The broom really didn't work that well as an oar. When the raging torrent that had been the main street near my home brought me to the corner my house was on, I had to jump out of the dinghy and swim, dragging it behind me to my front steps where my brother and my dog were standing, stranded, waiting for the flood water to receed.
indie:
Do you know that it says that it's your birthday today on the hookup thing!