This is breaking news!

http://ktla.com/2014/07/29/water-main-br...ds-people/

I just saw some of their athletic facilities being flooded right now.

CU has been there done that...

Yeah, they're going to be needing a new basketball court/floor at Pauley Pavilion.

Isn't that the place that just had a $100 million renovation?

Yep. Like crashing the car after getting major repairs.

It's like crashing the car as you exit the mechanics parking lot.

Ouch....

But that's what insurance is for.

That's at least the best place to crash it. No towing fee.

(07-29-2014 08:28 PM)Wedge Wrote:  Yeah, they're going to be needing a new basketball court/floor at Pauley Pavilion.

Not the indoor pool? ooops

(07-29-2014 08:28 PM)Wedge Wrote:  Yeah, they're going to be needing a new basketball court/floor at Pauley Pavilion.

Apparently it's not exactly level either...

Reminds me of Compaq Center (now Joel Osteen's Lakewood Church) during Tropical Storm Allison:

Here's the court from another angle:

I'm wondering what the purpose is of what looks like a mini-zamboni?

(07-30-2014 08:54 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Here's the court from another angle:

I'm wondering what the purpose is of what looks like a mini-zamboni?

My guess is it is a commercial grade carpet cleaner with a wet-vac mode.

(07-30-2014 09:25 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(07-30-2014 08:54 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Here's the court from another angle:

I'm wondering what the purpose is of what looks like a mini-zamboni?

My guess is it is a commercial grade carpet cleaner with a wet-vac mode.

Not sure how much good that's going to do at drying 6 inches of standing water.

1. A man-made flood in the middle of a major drought. Oh the irony.
2. Haven't they heard of "shut off valves"? How did they allow a water main break to do so much damage?
3. Turn up the A/C and "Let's play hockey!"

(07-30-2014 10:32 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  

(07-30-2014 09:25 AM)Kaplony Wrote:  

(07-30-2014 08:54 AM)Captain Bearcat Wrote:  Here's the court from another angle:

I'm wondering what the purpose is of what looks like a mini-zamboni?

My guess is it is a commercial grade carpet cleaner with a wet-vac mode.

Not sure how much good that's going to do at drying 6 inches of standing water.

I guess when it's the best thing you have at hand you go about it like eating an elephant.....one bite at a time.

I doubt they were using this as the end solution, probably an interim measure until they could either get a contractor in with more capable equipment, or until the contractor could complete higher priority tasks elsewhere on campus.

HOCKEYBEAR @AKHockeyBear · 19h

HOCKEYBEAR is not taking responsibility for destroying UCLA, but I'm not not taking responsibility either.

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(07-30-2014 03:49 PM)bronconick Wrote:  HOCKEYBEAR @AKHockeyBear · 19h

HOCKEYBEAR is not taking responsibility for destroying UCLA, but I'm not not taking responsibility either.

Edit: Original video

That was like a bad trip through the 80's with a whole bunch of images that made no sense... Maybe it's because I didn't drop acid before watching it...

Edit... Though I did appreciate the slide of OSU being blown up. So there is that.

Calgary saddledome (Calgary Flames) last summer: