http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co....ver-from-ford/

.....and I'm genuinely glad the lady in question is ok, and do feel for her
in such a terrifying situtation, but this really strikes me as an excellent
example of Darwinism in action. I've driven through that ford *loads* in
the past in the van, and there are clear depth markers. I set myself a
limit of 40cm as a safe water height to manage to get through it in the van,
and once, against my better judgement (and after doing half a 3-point turn
to go the other way) went through it at 50cm, thinking "well, it's only a
bit more than 40cm, how bad can it be if I'm careful", and the back end
started sliding - managed to control it, and gave myself a good metaphorical
kick up the arse and reminded myself why I self-imposed a limit of 40cm, and
swore "never again" and stuck to it......

But the water in this case was 5 feet high! Now I'm not 100% sure, but that
might have been enough to submerge the depth markers, but seriously, how
stupid have you got to be to even attempt it?

--
"For want of the price of tea and a slice, the old man died."

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:53:40 +0000, AstraVanMann sang, in the style of
Bill Bailey:

http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co....84-saved-fire-
crews-rescue-driver-from-ford/

....and I'm genuinely glad the lady in question is ok, and do feel for
her in such a terrifying situtation, but this really strikes me as an
excellent example of Darwinism in action. I've driven through that ford
*loads* in the past in the van, and there are clear depth markers. I
set myself a limit of 40cm as a safe water height to manage to get
through it in the van, and once, against my better judgement (and after
doing half a 3-point turn to go the other way) went through it at 50cm,
thinking "well, it's only a bit more than 40cm, how bad can it be if I'm
careful", and the back end started sliding - managed to control it, and
gave myself a good metaphorical kick up the arse and reminded myself why
I self-imposed a limit of 40cm, and swore "never again" and stuck to
it......

But the water in this case was 5 feet high! Now I'm not 100% sure, but
that might have been enough to submerge the depth markers, but
seriously, how stupid have you got to be to even attempt it?

Almost as stupid as this moron perhaps?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100227...-eats-scratch-
card-6323e80.html

boggles

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Mike P

Mike P wrote:
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:53:40 +0000, AstraVanMann sang, in the style of
Bill Bailey:

But the water in this case was 5 feet high! Now I'm not 100% sure, but
that might have been enough to submerge the depth markers, but
seriously, how stupid have you got to be to even attempt it?

Almost as stupid as this moron perhaps?

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/21/20100227...-eats-scratch-
card-6323e80.html

boggles

I wonder if there's a bonus culture at Ryanair for making up stories
that the press will print so they stay in the news and never have to
spend any money on advertising.

--
Douglas

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010 21:53:40 -0000, "AstraVanMann"
wrote:

http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co....ver-from-ford/

....and I'm genuinely glad the lady in question is ok, and do feel for her
in such a terrifying situtation, but this really strikes me as an excellent
example of Darwinism in action. I've driven through that ford *loads* in
the past in the van, and there are clear depth markers. I set myself a
limit of 40cm as a safe water height to manage to get through it in the van,
and once, against my better judgement (and after doing half a 3-point turn
to go the other way) went through it at 50cm, thinking "well, it's only a
bit more than 40cm, how bad can it be if I'm careful", and the back end
started sliding - managed to control it, and gave myself a good metaphorical
kick up the arse and reminded myself why I self-imposed a limit of 40cm, and
swore "never again" and stuck to it......

But the water in this case was 5 feet high! Now I'm not 100% sure, but that
might have been enough to submerge the depth markers, but seriously, how
stupid have you got to be to even attempt it?

Sadly this woman wasn't so lucky.
http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/5032...flood/?ref=rss
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Peter Hill
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Can of worms - what every fisherman wants.
Can of worms - what every PC owner gets!

AstraVanMann wrote:
http://www.maidenhead-advertiser.co....ver-from-ford/

SNIP

But the water in this case was 5 feet high! Now I'm not 100% sure,
but that might have been enough to submerge the depth markers, but
seriously, how stupid have you got to be to even attempt it?

But it only came up to here on the ducks......... :-)

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Geoff