Seriously, Stay Out Of High Water

"user314" (user314) 06/16/2017 at 17:04 • Filed to: pittsburgh, flooding, idiots, silly merc-you're not a lambo

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Pretty much all week we’ve been having heavy pop-up t-storms causing flooding in the ‘Burgh, and there have been numerous people that have needed rescued after driving into flooded streets. Today it went up a notch.

CB > user314 06/16/2017 at 17:08

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I mean, if they drive the car in a little deeper, problem solved.

EL_ULY > user314 06/16/2017 at 17:09

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same thing happened to a 2016 C-class last year here

promoted by the color red > user314 06/16/2017 at 17:12

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This is like “Homer Simpson setting fire to corn flakes” levels of fucked up.

404 - User No Longer Available > user314 06/16/2017 at 17:14

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Stuck + Revving = Overheat + Fire?

My bird IS the word > user314 06/16/2017 at 17:16

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Seriously, I don’t feel bad for anyone who has been doing this with their cars.

I do feel bad for that car dealership on rt.51

user314 > 404 - User No Longer Available 06/16/2017 at 17:24

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Yeah, or electrical, I’d think.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > user314 06/16/2017 at 17:31

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Well, at least that one is a self-correcting fire. :P

user314 > promoted by the color red 06/16/2017 at 17:33

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We also had a Greek Orthodox monastery struck by lightning yesterday, so I’m almost getting a ‘Plagues of Egypt/Repent Sinners!’ vibe from all this. O.o

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > 404 - User No Longer Available 06/16/2017 at 17:41

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The coming systems are overkill. I’d be surprised if it were overheated enough, or at all, from revving especially submerged. The battery and pre-fuse box are at the right rear of the engine compartment, where it like like the fire originated. My money is on electrical due to something shorting out.

jimz > promoted by the color red 06/16/2017 at 18:27

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happens with houses and buildings during floods too. water gets into a place where a lot of electricity is, and the wires heat up and ignite surrounding material.

Yowen - not necessarily not spaghetti and meatballs > 404 - User No Longer Available 06/23/2017 at 14:57

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Stuck + Revving = Overheat + Fire = Water wasn’t high enough