Floods

[Mark_Solesbury]

Hiya

Just been out for a play in a flood :)

Edited

If you want to see it, click Here

Rescued three cars before i went though it :)

[Tommo]

grrr, why does it never happen near me?

[Mark_Solesbury]

Doesnt happen near me either normally!!!

Not a river for miles there.

Thats all surface runoff!

[thompjas]

We went out laning Friday night and came across a nice Jag that had just got stuck under this bridge nr Poddington !, the Mrs did not look too pleased that here husband ignored the road closed sign and trie to drive through it.

Priceless !! [-X

[stuvy]

that looks cool mark were was it?

i went through radwel last week and there was a woman in a corsa water upto the seat!!!! ha ha best place for it!!

[Mark_Solesbury]

Its in between Poddington and Wymington

I dragged a ford focus from there the other night... It to had water over the seats and a hydro locked engine!

Its nearly gone now though :(

When did radwell come up? Nothing on Sunday morning.

Hope youre well mate.

[stuvy]

Im great thanks!

the river was up mid week for a day or two,

it will be up again tomorrow after todays weather il let you know!

[Mark_Solesbury]

Yeah, If you can.

Chassis needs a good clean :)

[corrosiverob]

grrr, why does it never happen near me?

because we live at the top of a hill!!

[pux]

Right before i say this please dont't start jumping up and down it's just a view.............. see i sometimes wonder that when these flood's happen the next thing you see is everyman and his dog out in his 4x4 ploughing through the water im sure this must really annoy people and adds fuel to the "we hate 4x4's campaign" i know when floods do happen alot of clubs help out which is cool but then you get the 4x4 who have the thinking coooorr deep water watch me go through that!!!! just my views and thats why i stay away from stuff like big floods unless my help is needed!!

[nick h]

Right before i say this please dont't start jumping up and down it's just a view.............. see i sometimes wonder that when these flood's happen the next thing you see is everyman and his dog out in his 4x4 ploughing through the water im sure this must really annoy people and adds fuel to the "we hate 4x4's campaign" i know when floods do happen alot of clubs help out which is cool but then you get the 4x4 who have the thinking coooorr deep water watch me go through that!!!! just my views and thats why i stay away from stuff like big floods unless my help is needed!!

the anti 4 x 4 lot hate us anyway

i'm less magnanimous than many - during the last floods white van man went past me on a Road Closed sign - came upon him stuck in a ford - effing and blinding that his boss would kill him!!

towed him out and charged him £25

and gave the £25 to Cancer Research  :lol:

[Mark_Solesbury]

Money was offered for recovery, but i refused - trying to promote good 4x4 use.

The Road was closed for this flood, with signs on every road up to it.

I poped down there once a day after work to see if i could help anyone out.

Surely thats good promotion of 4x4 use?

The people i resuced seemed to think so  :dance: , and there was no one about, except my Mrs when i did go though it

[Disco Matt]

Personally I stay clear of water unless I have to, as flood water frequently contains raw sewage (if the drains have overflowed).

I don't think what we do makes a lot of difference. It only takes one idiot to go charging around and flooding houses, oncoming cars, etc then we all get the blame after the media blows the problem up. That lone idiot is probably the same one who was ignoring a TRO last weekend or ripping up a greenlane, and there's nothing we can do about them.

If the flood is in the middle of nowhere (therefore most likely just muddy water) and there are no houses or other vehicles to damage then I don't see how it can do any harm to ford it and take a few photos.

[pux]

It was not a pop at you Mark i was just expressing my view to what the anti's will think that was all!!! and i myself would do the same and pull someone out if they were stuck only if there good looking i just feel somethimes as soon as the floods arrive people abuse it with there 4x4 (not everyone) but another way to look at it as well people see you drive through the road closed sign and think " look at that 4x4 ignoring signs etc etc"  just more fuel or may even turn someone who has nothing against 4x4 owners against us!!!

[Mark_Solesbury]

Its always hard to please everyone - be that us lot, or antis..

Im 100% sure that the people that were stuck up to their door handles in muddy water were pleased i popped down to check if anyone needed a hand.

