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twincityhacker) wrote2008-06-27 10:27 pm
twincityhacker) wrote2008-06-27 10:27 pm
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One of my favorite things in the US - though it happens a lot in Canada and Australia too - is the unabashed stealing of place names.
I was driving home from work, and the announcer rattled off the names of a few towns in Illinois that had severe thunderstorm warnings. A few of the towns: Lebanon, Swansea, and Bayview.
And most of the counties listed were farther into Illinois so it wasn't adding to the flood waters. There hasn't been any rain here for a few weeks, but a town half way between Villa Ridge and St. Louis had their levy break and the town flooded in a few minutes.
I was driving home from work, and the announcer rattled off the names of a few towns in Illinois that had severe thunderstorm warnings. A few of the towns: Lebanon, Swansea, and Bayview.
And most of the counties listed were farther into Illinois so it wasn't adding to the flood waters. There hasn't been any rain here for a few weeks, but a town half way between Villa Ridge and St. Louis had their levy break and the town flooded in a few minutes.