Mother Nature will never be fully subdued. Before Planet Earth said, "You know what, I'm going to dial the thermostat down for about 2 million years," dinosaurs probably thought they were terrible. That quickly dispatched the most dangerous lizard/bird animals to ever roam the globe. In spite of our species' technological breakthroughs, new college degrees, horoscopes, fitness regimens, and new-age ideologies, a good old-fashioned natural calamity will quickly drive us all back to our cave-dwelling and yelling ways because, technically, we're still in the ice age.
Which is what TikToker @dottshot discovered when in the Planet Fitness parking lot at his nearby gym. He claims that he made the decision to go inside the gym, take a shower, and wait for the rain to stop after observing a severe downpour that trapped him inside the parking lot.
That didn't occur, as you can see from his collection of videos. The weather prediction, according to the TikToker, predicted about 5 to 6 inches of rain in his area, but that would come after his shower was over. As he moved through the gym, it became clear that the situation was more worse than anyone had previously thought.
Soon, water started pouring inside the gym, rapidly flooding everything. @Dottshot started seeking for methods to stay out of the water as it started to rise, standing up on chairs, gym equipment, and eventually a Stairmaster machine.
The TikTok user and others were stuck in the gym, and he claimed it took hours for emergency rescue workers to arrive. He further claimed that at times, they became entirely unresponsive.
Regarding the circumstance, he stated in a storytime: "So how did I find myself in a flooded Planet Fitness using a stair machine? Let me tell you, though. I first noticed something was wrong when I looked up from my phone and saw that the portion of the parking lot I was in was already submerged. We had anticipated five to six inches of rain, so when I saw this, I was somewhat taken aback."
He continued as the film transitioned from shots of him in his car to images of a Planet Fitness gym's inside. "When I left the shower after entering Planet Fitness, the water was already gushing in. When I briefly cracked open the door, water did not enter. You can't stop that much water, so I'm very sure it came in on its own."
For Dottshot, the situation was made particularly unpleasant when he witnessed his automobile being destroyed in front of him "Additionally, my car went under directly in front of me while I was watching, which stung a lot. After all of that, we just hung about for hours while waiting for rescuers to arrive; they didn't respond to us, so I took out my phone and started recording a TikTok, and the rest is history."
Videos of the flood's aftermath were also presented, showing the harm done to the gym as well as to cars parked in the lot and trees that looked to have fallen on those cars.
Although @dottshot feared for his safety while filming and uploading his TikToks, he managed to escape without harm and used the experience to gain a sizable TikTok following, amassing over 671,000 followers. Documenting a terrifying scenario for everyone to see online might help with that since he has also appealed for donations to assist him in purchasing a new automobile after his was totaled.
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