Whilst i was recovering, there must have been 30 other cars that had gone past the sign and got to the flood and changed their mind.

Regardless of what anyone says, ive been in a situation where i needed a hand, and there is nothing more pleasing that when you are in that position, someone goes out of their way to help.

[MudRat]

If i drive through a flood, i try to run over as many dolphins as possible!!!

Help Save the Tuna!!!!

:lol:

[Eeyore]

Sorry Mark, I've had to edit out your image as it was cripplingly slow to load - a bit too memory intensive, I'm afraid and it weren't half sucking up the bandwidth!

A static version of the piccy would be ideal. 

Cheers
Eeyore

[Mark_Solesbury]

It was only 4mb :)

I was going to use the 20mb flash animation!

Ive linked to it instead

[Eeyore]

It was only 4mb :)

I was going to use the 20mb flash animation!

Ive linked to it instead

Thanks Mark,

we normally only do a few hundred k for posted piccies, but we don't mind the system getting stress-tested every now and then!  :lol:

On topic though, good on you for the hauling service!

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

I was out in it today, clearing up the mess caused by moronic drivers on the A3. We all sat there at briefing and got the time spot on. 8.00am on the dot. 3 car pile up, caused by driving too close and aquaplaning. Numpties!

[discodee]

mmmm rain would be good as were having a bit of a drought over here aint had rain in nearly 7 weeks all the grass in my garden is brown,at least I dont have to cut it,last 3 days its been 30deg its too damn hot to work so we just drive about and eat ice cream and look at all the pretty people ahwell it looks like you had fun which is the name of the game its getting harder to do nowadays, enjoy it while you can before somebody bans enjoying yourself because its socially unacceptabe or it upsets some minority or other,don   

[Disco Matt]

I was out in it today, clearing up the mess caused by moronic drivers on the A3. We all sat there at briefing and got the time spot on. 8.00am on the dot. 3 car pile up, caused by driving too close and aquaplaning. Numpties!

Don't tell me, none of them had lights on either?  :roll:

Drives me nuts when I see people dawdling along with no lights on in rough weather. Just because they can see other people doesn't mean that other people can see them, and I'd rather buy new bulbs a bit earlier than be hit by someone who didn't see me.

[stuvy]

Regardless of what anyone says, ive been in a situation where i needed a hand, and there is nothing more pleasing that when you are in that position, someone goes out of their way to help.

like when your golf sank at brands hatch lol- sorry but i had to!!!!! :P ;) :oops: :oops:

[stuvy]

and just to remind you!!!!!!! :roll:

[Mark_Solesbury]

Exactumundo!

I can only imagine what it must be like when water is over the top of your seats!

[Lord Shagg-Pyle]

I was out in it today, clearing up the mess caused by moronic drivers on the A3. We all sat there at briefing and got the time spot on. 8.00am on the dot. 3 car pile up, caused by driving too close and aquaplaning. Numpties!

Don't tell me, none of them had lights on either?  :roll:

Drives me nuts when I see people dawdling along with no lights on in rough weather. Just because they can see other people doesn't mean that other people can see them, and I'd rather buy new bulbs a bit earlier than be hit by someone who didn't see me.

You got it! And of course the old favourite "They stopped so suddenly, I had to stamp on the brakes really hard, and my brakes failed" Hmm, of course they did! Well sir, now your car is the same length as a Smart car, but not quite as efficent. Cocks!

[stuvy]

Mark, radwell is 4inchs on the road and people were turning around in front of me lol

i wouldnt mind that much i was in a renault that went through it with no problems at all!!!

[Mark_Solesbury]

Might be a couple of foot tonight then :)

Cancer Research will be pleased.

[lee celtic]

If a flood is on my way I will go through but I won't go out of my way to find them...

However I did turn around and go the other way last year ,the flood was only a foot deep but it was outside a terrace of houses and the waves caused by other people were going straight into the houses while the owners were trying to bail them out .

I got a lot of thumbs up from them and most of the cars behind me also turned round...

[Mark_Solesbury]

I agree Lee..

there is nothing worse than someone hooning though a flood making waves that go into houses...

That just aint fair.