"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 15 Sep 2013 12:40:49 +0100, "Ophelia"
> > wrote:
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>>"John Kuthe" > wrote in message
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>>> 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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>>>>
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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.

Too right!

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