Danger to Shipping....Vauxhall

[Alfie168]

Just heard on the news that somebody parked their Vauxhall Corsa hire car on a slipway in the Bristol Channel. Then that rare phenomenon the 'King Canute' effect occurred.

The Corsa is now somewhere at sea

Tim

 

[jimi]

Of Corsa tis!

 

[Evadne]

It's a common mistake, he probably thought it was a Ford...

 

[sarabande]

obviously not using the right sort of anchor....

 

[PeteCooper]

I hope he has read the Michael Green book 'The Art Of Corsa Sailing'.

 

[Grunter]

its turned up down the gower somewhere, apparently a brand new hire car...oops!

 

[graham]

its turned up down the gower somewhere, apparently a brand new hire car...oops!

Should be ok. The RAC say they can get there in 37 Minutes and start 87% of cars at the seaside....sorry it says roadside.

 

[ffiill]

Just heard on the news that somebody parked their Vauxhall Corsa hire car on a slipway in the Bristol Channel. Then that rare phenomenon the 'King Canute' effect occurred.

The Corsa is now somewhere at sea

Tim

Once new a great Irish guy who had been brought up and spent his youth on a island in the River Shannon.
As well as the tale he told about the corrupt Guarda who had arrested him for taking salmon out of the River during the war-the family had had historical fishing rights before Irish Hydroelectric took over control of the river.
His most wonderful tale related to an occasion where he had arrived at the chain ferry slip to the Island next to which was a pub-it being late in the evening and dark he had popped into pub for a quick drink before catching the ferry-on going back outside the Ford Thames van had crept down the slip into the water still with its lights on.Typical of J... it was a
local vandal who had released the brake and as for the lights being on well!
Probably no longer with us but he told stories any of which could have made a good Irish(Kerryman)joke.

 

[Stemar]

I know someone who came close to doing it at Hardway. Fortunately, it was an old banger and only went in about 18"

A good wash down and all was well.

 

[jimi]

Once new a great Irish guy who had been brought up and spent his youth on a island in the River Shannon.
As well as the tale he told about the corrupt Guarda who had arrested him for taking salmon out of the River during the war-the family had had historical fishing rights before Irish Hydroelectric took over control of the river.
His most wonderful tale related to an occasion where he had arrived at the chain ferry slip to the Island next to which was a pub-it being late in the evening and dark he had popped into pub for a quick drink before catching the ferry-on going back outside the Ford Thames van had crept down the slip into the water still with its lights on.Typical of J... it was a
local vandal who had released the brake and as for the lights being on well!
Probably no longer with us but he told stories any of which could have made a good Irish(Kerryman)joke.

Presumably it was renamed Ford Shannon after its baptism?

 

[sailorman]

Presumably it was renamed Ford Shannon after its baptism?

being a Vauxhall it will have rusted through by now

 

[jimi]

being a Vauxhall it will have rusted through by now

Keep up at the back there ;-) I was referring to the Ford Thames (geddit!) dowsed in the Shannon ;-)

 

[sailorman]

Keep up at the back there ;-) I was referring to the Ford Thames (geddit!) dowsed in the Shannon ;-)

i was just refering to old vauxhalls

 

[Cymrogwyllt]

I once went to view a car and something was fishy. It subsequently turned out that it had been under water.

Something to do with a carp fisherman getting foul hooked when corsa fishing.

 

[jimi]

I do wish we had a link to the famous "caravan getting rescued by lifeboat at Woolacomnbe" thread that resulted in several bans on a caravanning forum to members of this august forum ..

 

[prv]

I do wish we had a link to the famous "caravan getting rescued by lifeboat at Woolacomnbe" thread

This one? Bit before my time, I'm afraid.

Pete

 

[awol]

And Practical Road Blocking

 

[jimi]

This one? Bit before my time, I'm afraid.

Pete

Yup, Tome, Brendan, Sgeir got involved. At least Me, Tome and Sgeir got a lifetime ban from Practical Caravan Forae although Sgeir was really upset and attempted reincarnation in various guises;-)

 

[jimi]

And Practical Road Blocking

Fantastic, that was the one! It still cracks me up!

 

[Clyde_Wanderer]

Once new a great Irish guy who had been brought up and spent his youth on a island in the River Shannon.
As well as the tale he told about the corrupt Guarda who had arrested him for taking salmon out of the River during the war-the family had had historical fishing rights before Irish Hydroelectric took over control of the river.
His most wonderful tale related to an occasion where he had arrived at the chain ferry slip to the Island next to which was a pub-it being late in the evening and dark he had popped into pub for a quick drink before catching the ferry-on going back outside the Ford Thames van had crept down the slip into the water still with its lights on.Typical of J... it was a
local vandal who had released the brake and as for the lights being on well!
Probably no longer with us but he told stories any of which could have made a good Irish(Kerryman)joke.

Maybe he was told to dip his headlights
I knew an Irish woman who got killed while ironing her curtains.
She fell out of the window.Lol
C_W