Very heavy rain last night, near zero visibility... On my route home, traffic was a stand still... I managed to ease my way up front when I saw more than knee deep of flood water... about 50 meters long... no wonder no car was moving... the road became a big parking lot... Me on my Super 8 and my wife riding pillion, I'm facing this pool of water just like Moses in front of the Red sea... I had to decide.... I need to go home to my bottle of rum... Rain is still strong... I told the wifey to get off and walk across (It would be safer) while I ease my way using the center and highest part of the road with the white lane lines as my guide...water is high.... after about 10 meters going at around 3mph... a big vehicle at the other end decided to go and while he was approaching, I can see his vehicle creating one foot high waves and I figured, wtf... then another vehicle followed him and I felt I was in a multi-wave swimming pool... first wave hit me and my Super 8... my wife almost fell with the force of the waves...water smashed on my headlights... water rose as the second wave hit and my engine began to sputter.... I immediately turned off the engine, got off and pushed the scoot... I approached an intersection where water is rushing across... legs are tired and the water is pushing the scoot to the left... I tried all my strength to push straight and push hard... at last, I got to higher land... placed the scoot on side stand and sat on the side walk...after five minutes, I placed the scoot on center stand... fired her up and it did on one try.... white smoke blew out the pipe indicating the presence of water inside.... revved her up and still more white smoke... then the smoke stopped... then I said to my wife.."c'mon, lets go home" and she said "That's it? I thought earlier we'd be stranded here, get hungry, and might go home late" ... I said "Nope, we'll be home in time for dinner with the kids".... Thank you Kymco!!!!!
