On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:40:49 +0100, "Ophelia"
> wrote:

>
>
>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 11:21:48 +0100, "Ophelia"
>> > wrote:
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>>>I hope no one here lives there and if they do they are safe
>>>
>>>Absolutely terrifying
>>>
>>>
>>>http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news
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>>>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HShXhJMQdA
>>>
>>>
>>>--
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>> Yep! That'as a LOTTA rain really fast. Best to stay away from that
>> fast moving water if you don't know what you are doing. I saw a video
>> of some crazy kayayers acrtually kayakiing a flooded Boulder Creek:
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dD817QzDW8
>>
>> The spectator commebnts at about 3:00 about how to get OUT of the
>> creek would be my crucial consideration. The kayaker does surf the
>> standing wave pretty well, but then WHEN blown off the wave gets
>> washed down VERY fast!
>>
>> When you know what you are doing in a kayak (like this guy evidently
>> does) it's awfully tempting to get out and boat the flood. Hope this
>> kayaker was OK. He probably was.
>
>Crazy
>
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There's a fine line between crazy and stupid! I'd not put on that
water unlelss I KNEW it was a clear float for miles below, and a
guaranteed easy exit point.

John Kuthe...