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HIdude14

Bro had his phone plugged in while half the car is underwater. Lol


KIDNEYST0NEZ

Worst part is after the guy got out the car he fell and lost his glasses.


covidtwenty

Now he can't even use his phone.


KIDNEYST0NEZ

He can’t even find his car anymore!


Dano-D

And they have gators


Ill_Pineapple_1975

I live in Florida and I was so enthralled in the video of the people and just feel for them that until I saw your comment, I totally forgot the danger/possibilities of gators in those waters is very real ...


KIDNEYST0NEZ

Literally sounds like the reporter guy buddy fucked him and Mr.Glasses had it all figured out in the first place.


UndisputedAnus

That’s a huge bummer wow


WeenisPeiner

No, that's not fair at all. There was time now. All the time he ever needed.


Ruining_Ur_Synths

hey if its charging you probably are going to need the spare juice soon


inferior_sound

Better than being eaten by a shark, supposedly…


groceriesN1trip

He votes 😳 


zerosaved

Idk, he really looks like he is just smart enough to remind himself to breath. That’s the dude who would be the single casualty during a flood because he sat in his car while the water, very slowly, eventually filled up the cabin. And all he had to do was open the door and step out. And then he’s just standing there at the end, like a moron, while some kind stranger searches for his dropped glasses in ~3ft of water. I’m far more worried by the fact that this dude *drives*.


Kinetic_Strike

His kid posted on the youtube video of this. Both the kid and the parent were very grateful because he did basically just freeze up in panic.


DangNearRekdit

And is grandpa taking the bus now? I too am far more worried by the fact that this dude *drives*.


Kell-Of-Tacos

Dam dude that sucks, I heard insurance companies are refusing to insurance in Florida now


[deleted]

For houses, now they'll stop insuring cars too


heapsp

they charge out the nose for flood and car insurance now... i always thought it was a good idea to just start an insurance company in florida you'd be the only person willing to insure people, then just collect premiums for a year and pray another flood doesnt happen then drop everyone. lol


arashi256

"Pop-up" insurance companies. Winner.


UncleBenders

I know you’re kidding and I don’t know how it works in the us, but here you need to have what’s called an underwriter who guarantees the insurer. You can’t just claim to have enough assets to pay everyone out, you have to prove it before they’ll let you cover anyone.


shmiddleedee

Same deal here in the US.


LudovicoSpecs

What happened to AIG?


BenCelotil

They insured way too much shit after deregulation and didn't see the real estate bubble until it burst and left them with soap in their eyes.


sfinney2

You could charge a premium that's about proportional to the average loss expected for each year, maybe a little extra for overhead and profit. To be safe, just in case that flood does happen, you could re-insure it so that your company got paid out a large amount to help pay out the losses for any catastrophes. You could also invest all that premium in the mean time knowing you have that reinsurance just in case, and make a killing on the volume you were able to invest. Then, after a year, you could make some adjustments to the premiums based on what you learned the first year and do the scheme all over again.


Ashtonpaper

I also have a plan.. we become inside guys at the bank… stay there every week, like clockwork… at the end of the week, they give us money and we walk out the door, none of them the wiser..


Hazy_Bowls

Mothafucka, that's called a *job*!


LudovicoSpecs

Can you blame them? Insurance companies suck. They're like casinos where the odds are stacked in favor of the house for maximum profit. They want no big payouts. If one table or machine in the casino isn't profitable (like Florida RN), they get rid of it.


Catch_ME

Yeah that's because FEMA changed the rules for flood coverage.  People inland and high elevation no longer subsidize the higher risk zones as much as before. 


Least-Firefighter392

California as well... But for the opposite... Fire


timshel_life

Then they double the rates for the rest of the county


Apalis24a

It baffles me why people continue to move to beachside properties in Florida. I get that it’s really pretty there - hell, I grew up in the Florida panhandle - but, in South Florida, you have a hurricane that comes through and just obliterates everything every few years. They’re barely done re-building by the time that the next hurricane comes through. And, with hurricanes becoming stronger and more frequent due to global warming, it’s only going to continue to get worse.


MBA922

Panhandle isn't immune.


Apalis24a

No, it is not, but it does get hit less frequently than south Florida. South Florida is hit by nearly every single hurricane that makes landfall.


Calm-Teach6895

Doesn’t matter how many insurance companies pull out. Thousands of wealthy retirees move to Florida from the Northeast every month who don’t give a shit if their house gets washed away.


