Newspaper: Rescue squad members help a motorist whose car stalled on a flooded road…

Woot! Luckily they had a safety helmet and a USCG approved preserver for the dufus otherwise he’d of had to make a swim for it. Oh wait… it’s knee deep. Perhaps the clip is merely a re-enactment or training exercise. Surely this guy didn’t wait there in his waterlogged vehicle for frontpage humiliation to arrive.

In shallow water, much less treacherous, I tried a similar stunt with my AWD except we sailed through at speed with geysers of water thrown high while others took the more cautious approach. I paid for my thrill afterward when I learned that I’d lost a hubcap ($57). I was irritated that the deep water had taken it and even sorrier to shell out for an overpriced plastic piece.

However, my neighbor one upped that he’d stalled out in a flooded street. Had to be towed. Operator spotted an oil slick. A connecting rod had created a hole and departed the engine block. I haven’t inspected the carnage but am guessing that greenwater from the front bumper’s bow wave snorkeled into the air intake and hydraulic lock — busted the engine. ($17,000).

I guess I be the lucky one.