Vehicles going over flooded roads

Watching the news this week regarding rivers, creeks flooding low spots in roads, seeing stalled out cars, trucks reminded me of a story. Over 25 years ago when the Feather River was flooding, some HS kids were partying outside Quincy by Oakland Camp, one low crossing over Spanish Creek was flooded, a kid with a Karmann Ghia tried to cross, car stalled. While he walked to the party to get help, watched the headlights go bobbing down the creek. They found it the next summer down steam in the Feather River along Hwy 70. A car compactor couldn't have done a better job. Looked like it went thru a food vacuum sealer.
Really amazing how many people are making the news who tried to make it thru flood waters over roadways.
Duane

 

The world is filled with stupid..............

 

Another thing, in a class I took at Feather River College, we talked about how far you could swim in snow melt before you cramped up and could no longer function.
Duane

 

This is where I let everyone know the most valuable lesson that I learned from TW. “When in doubt, throttle out”