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Re: WOW One cop is dead in the flood now,, He drove under a bridge that was FLOODED!!!!!!!!!!!!! 

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...ya would be amazed at the folks who drown because they try to open their doors to get out. ya can't open the door until the water pressure on the outside of the car is equal to the water pressure inside the car. (...it has to fill up with water). Even then, sometimes ya can't. Ya has to let ya window down and wait on the car to fill up with water, then swim out. That can be difficult if you are fully clothed and there is any current. By the way guys, Linda is almost always fully clothed when she goes out for a drive.




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Re: WOW One cop is dead in the flood now,, He drove under a bridge that was FLOODED!!!!!!!!!!!!!
By: lkorrow
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Wed, 30 Aug 17 10:44 AM
Msg. 32580 of 47202

Hear you on the electronics, but my car is easy to open manually from the inside. But it's a 2004, maybe that's still old enough. Maybe his door was blocked or, as you say, their security today could get ya. Terrible thing. Motto, open the window when you go into a flood, just in case.

My father used to tell me keep your foot lightly on the brake while pressing down on the gas to prevent the water from going up the exhaust pipe and stalling you out. Don't know if that applies to cars today, but I used it recently. Last time I came back from DC, I drove into a huge storm system. The exit onto 95 from the parkway was flooded and there was a car stuck in the road on the other side. I went through on the shallow side with my wheels pretty close to the curb and made it through fine. Absolutely no choice but to go through it. Backed up for hours getting to that exit. I left at 5, or was it 6 and got home at 2:30 in the morning. What a bummer, very intense driving after full day of conferences. I was wide awake, which surprised me, since I have been known to stop for short catnaps other times.


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