Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim, Humans are such funny creatures. You know that there is water under the bridge, you know how tall the bridge is, yet you still drive into the water knowing that it is four feet deep. When I lived in Houston they painted depths on the pillars of the bridge abutments much like on the bows of boats to tell people how deep the water was; yet someone would always drive into five to ten feet of water thinking that it wouldn't stop them. I well understand the power of water. About 1978 there were pockets of intense rainfall in Kansas City that caused massive flooding. On streams that I could never remember flooding large cars were tossed like toys until a tree stopped them, usually bending them like Grants rails on the march to Atlanta. One creek went over twenty feet above flood stage in about three hours. The house I was living in had eight feet of water in the basement and it was well above any creeks or rivers, just 14 inches of water in less than 24 hours. So, stay on high gound and keep out of the water. Don don.dory@gmail.com On 5/15/06, Jim Hemenway <Jim@hemenway.com> wrote: > > We've had a lot of flooding in eastern New England in the last few days; > it has been raining since last Tuesday. > > My town has had its share, but nowhere near as bad as other towns > further north... here's my town, shot with the isDS digital: > > http://www.half-fast.com/May2006-Flooding/ > 28-105mm and fisheye 10-17mm > > The woman who was in that red car drove around three sets of barricades > in order to get herself stuck under that train overpass yesterday. > > A man who works nearby told me that she gunned the engine well before > entering the water. His estimate was 30 miles per hour. Then when the > engine stalled, she used her cell phone to call 911. > > The fire department removed her from the car but refused her request to > haul it out of the water, instead they brought her to the local hospital. > > By late yesterday, the water had risen enough so that only the top of > the roof was visible. > > I wonder if her insurance will cover the loss given that she > deliberately drove past the barricades. > > Jim > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >