So that's not gone well..

"Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen" (distraxi) 10/19/2020 at 18:42 • Filed to: boatlopnik?

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BaconSandwich is tasty. > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/19/2020 at 19:04

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I don't know a whole lot... but that strikes me as a fairly deep, fast flowing river. Who thought it was a good idea to drive across it without being in anything short of an amphibious vehicle?

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/19/2020 at 19:05

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Surface contact, dive dive 

Exage03040 @ opposite-lock.com > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/19/2020 at 19:13

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AC/DC - Highway to Hell on the radio would have been the cherry on top! Sooooooo Close.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > BaconSandwich is tasty. 10/19/2020 at 19:48

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Apparently the locals do routinely ford it, but it’s an alpine river and it’s springtime here: the depth can change pretty fast. Also, the video doesn’t start when they drive in but only when they’re already in trouble, so we don’t see how deep it was where they * tried* to ford . So while it was obviously a bad call, it may not have been as dumb as it looks .

Just Jeepin' > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/19/2020 at 20:22

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Flash floods are a very real thing, but I’m going with Occam’s razor here.

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/19/2020 at 21:57

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I thought we all floated down here?

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/19/2020 at 22:11

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Fair enough.

I’m also probably a chicken, and would first try walking across it (with a walking stick), unless I saw someone else first drive across it.

This may or may not be me, having walked half way across a very wide river.  (We didn’t go more than half way across, as the deep bit was on the far side.  As it was, this was probably 100+ m from the shore.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > BaconSandwich is tasty. 10/19/2020 at 23:08

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“ and would first try walking across it”.

You’re a braver man than me then. Somethi ng moving that fast I wouldn’t be trying on foo t if it was more than knee deep, pole or no pole.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/19/2020 at 23:13

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I wasn’t really thinking flash flood, more along the lines of an “ I cro ssed it this mo rn ing and it was fine, so it should be fine now ” type failure to engage brain. From my experience hiking in that area when I was younger and stupider fitter, flash flo ods aren’t really a thing round there. You’ll often see big cha n ges in river depth over a period of hours, but not over minutes.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media 10/19/2020 at 23:14

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When you’re not burning. Or maybe even when you are.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/19/2020 at 23:15

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That's the point - if you can't walk across it, you probably shouldn't drive across it.

Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen > BaconSandwich is tasty. 10/19/2020 at 23:20

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I wouldn’t be. But then I’m a chicken too :-).

pip bip - choose Corrour > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/20/2020 at 02:53

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Nissan Navara, so nothing of value was lost.

Nauraushaun > Distraxi's idea of perfection is a Jagroen 10/22/2020 at 16:28

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I’m glad they got it out