I've been meaning to post these for a week now, and somehow I've never gotten around to it. Sorry for the bad pictures....they were taken around 6am, before the sun was up, and with the conditions.....it just wasn't safe to try and get another angle. This is the street in front of my apartment. At least it was a street. The water rose quickly.
(Not my car......this one belongs to the guy downstairs.)
(He won't be happy in the morning!)
Yes, the car is on the street. Yes, the rain is STILL pouring down at that point. YES, the car is going under quickly! The car did get water inside of it. There was mud in the floor of it. The water stopped rising just before it hit the seats. The ironic thing........ THAT'S MY PARKING SPOT! Betcha he doesn't take my spot again. lol Betcha I don't complain about him being in my spot again either! My car was on slightly higher ground, and the water never did make it inside of mine. It was touching the bottom of the car though. It stopped about 6 inches from the door to the apartment downstairs. That apartment sets below the sidewalk. It almost sucked to be them, big time!
That was last Friday. On Saturday, the police knocked on my door and said that the rain was coming again, and that they needed everyone to move their vehicles to higher ground. NOT A PROBLEM! So we decided to run to the gas station and get some sodas before the storm hit. Not a great idea. We didn't go fast enough. The storm hit while we were gone. We ended up having to walk through a huge "river" in the middle of the road to get back to the apartment. The worst part of the evening though......MY CAR GOT STRUCK BY LIGHTNING!!!!! WHILE WE WERE IN IT!!!!
Actually, it hit a gas station that we were driving past......which was sitting in floodwater.....which was on the road.....and I was driving through. So the car didn't get a direct hit. Just kinda... sideswiped if you will. lol We were fine. The car will be fine. We took it to the shop today. 1400.00 in repairs. I have the extend warranty *jumps up and down clapping* so it is only going to cost me.......Are you ready?.........$130.00! WHOOO HOO! And while they are working on it, I get to cruise around in a 2007 Ford Taurus. Not bad....not bad at all! Oh, did I mention that the rental isn't costing me a dime either. Again......WHOO HOO! YAY FOR WARRANTIES!
It is a nice car and all, but actually I can't wait to get mine back. Yes, this one is newer, but mine is FASTER! Mine also has a better stereo, and just looks much cooler! I drive a sporty little maroon 2 door Dodge Stratus. This one is (to quote my sister) a four door grocery getter! lol Not that I have anything against it. It's just that my sporty little car has grown on me, and I want it back. The taurus doesn't seem to have enough power to get out of it's own way. My car.....well, I happen to know for a fact, that there is very few cars in the area that can keep up with mine. I like knowing that if I need the speed, I have it available. lol Matt says I have a lead foot, and need to learn to slow down. I have yet to get a single speeding ticket though. (I just act like I might cry and the let me go with a verbal warning.....even when the fact is, they should not have!)
****NOTE----while I do drive fast, I am a SAFE driver. I have only ever been in one accident while I was behind the wheel. That was on ice two months after I got my license, and there had been a car in my lane. The other driver was declared at fault.
I'll try to remember and snap a couple of pictures of the rental while it's daylight, and then some good ones of mine when we get it back next week so that you can see the difference.
