PEJ
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... on the land
No, you put the boat in the water and the car.....
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Morpheous
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Let me guess - it's the US right? Nuff said.
Andrew_Fanner
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Depending on the source of the file the back of the pickup had either Republican or Democrat election flyers clearly visible
Peanuts
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Always reminds me of a time down at Torquay many years ago, those of you that know it the slipway is very steep, in fact the practise was to go to the HM office to pay dues and to collect the block and rope to allow the boat to go down the slip whilst the car stayed on the flat road way at 90 degrees to the slip - understand?
Anyway a couple of us waiting to drop our boats in and in comes Cockney in his jag with a fletcher on the trailer, reversed straight in on the slip right down to the waters edge, now remember its LW and the slip is a concrete assembly on stilts so there is a drop off into a couple or so metres of water. Although we mentioned there was a queue he wasn't having it, he got out of his car (together with his gold bracelets and rings), slammed the door and before he could do anything else the car together with boat (still strapped on) slid down the slimey part of the slip and into the water - of course nobody laughed - not.
I do remember someone shouting you will still have to pay for parking your car.
I am only sorry I didn't have a camera with me but I still picture it in my mind and have a laugh over it.
Anyway a couple of us waiting to drop our boats in and in comes Cockney in his jag with a fletcher on the trailer, reversed straight in on the slip right down to the waters edge, now remember its LW and the slip is a concrete assembly on stilts so there is a drop off into a couple or so metres of water. Although we mentioned there was a queue he wasn't having it, he got out of his car (together with his gold bracelets and rings), slammed the door and before he could do anything else the car together with boat (still strapped on) slid down the slimey part of the slip and into the water - of course nobody laughed - not.
I do remember someone shouting you will still have to pay for parking your car.
I am only sorry I didn't have a camera with me but I still picture it in my mind and have a laugh over it.
PCUK
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Must be a Jag' and boats thing. Down at Oxwich years ago a Jag' towed a boat at high speed over a crowded beach to ease the strain up the steep ramp to the road. As he hit the bottom of the ramp the car dipped and ripped off the exhaust. We could hear it disappearing up the road for a mile or more!
Shame really cos' I really like jags and most are owned by sensible people - now if we talk about BMWs!!!
What's the difference between a hedgehog and a BMW? On the hedgehog the pr*cks are on the outside!!!
Sorry, got a bit carried away there!
Shame really cos' I really like jags and most are owned by sensible people - now if we talk about BMWs!!!
What's the difference between a hedgehog and a BMW? On the hedgehog the pr*cks are on the outside!!!
Sorry, got a bit carried away there!
Dabhand
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The slipways at Torquay have provided us with many a laugh over the years, the smell of burning clutches and sound of screeching tyres was common, on occasions people sat on the front wings of the cars to provide weight and help traction.
Nowadays the steep slipways with the drop off still exist but are no longer in use. They were built by the Americans for troops to embark for the D day landings and are now grade 2 listed, but are unstable and deemed too dangerous to use. However there is a now a nice new wide slipway nearby which is usable at virtually all states of the tide with no drop off and has a shallower slope.
Many a vehicle has slid down the old slipways and launching off them was nerve racking, I speak from experience.
One memorable time was some years ago I launced my tender and was curious about a light coloured patch under the water. On rowing over this patch I looked down and found the grille and number plate of a Toyota looking back at me, its rear end sitting in the mud, front end looking up at the surface. Apparantly there was also a trailer down there, not sure what happened to the boat.
It was also not unusual to see a car close to the bottom of the slipway and a trailer hanging almost vertically over the edge
Nowadays the steep slipways with the drop off still exist but are no longer in use. They were built by the Americans for troops to embark for the D day landings and are now grade 2 listed, but are unstable and deemed too dangerous to use. However there is a now a nice new wide slipway nearby which is usable at virtually all states of the tide with no drop off and has a shallower slope.
Many a vehicle has slid down the old slipways and launching off them was nerve racking, I speak from experience.
One memorable time was some years ago I launced my tender and was curious about a light coloured patch under the water. On rowing over this patch I looked down and found the grille and number plate of a Toyota looking back at me, its rear end sitting in the mud, front end looking up at the surface. Apparantly there was also a trailer down there, not sure what happened to the boat.
It was also not unusual to see a car close to the bottom of the slipway and a trailer hanging almost vertically over the edge
