Rob Roy Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 Well, my good friends, Sunday started off with beautiful sunshine and nice and warm. I was officiating at a Classic Car Show. Turned out a very busy day with lots of entries. Due to the lack of room I parked the Pajero a bit further away than I would have liked. All was going very well, until suddenly we had a short sharp THUNDER STORM, and boy did it throw the rain down. Just then a voice was heard shouting " hey Roy your Sunroof is wide open", Oh dear me,or words to that effect. . Since the heart scare, obviously I couldn't run so I threw the keys to my son Scott, who conveniently MISSED them!!!!. So there was a mad scramble to retrieve them. Now the *&^^%^$ key fob wouldn't work because the battery had slipped out of the holder when it hit the deck. So had to dismantle the fob and put the battery back in place. . Eventually got it shut but things were extremely moist. Iuckily the seats are leather, so they dried quite quickly, plus there was about half a gallon of water in the center console but the rest you can guess, soggy to say the least. Oh well, that's life I suppose. You can only laugh, I'll spend the rest of the day assisting the Boss to suck the water out of the carpets. I managed to get one decent picture shown below. It's a FORD F650 Pickup, quite a big fellow. The rest are ,left G/S number one Craig, Daughter in law Angela with G/S number two Jay. On the whole I suppose it was a good day when the sun was shining. Quote
grampa Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 Could have been worse you could have borrowed my car lol, looks like it was a good day despite the rain and all ended up well............Paul Rob Roy and LarryEA 2 Quote
amazingkevin Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 Huge to say the least,looks like it could haul earth moving machines Rob Roy 1 Quote
bobscroll Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 Hey Rob do you have air conditioning in your set of wheel's?, I just thought it might help to dry it out a little OH! and get the Cat to rest in there as well, Of cource you would have to move the Cat around a bit to dry the whole car! Just a thought Rob , Yours sincerely Robert keefie and Rob Roy 2 Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 Roy seems besides the pandemonium of the sun roof you enjoyed your self beautiful children always great to look back on. As for drying out the vehicle it a hair dryer job. haa haa Roly Rob Roy 1 Quote
Rob Roy Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Posted May 12, 2014 Huge to say the least,looks like it could haul earth moving machines Hi Kevin, 6 liter ( 408 cubic inches), 6 cylinder cummins engine. Fuel consumption about the same as an 18 ton truck. Expensive, but a beauty to drive, gets the heads turning,not to mention the ADRENALIN. going.I believe the owner paid 60,000 pounds for it, about $100,000 Rob Roy. Quote
Rob Roy Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Posted May 12, 2014 (edited) Roy seems besides the pandemonium of the sun roof you enjoyed your self beautiful children always great to look back on. As for drying out the vehicle it a hair dryer job. haa haa Roly Driving that beast was amazing,Roly, and I thought I had no ADRENALIN left. . My daughter in law wanted a go but she couldn't reach the go faster pedal. Despite the sun roof episode, which was like a Laurel and Hardy film, it was a great day out with the family, not that I saw much of them until the prize giving was over. The driving of the truck was my PRIZE. there's some details of the truck in a Kevin answer somewhere above. Rob Roy PS Roly I was lucky the seats were BROWN leather!!!!!!! Edited May 12, 2014 by Rob Roy bobscroll and Phantom Scroller 2 Quote
Rob Roy Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Posted May 12, 2014 Roy seems besides the pandemonium of the sun roof you enjoyed your self beautiful children always great to look back on. As for drying out the vehicle it a hair dryer job. haa haa Roly As you well know Roly I am a Scot. My mate has a valeting business, Frrrrreeeebies. Typical Scot, I'll say it before KEITH anYOU do it. Hey Rob do you have air conditioning in your set of wheel's?, I just thought it might help to dry it out a little OH! and get the Cat to rest in there as well, Of cource you would have to move the Cat around a bit to dry the whole car! Just a thought Rob , Yours sincerely Robert As I said to Roly Bob, my mate has a valeting business Frrreeebies he he he. Rob Roy. bobscroll, Phantom Scroller and keefie 3 Quote
keefie Posted May 12, 2014 Report Posted May 12, 2014 "As you well know Roly I am a Scot. My mate has a valeting business, Frrrrreeeebies. Typical Scot, I'll say it before KEITH anYOU do it." Rob, I wouldn't say that!!! after all I wouldn't kick a man when he's down - and you are going to be down on your knees for a while getting rid of all that water !!!! ( personally I'd have made you clean it up with "Q tips" ) Glad you all had a good day with hopefully not too much damage. Phantom Scroller and Rob Roy 2 Quote
