For those people who think about possibly ditching class some mornings, David Berry can now tell a story that won’t make you think twice about sleeping in.

On Wednesday morning, Berry, an SF State sophomore, was taking a smoke break before his Asian American Studies class in the HSS building. While on his break, Berry heard the first floor of the Lot 20 parking garage was flooded.

Berry ran to the first floor, only to see his 1993 Honda Prelude on level 1A covered in water up to the windows about three to four feet above the ground. It was the only car left on the level.

"I went outside to go smoke and two of the maintenance guys were out there," Berry said. "And on their walkie talkie they were saying that 'oh the bottom level of the parking structure is about to flood.' I was like, 'oh really? Shit. I’ve got to go check my car. And my car was already up to my knees in water, and I can’t move it anymore."

After Berry saw the car he went up to one of the police officers standing nearby who told him there was nothing he could do. Berry ran to the Administration building only to find that there was no one there due to the blackout also caused by the rain.

Berry then tried find a camera to take pictures but nobody could sell him one due to the blackout. Berry finally got a little luck when a lady in the Lake View building on North State drive gave him a camera for free. Berry then took pictures of all angles of his car before the area was closed off at about 10:30 a.m. About 11 a.m. cars were being told to turn around and not enter Lot 20 as most classes had been canceled due to the rain and blackout.

“I did call my insurance company, and they should cover it because I have comprehensive,” Berry said. “I will be contacting people at SF State to see what their insurance policy is for flooding and whether or not I will be covered by that. They should have water systems, gutters, or something to get this water out of here (Lot 20) and they obviously don’t because the water is easily above waist level.”

Berry works at an import tuning shop on 23rd and Noriega and tunes up mostly Hondas. Berry had just recently put in $1,000 worth of stereo system material in his car including a new sub woofer and a new amp. Berry’s goal was to put more money into the car to make it faster and eventually take it to the racetrack. That material is now all gone.

"I don’t know what my next car is going to be but this one is gone,” Berry said. "I thought it was going to be another boring day in class. After that go to work and go home. Just another normal day. But I come here; my car gets fucked up."