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Old 10-03-2015, 02:17 PM
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Originally Posted by finnbow View Post
I lived in New Orleans when it rained 17" in one day (~May 1978). It was the day I took my oral finals for my masters at Tulane. I walked from work to Tulane (about 7-8 blocks) in waist deep water. My professors (who were stuck on campus) said I could postpone, but I had nothing better to do, plus Tulane was on my way home (I had to leave my car at work).
You are fortunate your legs didn't rot and fall off from walking in that garbage soup.
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