OK. Now find the humor . . .

The Rainy Lake couple was heading south to see their daughter's Comedy Club competition at the Mall of America. One hundred amateur stand-ups had performed and she had survived several cuts and was now in the semi-finals. Then the urgent call came from the neighbors. That wasn't so funny.
Mary Ann and Wayne live near International Falls, across the bay from Canada, so they're prepared to endure all sorts of punishment. This winter was especially long and harsh, and now that the ice has finally melted, the watersheds are overflowing and docks are going under water. And so on.
Nevertheless, the boat has been bravely launched, with its twin motors -- one is a 200 horse job for crossing the lake in a hurry, the small one is for fishing. There's also a battery-powered bilge in it that bails water out of the hold. This IS Rainy Lake, after all.

Wayne.
He let the battery die.

The neighbors reported that their boat was underwater, swamped alongside their dock. So they turned around and hurried back home, got the boat out of the water and went to work on it with the marina and the insurance company.
Wayne says it's all his fault, he had let the battery that powers the bilge run down, and the rain, wind and waves did the rest. The rescued boat will be fixed and returned to service shortly.
Wayne says: "Heavy snow pack and poorly-timed heavy rain is the reason most lakes and rivers in the watershed from Virginia, Minnesota to Aitikokin, Ontario are overflowing. It all comes to Ranier and pushes the Rainy River from here to Hudson Bay."

Meanwhile, their daughter, Rana, has advanced in the stand-up comedy competition at the Mall. Wayne and Mary Ann are heading back down Tuesday night to cheer on their comedian and have a few laughs. As it turns out, there just may be a bright spot to the boat fiasco: some new material for their daughter.