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Be aware of flash flooding!
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<blockquote data-quote="HeadsUp" data-source="post: 97286" data-attributes="member: 414"><p>3 seconds</p><p></p><p>we usually look at something that could be "marginal" and make a wise choice to not do it or do it a different way.</p><p></p><p>but when you're tired after a long days digging and you come to that "point of no return" it only needs a 3 second delay before your brain catches up and you drive just that little bit too far before the panic kicks in with the realisation that the water is up a little bit higher and your car is now a boat with no motor. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p>i had a near miss yesterday at a strangers factory where someone spilled oil on a sloping driveway just before i drove a forklift across it , its only a miracle that the forklift stopped sliding just 2 feet short of falling over a 5 metre embankment into a flooded canal below.</p><p>Everything i did since then i am doing a quick mental safety check , whether its work related or planning a trip to the bush <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HeadsUp, post: 97286, member: 414"] 3 seconds we usually look at something that could be "marginal" and make a wise choice to not do it or do it a different way. but when you're tired after a long days digging and you come to that "point of no return" it only needs a 3 second delay before your brain catches up and you drive just that little bit too far before the panic kicks in with the realisation that the water is up a little bit higher and your car is now a boat with no motor. :( i had a near miss yesterday at a strangers factory where someone spilled oil on a sloping driveway just before i drove a forklift across it , its only a miracle that the forklift stopped sliding just 2 feet short of falling over a 5 metre embankment into a flooded canal below. Everything i did since then i am doing a quick mental safety check , whether its work related or planning a trip to the bush :) [/QUOTE]
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