A Kentucky restaurant owner has prepared for the floods by... flooding his own restaurant. I suppose it is hard to flood somewhere that's already been flooded, right?
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Captain's Quarters Riverside Grille, in Prospect, Kentucky, has been protected from the floods in a rather peculiar way. With historic rainfall hitting many states, floods have been a big problem. Fearing the incoming floodwater, co-owner Andrew Masterson knew that the only way to beat the flood was to join it.
CNN covered the story of the self-flooded restaurant and shared a video made by Masterson himself.
In the video, you can see the restaurant submerged in water. Masterson wades through the planted 5ft of water to show the team's handiwork. They had used faucets and a well pump to deliver the metric tonnes of water they needed.
You can watch the video below to learn exactly how they did it, and to see the state of the restaurant.
Why Did Flooding Combat Flooding?
To put it simply, flooding his own restaurant was the right call. The floodwater is going to come down whether you like it or not, and their restaurant was destined to get very wet. But at least by using clean water to flood their water, their recovery will be quicker and cheaper.
With clean water inside to combat the dirty and dangerous flood water, damage is minimised. There won't be any smashed glass or ruined appliances. There won't be any debris and filthy water damaging the establishment. And there will be a restaurant still-standing when it's over.
So when you think about it, flooding the restaurant was the right choice.
Of course, the internet still riffed pretty hard on the whole 'flooding-your-restaurant-thing,' and the comments are hilarious.
"I pres--t my pants when my stomach hurts," joked one.
"River said 'dang someone already got this place. On to the next one,'" wrote another.
"Did he Uno Reverse Card the flood?" questioned a third.
"Next month's utility bill will be what puts him out of business not the flood," pointed out one more.
