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Offline Evilgoat

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« on: July 21, 2007, 21:03:40 »
Sat in Rabbit, hazards on, by the side of the road/limping along at 2mph and i'm obviously in serious trouble.

About 15+ green ovals steamed past on the way to the show, more than a few slowing to look, not one offer of help :( I thought landy owners were supposed to be helpful, sure there was a thread on it a few weeks back.

Was rescued by Paul EA51MUD in the end, so glad one of our own members came through. owe you a beer dude!
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« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2007, 21:11:49 »
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Sat in Rabbit, hazards on, by the side of the road/limping along at 2mph and i'm obviously in serious trouble.

About 15+ green ovals steamed past on the way to the show, more than a few slowing to look, not one offer of help :( I thought landy owners were supposed to be helpful, sure there was a thread on it a few weeks back.

Was rescued by Paul EA51MUD in the end, so glad one of our own members came through. owe you a beer dude!
time to buy a green oval wearing truck then :lol:  :wink:
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« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2007, 21:34:02 »
Although i dont drive a landy if i see a broken down one i will stop to see if i can be of any assitants to them..It was only last week i stopped to help a bloke in a V8 90..Although i couldnt do anything to help him he was really greatful for me stopping..I do hope if i needed help a landy would stop if it was passing :D

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« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2007, 22:03:27 »
A reflection on todays society I'm afraid. I will always stop and help if I can, but that is me. You are obviously not breaking dowm in the right places, EG. :wink:
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« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2007, 22:58:51 »
Most people have places to go,you weren't on fire or in the need of emergency services,time to join the AA i'm afraid.
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« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2007, 23:09:30 »
I'd have stopped and helped... i helped a quad that had been drowned in the floods by some numpty going to fast in the oposite directtion i don't care who drives what if they need help and i can help i will, i like to think if i need help people would help me?? :?
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« Reply #6 on: July 21, 2007, 23:25:22 »
i changed a tyre on a disco for a disabled lad , who said the AA would be there in 2 hours, he was over the moon, as he was sat in a petrol station and no-one had offered him help for over half an hour  :!:
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« Reply #7 on: July 21, 2007, 23:50:26 »
id have stoped to help,

just hope id meet someone as willing as me when i need help :D
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« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2007, 08:42:40 »
i stopped and pushed a woman in here Volvo in heavy rain off a roundabout with some other bloke who jumped out his van.

if im not in a rush or need to get somewhere ill stop most of the time just to see if everythings ok :)
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« Reply #9 on: July 22, 2007, 10:50:39 »
Thats a shame. I think the landys should of stopped. We would of but thats us.
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« Reply #10 on: July 22, 2007, 11:06:06 »
you could put the boot on the other foot..

had a landy broken down and a bunch of zooks go past would they stop?
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« Reply #11 on: July 22, 2007, 12:09:12 »
Had many try and tow me out when i get stuck but they never manage. lol
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« Reply #12 on: July 22, 2007, 16:29:05 »
knowing that rich has pulled a transit out the way with the zook and we do try to stop and help where we can what ever the car maybe.
certainly give pulling a landie up the road a try.
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« Reply #13 on: July 22, 2007, 19:30:09 »
i always stop and offer help to anyone

i even took a cup of tea to an audi A3 who had broken down outside my house 8)
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« Reply #14 on: July 22, 2007, 23:20:47 »
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you could put the boot on the other foot..

had a landy broken down and a bunch of zooks go past would they stop?


Yes and I have done on several ocasions. And A Merc CLK, Volvo etc.
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« Reply #15 on: July 23, 2007, 16:03:47 »
i helped a guy the other day who had done his cambelt in a ford transit van, i towed him off the main road and told him when he calls the AA to ask for a recovery truck because they wont be able to fix it straight off. he gave me a fiver  8)
i will always try and help...
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« Reply #16 on: July 23, 2007, 17:37:52 »
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i always stop and offer help to anyone

i even took a cup of tea to an audi A3 who had broken down outside my house 8)


yes that poor man sat there ages :(  for the  aa
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« Reply #17 on: July 23, 2007, 23:57:26 »
I always try to help if i can

and Zooks can pull landies im living proof of that  :oops:  :oops:  :oops:  after a laning trip my clutch went and i had no drive had to be towed by my mate in his Zook vitara it pulled me up hills down hils and we also sat at 60 MPH on the A14
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« Reply #18 on: July 24, 2007, 01:14:23 »
Been doing the pre-flight service on the 110 today which included Oils.

I did the engine oil then drove up to the top of the estate to a level road
to check the level. I let the oil settle, popped the bonnet and lifted the
hood... walked back to get some rag for the dip stick Stuck my head under
the bonnet and then pulled out the dipstick... turned to see a Disco draw
in, chap jumps out and says "You OK?".

I'd only had the bonnet up 30 second!

FANTASTIC!

Made my day it did... we had a good chuckle about it being the only flat
place on the estate and I thanked him for his kindness.
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