High tides

lightening · 28-12-2007 11:16am #1

Watch where you park your cars people!

(Dollymount yesterday)

Seth Brundle · 28-12-2007 11:50am

Brilliant!
I'd say you had hours of fun watching them try to get out!

lightening · 28-12-2007 11:56am

Felt sorry for them! Both country reg's, probably not aware of the tide and didn't notice the full moon lately! There was waves rushing under the cars as I left.

Owen · 28-12-2007 12:01pm

I have zero sympathy for people stupid enough to park cars in such a situation, let alone one that involves corroding salt water!

lightening · 28-12-2007 12:13pm

Ah Ned, your a heartless mini lover....

Seth Brundle · 28-12-2007 12:15pm

lightening wrote: »

Felt sorry for them! Both country reg's, probably not aware of the tide and didn't notice the full moon lately! There was waves rushing under the cars as I left.

No sympathy here!
1. why would you bring your car onto a beach? There are environmental issues as well as petrolhead issues here.
2. why would you park somewhere where your only escape route slowly closes you in?
3. how did the owners explain this to their partners when they returned home?

drdre · 28-12-2007 12:22pm

HAHAHA, If the cars floated into the sea it would have been a great christmas present

irishpartyboy · 28-12-2007 12:29pm

Ok it wasn't the smartest thing to do but everyone makes mistakes.

OP, were the owners anywhere to be seen? I would've at least helped them try to dig them out. The decent thing to do. Definitely looks like a tractor job.

Brian

TheBigLebowski · 28-12-2007 12:39pm

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/helicopter-saves-mum-and-children-in-beach-drama-1254233.html

lightening · 28-12-2007 12:39pm

I was there again this morning. There was big holes where the wheels were, so they must have been dug out. There was no tractors around when I was there yesterday.

I have seen cars being swallowed by the sea on Dollymount. I surfed by the roof of a silver 03 golf last year, you should have seen the car when the tide went out again, every panel bashed in, every window smashed, the car was totally destroyed.

antodeco · 28-12-2007 12:41pm

Thats why you need one of these:

Stephen · 28-12-2007 12:42pm

ffs, I don't live anywhere near Dublin and i still hear about cars getting stuck at Dollymount enough times per year to know better than to bloody park there

Tipsy Mac · 28-12-2007 12:45pm

I see the Lexus has its mirror retracted, was the driver expecting traffic to be passing while in the sea

irishpartyboy · 28-12-2007 12:50pm

Sounds like a very lucky escape so. Now if they did the same again, that would be idiotic.

lightening wrote: »

I was there again this morning. There was big holes where the wheels were, so they must have been dug out. There was no tractors around when I was there yesterday.

lightening · 28-12-2007 12:53pm

More silly stuff. Photographed this a few years ago in Clontarf, looks like the beamer drove up the lovely old Alfas wheel...

green123 · 28-12-2007 1:11pm

TheBigLebowski wrote: »

http://www.independent.ie/national-news/helicopter-saves-mum-and-children-in-beach-drama-1254233.html

cant understand this
why did she need to be rescued ?
why didnt she just get out of the car and walk inland instead of waiting for the tide to come in ?

JohnCleary · 28-12-2007 1:53pm

green123 wrote: »

cant understand this
why did she need to be rescued ?
why didnt she just get out of the car and walk inland instead of waiting for the tide to come in ?

Cause she was a woman

TheBigLebowski · 28-12-2007 2:17pm

JohnCleary wrote: »

Cause she was a woman

Unfortunately this is probably true. It's not like the water became too deep in a matter of seconds. If the water is reaching your wheels, get out like...

Gregor Samsa · 28-12-2007 2:46pm

Maybe it was because she had two young kids in the car, and couldn't carry them over the soft sand? She was hardly going to leave them behind

And yes, the water could come in very fast indeed. A few seconds could make the difference between being dry and flooded on a flat beach like Bettystown. Remember, the water of an incoming tide isn't just sitting on top of the sand, it's under the surface of the sand too. So not only does the sand become saturated (and therefore difficult to walk on) before it gets submerged, but low lying pockets can get flooded before the tide "comes in" as such, the water seeping up from below rather than coming in from the open sea.

bazz26 · 28-12-2007 3:08pm

lightening wrote: »

More silly stuff. Photographed this a few years ago in Clontarf, looks like the beamer drove up the lovely old Alfas wheel...

Looks like the BMW is trying to hump the Nissan.

L1011 · 28-12-2007 3:15pm

lightening wrote: »

More silly stuff. Photographed this a few years ago in Clontarf, looks like the beamer drove up the lovely old Alfas wheel...

I've been looking at that for a few minutes wondering how the hell it was acheived without significant sheet metal damage to the side of one of/both cars. And how it managed to get enough force to mount the car and yet stop so perfectly...

maidhc · 28-12-2007 3:24pm

lightening wrote: »

More silly stuff. Photographed this a few years ago in Clontarf, looks like the beamer drove up the lovely old Alfas wheel...

At least 10 BMW drivers should be shot in cold blood and with extreme prejudice in retribution for one of their kind doing that to a poor alfa. If however the Nissan is damaged it may be taken as a mitigating factor.

TheBigLebowski · 28-12-2007 4:49pm

As I've explained before, BMW's being superior cars are entitled to park wherever they like so this car was entitled to park exactly where it did.

sesswhat · 28-12-2007 4:49pm

lightening wrote: »

Felt sorry for them! Both country reg's

Is Limerick no longer a city, or just the wrong city?

Tomas_V · 28-12-2007 4:55pm

lightening wrote: »

Watch where you park your cars people!

(Dollymount yesterday)

Those rocks are placed to show people the safe limit to park on the beach.

Anan1 · 28-12-2007 4:57pm

sesswhat wrote: »

Is Limerick no longer a city, or just the wrong city?

Country reg = not Dublin.

lightening · 31-12-2007 10:36am

sesswhat wrote: »

Is Limerick no longer a city, or just the wrong city?

I was just trying to point out the reg's indicated they were not from the area, didn't mean to hurt your sensitive feelings! :rolleyes:

maidhc · 31-12-2007 11:19am

lightening wrote: »

I was just trying to point out the reg's indicated they were not from the area, didn't mean to hurt your sensitive feelings! :rolleyes:

I prefer using the terminology "non-jackeen" reg myself.

lightening · 31-12-2007 11:23am

maidhc wrote: »

I prefer using the terminology "non-jackeen" reg myself.

Just noticed, the beamer destroying the lovely old Alfa is another "non-Dub reg"! I always give non- Dublin reg cars a chance in Dublin, its a poxy city to drive in, and its really badly signposted... I will give them a good bit more leeway in future!

maidhc · 31-12-2007 11:47am

lightening wrote: »

Just noticed, the beamer destroying the lovely old Alfa is another "non-Dub reg"! I always give non- Dublin reg cars a chance in Dublin, its a poxy city to drive in, and its really badly signposted... I will give them a good bit more leeway in future!

Going off topic here, but I think Dublin is alright to drive in. Cork is a problem. I have lived in Cork for over 25 years, and the traffic system still confuses me. The city council also change the direction of the streets every so often too to keep you on your toes!

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