Originally Posted by aphex4000

I can understand the frustration of being stranded in high water. On Monday(11-17-03) I left for work when it started pouring outside. The freeways started to get blocked up and traffic was too jammed to turn around, so I decided to continue on the second half of my 15-minute trip to work. I followed a Miata through most of the back streets that I take, and pulled into a parking lot when I saw the water getting high on the Miata. I was physically less than 5 minutes driving distance from work, but waited another 3 hours for the rain to stop and the water level to lower before driving the rest of the way. My biggest problem was simply getting my entire car splashed by the trucks and SUVs who were whizzing by--but I did get a few good laughs in when I saw them flooded out on the side of some roads.

It can be a real pain, but like most of you guys said, losing 3 hours at work, or missing a hot meal at home...is nothing compared to the headaches of water damage to your car.