We were making a weekend beer run to Michigan. I was driving with my buddies. On the way back I took a back road which led me down a side road which led to a country road which had a roadblock for high water. It was flooding over a bridge crossing over Bean Creek. I brought the car to a halt at the water's edge sitting at idle. After a brief consideration I drove my 63 chevrolet through the flood waters ahead. As I drove the waves of the water began to wave lapping at the edge of our door windows which were rolled down. Water seeped in through the doors below.I kept the car in the middle of what I perceived to be the middle of the road judging by the telephone poles on the right side of the road. Just then we saw a beaver casually swimming across the waters in front of us. Then I noticed the radiator fan was was making slapping sounds, the headlights were buried in deep water shining through the flood waters ahead, and the tailpipe was making gurgling sounds behind. I kept hoping the road would not go lower in the flood waters... fortunately about then the road began to rise and we drove on to safety and on to the other side of the bridge and on to our destiny with a car load of Michigan booze. Score!
Moral of the story... good booze is worth the drive
Home
Today's Posts
Login
Register