Member - Brett H (QLD) replied:

Reminds me of when we were in Broome. Someone had parked their 75 series ute on CAble beach and gone off somewhere. The rising tide began pounding into the back of the car. This is when we came along and saw many people looking at this car get pounded by the surf. We stopped and asked what was going on and everyone looked blank. Someone said that they thought the fellow had gone for a walk and that they couldn't move the car for him because the handbrake was on and the car was locked.

I saw the drivers window was down about 15mm, just enough to get 8 fingers between the gap. An almighty pull down saw the window go about halfway down( I think I did some damage to the window regulator). I hooked my snatch strap onto the car and someone hopped intp the uta and it was dragged to a safer area.

All of those people there with 4wd were happy to sit there and watch some poor buggers car get ruined.

The owner of the car returned and didn't really even say thankyou.

I felt good all the same ... Makes you wonder though.

Member - Jimbo (VIC) replied:

Very sad Rick,

Human decency and helping your fellow man is quickly becoming a thing of the past. If you wait long enough you will find some fine people, as you eventually did.

It happened to me about ten years ago on Fraser when I ripped the axle off the trailer. Many passed and eventually a couple of decent blokes stopped and helped. Got me out of a lot of trouble.

D-Jack replied:

Rick

I thought part of the fun of 4wding was to get people out of bogs or sticky situations. Obviously not. And so much for the 4wd mateship let alone Aussie comradery. Oh well, I'll continue to keep an eye out for others stuck and help them out (except for the one that drenched your car and the 100 series with EO sticker).

P.s. Why not post the rego of the vehicle that drenched your interior. You're not doing anything illegal, just stating fact.

P.S.S Maybe the owner of the 100 series with the EO sticker will want to respond with a plausible excuse, like the accellerator was stuck or maybe something more substantial like the ice was melting and the stubbies were getting warm. MORON

Member - Fay D Away (Vic) replied:

RICK
I am glad you vehicle was'nt a statistic

what did you learn from "the 4x4 recovery man,,,,,,,you taught an old dog a few new tricks today..my thanks to you also. "

As an old (well not to old) young dog I am always after an edge on statistics

Bill

Member - Clive G (WA) replied:

Sorry to hear all this,

Myself have great pleasure in stopping to help a fella 4wder , as I hope the same will happen to me when in need, Its great to stop help them out, then chin wag for a while making new friends exchanging 4WD ideas, as for the EO driver, yes I would love to hear his excuse.

Blue 100 series landcruiser with EO sticker on the back,, good firmly planted in the grey matter

Clvie

Member - Bernie. (Vic) replied:

Your next post !!!

Spotted EO sticker on Blue 100 series at Lancelin (WA)

yes there are some morans about.

Member - Mark (VIC) replied:

Very sad to hear. Having a quick look at the member's rig pages doesn't show many people that own a blue 100 series. But then again, it could have been a vehicle that a member owned previously and had sold it with the sticker still on it.

Member - Mungo Explorer (NSW) replied:

Came across someone stuck in the deep mud alongside the sealed road to Nymagee, furiously trying to hand-winch his fourby out of the sticky stuff. Stopped and offered to pull/snatch him out but he declined! Twenty minutes later as I came past again he was still at it - heaven knows what he was doing and how he got into it in the first place: must have been wanting to practice on his winch...

Yeah Mate replied:

Hi Rick,

Learnt a valuable lesson up there myself a few years back, don’t go there weekends, long weekends or holidays, place is full of weekend warriors and morons. Yeah we camped just north of Cevanties at Hill river on a long weekend, and I didn’t want to go the long why home (Brand hwy) so I cut through the tracks at Wedge. Had A few close calls with a few of these d!#kheads, one springs to mind, a dude in an 80 series, no flag, fanging along on the track like it was the freeway. Me just approaching the crest of this track when nobbo comes flying over the crest sees me, and just locks it up, I take evasive action and go bush, he skids past giving me the stare of a thousand deaths. Yes I was glad to get home in one piece.

Member - Cocka replied:

I really don't understand,

a) why people drive thinking they are the only ones on the road / track.

Would love to put them up on the forrestry logging tracks over this side of the continent to see how long they would last.

b) what ever has happened to that Aussie spirit of giving anyone in trouble, a helping hand.

I know there are many great and wise old Aussies out there, but so many others seem to be in so much of a hurry - to where ?

Member - glenno (QLD) replied:

I always try to help people if they are bogged . Good practice and i lend my shovel out for free . What goes around comes around . Rickwagupatrol take comfort in knowing there are still a few good blokes around .

Truckster (Vic) replied:

Welcome to the 21st century...

You should post the Rego of the prick with the EO sticker.

ev700 replied:

The Australian culture has changed. There is a lot of 'me first' and 'in your face'.

But then have a look at the examples continually being set by the smug, self-centered, grasping and irresponsible horses' asses of politicians and CEOs we have in in this country.

Some people say that a culture is set from the top down. Maybe we should regularly change the top to help the bottom (I am referring to all parties).

Wombat replied:

Rick,

I gave my opinion on this very subject earlier this year and got some interesting responses.

Member - Crazie (VIC) replied:

Hey Rick

I believe in helping anyone who needs it, one day i will need it and hopefully some one i once helped will come along, i bloody hope so anyway. Itbleeptz me to tears when people just drive by pretending nothing is wrong or look the other way. You see it everyday on the roads. Satisfaction is when you get out of trouble only to find the poeple who drove past stuck a few k's up. That is when you pull out the chairs and a few beers and watch.

Member - Jeff M (WA) replied:

Yeah, it's terrible up there on a long weekend, I try to stay clear of Lancilen when it's along weekend, it's bloody dangerous. Went up there earlier in the year for a day trip on a long ender and thought I was on a major highway while stopped on the beach. Easy to say this too, but I would like to think I would have helped you out! If you had a been up at Sawyers I could of got you to help tow my surf back onto it's wheels (almost!!) LOL
(see new rig pic).

rickwagupatrol replied:

thank you all for your replies.
as a side note,,,,,,about 15k south of lancelin, we came across a older couple in there rice burner that had a water leak.
5 liters later and they were on the road again, taking it easy,,,,with another three litres of water, just in case they needed it, even tho the water was buried in the camper, and the missus had to go looking for it.
so even tho we were,,,annoyed with all those who drove past us,,,i still believe that not to help is just bad karma..........

rick.

Member Eric replied:

stopped on the Hwy back from Strady last year to help someone in a broken down HQ panelvan. My brother in law , jumped out and asked why i was stopping to help , when he got closer he saw why lol 2 20 yr old girls in bikini . As If I wasnt going to stop lol

Member - John C (QLD) replied:

Of course it was a lr owner to the rescue again. ;-))

Once had a ' insert common make here ' owner say to my wife after he stood by watching while we were snatched out of a bog, "ahh.. with our ' insert make here again ' we have never had to use our straps, they're still new".

My very clever better half immediately responded, " No... I'd guess that's because you have never offered to help anyone!" :)))

if you want to really know about mateship read the book ANZAC.
(and you'll never make fun of the Kiwi's again.)

I think the human nature problems have increased with the increase in litigation issues (yanks again!)......every man for himself. But, in every crowd will be a mix.

John C