This was pretty amazing. I am mostly surprised that I actually made it through that, with a passenger, even. Here is the long version from a real keyboard:
The direct deposit did not come through and we had to run and get the paycheck for the Mrs. We figured we would do a quick run there and back. It mostly worked. The rain started on the way back, but it was a regular rain, no big deal.
We stopped at a gas station, and as soon as we got done filling the tank the rain became torrential and the station went dark.
Figuring that getting wet sitting in place wasn't much different than getting wet moving we went. And then it got worse. The wind was blowing around rain to make it look like snow flurries. The stream of water down my back filled my underwear and started to fill the boots.
With boots full we got to the bridge. That wasn't too bad, except I couldn't see lanes. I think I was in a lane, but who knows. After the bridge I couldn't see a damn thing. All of a sudden the bike started steering real funny. I put my feet down, and something was not right. That's when I realized we are actually turning a corner in two feet of water.
I'm not exactly sure how I found the alley, I think it might have been some vestigial homing instinct. There was only about a foot of water there, and we pretended to be a jet ski all the way to our driveway, which is higher than the alley and therefore dry.
I'm sure glad the FJ is a tall bike and we didn't submerge the intakes. Were I to do this again, I think I'd like to have something more purpose-built...
