![]() 06/15/2019 at 19:26 • Filed to: None | ![]() | ![]() |
Severe thunderstorm warning. Tornado watch. And I’m a fair pace from home hiding in a Subway.
I mean, sure, I could put the top on, I suppose.
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Stay safe man...Its just started raining here.
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You too. I guess there was a tornado touched down near Bloomington.
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windy. stay safe
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I’m not worried about safe (much) but dry is a lost cause.
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Yeah, that what I heard on the radio.
Vette is at a shop and the Mini is in the garage so at least they wont be harmed...
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Perhaps some Jeeps should come with an umbrella?
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Is the interior gonna be ok??
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Is the interior gonna be ok??
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I keep thinking how much fun the water crossings will be this week...
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Haha! I’m busy tomorrow but I will join you on any weekday if you do go out.
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https://www.justforjeeps.com/je62goum.html
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I had one in mine in a Ziploc bag for such occasions, but of course I removed it last week while the Jeep was in the shop and now I can’t find it.
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Probably. It goes through this every year. I did have a mystery short last year.
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Maybe. Work isn’t as flexible as I’d like.
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Gotcha. You know where to find me.
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Yeah that’s not going to be a fun drive home.
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Were it 10° warmer like it should be, I’d love it. It’s the combination of unseasonably cool and wet weather that’s so frustrating.
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My hero. I don’t do top- down in the rain due to the fancy electronics and fabrics I’ve installed, but I’ll still drop the top if it’s snowing!
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What kind of subway you hiding in? The restaurant kind or the public transit kind?
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Aviator goggles will kill all that and make you the coolest dude on the road.
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I wish I could drop the top in the snow but the windows are relatively fragile in cold temps and the fabric is too tight to re-secure after.
I could probably lift just the front, though. Might have to try that next winter.
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We don’t believe in communism here.
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It’s more the cold. I like a warm rain, but this is the coldest wettest June I can recall.
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And I’ve definitely looked into aviator goggles. More likely to get prescription motorcycle goggles.
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It has happened to me so many times. I just recently switched from the TJ to a JK 4 door. So far I haven’t had any unsolicited carpet washing events. This is the first one with carpet, ac, etc. for me.
I chalked it up as price of admission.
Good luck.
Papa
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I typically deal with this all summer, actually, I just wish it were warmer. It’d be nice to have something with a roof for days this cold and rainy.
I wrote about it last year as part of my Jeep Experience series.
https://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-jeep-experience-part-3-rain-dance-1827789577
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Ironically, only the communist kind of subway will protect you...
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Well, there’s always a restroom inside the building, which beats the heck out of a naked Jeep in a tornado.
I spent one naked Jeep trip trying to navigate home between bands of thunderstorms with tornadoes. Hurrah for smartphones.
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Emergency top! save me from having a wet interior several times. well worth it.
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I have one, always seemed too much trouble. Huge.
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We just kept going in the YJ we had. You’re going to be cold and damp either way, might as well get home.
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I’ve had to navigate around tornadoes before. Decided I didn’t want to try again.
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#jeeplyfe
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How’s the ... was it a Montero?
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I had to sell that off, and it’s currently touring the US with the new owner.
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Bummer.
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I know. Some days I really miss it. Then I drive past gas stations, and I don’t....
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Speaking of, I’m finally getting my fuel pump replaced today so I’ll have a functioning sensor. Ran out of gas Friday, decided it was time to bite the bullet.
I’ve run out of gas on average once every 20 years or so, but even that’s too often. Thankfully this time a nice woman gave me a ride to the gas station and back and lent me her gas can.
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I’ve come close a couple times, but never gone fully out. Had my share of code browns, though....
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22k views? How does this happen?
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My Russian bot farm. Don’t tell anyone.
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fair enough
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Wrong! Wrangler with a Bikini top and no doors is the proper answer for all weather (says the Californian that did that for a few years).
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“ California”. Ok then.
Try that in the Midwest!
(As I mentioned in this piece, I know someone who doesn’t even have a windshield in the heart of winter. https://oppositelock.kinja.com/the-jeep-experience-part-3-rain-dance-1827789577 )
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Having seen all of Magnum PI I wholly support this idea. Sadly, Melbourne is not right for it
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Sure it is! Gotta just do it!
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Gonna have to replace everything in my interior with rubber, guess it ain’t so bad
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-_- kinky?
Jk. Why would you replace it all with rubber?
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Haha, can’t have those seats and carpets getting wet. They’ll never dry not in this climate
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Oh you need vinyl seats and just remove the carpet. That is how my Jeep was
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Oooooh. That’ll do
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Matchy matchy even!
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I have...4 yellow jackets/coats? Maybe even 5.
Update: 6 if you count a neon yellow safety coat.
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Welp, that covers you and all passengers. Good to go for monsoon season!