Ben Todd got up this morning, saw heavy rain had flooded the road - then got his jet boat out for burn.
"I wasn't going anywhere," said the Tunakino Valley mechanical engineer. "There was 2m of water running past our house.
He hooked the boat trailer up to a quad bike and - no need for a boat ramp - reversed down the drive until he could launch.
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"I was just going for a burn. It had to be done."