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Prats like that push up insurance premiums for everyone.

Apart from the risk of the water itself to the vehicle, you never know if water pressure might have blown off a manhole, sorry, an inspection cover. Getting a front wheel torn off is no fun.

Most bobbies, and probably trumpton, that work in flood prone areas will have had to risk themselves to rescue plonkers like that. The only saving grace is that no one on here would be daft enough to do it.
 
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electric taxi left his charging lead hanging out of his bonnet, should this be on the are ev the future chat and the risk of charging your vehicle in a puddle ;)
 
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Mrs Sasquatch has just found this video on Facebook (I'm not on FB myself.)

It was a school run bus/taxi with passengers in the back. The guy should be in court for endangering children like that.

A well meaning chap in waders tried to fit a tow rope. Don't do this folks - if you trip or fall while wearing waders and go under it can be difficult to regain your feet as the legs are full of air and relatively buoyant. People do lose their lives that way. Trumpton hate the things.
 
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Mrs Sasquatch has just found this video on Facebook (I'm not on FB myself.)

It was a school run bus/taxi with passengers in the back. The guy should be in court for endangering children like that.

A well meaning chap in waders tried to fit a tow rope. Don't do this folks - if you trip or fall while wearing waders and go under it can be difficult to regain your feet as the legs are full of air and relatively buoyant. People do lose their lives that way. Trumpton hate the things.
There’s no link ?
Waders can be dangerous if not worn correctly.
I spend a significant amount of my time in them and go through many pairs of the belly waders. The dangerous ones.
You should never ware them on the outside of your jacket always inside and always attach the belt strap.
If not there’s a chance of being trapped upside in the water.
I’ve taken a few dooks as we call them up here at the fishing.
Most memorable was a few years back on the Isla.
I was with my laddie. He was fishing a deep pool and I was above him around a bend with a tree on the bend.
I tried to fish around the tree and grabbed a thick branch to aid me around it.
It snapped and I was in. Properly in.
I ended up doing the doggy paddle head first down to my laddie who waded in and dragged me out.
The 2 trout fishermen were most amused :rofl:
 
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That's the same vid, although slightly edited to the one on FB.

The one Mrs Sasquatch showed me had the camera pan up further when the side door was opened and a rather startled looking lad with his school bag could be seen.

I really don't know what's wrong with people. Unless your vehicle has sufficient rated wading capacity (and the driver is trained) you shouldn't drive through anything you wouldn't walk through in normal clothing. My insurance is expensive enough without brain donors like this screwing the insurers for a payout through their own idiocy.
 
Mrs Sasquatch has just found this video on Facebook (I'm not on FB myself.)

It was a school run bus/taxi with passengers in the back. The guy should be in court for endangering children like that.

A well meaning chap in waders tried to fit a tow rope. Don't do this folks - if you trip or fall while wearing waders and go under it can be difficult to regain your feet as the legs are full of air and relatively buoyant. People do lose their lives that way. Trumpton hate the things.
Never associated it with waders, but when I used to scuba in a drysuit we used to practise getting the right way up when all the air had rushed into legs. Although we had more time as unlikely to run out of air.
 
Thank the lord for landie owners who like nothing more than getting messy and finding a practical use for the winches they have strapped to the front!
 
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