The Great Flood of ’05

Sunday, the 4th, during one of our big entrance exam days, a water tank used the heating system in my building broke. I first noticed an unusual sound some time after 10:00 am. About an hour later, the sound increased in volume and strangeness (it’s a word! I looked it up! ;-) ) I stuck my head out to see if there was anything going on, and heard the sound of very heavy rain IN THE BUILDING! I looked out the window and saw no rain (although it had been raining on and off all morning). When I walked around the corner, I saw the scene seen above. I ran down to a couple of professors offices and they made some calls. Since it was Sunday, the tank drained before any of the heating guys could come by. The next 3-4 hours were interesting as several students, teachers, and researchers pushed and guided all that water down the stairwell.

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