My favorite part is the couple in lawn chairs on the gravel bar taking in the show.
Now Here is a Bad Day
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No water shoes. No situational awareness. More courage than smarts. But he did have an appreciative audience, two solar panels on his rig - plenty of juice - and a nice beautiful sunny day!
I expect his GPS device told him he could cross at that spot!
I expect his GPS device told him he could cross at that spot!
Foy
Resident Geologist
One wonders if said GPS indicated presence of the bridge on which most of the gallery was positioned for the show.AWG_Pics said:
As to the lawn chair spectators, we do a version of the same at the boat launch ramp on the first sunny warm weekend each Spring. There's a group in Florida which includes a number of guys holding rating cards from 1 to 10 so they can name winners and losers of the day's launches and recoveries. All in fun, of course.
goinoregon
Senior Member
any possibility that he could get ticketed from pics of his license plate?? the fellow doesnt appear to be the type to pass on generational wealth - as he is throwing money away.
Monte you need to search the backstory.That would be interesting.
Yes did he think it was harder to use the bridge.
Frank
Yes did he think it was harder to use the bridge.
Frank
craig333
Riley's Human
I saw this a while back. Pretty sure Stan knows the story.
CPT Davenport
Senior Member
My guess is he rolled in by accident some how? There is no where to go on the other side and the sharp bank proves it is most likely deep over there. Or perhaps he just skipped getting the stupid vaccine. Look before you leap!
OP
OP
Yes, this poor fellow obviously made mistakes, mistakes that were probably quite costly. And, he surprisingly managed to survive the vehicle recovery. There were many cringe-worthy moments in the video.
My favorite is still the couple in their lawn chairs on the gravel bar. It would have been great, as one posted in the comments, if a well dressed wait person walked up with a towel over the arm, and took their order.
I wonder if the truck and camper showed up on Craigslist shortly after this event?
My favorite is still the couple in their lawn chairs on the gravel bar. It would have been great, as one posted in the comments, if a well dressed wait person walked up with a towel over the arm, and took their order.
I wonder if the truck and camper showed up on Craigslist shortly after this event?
pvstoy
Senior Member
You think it was part of the trucks party?
My scary thought was with the lawn chair people.What if the tow cable snapped
could have been pretty serious for them.
Oh well all turned out pretty OK.
Frank
could have been pretty serious for them.
Oh well all turned out pretty OK.
Frank
OP
OP
Good observation, Frank.Casa Escarlata Robles Too said:
buckland
Senior Member
I am gobstruck... a bridge right there... why in heavens name is he in the water? This has got to be a real stupid idea from the get-go.
Please let us know how the heck s/he got in there!
Please let us know how the heck s/he got in there!
pvstoy
Senior Member
Peer pressure and ego?buckland said:
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Edit to add... he might have successfully done that route in the past but misjudged how much water flow there was. That is when "show off" mode disconnected the brain..... And that crated a Darwin Award moment that brought out the popcorn.
buckland
Senior Member
Can we...dare we... say.... stupid?
I prefer clueless to stupid. Although watching the dude go into a mostly underwater truck, and not care about the winch line....
That's very nicely put Patrick.Defiantly a contender for a Darwin Award.pvstoy said:
Not making any assumptions but do you think some drugs/alcohol might be involved.
Frank
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