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JayhawkSD

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6. Amusing story about that
Mon Jul 1, 2013, 01:27 PM
Jul 2013

Some years ago a somewhat distand relative was visiting Tucson for the forst time. I picker her up at the airport and as we were driving home casually mentioned that we were about to cross the Rillito River. She said, "Oh good, I'm looking forward to seeing it> I was looking for it from the airplane as we came in, but never spotted it." She added something about how on the map it looked like a pretty big river.

So, as we cross this 300-yard-wide dry wash, she looks at me and goes, "That's it?" Yep. I explained about the Sonora Desert thing, and added, that "notwithstanding what you see there, every year someone drowns in that river." She decided that my branch of the family was nuts.

That very night we're watching the news and the anchor says, "Breaking news, couple drowns in the Rillito River. Coming up after the break." She goes, "What?" and starts checking the VHS player to see if this is some sort of joke that I am playing on her.


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