Owner Fills Restaurant With Water to Avoid Muddy Mess

Sometimes staying afloat means diving in first. To protect their Kentucky restaurant from flood damage, two owners flooded it with clean water—on purpose—in a creative move to block muddy river water from getting inside. #flood #flooding #kentucky

[johnhart]

Thats the smartest dumb thing ive seen in my life. Dudes a genius

[TheKitsuneOnihane]

I mean... if you're getting flooded either way, better to minimize mess and damage. Honestly, super genius.

[amirahsmith]

Flood: I'm gonna flood your restaurant!
Restaurant owner: not if i do it first.

[SandraLogue-xr]

I have cleaned up after being flooded.The water is putrid, stinks, loaded with nasty bacteria.
This business owner just saved himself months of rehabilitation and thousands in losses.

[honkie]

The pool toys were a fantastic addition to the water. ALWAYS keep your sense of humor. I hope everything turned out OK.

[whothegnuareyou]

Thats the perfect example of thinking outside the box. Can't stop the water but we can mitigate the damage. 👏

[johnnydavey]

If you've ever cleaned Flood water after a flood you'd realise this man is a geniuses. The mud and salt not only gets into every singe crack, it also smells like sewage. Good save.

[vmebro_]

Thats actually really smart. It was going to flood anyway so why not atleast keep it clean. Especially if you don't have drywall. That was genius

[ChaosChanneler]

The fireplace being lit completely took me out. This guy is a genius and a professional troll at heart. Rubber bath toys and all included. :D

[ToeGrip]

You’ve heard about Fighting Fire with Fire, now get ready for the thrilling sequel… Fighting Water with Water!!😂😂

[jakehinton]

This dude gets the award for the 1000 IQ point move

[MichelleVon-qg]

That's called PREPARED not only for the moment but while construction. Brilliant!

[dream_grips]

The level of confidence this requires is very impressive. The pool toys is the cherry on top.

[jeffgripp]

I live here in Louisville. The people that own this restaurant have been doing this for years. It really works. Every time the river rises they do this.

[ICM]

Actually really smart. Not only does it make things easier to clean but it helps prevent the glass from shattering by equalizing the pressure on both sides.

[briandoyle]

Great idea.
Fresh water is much easier to clean up than river sludge

[nobody]

Pure example of taking control of what you can, while accepting something that you cannot change.

[Heinrich_Von_Schnellfahrer]

And then the insurance denies the claim stating the owner did it intentionally..

[NateJamesB]

Actually this is brilliant, with the water equalizing the pressure outside and inside the walls, the water outside won't burst in, this dude is a genius

[melcelese]

Seriously, this guy is a fricken super genius!!! & now we bow .