Lucy Water Park

No Lucy does not have a water park but after a good long rain we
sure did create one. The geographical layout of Lucy makes for many
areas of water to build up as well as the multiple storm drains or
water ways that lay under Oakhurst rd.

Stevie, Mike, and I carved out many bike trails through out the
community. We made sure in our excavations that they would be low
lying grounds and would be extra muddy when rain is applied. We would
spend hours riding through the mud and water on our bikes covering us from head to toe with mud. After a good bike ride we would run to Mike's house and do a big cannon ball into their swimming pool. You can imagine we only did this once because once Mike's mom saw her pool
covered in mud our rear end’s paid the punishment.

Probably the best place to go after a big rain was Mr. Dale and Ms.
Cathy's house. They had a nice 2 acre lot that sloped downward towards
Oakhurst rd and were also fortunate to have one of the before
mentioned storm drains that ran under the road. Leading to the storm
drain was a ditch that stretched from the back of the property to the
road. If it rained hard and fast enough the ditch would fill up into
raging 3 foot rapids.

We would start from the back and either belly flop into the rapids or
ride some sort of boogie board all the way down to the storm drain. It
was the biggest thrill knowing there was nothing protecting you from
the jagged rocks on the banks of the ditch and the concrete storm
drain awaiting you at the end of your ride. The trick, however, was to
jump off your board or use your feet to stop yourself before plummeting
into the storm drain. If you were not careful, the current could suck
you into the drain and through to the other side of the street. This
of course was out of the questioned being that you would be fully
submerged inside the tunnel and couldn’t get air until you reached the
other side. Was this dangerous and completely a stupid thing to do?
You know it was but we never seemed to care.

To most people ample amounts of rainfall could be depressing and not be a
welcomed site, but to we Lucy boys it was a pattern of weather we
treasured.

- Steve Childress