If you catch this post's title's reference, then you and I are already great friends. Regardless, something unprecedented happened on the 4th: London's Knightsbridge neighborhood, Amsterdam, Ibiza, Tokyo, and other regions were swamped by floodwaters, staged by Adventure Ecology, an organization committed to managing the emerging world ecological challenges.

Avatars handled the situation well, according to all reports, adjusting to the situation and speaking with Adventure Ecology members about the RL dangers of global warming. Of course, while this might have been a fun idea to generate conversation, it pales in comparison to any RL flood, where one cannot simply fly up out of the water's reach, cannot simply move belongings around by clicking and dragging them, cannot easily repair the sometimes devastating damage that flooding can effect. If those residents who experienced this event emerge wiser and more able to handle a RL flood, then it will all have been worth it.

On a side note: Welcome to Second Life, new owner of Amsterdam!