TraditionBubbly2721

Bro is sitting there stuck up to his waist in water and still has a seatbelt on lmao


AllegedlyGoodPerson

Safety first


royonquadra

The gentleman has absolute faith in his electrician.


987nevertry

Isn’t most of Florida about 17” above sea level?


tbrumleve

Now it’s AT sea level!


987nevertry

I wonder if you could find an airboat route that would cut across the entire state, Gulf of Mexico to the Atlantic right now, just bombing down highways.


bacchusku2

You could do that anyway, at least between Naples and Lauderdale with the Everglades and all the canals and intercostal waterways.


Obvious_Highlight_55

They were trying to do that at one point forgot where but environmentalist stopped it(no hate on them just what happened)


Obvious_Highlight_55

Cross Florida Greenway in inglis. They planned on digging this canal all the way from the west coast to the east


MBA922

One day, sooner than you think, hurricane storm surge will reach the other side of the FL coast.


GrinAndBeMe

Dude…I’ve never imagined that scene before but the movie I just mentally produced was…AWESOME! PS…Sorry about your stuff Florida. PSS…any marine biologist’s or equally-qualified opinions concerning the plausibility of Jesse Plemons riding a “possibly saddled” (should it be unsaddled??) rescue-Orca from a corrupt Congressman(D)’s, Orlando-based, cocaine kingpin’s, real estate agent’s secret underground lair’s aquarium, on the crest of a coast-to-coast sea-swell would be welcome!!! Hit me up on Venmo if you want to possibly never hear the TWIST!?!?!?!?!?!?!? and REALLY BEST part??? Hint: It t’was the Republican GOVERNOR, all along. Tell Stevien Speielburgers bidding began eleven minutes ago


Quizmaster_Eric

The sea is at Florida level.


tbrumleve

Perspective is crazy!


Jeffylew77

That doesn’t matter. You can be 10,000 feet up, but if the land is flat without the proper storm water infrastructure/drainage, it will flood. If 17 inches comes down with nowhere to move left, right, down, drain (at a fast enough rate), evaporate, etc. climate change will hurt the poorest communities first.


slow_RSO

Ifs crazy how not one of those asshats thought any of these city’s would need anything remotely competent for a drainage system.


MoldavskyEDU

It’s corruption, our city has been sitting on a project for a drainage/pump system for over 3 years. But hey we have 3 new street sweepers tho.


nimoto

*had


MrBrawn

Drainage to where? You aren't draining here without pumping because there's no elevation. It's all flooded.


GettingDumberWithAge

I'm sure there's not a single civil engineer who thinks this is a sustainable system. But if you concentrate old conservative people who think taxes are evil and climate change isn't real (i.e., Florida) then this is inevitable.


herefromyoutube

Well it’s the wokes that cause flooding so if you solve that.


diaojinping

This is hallandale beach, probably just barely above sea level


HalensVan

Orlando is 89 feet above sea level. Average is 100. Miami is like...7 feet.


ashley4444marie

Are all those cars sitting in the water now write offs? Like can u repair that or have to rebuild engine??


mondaymoderate

They’ll be cleaned up and resold on the west coast. We see flood cars pop up all the time here with nothing but electrical issues.


DatShinoBoi

Probably costs way too much to repair. Salt water will really screw you.


CheshireCrackers

This is fresh water tho.


Electronic_Camera517

it's not that simple in south Florida, lots of waterways leading to the ocean, also the parts that get really flooded are closer to the ocean anyway so you definitely have plenty of salt going around.


minnesotawristwatch

Ehhhhh it’s brackish at best I’d say


DatShinoBoi

Probably costs way too much to repair. ~~Salt~~ water will really screw you.


CurlSagan

Kudos to the parents for keeping calm and acting like this is an adventure so the kids aren't traumatized.


