Roofrack

CJhaughey

A slow day, I thought I'd post a pic of a funny/dangerous thing I saw a while back.

ballooba

That person is a serious runner for candidacy in the Darwin Awards.

CJhaughey

Yep, it wouldn't surprise me.
What you can't really see is that he is parked about 4 ft out from the kerb.

prospect

Ha,

I read the title and was studying the Saab on the right wondering what was wrong.

Took me a few minutes to realise.

LOL.

FuzzyWuzzyWazza

Genius, all cars should come with under-car roof racks!!!!! LOL

Stephen

What a gobsh1te.

cormie

prospect wrote:

Ha,

I read the title and was studying the Saab on the right wondering what was wrong.

Took me a few minutes to realise.

LOL.

Me too, here was me thinking I was a fool for not spotting something wrong with the roofrack on the saab:rolleyes:

Stark

CJhaughey wrote:

What you can't really see is that he is parked about 4 ft out from the kerb.

You try parallel parking with that thing

Fey!

That has left me gobsmacked!!!

Where is that?

Del2005

ballooba wrote:

That person is a serious runner for candidacy in the Darwin Awards.

Thats not a Darwin award candidate, as unfortunately they'd kill someone else and not themselves.

As others said I was looking at the Saab and thinking thats OK.

fightin irish

As they say you'll always find one......''under the tree at spar'':D

IrishRover

Del2005 wrote:

Thats not a Darwin award candidate, as unfortunately they'd kill someone else and not themselves.

That's the problem alright, this guy is trying to remove others from the gene pool. God, there are probably lots of very gruesome ways innocent people could be taken out by this.

Annoying to think he probably got where he was going without being questioned, and had the nerve to stop off for a breakfast roll on the way. :mad:

LOL Fightin Irish

useeme

that is a very common way for plumbers to transport pipe.

vorbis

what would happen if he had to break suddently
he could end up launching missiles.

kikel

OP? A slow day? Thats priceless?

Thinking outside the box. Genius

rebel.ranter

My mum knew a guy who was killed by a pipe that shot off the back of a truck after heavy braking. Not sure was it from the truck he was a passenger in or a tuck that was behind him.

Seth Brundle

Nice pic CJH - did you report it to the Gardai?

CJhaughey

I couldn't find the local garda, they were probably having a breakfast roll as well:)

Victor Meldrew

rebel.ranter wrote:

My mum knew a guy who was killed by a pipe that shot off the back of a truck after heavy braking. Not sure was it from the truck he was a passenger in or a tuck that was behind him.

that's one of my nightmares when i see copper pipe on roof racks, i always think cocktail sausage (me) & Stick (pipe) :eek:

anyone in the trade know the correct way to move long lenghts of pipe? (and let's be adults here....)

cormie

Roof bars/racks and a ratchet strap should be good enough if used properly

endplate

I remember seeing years ago this guy with 3 or 4 12 foot planks over his shoulder making his way down the street on a honda 50. It was some balancing act

CJhaughey

Fey! wrote:

That has left me gobsmacked!!!

Where is that?

A nameless town in W. Cork;)

um7y1h83ge06nx

Let me guess, Castletownbere?

That clothes shop to the right, Hanley's, remember tapping a girl from there before with that surname, said they had a clothes shop there.

Ah, good times! Can't beat the Cork birds!!

So, am I right?

ballooba

Victor Meldrew wrote:

anyone in the trade know the correct way to move long lenghts of pipe? (and let's be adults here....)

*snigger* *thrust* *snigger*