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Sank the Jeep in a flooded parking lot

Old May 6, 2014 | 12:58 PM
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we got 26 inches of rain last wednesday and my parking lot at work was flooded i have a honda rancher 420 that i use to drive to the beach and it was completely underwater the day before i took this video..... some parts of the parking lot had water up to the doors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR9b7uhVAa0&list=UUdKPKUpDnzi1OEz3-7ecJ0g
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Old May 6, 2014 | 01:10 PM
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I heard y'all were getting dumped on. Hope everyone is okay. Around my parts we wouldn't know how to react to 2" of rain let alone 26"!
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Old May 6, 2014 | 01:15 PM
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yeah it got pretty bad here for a minute... a few beaches closed from run off but the gulf is making a quick recovery we already have 60ft of underwater visibility in fact im about to go on a dive in about an hour. Pensacola really got dumped on three people drowned in their cars which blows my mind I find that would be difficult to do.
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Old May 6, 2014 | 03:19 PM
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Treating that jeep like a wave runner that's way cool
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Old May 6, 2014 | 03:42 PM
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my job actually involves driving a waverunner but i couldnt miss out on the opportunity with the jeep
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Old May 6, 2014 | 08:09 PM
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Panama Beach Boaters Handbook: Chpt 2. Section 3, Paragraph 3......Parking lots are a "No Wake Zone"

I would have yanked the freedom panels and tossed some topwater baits near that black 300C....Senko's near that shelf by the white gate....

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Old May 8, 2014 | 02:26 PM
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im the captain so i have the write away in parking lots even with my sails down
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Old May 8, 2014 | 03:20 PM
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I remember you now. Aren't you the dude that used to be a professional boil sucker?
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Old May 8, 2014 | 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted by ActionJackson
yeah it got pretty bad here for a minute... a few beaches closed from run off but the gulf is making a quick recovery we already have 60ft of underwater visibility in fact im about to go on a dive in about an hour. Pensacola really got dumped on three people drowned in their cars which blows my mind I find that would be difficult to do.
Yeah my beach house took water. Spent all of last weekend ripping the carpet out. I am on the north side of Perdido Bay, due south of the Perdido River mouth. Dog Track Road just down from my house washed out. They rescued a lady from the sink hole. She had actually sank her Jeep Commander in the hole. The boat launch beside the bridge there at the intersection also washed out.
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Old May 8, 2014 | 11:32 PM
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wow man well hope your beach house repairs go well
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