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Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Tue Jan 29, 2013 11:50 pm
by Gavac220
I'll upload the video tomorrow, but tonight I very nearly bit the dust. Fekin winds were incredible, and I was dodging large branches all the way home fae work, and the odd small tree. At that point I was using the Tiguan 4x4 to navigate my way through and around these smaller obstacles. That was when I thought I saw movement to my right only slightly further up the road. Queue Full ABS emergency stop as a huge Fir tree crashed down right in front of the car!!

Now the hairy bit.

I decided to get out and survey the road to see if I could somehow pass. I found it hard to just open the door, and was faced by branches and twigs hurtling at my face. That was when I heard a horrific sound as the huge tree directly opposite the Tiguan split and crashed down across the road, inches from my rear bumper. I dived into the cab and buried my face into the passenger seat awaiting the inevitable!

Then a flash of sense.

30 seconds later, and not dead yet, it dawned on me if it hadn't happened by now, the longer I waited, the higher the chance the two huge trees remaining, which towered directly over the car, were going to crush it. I slammed her into reverse and aimed for the top of the tree behind the car. A couple of good smacks later I was off dodging logs and branches again while taking a detour to Ferness and over the Dava moor that way. No real damage to the car, and a trip to skid Marks & Spencer's for some new underwear is on the cards.

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 12:30 am
by Schlack
ok, if you do go, can i have your new computer?

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 10:29 am
by Slartibartfast
Can you wait till around June/July to die? then we can combine the 2013 meetup with your funeral.

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:12 pm
by MegaYoda
Slarti I told you to chop the tree behind Gav's car 30 secs earlier and Schlack to chop the tree in front 30 secs Latter :roll:

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:32 pm
by LuckyCombatPotato
Everybody knows how to read between the line ? follow the red words only
Gavac220 wrote:
I decided to get out and survey the road to see if I could somehow pass. I found it hard to just open the door, and was faced by branches and twigs hurtling at my face. That was when I heard a horrific sound as the huge tree directly opposite the Tiguan split and (it) crashed down across the road, inches from my rear bumper. I dived into the cab and buried my face into the passenger seat awaiting the inevitable!

Then a flash of sense.

30 seconds later, and not dead yet, it dawned on me if it hadn't happened by now, the longer I waited, the higher the chance the two huge trees remaining, which towered directly over the car, were going to crush it. I slammed her into reverse and aimed for the top of the tree behind the car. A couple of good smacks later I was off dodging logs and branches again while taking a detour to Ferness and over the Dava moor that way. No real damage to the car, and a trip to skid Marks & Spencer's for some new underwear is on the cards.

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:06 pm
by MudShark
LuckyCombatPotato wrote:Everybody knows how to read between the line ? follow the red words only
Gavac220 wrote:
I decided to get out and survey the road to see if I could somehow pass. I found it hard to just open the door, and was faced by branches and twigs hurtling at my face. That was when I heard a horrific sound as the huge tree directly opposite the Tiguan split and (it) crashed down across the road, inches from my rear bumper. I dived into the cab and buried my face into the passenger seat awaiting the inevitable!

Then a flash of sense.

30 seconds later, and not dead yet, it dawned on me if it hadn't happened by now, the longer I waited, the higher the chance the two huge trees remaining, which towered directly over the car, were going to crush it. I slammed her into reverse and aimed for the top of the tree behind the car. A couple of good smacks later I was off dodging logs and branches again while taking a detour to Ferness and over the Dava moor that way. No real damage to the car, and a trip to skid Marks & Spencer's for some new underwear is on the cards.
Now that is just weird.

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:41 pm
by Sax
you should really see the video he screams like a girl :D

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:42 pm
by LK3da
the ad says : 4x4 nothing can stop you :o - cĀ“mon run over the log :twisted:

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:10 pm
by CrAp
FFS peeps, the assasination of Gavac is fucked

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:12 pm
by ionwg
Is your car ok.

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 12:06 am
by Gavac220
Here is the video:

http://s248.beta.photobucket.com/user/G ... c.mp4.html

I some how stay fairly calm, yet panic enough to face plant the passenger seat lol.

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Thu Jan 31, 2013 10:01 pm
by Schlack
Gavac220 wrote:Here is the video:

http://s248.beta.photobucket.com/user/G ... c.mp4.html

I some how stay fairly calm, yet panic enough to face plant the passenger seat lol.

Im going to die, what will I do? what will i do? ...... take out my camera and record my death.

jesus

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 7:44 am
by shutteh
is it country music in the background?! next time let the tree destroy your radio :)

but it's good to hear that you are save and nice to see your complete photobucket...

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 8:29 am
by CrAp
be a bit more modern schlack. People intend to film everything in this digiworld, why not there own death. I will do it if i have get the chance... :wink:

Re: Trees nearly End the Gavac!

Posted: Fri Feb 01, 2013 9:44 am
by MegaYoda
If you look and listen carefully to the video to the scene of the fallen tree at the front you can just about see Schlack lurking in the background shouting "Shit Shit Shit I missed the F*cker"