A Close Call

This one could have been a lot worse. Reporting from the seaward end of a not-too-sturdy wooden dock in the teeth of Hurricane Ike, this reporter realized almost too late it was time to get out of Dodge before being swept away by the massive waves. The smartest statement from his report: "Probably time for me to go ahead and move up here." But he does get points for the coolly matter-of-fact "and there goes the one step."

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