The floods come

[billvon 3,131]

So San Diego, which hasn't gotten any rain in the past 188 days, just got around 5 inches of rain. And all these people who don't know what rain is are skidding along the streets, colliding with things etc. Such is life in Socal.

There's another tradition here in Socal that happens whenever we get a massive rain - the local news crews send out their cub reporters to cover the flooding at the Fashion Valley mall in a bizarre journalistic hazing ritual.

Anchor: "Now we'll go to Chip Newbie, our reporter on the scene at the flood at the Fashion Valley Mall . . . Chip, what's it like there?"

Chip "Very wet. It's raining again, and . . ."

Anchor: "Sorry to cut you off again, Chip, but a politician just said something bad about another politician. We'll get back to you in about three hours."

Yesterday Amy and I made the trek down there to see the spectacle of the four news trucks in the flooded parking lot of the mall. Some pictures:

-Ducks where a sidewalk used to be
-The parking garage for the mall
-A parking lot nearby
-The road near the mall
-Stairs that used to go down to the bottom of the parking garage

[bseriesboosted 0]

WOW..........

That stuff never happens here in the stix

Pruitt

Skydive The Farm

[Viking 0]

I always laugh when people that grew up in socal freak out when it rains. I love it when it rains here, the air gets so freaking clear and the addition of low puffy white clouds in the sky really gives this place a new look.

I swear you must have footprints on the back of your helmet - chicagoskydiver
My God has a bigger dick than your god -George Carlin

[bob.dino 1]

Is it really that hard to clean the drains every couple of months?

[flyangel2 2]

Wow! I remember growing up in Calif. and having to deal with storms and mud like that.

Let's see, 1st it was fires, now the floods. Hey Bill, you think some one is trying to tell you some thing?

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[RevJim 0]

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Wow! I remember growing up in Calif. and having to deal with storms and mud like that.

Let's see, 1st it was fires, now the floods. Hey Bill, you think some one is trying to tell you some thing?

Aren't the locosts next?

It's your life, live it!
Karma
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[AggieDave 6]

No, no, no, the frogs are next.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[RevJim 0]

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No, no, no, the frogs are next.

Is that some strange ToadSucker reference.....

It's your life, live it!
Karma
RB#684 "Corcho", ASK#60, Muff#3520, NCB#398, NHDZ#4, C-33989, DG#1

[AggieDave 6]

No, more of a toad licker reference then a toad sucker...speaking of CRW, old testiment scary destruction under canopy happens if you plant your ass in a friend's canopy. Ask Brit and Tim...

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[lawrocket 3]

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No, no, no, the frogs are next.

You ain't exactly wrong. Often time, frogs will lay eggs in SoCal after extreme rain floods sandboxes, parking lots, etc.

I've seen it happen a few times..

My wife is hotter than your wife.

[smiles 0]

ahhhhhh-
I live in Vancouver B.C. Canada and not pleased to see that much water in Socal---
And here I was complaining today about raking maple leaves in my back yard.

SMiles

[billvon 3,131]

>Aren't the lo costs next?

Sadly, they are already here.

[Zep 0]

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Wow! I remember growing up in Calif. and having to deal with storms and mud like that.

Let's see, 1st it was fires, now the floods. Hey Bill, you think some one is trying to tell you some thing?

Aren't the locosts next?

Locost must be the cheap variety of Locust

Gone fishing

[Deuce 1]

I'm thinking with a hobby like skydive organizing, maybe having another hobby like driving around in the rain taking pictures of wet retail establishments brings a kind of balance.

Of course you have the added danger of doing it through deep puddles a car with about a jillion watts of electricity to add some spice to it...