Boca Raton is taking a bit of a beating from Hurricane Ike. I had to work in the library this morning, so I had to venture out into the rain. There was some flooding on the sides of streets the same as always after hours of rain, but the campus is where I saw the real flooding. I came through the Potomac gate so I could park in the lot on the left (it usually has a spot or two open). I drove through the gate, started to enter the parking lot and stopped. There was an SUV in front of me with it’s tires half covered in water. My little bitty Chevy Cavalier was not going to make it through that lot unscathed, so I put the car in reverse and backed out.

Next, I thought I would try the ASSAF parking lot. I started to drive into it and noticed all of the puddles and potholes sprinkling the mulch lot. And I began to worry. What if my little bitty car gets stuck in one of these potholes? That would be so embarrassing and frustrating because not only is it pouring rain, but I would be stuck in it, and countless other people would be stuck in it because my car would be blocking there cars. But I didn’t get stuck. Instead, someone in another SUV drove around the opposite side of the lot and was facing me. Neither of us could move forward, because there is only enough space for one car at a time. We were in a quandary. I had very little space (and am not experienced with backin up any further than it takes to get out of a parking spot), so I was very worried about backing up. And getting stuck. The lady in her car came out with an umbrella and said that she had tried to reverse, but I guess because of the puddles, her car wouldn’t do it. So I persevered and made my way safely out of the lot, and drove to yet another parking lot. I was successful in that final attempt, and my only dilemma from that point was whether or not I should brave the rain….