At the Craig Proctor Superconference in Orlando, FL, myself and my fellow coaching members have been learning how to become more effective Rainmakers.  They may have taught us TOO well...

After the day's festivities, myself and two friends decided to run up the street to KFC and grab dinner. I offered to drive in my truck, a 2003 Dodge Ram 1500 (very important fact) rather than taking the other available vehicle - a convertible Mitsubishi Eclipse.

It was raining cats and dogs.  Rain was going sideways.  The wind was blowing quite fiercely, lightning was crashing down, and we were enjoying the spectacle of another Florida afternoon thunderstorm.  The only problem - we had to go out in it to get to our destination.

Being the kind of person I am, I volunteered to run out to the truck and drive it up as close as possible to let the others in.  After the short run, I was soaked! I drove to the curb and the other two jumped inside (nearly literally - they both tried to get in the front door of the quad-cab). Once we were settled, we headed down the road.

On Central Florida Parkway, I noticed that the rain was starting to pool quite a lot.  Traffic slowed to a crawl.  Soon it was evident that the water was rising quickly.  I started hoping that the other drivers would get through the water - I wasn't worried about my truck, but all of the small cars around me could get washed out at any minute (and I didn't want to be stuck between them!).

First one, then another cars began getting stuck and turning on their emergency flashers. Luckily for them the water wasn't going to get any higher than their engines, but they were effectively out of submission.  We managed to get through the traffic, into the KFC parking lot, and into the restaurant with little problem. The last large body of water we drove through actually splashed up onto the hood of my truck - that one was deep! We were extremely thankful that we hadn't taken the Eclipse...

I don't know how often that much flooding happens on the roads in Orlando, but Central Florida Parkway turned into the Central Florida Lake.  Wow!