To Stop the Rain, or not

It was a month or more before the regular hurricane season. However, the rain came down so heavily the regular drainage system was totally unable to do its work. Our parking area was covered with at least a foot of rain-water. There was a lake,where my car was parked. Then my phone made its usual musical sound. It was my girlfriend Alice Blanch, she had been driving to my apartment, so we could have lunch together. "I'm stuck close to your grocery store. Please Neil come and help me. I'm le...