Rob Roy Posted May 12, 2014 Author Report Posted May 12, 2014 "As you well know Roly I am a Scot. My mate has a valeting business, Frrrrreeeebies. Typical Scot, I'll say it before KEITH anYOU do it." Rob, I wouldn't say that!!! after all I wouldn't kick a man when he's down - and you are going to be down on your knees for a while getting rid of all that water !!!! ( personally I'd have made you clean it up with "Q tips" ) Glad you all had a good day with hopefully not too much damage. Hi Keith, the only damage was to my reputation, Mind you, everybody else thought it was absolutely hilarious Rob Roy. Phantom Scroller 1 Quote
LarryEA Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 I enjoyed reading all of this topic. Wish I could add something Rob Roy and keefie 2 Quote
wombatie Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 How long have you lived in Scotland Roy? And you still don't know Scottish weather :o :razz: It was a sure thing that you would come up trumps and have a 'friend' that could clean up your mess for free. :lol: Marg Rob Roy 1 Quote
Rob Roy Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) How long have you lived in Scotland Roy? And you still don't know Scottish weather :o :razz: It was a sure thing that you would come up trumps and have a 'friend' that could clean up your mess for free. :lol: Marg How long have I lived in Scotland Marg ?????. I was born in a loaf!!! Born and BREAD in Scotland. You are quite right Marg I should have known better, but just you wait till you're my age, you FORGET things sometimes.As for having friends to fix things, I was just calling in a few favours . Rob Roy. PS hope no one caught the episode on video. LOL. Edited May 13, 2014 by Rob Roy bobscroll and wombatie 2 Quote
Rob Roy Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Posted May 13, 2014 "As you well know Roly I am a Scot. My mate has a valeting business, Frrrrreeeebies. Typical Scot, I'll say it before KEITH anYOU do it." Rob, I wouldn't say that!!! after all I wouldn't kick a man when he's down - and you are going to be down on your knees for a while getting rid of all that water !!!! ( personally I'd have made you clean it up with "Q tips" ) Glad you all had a good day with hopefully not too much damage. No point in me doing it when I can call in favours Keith. LarryEA 1 Quote
keefie Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 I enjoyed reading all of this topic. Wish I could add something Larry, just an Idea, but you could add "a bucket of water through the sunroof" :cry: :razz: Rob Roy 1 Quote
Rob Roy Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Larry, just an Idea, but you could add "a bucket of water through the sunroof" :cry: :razz: Errrrrrrr, I think I've had enough water this past while Keith and Larry, and it has always come THROUGH THE ROOF. At least I didn't have expensive Plywood in the 4x4. The last plywood escapade was somewhat traumatic. I still have nightmares about it!!!!. I didn't have a source of FREE plywood to fall back on then. But that has been taken care of now. One of my friends has a son who is now manager of a timber supply company HE HE. Before you say anything Keith. I could fall in S**T and come up smelling of VIOLETS. . Anyway my water problem was an "act of God". What's your excuse for flooding your poor old dad's kitchen Rob Roy. Edited May 13, 2014 by Rob Roy wombatie 1 Quote
keefie Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 Errrrrrrr, I think I've had enough water this past while Keith and Larry, and it has always come THROUGH THE ROOF. At least I didn't have expensive Plywood in the 4x4. The last plywood escapade was somewhat traumatic. I still have nightmares about it!!!!. I didn't have a source of FREE plywood to fall back on then. But that has been taken care of now. One of my friends has a son who is now manager of a timber supply company HE HE. Before you say anything Keith. I could fall in S**T and come up smelling of VIOLETS. . Anyway my water problem was an "act of God". What's your excuse for flooding your poor old dad's kitchen Rob Roy. That was an act of "stupidity" lol, (well at least I'm honest!!!) :oops: Phantom Scroller, wombatie, bobscroll and 1 other 4 Quote
Phantom Scroller Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 I enjoyed reading all of this topic. Wish I could add something Oh come on Larry I'm sure you could think of something. Rob Roy 1 Quote
Rob Roy Posted May 13, 2014 Author Report Posted May 13, 2014 That was an act of "stupidity" lol, (well at least I'm honest!!!) :oops: Yes Keith, Honesty Is The Best Policy. Your Dad would probably say "not putting the screws in the water pipes is the best policy". . Rob Roy keefie 1 Quote
LarryEA Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 (edited) Oh come on Larry I'm sure you could think of something. :lol: Roly, I did :I enjoyed reading all of this topic. Wish I could add something and I will.Paul had the best comment.Hey, and most do not know what a "fob" is.Originally a fob was associated with a watch pocket (which some people don't know what that is) andits contents. Edited May 13, 2014 by LarryEA Phantom Scroller and Rob Roy 2 Quote
keefie Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 Yes Keith, Honesty Is The Best Policy. Your Dad would probably say "not putting the screws in the water pipes is the best policy". . Rob Roy I didn't get the chance to put screws in the water pipe - I couldn't get near it after the drill went in it !!!!! :oops: :lol: wombatie 1 Quote
sullyscroller Posted May 13, 2014 Report Posted May 13, 2014 I gotta git me one of them trucks !!!! Sorry to hear of your "bad luck" sully Quote
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