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Outdoor furniture sits in a pool at the Hilton hotel keep it from blowing away in preparation for Hurricane Irene on August 26 in Ocean City, Maryland. Ocean City Mayor Rick Meehan has ordered a mandatory evacuation for thousands of residents and visitors to leave the ocean front community and Maryland's Governor O'Malley has declared a state of emergency as Hurricane Irene moves up the eastern seaboard.

Come on in, the water's fine; outdoor furniture stowed in swimming pool

This looks really strange at first, but it actually makes a lot of sense.

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that is clever!

    Reply#1 - Sat Aug 27, 2011 5:10 AM EDT
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