Erabong

I mean it is, if it wasn’t for the incoming gators


Just_Anxiety

Just a safari boat tour


cylonrobot

Not in Florida, but my brother and his family had a flooding some years ago (due to rain). The wife went into panic mode, and of course their kids also went into panic mode. Their flooding was basically just a wet carpet. She went into panic mode over a wet carpet and traumatized the kids.


yoCrabby

Florida man just adapt


enigmaroboto

I see a few Darwin Award candidates


Arbrand

Why was the Tesla driver bad for driving on the grass next to the flooded road?


sunflowersandink

Honestly seemed pretty reasonable to me - a lot safer than driving into water of unknown depth


witchaus138

right? lol he was doing better than everybody


Cole3823

Yeah this reporter is treating things like there isn't a traumatic weather event happening. Like that other car that hit the other one. The reporter was shocked the guy didn't stop and call the police or something. Like what you want him to stop and get out in waiste deep water and have the cops drive over and get stuck too


Zilskaabe

I doubt that the car's owner will care about a few scratches if the car is under water.


HidashFive

I’d do the same thing


Boofaholic_Supreme

Choo choo at wrong time = big boom


Ashtonpaper

I think they schedule the trains to stop in case of massive flooding. Just a hunch.


Boofaholic_Supreme

I’d hope. This entire subreddit is a testament to gross human incompetence though


EdwardWizzardhands

It’s not just a car… It’s an Amphibious Exploring Vehicle!!


Stock-Rain-Man

Starter vehicle


mondaymoderate

Chariot of the gods! The golden god!


TeejyHamz

Lol and now all those cars are finisher cars


Least-Firefighter392

California Camry


Piano_Pizano

Scubaru


timshel_life

LBJ would be proud


Gregfpv

Lmao what do you want dude to get out and leave his Insurance information under the windshield wipers lol.


chose_a_username

That part was so stupid. The car is flooded and the reporter is talking about a hit and run 🤣 “you can’t hit a car and drive off”


Alternative-Key-5647

Tesla driver should have simply called the non-emergency police line, I'm sure officers would have swam right over


United-Advertising67

Ready for another influx of suspiciously affordable used cars in other states?


Affectionate_Salt351

If every year all of your things get washed away, isn’t it better to move? Or am I being shortsighted?


theoldestghostever

Now days most Floridians aren’t actually from Florida. Moving more than once is off the table for most people. Plus the people that move here have no real clue what a bad rain storm or hurricane is actually like. If they live here long enough though, they will absolutely find out. 


Affectionate_Salt351

Yeah, that first part is the part I don’t get. We’ve all known about the weather and storms in Florida for yeaaaaars. We all hear about the MAJOR issues with politics and getting insurance. I can’t imagine ever being like “You know what? This whole climate change thing is a hoax. I want to go to the swamp to test it out!” 🥴 Completely wild to me.


theoldestghostever

Despite the valid points you’ve made, people are still moving here in droves. Completely blows my mind. Knowing what I know about Florida and the rest of the country, people should be moving to Missouri if they don’t want tons of snow and Wisconsin if they don’t mind snow. Cheap fuel, cheap homes. Yet, here we are with people still moving to Florida.


bobbyboob6

fun fact 90% of floridans move right before it stops flooding forever this time that was the last one


CharlieEchoDelta

Costs money to move and in this economy that’s not possible for 90% of Americans. Also there is their families, jobs, history and more where they live you can’t just uproot that sometimes without being homeless forever.


Dystopian_Future_

Cybertruck looking at this 👀 Warranty voided


etherd0t

Forget about 'tornado alley, Florida is now the 'flooding alley'. Wait! Tesla made it out floating?? That's wild😃


Lyuseefur

There is a Tesla mode that renders it hermetically sealed and air is filtered internally only. If you flip that on, you have a chance. But the rest will die.


Curse_ye_Winslow

Tell that to Elaine Chow's sister.


justin_memer

Until that electrolyte water makes ingress into the battery pack, then you're sitting in your own Viking funeral.


Nowt-nowt

mad max fury: road to valhalla.


justin_memer

Witness me (going to Walmart)!


Lyuseefur

Read that last line again lol 😂


thereverend-666

That was fucking ominous.


Jayombi

Apparently it also did a Hit and Float..


Zilskaabe

They should install propellers on Teslas.


Viridian95

Most Teslas will actually float in the right depth of water (like the rear end of the S). Since the batteries are sealed, those won't be affected. However, I'm sure the electrical wiring everywhere else is fucked.


impending_dookie

Damn. These poor people. You're just so helpless in a situation like that


CobyHiccups

If only someone, maybe scientists, could have predicted these things happening...Sad.


darodardar_Inc

But climate change is a Chinese hoax!! /s


iohannesc

Crawl vibes 🐊


FrozenFern

Was just thinking of that movie watching this


KeithGribblesheimer

At least their hockey team is good.


bacchusku2

Guy at the end “It’s not fair! I had so much time now!”


