In a shocking turn of events, a combination of flooding and rock slides has left a heavily damaged section of I-40 in the Smoky Mountains resembling more of a post-apocalyptic wasteland than a bustling highway. The chaos began when a torrential downpour caused the already unstable rock formations to come crashing down onto the road, leaving motorists stranded and bewildered.
One eyewitness, who we’ll call Joe Schmoe, described the scene as “something straight out of a disaster movie. I thought I was in ‘The Day After Tomorrow’ for a minute there.” Another witness, who we’ll call Jane Doe, added, “I’ve never seen anything like it. It was like Mother Nature was having a temper tantrum on the highway.”
Authorities are scrambling to clean up the mess and reopen the road, but it’s proving to be no easy task. “It’s a real clusterf*** out here,” said one frustrated worker, who we’ll call Bob Loblaw. “We’re doing our best, but it’s going to take some time to get things back to normal.”
Meanwhile, local businesses are feeling the impact of the road closure. “We rely on tourists passing through on I-40 for a lot of our business,” said the owner of a nearby diner, who we’ll call Sally McSally. “This is going to hit us hard. I might have to start serving roadkill just to make ends meet.”
As for the drivers who were caught in the chaos, many are still trying to make sense of what happened. “I was just minding my own business, listening to my favorite podcast, when all of a sudden I was surrounded by rocks and water,” said one bewildered driver, who we’ll call Larry Berry. “It was like the universe had it out for me.”
In the end, the only thing we can do is sit back and marvel at the sheer absurdity of it all. Who knew that a little rain and some rocks could cause such havoc? As one wise old man, who we’ll call Grandpa Gramps, once said, “Mother Nature works in mysterious ways. And sometimes, she’s just a real b****.”
