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found: one rock, one lamp post. [Mon, 10-Jan-2005 10:39 PM]
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"A boulder some 25 feet high blocks both lanes of the Topanga Caynon Road, Monday, Jan. 10, 2005, as electrical contractors fix broken power and communication lines in Malibu, Calif."

"A seagull rests on a light pole after heavy rain flooded Pollywog Park and the surrounding area in Manhattan Beach, Calif."

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[User Picture]From: [info]brad
Mon, 10-Jan-2005 10:58 PM (UTC)

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I saw that earlier and was just waiting for you to post it.
[User Picture]From: [info]fxl
Mon, 10-Jan-2005 11:05 PM (UTC)

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I saw that earlier, linked as "God takes a shit on Malibu".

Somehow, seeing that text prior to linking made it all that much better.
[User Picture]From: [info]zapevaj
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 12:22 AM (UTC)

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Oh my god, that park is still there! I used to live right across the street from it. Come to think of it, it did flood all the damn time.

Another awesome photo. It looks like he's hollering at the ground.
[User Picture]From: [info]boldra
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 3:00 AM (UTC)

quickly down a wet hole

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That pic reminds me of a story I heard on the radio when I was in Glasgow in 2002. During some light flooding a man walking his dog in the graveyard fell into a hole. Not a grave, but an ancient mine shaft. They didn't recover his body, so only the dog knows for sure.

A pretty nightmarish way to go though - drowning in mud in the dark with broken legs. Still, I expect you could make a good lateral thinking problem out of it.

Boldra
[User Picture]From: [info]fortysevenbteg
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 7:41 AM (UTC)

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That boulder pic rocks seriously hard. It looks so surreal...
[User Picture]From: [info]simmonmt
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 8:13 AM (UTC)

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How does one get rid of a rock that large? Presumably you can't just push it off down the hill to the left, as amusing as that would be. Do they generally have to blast, or are there saws which can cut it into reasonable chunks?
[User Picture]From: [info]jwz
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 9:56 AM (UTC)

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They use moss, which will eventually transform the rock into nutrient-rich soil. This takes a long time, however.
[User Picture]From: [info]schmuckythecat
Thu, 13-Jan-2005 7:46 AM (UTC)

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nah, they cover it with a giant sheet of paper. the rock already smashed their scissors.
[User Picture]From: [info]fo0bar
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 9:35 AM (UTC)

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In the last 2 weeks, it has snowed up to 8 feet in reno, a city that gets about 4" yearly of snowfall on average. Hell, it snowed 3" in vegas the other day.

Truly this is the end of times.
[User Picture]From: [info]jwz
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 9:55 AM (UTC)

bigger picture

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[User Picture]From: [info]fortysevenbteg
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 10:55 AM (UTC)

Re: bigger picture

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I found that the pic makes a rather nice wallpaper. A rock of Indiana Jones proportions. :)
[User Picture]From: [info]greatbiggary
Tue, 11-Jan-2005 1:27 PM (UTC)

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That must've been at least a 6-story peach. I hope James is alright in there.