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7/17/2008 11:31:33 PM

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"interesting article. interesting he mentioned that it'd be dangerous w/ higher water flow. haven't people drowned in the creek before (maybe around the lassiter mill area) when we've gotten substantial rainfall and its risen?"

Yeah Crabtree Creek can be quite dangerous when it swells from real heavy rains. I'm sure you've all seen the pictures of Crabtree Valley Mall completely flooded, the creek is where all that water comes from.

I'm not sure how many people have died, but back in ~1998 a guy from Broughton died at Lassiter Mill, some of my friends were actually with him. They went swimming during one of the times that it flooded and he got sucked under the dam or something. I think that his name was Jackson and that he was a wrestler.

7/17/2008 11:46:22 PM

I was friends with him had a bunch of classes with him. he was letting the water push him off the dam at lassite mill and never came up. same year wade edwards died. smath74 was friends with him. people got suspended for spraypainting his jersey number in front of the gym. yet john edwards erected a 100 ft. memorial for wade on a public school campus

7/17/2008 11:50:33 PM

I was friends with him had a bunch of classes with him. he was letting the water push him off the dam at lassite mill after Fran and never came up. same year wade edwards died. smath74 was friends with him. people got suspended for spraypainting his jersey number in front of the gym. yet john edwards erected a 100 ft. memorial for wade on a public school campus

[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 11:53 PM. Reason : .]

7/17/2008 11:52:09 PM

http://dejaviews.org/ghost/index.php?id=102

The beach in front of the dam was a very popular swimming spot from 1900-1930's(maybe earlier and later, but during that period that beach was actually crowded, as I understand it). I'd imagine the drownings are why there are "no swimming" signs there now.

[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 11:56 PM. Reason : .]

7/17/2008 11:54:40 PM

^^ shitty.

GG Mr Grace.This is a freaking awesome idea. I'm definitely in, I got my raft from Walmart tonight. CrazyJ said he'd probably come too, and a few others. I sent you a PM.

I'm excited.

[Edited on July 17, 2008 at 11:58 PM. Reason : ^]

7/17/2008 11:58:09 PM

thinking about starting around 11 now- due to the possibility for a shower later on.

7/18/2008 1:37:21 PM

I know, I knew Wade since we were in elementry school.

7/18/2008 4:44:02 PM

yeah this place is crawling with lassiters, or was, my sister lives in one of the old lassiter houses.

7/18/2008 4:46:15 PM

oh its on.

7/19/2008 10:00:29 AM

Crabtree Creek here I come!!

7/19/2008 10:43:06 AM

how did this turn out?

7/20/2008 3:27:26 PM

we just went to Lassiter mill to see if anyone was there, but I think it was too late. also they seem to be doing something with the mill/dam.

7/20/2008 5:40:58 PM

it was a good time. finished around 5:30 or so.

7/20/2008 7:16:35 PM

many people there?

7/20/2008 7:28:55 PM

^^gotta give us more details than that grace....


Some of us have to live vicariously through your challenge since we cant be around to partake in it.

7/20/2008 9:19:35 PM

isn't Grace a girl's name?

7/20/2008 9:46:52 PM

sorry i wasnt feeling so good yesterday...

there were maybe 20 or so people there. saw a group in the water as we were walking down so theres no telling how many people went down on their own.

no advanced notice and buying out all the rafts in raleigh hurt turnout this time, but we will be doing it again and trying to come up with a good date a few weeks/ month out so people have time to pick up their rafts ahead of time.

The water level had dropped a bit so we did have to get out a few times during the first mile but after that it was all gravy.

here are a few pics i took



































[Edited on July 21, 2008 at 1:29 PM. Reason : .]

7/21/2008 1:28:10 PM

haha great pictures. that was fun, thanks again Mr Grace for the invite.

7/21/2008 1:52:40 PM

that actually looks like it was a lot of fun! i'm still scurred of the water but you guys look like you all survived

7/21/2008 1:56:01 PM

^^thanks for coming out. you had to be sore as shit the next day basically swimming the whole way like that.

7/21/2008 2:22:14 PM

Definitely a good time....seem like the guy in the blue tube-lounge has the right idea

7/21/2008 2:36:56 PM

found this:

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/boa/765173626.html

7/22/2008 11:49:18 AM

looks good, but honestly the smaller boats do better. some of the creek was rather shallow, and if you have a cooler or are heavier, you just sink the middle of the boat.

7/22/2008 11:50:21 AM

I have a waterproof camera I can bring next time.

7/22/2008 12:45:46 PM

i wanted to bring one... this chick has one of those badass olympus ones, but she wasn't able to come along.

7/22/2008 12:46:50 PM

What the fuck did you guys do?!?!?!
http://www.newsobserver.com/front/story/1151464.html

7/23/2008 3:31:25 PM

dammit, i knew we should have had a final head-count.

7/23/2008 3:33:04 PM

^^ Ahahaha... trouble always follows TWW.

7/23/2008 4:02:04 PM

I thought maybe DNL showed up uninvited and someone put him out of his misery. Alas, he is still posting.

7/23/2008 4:07:02 PM

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[Edited on July 23, 2008 at 4:39 PM. Reason : dp]

7/23/2008 4:38:21 PM

that CrazyJ guy did seem to be in kind of a hurry...

7/23/2008 4:38:50 PM

http://brentroad.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=534892

7/23/2008 6:16:52 PM

http://www.wral.com/news/news_briefs/story/3257794/

Body found in Crabtree Creek

glad you already did it

7/23/2008 6:33:27 PM

awesome grace! cool pics

7/23/2008 6:51:22 PM

7/23/2008 9:16:52 PM

7/23/2008 9:25:06 PM

guess he didn't survive the challenge?

7/24/2008 8:39:10 AM

Crabtree Creek Challenge is serious business

7/24/2008 9:49:30 AM

Please wait till next weekend... i'll do it!

7/24/2008 9:50:41 AM

bump

6/17/2009 12:47:03 PM