please help me

[BoxCleva]

This situation is a major nightmare though isn't it. Your truck stuck in the middle of nowhere , no idea if the bobble hats are using the fuel flap too p*ss in, whether the MotoX'ers are jumping it or whether some chav has torched it!

I think I'd probably sleep in mine

[V6POWER]

[Drift]

Oh nice one Si, he is most likely looking at this pooping himself now

Yer right though, reckon I would kip in mine, I do often anyway

[BoxCleva]

[V6POWER]

I think a someone should ring Gregster for a progress report. HINT HINT

[drinksoptional]

yes an asking him how much he selling the parts for lol finder keeprs an all that.


hope it goes well maybe he should drill a hole an send a cage down

[Drift]

just got a text from Greg, he is now unstuck hour and some drive home for Greg now..... Ive asked for more details

Aint it good knowing someone will help good on the guys that went, top blokes

[BoxCleva]

[jamez2]

big big thanks to greg and sally.
started off with trying a straight pull up the hill i sideslid down, and greg nearly lost his down there with me.
then he checked and realised how deep i was in.
so it ended up bein a different route up the hill after ripping a nice dead tree stump out
mmm yeah it was a bit of a swamp really got it out though thanks to a massive rope and some welly
I was ging to sleep in it but i don't trust the people round her but

thank you again you are stars

James

[V6POWER]

Well done to who ever went, top job. A real show of what FOG is all about.
Still want some piccys though.

[Drift]

Nice one James, I text Greg to get Sally a take out meal...kebab knowing him

Glad your out and in one muddy piece

[bigdazz]

all i can say is what a bloody club fantastic

well done

[BoxCleva]

[Drift]

Si, thats fantastic love it

[drinksoptional]

dont you love a happy ending

[Drift]

I think its fantastic the way people who have never met or in some cases even talked, they will go the extra miles to help, and I have received such help and hope I have helped others too, makes for good friends and and a fantastic community.

Thank you guys

[gregster]

Just got back in....

A job well jobbed....it was very stuck in a swamp at the bottom of a shortish fairly steep hill...
Jamez, those bullrushes are a kinda hint that the ground aint gonna be too firm!

Left here just after 10pm and we armed ourselves with "supplies" from the workshop on the way, loadsa strops, spare shackles, chainsaw and my good friend "Incredibly long rope"...its actually a mooring rope of a naval barge...and is bleedin long and heavy as the SE lads will vouch for who have humped it round many times when it wasnt needed...

Forgot to grab the satnav from the van when we left home but James' directions and Sallys unique navigation skills homed us in on James house eventually by about 11.30
Then off to the track where his fronty had gorn its own way shortly before midnight...

Straight pull up the bank didnt work, it was so slippy and couldnt get enough traction out of the a/t's on the bus....even in 3rd!
Then kinda almost ended up sliding the 2.8bus backwards down the same bank as James did, but with brain placed in glovebox, throttle through the bulkhead, load of lock to lock trying to find an edge somewhere, with Sally and James pushing and we were free and able to put plan B into play...

Dragged a tree out the way with the 2.8 to clear a better exit route that Sally found...

Attached a rope (3" diameter!) to the stuck fronty with a jate ring on the end...secured "incredibly long rope" off round a tree to the left and in front of the stuck one, and through the jate ring....and then between the trees up the 2.8...
This gave us a 2:1 mechanical advantage, 2metres movement of the tow vehicle, only moving the load a metre...kinda double line pull like you snatch block a winch...
James trucks rear end was dug well into the swamp, axle imbedded in the sludge which was firm on top, but goey underneath...
With a bit of a run taking the stretch out of "incredibly long rope" through the snatch, the stuck one came out surprisingly easily....

The tow was then shortened and James truck dragged up the remainder of the slope, it could have probably done it under its own steam, but was quite sideslopey and not worth risking it sliding into a tree...

Then cleared everything away...and went and gazed into the holes that James' truck had left in the swamp...

A different way to spend an evening, at least Sally cant say I dont take her out!


Glad we got it sorted Jamie....and cheers for the diesel money, much appreciated...

Thanks Sally for joining the midnight excursion....I know I am so lucky, cant see many other wifes/girlfriends being up for it at this time of night and helping out in the mud...

We took some pickies on my phone but it was pitch dark so I dont know how well they will come out, will upload em in a minute when I have finished this beer...as my phones out in the truck still...

Thanks for all your kind words above...I am sure that many of our members would have done what we did, if they were near enough and sober at that time of night...thats what makes Foggers what they are, always willing to help out each other...

Cheers though...

[bigdazz]

well done Greg

another fonty saved buy our Greg

Greg the 4th emergency service

[Drift]

[BoxCleva]

Yup , well done mate. You get first name on the FOG cup and knowing this place there will be a few names to follow you