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T. A. Gardner
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In Arizona the rule is if the puddle is bigger than your vehicle you let some other fool go first and see if they can make it...
As a story, I was out shooting skeet on a sand bar in the Agua Fria river some years ago with the owner of a plastics manufacturing company. We were having a great time until three vehicles showed up on the far shore of the river (two pickups and a jeep). We could see that the bamboo (yes, it grows here because it gets out of people's yards and is an invasive species) ahead of them would block their way. We also had to stop shooting, so we watched them instead.
They arrived at the bamboo and it was clear they couldn't go further. I turned to my buddy and said "I think he's going to try and cross there." The river was fairly still and dark in that area and that indicated it was pretty deep. Now, they could have turned around and went back a bit crossing on an area where you could see the bottom clearly and it was shallow, like we had, but they didn't.
The first truck, a fairly new Ford or GM 4x4 with a lift kit started across. About half way, he started to float. You could see his panic and he was shooting up big rooster tails as he desperately tried to get out of the river. The truck was in water about halfway up the doors.
He managed to get onto the bar we were on. The people inside opened their doors and a waterfall came spilling out. We were laughing so hard it hurt.
So, you'd think the other two would have figured out that wasn't a smart thing to do, but the jeep started across. I remember thinking "Nah, he couldn't be that stupid..." but he was. Half way, the jeep drowned and was stuck with everyone in it standing in water about up to their knees in the vehicle.
The last truck turned around, went down to the bar and crossed like we would have. He then towed the jeep out of the river where the owner tried repeatedly to no avail to start it. I suspect that's because the engine, transmission, and even the gas tank were full of water...
Stupid is as stupid does.
As a story, I was out shooting skeet on a sand bar in the Agua Fria river some years ago with the owner of a plastics manufacturing company. We were having a great time until three vehicles showed up on the far shore of the river (two pickups and a jeep). We could see that the bamboo (yes, it grows here because it gets out of people's yards and is an invasive species) ahead of them would block their way. We also had to stop shooting, so we watched them instead.
They arrived at the bamboo and it was clear they couldn't go further. I turned to my buddy and said "I think he's going to try and cross there." The river was fairly still and dark in that area and that indicated it was pretty deep. Now, they could have turned around and went back a bit crossing on an area where you could see the bottom clearly and it was shallow, like we had, but they didn't.
The first truck, a fairly new Ford or GM 4x4 with a lift kit started across. About half way, he started to float. You could see his panic and he was shooting up big rooster tails as he desperately tried to get out of the river. The truck was in water about halfway up the doors.
He managed to get onto the bar we were on. The people inside opened their doors and a waterfall came spilling out. We were laughing so hard it hurt.
So, you'd think the other two would have figured out that wasn't a smart thing to do, but the jeep started across. I remember thinking "Nah, he couldn't be that stupid..." but he was. Half way, the jeep drowned and was stuck with everyone in it standing in water about up to their knees in the vehicle.
The last truck turned around, went down to the bar and crossed like we would have. He then towed the jeep out of the river where the owner tried repeatedly to no avail to start it. I suspect that's because the engine, transmission, and even the gas tank were full of water...
Stupid is as stupid does.
Nomad
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Lightbringer
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I'm not clicking on twatter links. Do you work for them? You seem to try really hard to get them some clicks.
They are not my tweets.
Lightbringer
Loves Me Some Souls
I didn't say they were Ruprecht.
Then what is your point? What do you think I get out of it?
Lightbringer
Loves Me Some Souls
Well you are obviously directing people to twatter. Why do you do that?
Why does anyone post tweets, pictures, Youtube videos, gifs and memes?
Heck why do they even post links to articles with snipped pasted? Maybe they're paying them to do that?
Lightbringer
Loves Me Some Souls
Why does anyone post tweets, pictures, Youtube videos, gifs and memes?
Heck why do they even post links to articles with snipped pasted? Maybe they're paying them to do that?
You are not posting tweets, you are posting links which require people here to give twatter hits in order to see them. Why are you doing that when you could just embed them here?
Lightbringer
Loves Me Some Souls
OMFG! You know how to do it!
...except that was imgur not twatter but details, who needs 'em amirite?
Lightbringer
Loves Me Some Souls
Okay why don't you try embedding any tweet here? Go ahead. Show me how.
Why would I? The only twatter account I ever gave a fuck about was Faux Pelini.
Okay so embed his pinned tweet.
Lightbringer
Loves Me Some Souls
He's been gone awhile and I have no reason to do so. If you don't know how to do something just admit it. The first step is admitting you have a problem.