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Monday, 8 July 2002
Where's Moses when you need him?

Last night, Karen and I picked up some friends at the airport. As they'd flown on an airline with no "frills" (meaning food or other necessities of life), we stopped at a restaurant on the way back home.

When we got out of the car, we paused to discuss something — when all of a sudden we heard an odd noise coming from the road. I looked in the direction of the noise, and the following thoughts went through my head in the space of about two seconds:

  • What the hell is that?
  • It sounds like the cars are driving through water.
  • Huh, it's raining over there, but it's dry over here.
  • That looks like a solid wall of water.
  • It's coming right for us!
  • AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!!

I don't know what the others' thought processes were, but we all reached AAAAHHHHHHH!!!!! at the same time. I made it about halfway to the restaurant before the deluge hit. Three seconds later, I was under the restaurant's awning, but I was already soaked. It was one of the weirdest meteorological experiences I've had.

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