OT - Ping LZ the weatherman

The below is a real warning. The last sentence cracked me up - but read the whole thing to get in the proper serious mood. Did you do things like that?

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River Flood Warning for Dodge County, GA

until 1 am EST, Sat., Dec. 20, 2008

Issued by The National Weather Service
Atlanta, GA
9:17 pm EST, Wed., Dec. 17, 2008

.... FLOOD WARNING EXTENDED UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE * FROM JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT THURSDAY UNTIL LATE FRIDAY NIGHT * AT 5 PM WEDNESDAY THE STAGE WAS 11.9 FEET * MINOR FLOODING IS FORECAST * FLOOD STAGE IS 12.0 FEET * FORECAST TO RISE ABOVE FLOOD STAGE SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RISE TO NEAR 12.1 FEET BY THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIVER WILL FALL BELOW FLOOD STAGE LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. * AT 12.0 FEET... FLOOD STAGE IS REACHED. MINOR FLOODING OF LOWLANDS ADJACENT TO THE RIVER BANK OCCURS. FLOOD WATERS REACH TOP OF BOAT RAMP AND ALSO FLOODS PARK NEAR ABBEVILLE BOAT RAMP.
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.... THE FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING RIVERS IN GEORGIA...

OCMULGEE RIVER NEAR ABBEVILLE AFFECTING DODGE... TELFAIR AND WILCOX COUNTIES

..HEAVY RAINFALL ACROSS THE AREA LAST WEEK HAS CAUSED SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF INTO STREAMS AND RIVERS... CAUSING THE RIVERS TO RISE. SOME POINTS ALONG THE RIVER SYSTEM WILL EXPERIENCE FLOODING.

ALL PERSONS WITH INTERESTS ALONG THE RIVER SHOULD MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS... AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. DO NOT DRIVE CARS THROUGH FLOODED AREAS. IF YOU SEE FLOOD WATERS... REMEMBER TO TURN AROUND AND DO NOT DROWN.
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bill
Theory don't mean squat if it don't work.
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