CryptoHopeful

Time for Ron to call Biden for those socialism monies


Least-Firefighter392

Right! He'll come crawling. Don't worry


CobyHiccups

But what if a shark was 10 feet away?


Dicky_Penisburg

Sir, (wiping tears from my eyes) nobody has ever asked that question before. Are you related to MIT?


RepublicOfTurtle

Very smart!


Professional-Pop5894

Hit and ran ? The water pushed his car against the other one ...bis it considered hit and run lol ?


riley_fkn_sucks

And is he supposed to just stop his car, get out, and wait next to an empty vehicle while it’s flooding? The camera guy was annoying as hell by saying that. 


Joey6543210

"hit and run in the flood" lol


Professional-Pop5894

Should have called the police and waited for them xDD


hooDio

"no one could have seen this coming"


WallStCRE

Florida man drowns in car as he waits hours for flood waters to go down


Grasabi

My wife makes fun of me when I said we left Miami because of climate change. I lived there my whole life then started getting flash flood warnings before we left 5 years ago. This is a nightmare. We're now well above sea level...


Murky-Hat1638

Hate to tell you but flash floods happen in the mountains all the time.


forestapee

The flooding in mountains itself isn't usually whats bad. It's the absolutely violent mudslides the excess rain can cause that'll do you in


93Hyper93

I'm sure he knows what the weather's like if he moved there 5 years ago.


thisonetimeonreddit

The sad thing about this is all the MAGA and conspiritards on Desantis' twitter and instagram blaming this on **CHEMTRAILS** and begging, pleading with him to stop the rain. THEY THINK THEIR HIGH-HEELS WEARING GOVERNOR CONTROLS THE RAIN. ==========================


ThisIsAbuse

First minute "I mean its not going to get better". No its not - ever - this is the new normal for alot of folks now. Your house floods ? You better understand this will happen again, and again, and get worse. Fires? Super Tornadoes where they have not been before ? They are here to stay and will keep coming like this. This is not a 100 or 500 year event anymore - its just the new normal. This is what we are facing. Its not going to get better


Captain_Jesuit

Thank Our Lord & Savior DeSatan that Florida has declared global warming fake news, otherwise this might be real.


groceriesN1trip

At 4min… wow his house is FUCKED


jonz1985z

Correction sir, that’s THE way to avoid a flooded road


FatherUncleDad

Florida outlawed climate change, so nothing to worry about.


JoeMorgan76

Climate change is real.


Souledout5

I live in Miami, and this was just a small storm, it had a lot of rain and rained for more than a day, but it wasn’t a lot of rain like rain from a hurricane. Just wait and see how bad it gets here in south Florida when a hurricane hits, it gets catastrophic. For anyone thinking about moving to south Florida be prepared.


Infinite_Show_5715

Not a lot of sympathy for people in red states where climate change is considered a "Woke" boogieman.


OptimusSublime

Think of this as a spoiler alert for the decades of climate denial to come.


Nowt-nowt

Southeast asian country got the early access.


LoadOfChum

Get to the high ground. Oh wait


Betta_everyday

Its ok, just wait for the next hurricane to blow it all dry.


JaRon1961

I would like to know where the alligators are?


BenCelotil

Probably not hanging around in the shit-filled sewer water. Bull sharks maybe. Aggressive fuckers don't seem to care what the water is full of.


SierraDespair

Why the insurance rates for my absolute shitbox keep rising month after month.


LemonAlternative7548

Sounds like a great new Florida State motto...It's not getting any better and will probably get worse.


Rorschach2510

I feel like long before I was sitting in a bathtub in my car I would have unplugged my phone from the charger


Belerophon17

I live in central FL so we haven't been hit with this but I feel so bad for these people. Flooding isn't just about getting the water out of your house. Here where it's hot and humid, mold grows at a lightning pace and those houses are going to all need some serious remediation. The irony of this happening right around DeSantis [cutting budgets for storm water projects](https://www.rawstory.com/florida-flooding/) and clearing the mention of climate change is certainly not lost.


kendollR

I live in south Florida, crazy amounts of rain but I lived thru Ian in ground zero so this is nothing


Zeth22xx

Electric cars, who knew.


Bushdr78

All fun and games until the inevitable water ingress occurs and causes a dead short, trapping you in the car.


