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Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: jjsaul on July 06, 2006, 23:38:47

ok so we have a little rain and a few puddles (couple of feet deep....)...dont ask why people still drive through them  :shock:  
ian (porny) was at my house at the time and we spent about 2-3 hours towing cars out and trying to get them started....

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: paul_humphreys on July 06, 2006, 23:50:36

Now why carnt we have rain like that around here. 5 mins of rain in the last few days :(

Paul

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: jjsaul on July 07, 2006, 00:19:55

that was the result of about 15-20 mins rain  :shock:

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Range Rover Blues on July 07, 2006, 01:59:06

Should have got them to sign a pro-4x4 petition first :wink:

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: rangerider on July 07, 2006, 02:02:06

Shoulda taught them to drive, looks like that should have been passable by anyone who didnt have an old Renault diesel.

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Bob696 on July 07, 2006, 06:19:31

That looks like FUN!!!

We are only a few miles away and we got enough rain to damp down the dust

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: missroadrage on July 07, 2006, 07:41:59

Great pics I wish we had floods to play in here :wink:

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Bush Tucker Man on July 07, 2006, 09:36:34

That was very kind of that woman in the Rover to jump-start the Rangie.
I hope she didn't ask for any money (http://forums.mud-club.com/images/smiles/eusa_whistle.gif)

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Baby_Rhino on July 07, 2006, 10:38:32

hope they said thanks and went away with a good image of 4x4 drivers

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: jjsaul on July 07, 2006, 10:48:45

well the xantia and honda crv thingy went away on breakdown trucks (xantia dead ecu i think and the crv was hydrauliced).
the rover we got running with WD40 and jump leads.
someone else ran out of petrol in the traffic jam so we sent them on their way with some petrol.
got some more pics....

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Horness on July 07, 2006, 10:55:50

Get those pics and some words sent off to your local paper pronto!

Good work there... make sure it gets some good publicity.  :wink:

Horness.

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: jjsaul on July 07, 2006, 11:08:12

Quote from: "Horness"

Get those pics and some words sent off to your local paper pronto!

Good work there... make sure it gets some good publicity.  :wink:

Horness.

Might do later...my sills come first!!

Doubt they'd print them..our local paper seems very anti 4x4.... :(

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Baby_Rhino on July 07, 2006, 11:10:55

Quote from: "jjsaul"

Quote from: "Horness"

Get those pics and some words sent off to your local paper pronto!

Good work there... make sure it gets some good publicity.  :wink:

Horness.

Might do later...my sills come first!!

Doubt they'd print them..our local paper seems very anti 4x4.... :(

all the more reason to show off your good works!

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: jjsaul on July 07, 2006, 11:24:09

just sent

Yesterday there was flooding on wergs road, around 4.30pm ....several cars were stranded both heading in and out of wolverhampton, and also on the entrance/exit of yew tree lane.
The fire brigade were called although by the time they were arrived, local 4x4 owners had already recovered the stranded vehicles and their passengers.
Traffic was chaos as a result of the flooding with several people running out of petrol stuck in the queue.

with a few pics

i'll let them elaborate....they're good at bending the truth in the express and star...

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: dew1911 on July 07, 2006, 11:35:43

Looks fun... why can't we have some of that rain round here? :(


EDIT: Is that the little Bee then? Looks good with that bumper.

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Skibum346 on July 07, 2006, 12:11:13

Mud Club are looking for hi res pics for the club boards. Think the post is in the "Wanted" forum.

Be good to show us being good samaratins (anyone know how to spell sama... samari... samare.... awww forget it! :oops: ).

Frank

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: laser_jock99 on July 07, 2006, 13:19:00

Clearly more people should drive 4x4's - not less!

I was 40 minutes late for work yesterday- and the cause? A bloody 4" deep puddle that no-one would drive through!!!!

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: MTyrrell on July 07, 2006, 14:20:51

When i used do seasonal work at Chester zoo ill always remember one of the lads coming back looking a bit sheepish, we had had heavy rain for several days and he had taken the site bin wagon to the land fill site. Normally you have to drive through a wheel wash on the way out, but because of the rain it had filled up with water so logic says go around it.... not him, he decides to go through the wheel wash at full tilt. The force pushing the water up over the cab and in to the air intake at the back of the cab. resulting in a knackered engine.

 Apparently it sat in the wheel wash for a couple of days until they could sort out it's recovery.

  numpty

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: mud-club-matty on July 07, 2006, 21:12:10

cool did you get wet feed like ian then

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Jake on July 07, 2006, 21:21:25

Ian is always smiling  :D
(http://forums.mud-club.com/files/img_0515__small__201.jpg)
Looks like a fun way to spend an afternoon
 8)

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: jjsaul on July 08, 2006, 05:06:24

Quote from: "dew1911"

Looks fun... why can't we have some of that rain round here? :(


EDIT: Is that the little Bee then? Looks good with that bumper.

nope the bumper is fitted to my daily RRC for storage  :lol: at the moment

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: dew1911 on July 08, 2006, 16:15:13

And in unrealated news: Wolverhampton Council have removed every streetlight, sign, wall, bus stop and granny from the streets :lol:

Title: Idiots in cars
Post by: Tiny Tim on July 08, 2006, 18:35:20

Good work  8)

Not enough water down ere atm but we get quite a few morons to pull out of roadside ditches when it gets icy  :lol: