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Driving under-water

Yeah, this thread isn't as cool as it sounds, just to warn you :)

I passed my driving test in late April, but being as my car is at home and I am at uni, I didn't get a chance to drive it until I came home yesterday. So today, very excited, I got into the car and pootled into Oxford (it's about half an hours drive from where I live).

I picked the worst. possible. day. to go driving on my own for the first time.
It started raining.
Then raining more.
Then raining even more.

The roads started to fill up, but I figured I'd do a few hours of shopping, come back, and the ground would've had a chance to absorb the water.

Nope.

I drove through at least five road-covering floods on the way back from Oxford. Three roads I was supposed to drive on were closed. I was going about 30 MPH on a dual carriageway, because you had to manouvre your way through the huge puddles.

Local news article.

It was so much fun! Seriously. It was really exciting - and good news, I didn't ruin the car!
Apparently, my Daddy was also floating his kayaks in our garden.

I love rain!
:)

Joanna
(underwater)
xxx

At least youve had the worst possible experiances early on.

I know quite a few people who have passed thier test and its scary being in the same car as them.

Well Done Jo :P
*pats*

It's been a HORRIBLE day today..rainrainrainrainrain.

Woah, that'sa lot of water!
Good experiance for having that as your first trip!

Glad though I don't get much rain. =]

Well done on driving in those conditions, I think I would totally freak if that happened to me >_< I dont like driving on roads I havent been on before and worse still any like flood covered roads so like i really really admire you for what you did =]

And Mari on a sidenote, I wasnt one of the people that scared you in the car was I? I cnat even remember if you like were in my car or not though :p

When we had one of the floods up here I was driving to a shopping centre. We only had to turn around once on the way there because of the floods but on the way back there was only 1 road (out of loads) that was open and the police we on that one directing people through the patch of the road that had the shallowest water. It wasn't fun as it took ages, the traffic was terrible and the water that was running on the road had a pretty fast current which didn't really affect driving through it but looked a bit scary beforehand.

im glad you had fun!

Haha, sounds like fun!

Although i heard a boy had died in those floods on the radio earlier..

Ali xox

Congrats on passing your driving test!

I hope that hasn't put you off going out on your own, and well done on coping with it. :P

Bloody English weather, eh?

xx

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Originally Posted by Doodahdoo (Post 816997)

Yeah, this thread isn't as cool as it sounds, just to warn you :)

So today, very excited, I got into the car and pootled into Oxford
I love rain!
:)

I never heard the word "pootled" before. With all the puddles I suppose that made you a puddle pootler. A very memorable first trip all in all - thread still sounds cool then .

I would have poo'd myself having to drive in those conditions.

Haha sounds like a Bond movie Jo! =D

Splashy splashy :]
See this is why I'm never gonna drive.

Hehehe at least you could have a paddle while you drive. ;)

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Originally Posted by BlindSpot. (Post 818650)

Haha, sounds like fun!

Although i heard a boy had died in those floods on the radio earlier..

Ali xox

Aye, my brother knew him, he's from our area.
It's sad :(

But now the weather is gorgeous :)
xx