The sign warns you this road has a bridge over a little river
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No Warning barriers? Humm, how many nonlocals found themselves driving a
1/2 Submarine ?

Crazy Ed

btw, I've been trying to post to this group for over a week now - Yea it's
working again.

In article , Edward Erbeck
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No Warning barriers? Humm, how many nonlocals found themselves driving a
1/2 Submarine ?

Did I not mention the road was closed? They drove round the sign.
In that place it isn't dangerous because your car can't wash downstream,
but if a vehicle gets stuck the road's impassable until they can get it
removed - so the Chelsea tractor's just being selfish.
Maybe we should remove some trees so they do float away, then at least
they'd be off the road...
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Sue ];(

"Mad Cow" wrote:

No Warning barriers? Humm, how many nonlocals found themselves driving a
1/2 Submarine ?

Did I not mention the road was closed? They drove round the sign.
In that place it isn't dangerous because your car can't wash downstream,
but if a vehicle gets stuck the road's impassable until they can get it
removed - so the Chelsea tractor's just being selfish.
Maybe we should remove some trees so they do float away, then at least
they'd be off the road...

What you folks need is a Law like Arizona has. It's called the "Stupid
Motorist" Law. If one bypasses a barrier and gets stuck in a flooded wash
they get the privilege of paying ALL the costs for their recovery/rescue
which often runs into thousands of dollars.

Crazy Ed

On Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:19:34 +0000, Mad Cow
wrote:

The sign warns you this road has a bridge over a little river
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In West Texas (other similar places too, I'm sure), they stick 4X4
posts in the ground at the bottom of all the drainage swales. The
posts are painted red-white every foot, and there's a little painted
label indicating the depth, so people know how deep the water is. THe
swales are dry 99% of the time, but when a HEAVY rain hits, they fill
up FAST, and DEEP.

Still, don't underestimate the power of stoopid people, alone or in
groups.

"Zz Yzx" wrote:


Still, don't underestimate the power of stoopid people, alone or in
groups.

Or the old saying "No matter how Fool Proof you make something they keep
coming up with better Fools!"

So where abouts on TX are You? Panhandle or out El Paso way?

Crazy Ed