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phoonTy
08-06-2008, 10:33 PM
We were hit with the hardest rain we've had in a loooooong time today... right as I needed to get home. (wife is pregnant, so I'm not about to hang out at work and wait for the rain to stop.)

I figured there would be some water here and there, but most of my drive is uphill to get home...

Holy Lots of Freaking water batman! I tried to get some pics, but Night + Rain > Camera phone.

The water was at least above the door sills in places... But the Subie made it all the way without a hitch. Even with the smurfing idiots blowing by me at 45 through the deepest of the water (up over the front edge of the hood in a couple places.)

I gotta hand it to Subaru. I'm sure there's more than one car flooded and or stalled out in the streets tonight... but mine won't be one of them. :lol:
J.McDonald Knives
08-06-2008, 11:04 PM
I went thru a foot and a half of water in my BG while in 1st gear at 4k-5k RPMs. Subies are tough. It doesn't surprise me that you made it thru. when I went thru the water it was coming from left to right and not straight on like you had it.
Reason
08-06-2008, 11:10 PM
I went through 8 inches of water and stalled out. But it doesn't help that the tip of my filter sits 6 inches from the ground.
Mr. Sociable
08-07-2008, 12:29 AM
:shock:


There wasn't even an inch at my house...
phoonTy
08-07-2008, 10:25 AM
We definitely got an inch...+. :lol: I guess a bunch of basements flooded in town. I live out of town a ways on a hill, so we were good. :smile:

I just pulled the two pics I have off my camera phone, but they don't really show anything. I failed at cameraphonepicswhiledriving. :lol:

There was one parking lot on my way to work still completely flooded. They had some portable pumps setup to pull the water out.

and we're supposed to get the same weather today! Of course, if we do, I will get better pics this time.
Huffer
08-07-2008, 10:45 AM
I will never live at the bottom of a hill... or where a dried up creek bed used to be.
Sarra
08-07-2008, 03:15 PM
I tried mud bogging me BE, and had water come all the way up to the bottom of the windshield, and had no problems.
Mr. Sociable
08-07-2008, 03:18 PM
Well more rain and flash flood warnings coming today, we shall see. :twisted:
phoonTy
08-07-2008, 03:27 PM
Well more rain and flash flood warnings coming today, we shall see. :twisted:

I see that! Sending out the watches early today. :lol:
J.McDonald Knives
08-07-2008, 03:28 PM
Well more rain and flash flood warnings coming today, we shall see. :twisted:We want video!!!!
phoonTy
08-07-2008, 03:49 PM
I should have brought my Vid cam today. :mad:

One tally I saw for Greeley 3.35" in a little over an hour.
Sarra
08-07-2008, 05:51 PM
I should have brought my Vid cam today. :mad:

One tally I saw for Greeley 3.35" in a little over an hour.

Damn, we haven't even had a drop of rain at all in the past 3 months. :(
Mr. Sociable
08-07-2008, 09:03 PM
Still 100% dry at my place, though the clouds ARE moving in. :lol:
Grafton
08-07-2008, 09:11 PM
Still 100% dry at my place, though the clouds ARE moving in. :lol:

stupid rain its bad enough my car get dirty just parked but raining ... :-(
Mr. Sociable
08-07-2008, 11:08 PM
It didn't rain at my house. :roll: Stupid weather people.
phoonTy
08-08-2008, 10:57 AM
We didn't get anymore either. Bright blue sky 'till dark... then nothing but stars. :lol:
Sarra
08-08-2008, 03:14 PM
Well, we got rain last night here, and a TStorm.
phoonTy
08-08-2008, 10:33 PM
It didn't rain at my house. :roll: Stupid weather people.

Did you get any tonight?

Make it stop. It's messing with our TV Signal :evil: :lol:
Mr. Sociable
08-09-2008, 12:45 AM
I got some, cut the TV out for ~5min, then it HAILED. Really? Hail? Then it rained again then it stopped. :roll: