Countax Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 On Brunel radio this afternoon... " Would parents with 4x4's please pick up their children from school as soon as possible due to rising flood waters" So far this afternoon i pulled out a new Masarati ( going to be expensive as the engine was hydraulic'd ) and an MX5 with the same problem. Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BogMonster Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 Perfect justification for using a 4x4 for the school run Mind you I'm not sure an X5 or a Merc Portakabin-class would be much good in deep water anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pugwash Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 " Would parents with 4x4's please pick up their children from school as soon as possible due to rising flood waters" what do parents do if they don't have 4x4s? leave the kids there over the weekend? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nas90 Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 what do parents do if they don't have 4x4s? leave the kids there over the weekend? Would be good excuse to get out of 7 weeks school holidays! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I was gagging for someone/the police to ask for our 4x4 assistance.... i'd have taken great pleaseure in telling them where to go an shove it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pennack Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I did the very silly thing this morning and took the commute car into work, left the landie at home. Big mistake, the landie is definitely laughing at me! Took over 5 hours to go 11 miles and involved leaving the car as the road was impassable! Lots of roads round gloucester are impassable. Even one village near here that Petal would have difficulty driving through! Report on the radio was that the locals were stopping the drivers attempting this particular bit and then a 4x4 driver with snorkle came up and ignored there shouts. Drove in and water promptly went over his roof!!!!! Ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projectblue Posted July 20, 2007 Share Posted July 20, 2007 I was gagging for someone/the police to ask for our 4x4 assistance.... i'd have taken great pleaseure in telling them where to go an shove it! How very helpful and public spirited of you. I'm sure you'd feel very smug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CosZuki Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 that would be sure to help sway public opinion. so how do think it goes for those parents with say a Subaru or perhaps a panda 4x4? would they have been help? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtbarton Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Did anyone see that clip on "Mock the Week" of a Police Transit getting stuck? He was using twos & blues, went into a flooded bit of road drenching bystanders and promptly stalling. A few seconds later three plods alighted and started to push the thing out, much to the amusement of the crowd. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 How very helpful and public spirited of you. I'm sure you'd feel very smug. Yes, i would indeed. all the bad press and hassle and "you're spawn of the devil" etc that we get tarred with, i'd quite enjoy not to help. Personal choice and all that. I'm not saying that you have to that, it's what i'd do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HoSS Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I gotta say, I've pulled people out of snow drifts& ditches on a few occasions. But now i'd have to chek their car over for absence of greenpeace stickers or similar before helping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nige90 Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 Did anyone see that clip on "Mock the Week" of a Police Transit getting stuck? This one Police as mentioned on this post How not to wade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Neale Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I was gagging for someone/the police to ask for our 4x4 assistance.... i'd have taken great pleaseure in telling them where to go an shove it! That's your choice Jim, but all it's going to do is re-inforce the stereotype that has been bandied about in the press, isn't it? Personnally I'll always do what I can to help - at the end of the day I've got a decent well-prepped truck with the right kit on board so why not use it for the purpose... I joined my local 4x4 Response group a couple of years ago - there is now a national network starting to form. The guys in the Yorkshire area have been working closely with the police and other emergency services in the recent floods up there and have generated some very positive - if a little limited - press about their actions. Why not do something positive about it instead? National 4x4 Response Network Matt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 That's your choice Jim, but all it's going to do is re-inforce the stereotype that has been bandied about in the press, isn't it? Well, maybe i was slightly over arrogant with my last comment, but i still think that no matter what "we" do to try and make us be seen in a better light, there will always be a politician/musician/motor-mouth on TV that will still slate 4x4's given the chance. yes, they'll welcome us with open arms when they need us, but as soon as the nice weather is back and it's all roses, they'll twist the knife again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dreadnought110 Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I still see there is some that give us a bad reputation like this when there's vehicle's coming the other way!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Projectblue Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 but i still think that no matter what "we" do to try and make us be seen in a better light, there will always be a politician/musician/motor-mouth on TV that will still slate 4x4's given the chance.yes, they'll welcome us with open arms when they need us, but as soon as the nice weather is back and it's all roses, they'll twist the knife again. Jim, you are not wrong and I understand the reasons behind what you said, however I just don't think two wrongs make a right. If someone needs to be pulled out of deep water and I can help, I will. If it changes their perception of 4x4's all well and good. If not, then at least I will know that my choice of vehicle is correct. I have been watching the news and just amazed by the amount of water out there, and it looks like getting worse! I'm actually glad that I live in the hilly bit. carp for bike rides, but thankfully I'm not likely to be flooded out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoffbeaumont Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 I still see there is some that give us a bad reputation like this when there's vehicle's coming the other way!! You're not wrong there - I lost count of the number of 4x4s (and trucks and vans) I saw ploughing through floods soaking pedestrians on Friday. It's no wonder we've got a bad reputation Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diesel_jim Posted July 21, 2007 Share Posted July 21, 2007 You're not wrong there - I lost count of the number of 4x4s (and trucks and vans) I saw ploughing through floods soaking pedestrians on Friday. It's no wonder we've got a bad reputation Yup.... i followed a Porsche Cayenne today near Coleshill (By Highworth for those that know it).... though he/she was going to take off! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Countax Posted July 22, 2007 Author Share Posted July 22, 2007 You're not wrong there - I lost count of the number of 4x4s (and trucks and vans) I saw ploughing through floods soaking pedestrians on Friday. It's no wonder we've got a bad reputation Yes, I would especially like the 'thank' the Discovery driver who drove past at high speed whilst i was recovering the Maserati. His 'rooster plume' coming off the front wheels fitted nicely through my open window and soaked my interior. Nigel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moose Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 canoe's, 4x4's so last year this has got to be the way forward your prob already seen it as from the bbc website but any way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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