bad dude
Submitted by Jimmy p on Tue, 2012-03-20 17:52
saw a ford f250 up wilbinga way on sunday. over 40 psi on the tyres. no compressor. no pressure guage. no winch. no straps. mud tyres. 4 wheeler in the back. on the beach. approaching high tide.
why oh why??
the mines have given too many idiots money.
fisherking
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Agreed
Agreed
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde
Troy Summers
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Saw one of those at tims
Saw one of those at tims thickett the other week... slowly digging himsself down to the axles... he asked for help, he gave a believeable ignorant reply about the 40 psi in his tyres(his reading must be blurred coz he missed the sign b4 hand)
Being a nice bloke I still dragged him out with the cruiser, and MY snatch strap(cause he didnt have one)... he was happy to let me take the piss outta him after he said thanks at the top of the off ramp...
Totally agree with ya Jimmy P
Troy
Wes F
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It shit's me big time not
It shit's me big time not only do they get bogged and have F=-- all to help themselves they also corrugate the tracks so ya viabrate the hell out out of ya car and dig up the entry/exit points.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
Faulkner Family
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too many people that have
too many people that have 4x4.s have no idea. they just wreck it for the ones that do the right thing
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Rig
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Mines
Jimmy don't blame the mines, they have given me too much money but I still drive a 1995 patroll (real 4wd) lol.
Agreed plenty of DH's up that way
smiley
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maybe just maybe
jmo, these people just like the new ones to fishing,or just like the ones you see at the boat ramp who cant reverse or undo the shackles before the waters edge, may need some guidance as well, not everyone are up to speed with the do's and dont's, of the outdoor world, but hey you sit there and watch and laugh and do sweet fa to help guide these people in the right direction
Wes F
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Advice
I'm always keen to pass on what knowledge I have and point people in the right direction. Easier to do that then send time pulling them out. There are some öperators" who think they know best or can't be bothered. Spent two hours digging a friends F250 out of Cable beach one year cause he didn't engage 4WD The beers tasted so good on his tab back at the pub.
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
fisherking
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That's right, and do you know
That's right, and do you know why we laugh at them? Because it's f*$ing funny. They go out buy the biggest, most expensive toy they can find then dont learn how to use it. Some of them are just too PIG HEADED to admit they dont know it all.
JMO
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde
smiley
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ahh well said fisherking
and obviously this is why you display the saying by Oscar Wilde
fisherking
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Lol
Lol
"Some cause happiness wherever they go; others, whenever they go." - Oscar Wilde
OX
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Agree with you smiley
We all had to start somewhere, no one is an instant superstar when they start out eh! Sometimes all it takes is a few helpful words and they will get the point than carrying on like a 2 bob watch! As opposed to bagging out someone, give them a helping hand. Too many armchair critics.
JMHO
OX
carnarvonite
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Ningaloo
Was camped up at Jane bay on Ningaloo station a while back and we got v8 inches of rain over 3 days. This prick in his big F250 4x4 got bogged when no one else would even dare drive around. His reckoning was---go as far as you can with hard tyres, get nearly bogged, put it in 4x4 then go as far as you can THEN let your tyres down.
We all left him there for another 4 days before towing him out, still didn't change his way of thinking.
Jimmy p
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yep
put simply, if you engage in an activity, particuarily when its costing a bucketload, you should do a little research, ask a few questions, do a little learning.
yak
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C'mon
You blokes are shockin, it's alot easier to help someone out than sittting at your computer bitching about what someone may or may not have done.
I bet if you were to get bogged or stuck in a tight spot, you might be needing the help of that bloke in the F250. Quit your bloody boring whinging
Jimmy p
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yak
we did help him mate. if we hadnt have been there he would have continued trying to dig for china! and no he would not be able to help anyone, he didnt even have a shovel.we were nice and polite to him, had a chat, helped him let his tyres down and check the pressure. so dont go shooting off like an ass.
Wes F
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Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
AlwaysFishin
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What is it with some of you
What is it with some of you smokers who always assume that miners and their money are always idiots? It it that you are just jealous of the fact we get paid loads and get heaps of time off, or are you just narrow minded? There's as many f#%*wits in town as what there is up here..
Wes F
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Agree some of these city
Agree some of these city slickers are the worst. Most mining companies make you attend a driving course before operating a vehicle on site. Even the basic do's and don'ts are covered
Old fishermen never die they just smell that way.
Faulkner Family
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agree on that as well. no
agree on that as well. no need to pick on just one type of people with money.
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Faulkner Family
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a lot of the off roading
a lot of the off roading comes down to common sence. some have more cents than sence, hence they come unstuck. its always a laugh to see someone stuff up like that and even have a good laugh when you youself stuff up. it happens but when your not prepered for such adventures like beach driving your asking for trouble.
Too many of what i call COWBOYS out there and they are the ones that ruin it for the ones that do the right thing and know their stuff
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
Jimmy p
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nah no real dig at miners
nah no real dig at miners mate, was meant lightly. but yeah agree with the above. it really doesnt take much to have a little read and ask a few questions.
GrahamM
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I will always help someone
I will always help someone out if i can but some people just think they know better I was up at Steep the othe week and its a 4x4 track in and out ant their are signs that say let your tyres down to 20psi or less and we had 3 cars full of lads going into steep with hard tires ( you can see they were not 20 or less ) digging up the track and struggling we did offer help and ask about their tyres only to be told they knew what they were doing and these boys didn't work up north some people are ignorant But i will always help if i can some just cant be helped