{"id":11757,"date":"2013-09-27T16:33:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-27T22:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=11757"},"modified":"2013-09-27T16:33:19","modified_gmt":"2013-09-27T22:33:19","slug":"flood-humor-boulder-county-deputy-tickets-national-guard-helicopter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/colorado-weather\/flood-humor-boulder-county-deputy-tickets-national-guard-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"Flood humor: Boulder County deputy tickets National Guard helicopter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Black Hawk helicopter conducting rescue operations was jokingly cited for \u2018Parking in a no parking zone\u2019 and \u2018Parking facing the wrong way.\u2019 Click for a larger view. View more photos below. (Via Reddit)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

To be sure, the flooding that northeastern Colorado has seen in the past two weeks is serious business.\u00a0 However sometimes, as one Boulder County Sheriff\u2019s deputy shows, humor can provide a bit of relief.<\/p>\n

Helicopters have proven to be invaluable in rendering aid in the wake of the devastating floods. \u00a0The operation has been called the largest aerial rescue since Hurricane Katrina in 2005<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With roads destroyed, many locations in the foothills have only been able to be reached by air.\u00a0 Helicopters from the Colorado and Wyoming National Guard and the U.S. Army have flown thousands of sorties and rescued hundreds of people.<\/p>\n

This week images showed up on Reddit<\/a> showing a ticket one deputy wrote as a joke to a Black Hawk pilot for parking on an area highway.<\/p>\n

Posted under the chopper\u2019s windshield wiper, the ticket ostensibly cites the U.S. Army for \u2018Parking in a no parking zone\u2019 and \u2018Parking facing the wrong way.\u2019<\/p>\n

As we say, we are glad to find something with the floods we can smile about.<\/p>\n

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