Western Palm Beach County residents go stir-crazy waiting for water to recede

By Wednesday, Brenda Gleason had a bad case of cabin fever.

Shes redone her closet, redone the kitchen, reorganized the countertops and put things in drawers, said Dan Gleason of his wife. Now shes going to work on my office.

Thats what happens when youre trapped in your cul-de-sac for four days. The Gleasons, who own a fire-engine red 2005 Ford Thunderbird, the 50th anniversary edition, calculated that the water in their Wycliffe neighborhood would swamp the low-slung sports car and maybe even tear off parts of the undercarriage.

Their home on a circle had what Dan Gleason called a moat by Monday, which was 14 inches deep at the worst and still around 10 inches deep Wednesday afternoon. Wycliffe Golf & Country Club is west of the intersection of U.S. 441 and Lake Worth Road.

At least two of the Gleasons neighbors tried and failed to get out. A brand-new Hyundai Genesis and a black Mercedes both stalled and had to wait for tow trucks.

So as the South Florida Water Management pumps chugged away Wednesday, Brenda Gleason, a judicial clerk at the 15th District Court, telecommuted to get her regular job done.

Dan Gleason, a consultant who works at home, has a plan to get her to work on Thursday.

Im going to drive on the golf cart path and get her out to the road. Shell be fine then, and Ill walk back to the house. Its not that far to walk, said Gleason.

Further west in the Acreage, the flooding occurred swiftly late Sunday and early Monday.

Boom, the water was just out of control, said Gary Tobias, who lives on 68th Street. Tobias can see Banyan, the nearest paved road, 300 feet from his house, but cant get to it.

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Western Palm Beach County residents go stir-crazy waiting for water to recede