I’ve always lived on the NH side of the VT/NH border, and quite often worked in VT. When I was younger I asked someone why I had to pay VT income tax if I was an NH resident and I was told “you pay for the pleasure of driving on VT roads.”

What happened to OP is not hydrolock. OPs car shut down to lack of fuel. They’re two very different things. Look anywhere for the definition of hydrolock and you’ll find something similar to this:

“ Hydrolock (a shorthand notation for hydrostatic lock or hydraulic lock) is an abnormal condition of any device which is designed to compress a gas by mechanically restraining it; most commonly the reciprocating internal combustion engine, the case this article refers to unless otherwise noted. Hydrolock occurs when a volume of liquid greater than the volume of the cylinder at its minimum (end of the piston's stroke) enters the cylinder. Since liquids are nearly incompressible the piston cannot complete its travel; either the engine must stop rotating or a mechanical failure must occur.“

It takes way more water than a fuel injector will shoot into the cylinder to hydro lock an engine. What you’re thinking of happens when water gets sucked in through the air intake after driving through deep water.

In OPs case, even if it was 100% water that got injected into the engine, the car would stall immediately. No fuel = no run. Drain the tank, flush the lines, change the filters, maybe run an injector cleaner, and then the car is good as it was before the incident. Absolutely no risk of hydro lock in OPs situation.

I only said something because I live on a dirt road and have a very long dirt driveway. I’ve the years I’ve learned that if my driveway starts to look like the picture, all it takes is a dusting of snow to turn it into a nightmare. A little bit of sand will rough up the surface enough that there’s still traction available.

Good on the driver, but kind of a dick move on the part of whoever is responsible for maintaining this chunk of road though. A little bit of sand goes a long way.

This feels appropriate https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=nWdsKWWJjVw

I’m only 40, but same. According to Google maps is part of Colebrook.

This is parked in their North Walpole yard now, and it the red part has been painted black.

Close, it’s pushed by an engine.

I have never had even a single political text before, but this year I’ve been getting two or three a day for the past week or so. It’s insane and obnoxious.