Findlay 2015 Armed Forces Day Event May 15

[zebedee]

Flame out on way home



I had put out all the flames, but it was still smoldering as the chaps arrived.
Pic 1 - fire confirmed out, hub cooled off
Pic 2 - Loads of fire trucks, must have been a boring day at the stn
Pic 3 - Gone almost as quick as they arrived - foam left on road.
Pic 4 - melted hub cap
Pic 5 - Tyre lean from collapsed hub/bearing

Unfortunately, the inner race of the bearing is the end of the axle shaft, which once heated, broke clean off, the outer race wore through into the axle shaft - now egg shaped. Take off axle en-route from breakers @$850 delivered.

Them there (in the back of the truck) are some expensive military parts I can tell you.



So, moral of the story - if not for you, carry an extinguisher as a good samaritan. This would have all been a write off if I had not had one and waited for the fire trucks...

 

[Shirehorse]

Funny, that's the side I sat on enroute to Chinese.

 

[Another Ahab]

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So, moral of the story - if not for you, carry an extinguisher as a good samaritan.

That's not a good adventure, and I'm sorry it happened to you, zebedee.

But glad of the good news that nobody got hurt.

And you sure got a story for telling now (not much consolation I know, but it pays to make the most of the cards you get dealt, you know!?).

 

[CARNAC]

Just pulled into the house about 30 minutes ago. Beat, going to bed.

 

[CARNAC]

Follow up on the show.

I have to know as a kind of rhetorical question(s):

1. Was I hiding out?
2. Is there any member that didn't know where CARNAC was set up?
3. Would there be any reason someone wouldn't be able to find me at Findlay?

Maybe I should raise the flag of CARNAC to mark my spot.

 

[Another Ahab]

Follow up on the show.

Maybe I should raise the flag of CARNAC to mark my spot.

 

[CARNAC]

There is also an individuals name under the flag of a select obstructionist but we won't go there.

 

[gimpyrobb]

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Pretty sure he took stuff up for someone and they "couldn't find him".

 

[CARNAC]

Yep, heck, Hellen Keller found me.

 

[gimpyrobb]

I'm a gimp, I'm not blind...

 

[CARNAC]

Plus you wouldn't do what she might potentially have done if I were to admit to it.

 

[Monkeyboyarmy]

He missed out for sure. Im glad I found him. Wife and kids, not so much. Thay are gonna have to wait for luxuries like food and shelter.

 

[gimpyrobb]

He missed out for sure. Im glad I found him. Wife and kids, not so much. Thay are gonna have to wait for luxuries like food and shelter.

Says the man that couldn't have squeezed a fart in the bed of his 5ton cargo bed! Talk about loaded up.

 

[Kasper31]

CARNAC was very hard to find among the big boxes the were not open and the ones that were open, out in front of everyone wearing the "anti sand head scarf " and with his guard dog.

 

[Another Ahab]

He missed out for sure. Im glad I found him. Wife and kids, not so much. Thay are gonna have to wait for luxuries like food and shelter.

 

[Monkeyboyarmy]

Says the man that couldn't have squeezed a fart in the bed of his 5ton cargo bed! Talk about loaded up.

Well , you and crusher and mules didn't help matters. Guess I'm gonna have to find a long wheelbase....and a 105.

 

[CARNAC]

Well , you and crusher and mules didn't help matters. Guess I'm gonna have to find a long wheelbase....and a 105.

XLWB and a M1061. I have one for sale if you are interested, LOL.