• niktemadur@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    Back in the late-80s or early-90s, a guy in my coastal town bought a new Nissan Pathfinder, took a bunch of friends for a nighttime joyride at the beach. I do believe there was beer involved.

    When they hit water lapping in the sand and made a sharp turn, the tires made a wake that looked really, really cool! Do that again!

    Suddenly, the car stopped moving forward. They had drifted too deep. Of course none of these rocket scientists had any idea if the tide was coming or going… it was coming.

    They got out - through the windows I guess - waded onshore and prayed for the best. But like I said, the tide was coming. They saw the Pathfinder that still had that new agency car smell, getting completely submerged.

    Next day a tow truck pulled it onshore, but as you probably guessed, it was a total loss.