robinthehippie - Objectively, from the outside looking in, you were foolish. A 7 yr old girl was killed 2 days ago in NH when her Dad tried to cross a bridge over a swollen creek. The creek had turned to a river and washed the suv and 4 passengers 100 feet away. Rescuers were able to resuscitate the boy but not the girl. The parents survived. When they say don't walk or drive through running water they mean it and they mean it for a reason. That father who will bury his daughter soon, will never do it again. That could have been your last ride. I know when you are there you can't think objectively, so don't. Just follow the rule without making a judgment call on your own. It's a lesson for us all really, me included. And I hope I can do the right thing when I am faced with the same situation.

Glad you are OK to tell us the story.