Helping the totally unprepared.

Submitted: Sunday, Apr 09, 2006 at 19:06
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Got a phone call from a mate this afternoon. The situation was like this. Michael was bogged in his new four wheel drive. He thought he'd go out on his own and teach himself how to drive off-road. He'd managed to get the cruiser about 100 metres off the bitumen, and he was stuck. Mud up to the sills. Sticky, smelly black mud. Some blokes on trail-bikes, with a four wheel drive following them had come past, but didn't have the equipment (or inclination) to help. So he walked out to the highway, and waited.

No winch, no snatch straps, no jack, no experience, and definitely no idea.

I let him sit a few hours, and then went out to give him a hand. Would have let him sit a bit longer, but I didn't want to lose the light. Needed some light so I could get some photos.

Photos at www.andrewpanshin.fotopic.net/c917321.html

He's learnt his lesson, and will be shopping for a few accessories this week, and definitely won't be going out on his own again until he gets a little more experience.

On the way home I saw two other solo vehicles well and truly stuck only a short distance from the highway. Why do so many people with absolutely no idea decide to play off-road on their own? And should we be out helping the totally unprepared?

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