New England.
> --
> The High Weirdness Project
> http://www.modemac.com
GOOD LORD!!!
I mean, Bad Lord!!
Jehovah-One is punishing all of Boston because of that time the ex-
mayor of Cambridge shut down that SubGenius devival at The Middle East
Club.
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Doktor Dark
Mar 18, 2010, 1:23:39 PM3/18/10
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Watch out. Particles adrift within muddy water can get into your wheel
bearings & burn them out. It happened to me once in a flood situation.
bearings & burn them out. It happened to me once in a flood situation.
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