Been playing and helping

[stevecrm]

Did any of you see the lorries stranded on the A57 at Anston near worksop?

well I live just up the road from there and have been helping people out a bit. I didnt go to work today because I wanted to go playing and sledging with my son and a friend that I work with.

We had plenty of fun yesterday and today driving through some mega snow, having fun sometimes and testing my terrano a lot. my tyres are pretty worn out and I desperatly need new ones but they are still getting me about. Due to my messed up life and family / work situation the tyres will have to wait. Like I said though my knackered tyres are still getting me around

Somehow the fun turned into me helping people (still having fun too) I delivered a load of shopping to some old folks just off of the A57 where the lorries were stranded, had to drive around in 4L to get down some roads that look like they had not been driven down in days but my trusty truck got me there with no problems. then we took the shopping into the old folks homes, they were mega happy which made us happy too

Then while driving out of one of these roads and trying not to stop because I was worried about getting going again a lady put her arm out to get us to stop, so I stopped for her . it turned out she was a nurse from an old peoples home that wanted to get some shopping from her house to the old peoples home especially some bits for an 84 year old transplant patient. I told her to get the shopping and jump in, I drove her about 5miles through snowdrifts etc to the old peoples home and then 5 miles back to her house. The poor nurse was pretty scared as the truck was bouncing around a lot and sliding everywhere but we did get her there. She offered me some money but I said no so she gave it to my son to buy some sweets

Everytime I drove up to the police road blocks I leant out of my window and told them I was delivering stuff to retirement homes etc and the police just let me through it was ace. I even picked up two truckers and took them to a local village hall as they had been stranded on the A57 overnight.

The sights I have seen over the last few days have been amazing and interesting, people fighting in tescos over milk and bread, people digging out cars that have no chance of getting anywhere at all, even a bloke shovelling the snow off of his hedge for some reason. I had a neighbour over the road who got flattened when he was bashing the snow off of his house roof.............the snow landed on him and I helped pull him out

I am knackered now, started out at 9am and got home at 8pm and used about £40 fuel (thats all of my fuel, no more till 24th Dec, roll on payday ) so sadly my truck is possibly gonna be parked up till christmas now

But I have now decided I need better tyres, A tow rope and to join a 4x4 response group

[stevecrm]

sorry that message was so long, but I am all excited as I have had an ace day

All I want now is more snow so me and my son can play on our sledges

[briggie]

[stevecrm]

haha at one point I hit a load of snow and all the lights lit up on my dashboard, but they went out within a few seconds. I drove up a road like a snowplough too, it was that deep that the snow was coming up the bonnet fingers crossed my bumper is still in one peice

[R1cho]

well done m8 sounds like you had a hectic day, i've helped a couple of cars get on their way and it does feel good being able to help, i have thought about joining a 4x4 response group but i have points on my license and i think i have to have a clean one, maybe someone can advise me on that

[zippy656]

Originally Posted by R1cho

well done m8 sounds like you had a hectic day, i've helped a couple of cars get on their way and it does feel good being able to help, i have thought about joining a 4x4 response group but i have points on my license and i think i have to have a clean one, maybe someone can advise me on that

nope, thats ok. just look at http://www.4x4response.info/ and take it from there, Im sure every on eon here would have fun, and help people too

[dinky]

Steve Stop messsing around and join a response
group you know you want to.

[slimlfc68]

i think someone will get a little extra from santa this year for being a very good boy well done feels great when you know you helped someone . bye the way if ya not using the terra for a few weeks can i borrow it i promise ill look after it

[jims-terrano]

Well done

You have to remember to keep yourself and vehicle occupants safe though or you'll turn in to a rescue.

Jim

[clivvy]

mate, thats real nice of you.

[stevecrm]

Originally Posted by jims-terrano

You have to remember to keep yourself and vehicle occupants safe though or you'll turn in to a rescue.

we were pretty well prepared apart from the lack of tow rope, there were a few of us in the car. we had flasks of tea and coffee, water etc. had shovels, extra clothes, sleeping bags etc plus a couple of friends with 4x4's ready to phone just in case

[tintin]

Good on you mate sounds like you had a ball doing it as well which is the main thing

[nenook]

Tuesday was our worst day here and I towed a couple up a hill that were not going anywhere, i bought a good tow rope from the TOR show here in Stafford this year and some heavy duty jump leads they've come in handy. does anyone carry a shovel ? iv e got a short handled ex army one from the show.

[stevecrm]

Originally Posted by nenook

does anyone carry a shovel ?

yep, I carry two shovels and a strong garden rake with the handle cut short so it fits sideways in the boot

[stevecrm]

emptied my penny jar and managed to scrape a tenner up for some diesel today, done some more running about for people struggling to get to shops etc.

also done one of my best rescues today, someone had got their ford maverick (same as my terrano) stuck. I drove to them in mine, jumped in their mav and after a little bit of playing around managed to drive it out of the stuck position. I then followed them home just in case they got stuck again