LOD01 196 Posted May 27, 2018 ....for the 2nd time in 3 years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroTolerance 582 Posted May 28, 2018 *Maryland I had friends who were from there so I've been there a couple times. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TimmySmith 2,782 Posted May 28, 2018 2 years back it was destroyed by flood. Just got rebuilt. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerryskids 5,450 Posted May 28, 2018 Is this place like New Orleans where some combination of god and science dictates that these cities just shouldn't exist? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LOD01 196 Posted May 28, 2018 2 years back it was destroyed by flood. Just got rebuilt. Just got destroyed again and this one is even worse. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,693 Posted May 28, 2018 It's DelMarVelous! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mobb_deep 919 Posted May 28, 2018 Baltimore is easily the worst city Ive every visited. I think we can do without Maryland. Be safe though, ghetto geeks. Disclaimer: Ive never been to St. Louis, and was too young to remember my home town of Detroit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ZeroTolerance 582 Posted May 28, 2018 Is this place like New Orleans where some combination of god and science dictates that these cities just shouldn't exist? More like seriously sh*t luck. Very slow moving storms dumping half a foot of rain in under two hours. New Orleans is more like "Oh hey, you want to populate a coastal area with a high rate of tropical storm exposure that is located below sea level? Good luck with that". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 350 Posted May 28, 2018 When I hear of Ellicott I think of two young women from there (think both in nursing school) who had recently gone away to school and were visiting home over Christmas break or something. They were sitting on a railroad bridge looking out at the town and a coal train coming through derailed and took them out. View wise it did look like a great spot to sit. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,693 Posted May 28, 2018 I dunno, call me old fashioned, but I liked Trapper John better than Ellicot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BunnysBastatrds 1,961 Posted May 28, 2018 More like seriously sh*t luck. Very slow moving storms dumping half a foot of rain in under two hours. New Orleans is more like "Oh hey, you want to populate a coastal area with a high rate of tropical storm exposure that is located below sea level? Good luck with that". :rollseyes: New Orleans and the southern river region has the most intricate drainage system in the world. You should read up on it. On how our levee systems deal with the vast amounts of water volume from the north. The Army Corpse Of Engineering failed not only us, but you as well. Sad how ignorant those are about this problem but pretend to know anything about it, like yourself. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Alias Detective 1,204 Posted May 28, 2018 :rollseyes: New Orleans and the southern river region has the most intricate drainage system in the world. You should read up on it. On how our levee systems deal with the vast amounts of water volume from the north. The Army Corpse Of Engineering failed not only us, but you as well. Sad how ignorant those are about this problem but pretend to know anything about it, like yourself. You need the most intricate drainage system because? 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wiffleball 4,693 Posted May 28, 2018 :rollseyes: New Orleans and the southern river region has the most intricate drainage system in the world. You should read up on it. In related news, the Dutch are laughing their asses off at such an incredibly myopic and just plain stupid assertion. Good. Effing. Lord. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Voltaire 4,622 Posted May 28, 2018 You need the most intricate drainage system because? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,291 Posted May 29, 2018 When I hear of Ellicott I think of two young women from there (think both in nursing school) who had recently gone away to school and were visiting home over Christmas break or something. They were sitting on a railroad bridge looking out at the town and a coal train coming through derailed and took them out. View wise it did look like a great spot to sit. That's where I grew up, and the place you're thinking of is the exact same place it flooded. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hardcore troubadour 13,022 Posted May 29, 2018 Is this black Maryland or white trash Maryland? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bert 1,115 Posted May 29, 2018 In related news, the Dutch are laughing their asses off at such an incredibly myopic and just plain stupid assertion. Good. Effing. Lord. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
naomi 350 Posted May 31, 2018 That's where I grew up, and the place you're thinking of is the exact same place it flooded. Honestly not sure if this is Mookz sarcasm or ...just a fact How did you like growing up there? I'm pretty sure it was around Christmas when those girls were killed as I think I remember seeing the picturesque main town area lit up with Christmas lights. Looks like a quaint place. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mookz 1,291 Posted June 1, 2018 Honestly not sure if this is Mookz sarcasm or ...just a fact How did you like growing up there? I'm pretty sure it was around Christmas when those girls were killed as I think I remember seeing the picturesque main town area lit up with Christmas lights. Looks like a quaint place. It was sincere. I was just impressed that you heard of and remembered the story about the girls from years ago and from 3,000 miles away, and then connected it to this story. Quaint is a good way to describe it. It's called "Historic" Ellicott City, and they try to keep that feel. I never go there much, but have driven through thousands of times. It's one long downhill with stores on both sides (ideal sluice for a flash flood), and the overpass with the train tracks is right at the very bottom of the hill. Someone told me that the two floods happened exactly 666 days apart. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites