I can answer that.
There were a lot of trucks and whatnot moving around the site, so Richard didn't hear the water truck approach. The horn and wave were done just as the water was hitting him- so yes, it was intentional.

When he got back to the office he told his supervisor what happened, and the supervisor laughed and agreed that he had responded correctly.

By the time Richard told me this story he was laughing about it himself. Getting harassed a bit by the construction people is expected, and he takes it with good humor. Getting doused on a cold windy day with swamp water is just egregious.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Fri 13 Apr 2012, 15:48, 2 replies)

He *says* that the horn and wave were just as the water was hitting him.
The most that we can say there is that this was his first awareness of the horn and wave. And even if there was no warning that he didn't notice, that says nothing about the intentions of the guy driving the water truck.
( Enzyme is powered by sunlight, Sat 14 Apr 2012, 16:17, closed)

If you're going to make shit up
you could at least make interesting shit up.
( Dr. Shambolic je suis charlie, Sat 14 Apr 2012, 18:59, closed)