You've got to really wonder at times

We were recently en-route to Barramundi Falls in Kakadu when we were forced to stop because a Ford Explorer was stuck in the middle of the creek. Cars were banking up on both sides of the creek and this poor bugger is stuck, water flowing through his doors, exhaust blowing bubbles, and everybody stood around watching. Turns out nobody's got any recovery gear except me. So I wade in and ask where his Reese Hitch bar pin is. Well after a long search they find it so I hook my strap into the hitch female housing. A front end loader turns up so we end up using the loader to pull the guy out. Doesn't sound to bad so far and no doubt some of you are feeling a little bit sorry for this poor bugger who's got a wet car, but wait there's more.

The loader driver asks this young bloke (yep he was European), whether the Exploder was a 4wd? Young bloke says well it's an automatic and has this button that says high and low, does that make it a 4 wd. Stuff me he didn't even know he had a 4bee let alone how to drive it.

If I'd of know the damn thing wasn't even in the appropriate gear I'd of got in and driven the damn thing out myself.

Anyway they turned around and drove out without seeing the falls. Really makes you shake your head. No wonder these poor naive buggers SOMETIMES end up on a morticians slab.