flood, and i can't remember what year that was, but, no, we didn't think it was going to flood. we would have went to my house. we knew it wasn't going to flood. plus they did road work. >> reporter: you've been trying to get people to pull you out all day long. >> yeah, my daughters have been calling. and of course my cell phone -- >> reporter: where are your daughters. >> in the big city. >> reporter: hopefully they're able to watch this. >> i'm going to call one of them to pick me up -- us up. >> reporter: what was it like -- it's dark. last night -- >> no, we had lights all the time. dad has a generator. >> never lost power? >> never. air-conditioning all night. they have a generator. and i guess that's what it was. >> reporter: right. were you worried that -- we're getting close tonight fall, were you worried you weren't going to be able to be pulled out in time before dark? >> we were just starting to because we found out there wasn't a rescue, and then we heard the coast guard and take a