Nor'Easter
We're in the middle of a Nor'Easter, which has nothing to do with boycotting Easter and everything to do with big windy thunderstorms coming from the North East. We never have Sou'Easters or Nor'Westers, apparently someone's got a beef with the north east. Anyway, the weather forecasters, again, are foaming at the mouth and have more than ants in their pants, they're so excited.. They showed a guy on the beach today, leaning into the wind, telling us in a grave manner what the dangers were as a lady casually strolled behind him walking her yap-yap dog. Yeah buddy, tell it like it is!
We have had a lot of rain today..more than we've had in our three year drought so we've got quite a bit of flooding. Down at the corner of our street is bucu flooded. It's up the the middle of an average sized cars doors. I know because I've seen more than one being pulled out today. Even though, the fire station that's right there put out a huge sign warning of the danger, they take the sign as seriously as I take the weather guy and just go ahead and plow right through like they're driving an amphibious vehicle. Sadly, they aren't. I'd feel bad if it was some old lady that was confused and thought the water was just heat vapors but more times than not it's some macho guy that thinks he's driving a Hummer instead of the Toyota Corolla he's actually in.
If I was the tow truck guy that has to come pull them out, I'd just sit at the corner and wait. Because no matter how deep it looks or any number of warnings, these Darwin Award wanna be's are gonna take the chance. They're sitting on a gold mine, Jerry! A gold mine, because some people just never learn.
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I've SEEN your corner flooded! It's no joke! I was actually trying to use that as an alternate route once only to have to turn around again. No matter which way I went, I still had to drive through water to get home that day but that was where my trusty Jeep came in handy. Not only do I have the big tires, but the air filter is on the top of the engine - designed for such a purpose of driving through three feet of water. Not that I'll ever do that. But it's nice to know.
Maybe when Nathan gets older, instead of buying him a car. . . buy him a tow truck. He could make big bucks just waiting for the fools that think they can make it through. AND he'd have a blast pulling them out while you and DeWitte sat on your porch and just giggled.