Dog + BBQ - handbrake = disaster

I recently recalled this incident beside the shores of Lake Jindabyne whilst working there some years back.

A family were setting up their family BBQ several metres from their family sedan, parked 30 metres uphill from the lake with the family dog inside, windows down slightly to give the hound some air.

As the cooking began, the smell began to drive the dog to desperate measures. He flicked the handbrake off, and as the car was in neutral (of course) it started slowly rolling lakewards.

A yell from someone alerted the family, who sprinted towards the car en mass, frantically trying to halt its headlong plunge but, foiled by their own careful security, were unable to open the locked doors.

As the car gathered speed and entered the water, with the whole family running and shouting behind, the dog slipped out a too-open far side window, made a beeline for the BBQ and snavelled all the half-cooked meat.

With the partly open windows assisting, the family ride went right under - a complete writeoff while the family stood in shocked and hungry disbelief. The BBQ was therefore a resounding success, but only for the hound.

The moral: Handbrake firmly on, in gear/park, and take very good care of your dog !

(I thought this might appeal to all those of us, and there would be many, who have been bested by dogs)