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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Why do you think they call it a pool table?
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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That's a lot of water coming down to the desert. I bet the birds are happy, but all the other poor animals burrowed into the ground are probably pretty freaked out.
I have to admit I am surprised to read that only a few inches of water is all it takes to float a car.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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BTW, although there hasn't been a drop here (yet, big thunderheads), 20 miles north it rained 2" in an hour and the creek a quarter mile from here is bank full.
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Toker Villain
Big Wall climber
Toquerville, Utah
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Happi,
you surprise me.
A few inches overall can funnel into a more confined area. Thats where the trouble happens.
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marty(r)
climber
beneath the valley of ultravegans
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It's a known fact that Russ preparing to cut ledge tubing brings on rain. Serious! It just happens.
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
New York, NY
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"A few inches overall can funnel into a more confined area. Thats where the trouble happens."
I didn't think about it in that way. I thought they meant that, for example, if a road had a water level of a few inches, THAT would be what could make the car float enough to be carried with the current.
I hope I'm not sounding to Lois-y by writing this but.....I was thinking that a rain report of a few inches wasn't that big a deal(here in the east, not in the desert, of course).
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Blitzo, zeriously ???? The pool table got it : (
Never had a game, much less a rematch....
Piton, you do have some great one liners.
Who do you think created the action, George or Gracie ?
Pool Table....Mr. Fish......no wonder he won 20 games in a row.
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Fletcher
Trad climber
Kidland, 24x7, but sometimes Pasadena, CA
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I was going to mail this thread to 10b4me since I know he's long had a JT flash flood fantasy... but I see he's already on top of it. :-)
Pretty cool stuff as long as no body gets hurt.
Fletch
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Flash floods are serious jive. Hopefully the Josh Gang aren't involved in any of those. Streets fill up, but the FF destroy.
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AP
Trad climber
Calgary
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I had a bit of a flash flood on Solid Gold one time. Skies looked stormy as I started the first pitch. It started to rain when i was near the belay. I clipped in and the heavens opened up. In 1 minute the route was a waterfall and my partner didn't want to leave the ground. I rapped with the water flowing over.
I realized at the belay that the gold streak exists because it is the drainage for that side of the dome.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Humid but clear 400 miles to the north.
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bluering
Trad climber
Santa Clara, Ca.
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Good luck, Blitzo and Russ, hopefully it's close to over.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Laughing out Loud, Jaybro......
never can remember if LOL means Laughing out Loud or Lots of Luck..anyone ?....Lynnes other Lois...nahhhhh
Jaybro, you actually may be onto something;. (Accidental but interesting punctuation face, monet, looks better in black than gray)
Supertopo weather from the tacos and tacoettes ...morning, noon and night...you guys are MUCH better than the weather channel.
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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all the news you need, right here. Hope the surge protectors in the nerve center are up off the ground!
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Blitzo
Social climber
Earth
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Topic Author's Reply - Aug 4, 2008 - 08:31pm PT
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No, Lynne, I was kidding, the pool table is fine.
It hasn't rained a drop at locker's pad.
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Blitzo, whew ! The pond is fine...so someday Nefarious...who I have yet to meet..and I can take you all on...?
and it figures it hasn't rained ..."in other areas"... (I have to be on my best behavior now....you "understand"?) I believe I'm being very circumspect, what do you think, Blitzo?
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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Jaybro, that's smile and ACTION...and watch the big boom...don't wanna get fried.
So what does lol mean, zeriously ? Can never remember that website where you can look up all that stuff.
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Todd Gordon
Trad climber
Joshua Tree, Cal
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13 miles away;.....NO rain.......at our house, it's dry as a bone....
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Lynne Leichtfuss
Social climber
valley center, ca
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I don't know how, but I'ts (truly, no joke) moving over Palomar Mtn. and into Valley Center. Clouds all around, sun gone, wind picking up. Better batten down zie hatches....
(Goood thing I finally learned how to tie my figure 8)
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Jaybro
Social climber
wuz real!
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Russ, didn't anyone ever teach you not to stand in a photo shop? Just save The Big Board, for all our sakes.
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