The image of this abandoned Ferrari, taken from sevaral angles, is the one that went viral following Toronto’s flood on Monday July 8th.
But owner Howard A. Levitt, one of Canada’s leading employment lawyers, is taking it all in stride.
In an interview with the Toronto Star newspaper, he said he was rushing to catch a flight for an important hearing in Ottawa.
“It was really just at tire level at that point. But that’s enough,” he said. “Meanwhile this geyser was coming out, and it started filling up, filling up, filling up. Getting deeper and deeper and deeper. When it got near the bottom of my windows, it was time to leave.” By the time he opened the door, the water gushed in over the seats.
“I don’t want to sound cavalier, but at the end of the day you’ve got to see the humour in it and not sweat the small stuff. And it really is all small stuff. Nobody’s dying, nobody’s sick. The car gets fixed up and there’s insurance for that,” he said. “I made it for my case and succeeded on my client’s behalf.”
He made it to the airport and caught “the last seat of the day” to Ottawa.
About the 2010 Ferrari California with the V8, 454-horsepower engine, Levitt said, “If I can’t get it repaired, I’ll get another one.”
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