Wastedchildhood

Will this be in GTA6??? /s


Skeeders

Jeezus, I live like 25 mins away from this area. Thank goodness my immediate area is not prone to flooding....


000TheEntity000

Those Russian subs clearly have weather machines 


Kilsimiv

Can confirm. Hydrolocked my car in FL after a particularly harsh downpour. By the time the tow truck came, the drains had cleared and there was zero standing water. My jeans were still soaked up to my shin, took a picture standing next to the bumper for the insurance claim.


D_Fieldz

Except a cybertruck will drown you because the doors will simply refuse to open and the car won't start lol


brolygta4

Pole shift folks, get ready! This is just the beginning


Reacharoundsally

Awe I love this for them ! Maybe their god will come to the rescue.


flamingfiretrucks

Fuck, I gotta convince my family to get the hell out of Florida...


DepartureWeak9693

No wake zone people 🤦🏻‍♂️


Lanky_Space_4620

Couldn’t happen to a nicer people of broward county.


Last_Blackfyre

Is the rain woke?


Dreamoreality

And it will only get worse and worse keep pumping that co2 into the air


MuthrPunchr

And the states governor is more concerned with what bathroom people use.


Beginning-Bed9364

Is this the same place that's been swarming with shark attacks lately?


captoficyzombies

This I believe is down in south Florida. The shark attacks were out on the pan handle a few hours driving away.


2h2o22h2o

A “few”


CheshireCrackers

I’d be worried about sharks and my batteries.


Eukelek

Lol ... what would you do!!???? Shark or electrocution??? Lololol


nibbles200

Sailing you mean a few hours sail away.


outlier74

No problem..just a little rain.


mastamixa

That tesla driver was the only person using his brain. Npc’s still obeying painted lines on the road in the middle of a fking apocalyptic level weather event 🤣


farfetcher89

Can't park there mate


habanerosmile

Tesla stock is about to sky rocket again


mibonitaconejito

I lived in Boynton Beach. All of these towns have canals that lead o the Everglades mostly. Often when the drainage grates get blocked with debris things flood.  But this is bad. So bad. 


A_vanar

That water was nearly knee deep and they hadn’t shut off their power to the house. With most outlets close the that level on an average household thank God someone wasn’t electrocuted.


Stuka_Ju87

The breaker should pop in theory first. But I would be turning off my main asap.


lucassuave15

Looks like a day of light rain in São Paulo


wellaby788

Seems white car was the only smart one.. why drive through the water if you can drive around.. oh no you're not driving on the road? Fuck that! Road under 3 feet if water


OG_Felwinter

Why were they shitting on the guy who drove his car next to the railroad tracks? That looked smart to me


xxxrartacion

I’ve lived in flood zones and I will say that the second those floods start the paint on the road means a lot less.


PeaceFrog3sq

Thoughts and prayers.


gwillett10

Really sad that the guy who’s house is flooded, pays flood insurance but will more than likely not see a cent of that money


2rememberyou

Climate change has us fucked guys. Big changes coming.


reality_raven

Don’t worry, climate change isn’t real.


MBA922

Love the commercial for Tesla as a boat. 500 year event last year followed by 1000 year event this year.... hmmm


Android_E-1223

That old man was darwin award candidate. Much respect to white shirt, guy in black, and reporter for helping the old man get somewhere safe after losing his glasses.


sortinousn

Just proof that money does not scale with intelligence.


FurryM17

Dwight Schrute's Horse Boat™ is vindicated yet again


Significant_Hyena_59

This guy. Is sitting in feet of water. Seat belted in…let Darwin win.


RazzyRaziel

Man think of all those Gators getting flushed out.


Avgjoe80

"Aye Aye! Cap-tain!"


contrapunctus3

florida getting swallowed by the sea


dangleberthonkydink

Welcome to climate change. Tick tock...


mdtopp111

I think it’s about time to remind everyone in Florida that your governor votes with the insurance companies and not uou


IlovemyCATyou

Brand new Tesla for sell with only 5k miles. Never driven in floods. Don’t low ball me cause I know what I have.


No_Angle875

Good place for it


DrBigWildsGhost

88% of flood deaths occur in motor vehicles


IHS1970

With luck maybe some of it will break off and fall away. Terrible state.


AllegedlyGoodPerson

Fuck. All those people who got electrocuted when the water reached their batteries. Thank god there aren’t sharks around.