Subject: [Spridgets] Crossing a ford

From: Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2022 14:33:40 +0000

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Hi List,

Happy New Year

Don't know if you have fords in the USA or elsewhere in the world.  Here in
the UK there are places where a small stream or brook crosses the road and
for reasons most likely lost in antiquity, no bridge over or under was
found necessary.

After a lot of wet weather a ford may be impassable to anyone with a
regular car and regular amount of common sense.  At other times when the
ford isn't in flood but an idiot in a regular car drives through it leads
to a problem!  And, when the ford is in flood and an idiot drives through
it becomes entertainment.

I forget what the UK Highway Code says about driving through a ford (except
you check your brakes by lightly applying them after safely passing through
it).  The last time I drove through a ford I was on holiday in a rental car
and took a detour to give my kids an interesting experience (never filmed
it).  I got out of the car checked the depth (between 4 and 8 inches from
memory) and drove through, very slowly.

Here's a clip of what is now a famous ford in England that his its own
Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm3vIQgBHdA

Regards

Daniel

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<div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div><div>Happy New Year<br><div><br></d=
iv><div>Don&#39;t know if you have fords in the USA or elsewhere in the wor=
ld.=C2=A0 Here in the UK there are places where a small stream or brook cro=
sses the road and for reasons most likely lost in antiquity, no bridge over=
 or under was found necessary.</div><div><br></div><div>After a lot of wet =
weather a ford may be impassable to anyone with a regular car and regular a=
mount of common sense.=C2=A0 At other times when the ford isn&#39;t in floo=
d but an idiot in a regular car drives through it leads to a problem!=C2=A0=
 And, when the ford is in flood and an idiot drives through it becomes ente=
rtainment.</div><div><br></div><div>I forget what the UK Highway Code says =
about driving through a ford (except you check your brakes by lightly apply=
ing them after safely passing through it).=C2=A0 The last time I drove thro=
ugh a ford I was on holiday in a rental car and took a detour to give my ki=
ds an interesting experience (never filmed it).=C2=A0 I got out of the car =
checked the depth (between 4 and 8 inches from memory) and drove through, v=
ery slowly.</div><div><br></div><div>Here&#39;s a clip of what is now a fam=
ous ford in England that his its own Channel.<br><div><br></div><div><a hre=
f=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dbm3vIQgBHdA">https://www.youtube.com=
/watch?v=3Dbm3vIQgBHdA</a><br></div></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div>=
<div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div></div>

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From: Rick Fisk via Spridgets <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 Jan 2022 11:45:37 -0500

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Forrest Gump was right.

> On Jan 3, 2022, at 11:38 AM, Ron Corry via Spridgets <[email-masked]=
.net> wrote:
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> Thank you, Daniel, that is certainly entertaining and sad at the same time=
 in that so many drivers do not have a clue.
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> Thanks for sharing.
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> Ron.
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>> On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 at 14:34, Weslake1330 via Spridgets <[email-masked]=
eam.net> wrote:
>> Hi List,
>>=20
>> Happy New Year
>>=20
>> Don't know if you have fords in the USA or elsewhere in the world.  Here i=
n the UK there are places where a small stream or brook crosses the road and=
 for reasons most likely lost in antiquity, no bridge over or under was foun=
d necessary.
>>=20
>> After a lot of wet weather a ford may be impassable to anyone with a regu=
lar car and regular amount of common sense.  At other times when the ford is=
n't in flood but an idiot in a regular car drives through it leads to a prob=
lem!  And, when the ford is in flood and an idiot drives through it becomes e=
ntertainment.
>>=20
>> I forget what the UK Highway Code says about driving through a ford (exce=
pt you check your brakes by lightly applying them after safely passing throu=
gh it).  The last time I drove through a ford I was on holiday in a rental c=
ar and took a detour to give my kids an interesting experience (never filmed=
 it).  I got out of the car checked the depth (between 4 and 8 inches from m=
emory) and drove through, very slowly.
>>=20
>> Here's a clip of what is now a famous ford in England that his its own Ch=
annel.
>>=20
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dbm3vIQgBHdA
>>=20
>> Regards
>>=20
>>=20
>> Daniel
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<html><head><meta http-equiv=3D"content-type" content=3D"text/html; charset=3D=
utf-8"></head><body dir=3D"auto"><div dir=3D"ltr"></div><div dir=3D"ltr">For=
rest Gump was right.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">On J=
an 3, 2022, at 11:38 AM, Ron Corry via Spridgets &lt;[email-masked]=
t&gt; wrote:<br><br></blockquote></div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div dir=3D=
"ltr">=EF=BB=BF<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr">Thank you, Daniel, that is c=
ertainly entertaining and sad at the same time in that so many drivers do no=
t have a clue.</div><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><div>Thanks for sharing.</div=
><div><br></div><div>Ron.</div>=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=3D=
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quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Mon, 3 Jan 2022 at 14:34, We=
slake1330 via Spridgets &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:[email-masked]" targ=
et=3D"_blank">[email-masked]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid=
 rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir=3D"ltr">Hi List,<div><br></div>=
<div>Happy New Year<br><div><br></div><div>Don't know if you have fords in t=
he USA or elsewhere in the world.&nbsp; Here in the UK there are places wher=
e a small stream or brook crosses the road and for reasons most likely lost i=
n antiquity, no bridge over or under was found necessary.</div><div><br></di=
v><div>After a lot of wet weather a ford may be impassable to anyone with a r=
egular car and regular amount of common sense.&nbsp; At other times when the=
 ford isn't in flood but an idiot in a regular car drives through it leads t=
o a problem!&nbsp; And, when the ford is in flood and an idiot drives throug=
h it becomes entertainment.</div><div><br></div><div>I forget what the UK Hi=
ghway Code says about driving through a ford (except you check your brakes b=
y lightly applying them after safely passing through it).&nbsp; The last tim=
e I drove through a ford I was on holiday in a rental car and took a detour t=
o give my kids an interesting experience (never filmed it).&nbsp; I got out o=
f the car checked the depth (between 4 and 8 inches from memory) and drove t=
hrough, very slowly.</div><div><br></div><div>Here's a clip of what is now a=
 famous ford in England that his its own Channel.<br><div><br></div><div><a h=
ref=3D"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dbm3vIQgBHdA" target=3D"_blank">http=
s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dbm3vIQgBHdA</a><br></div></div><div><br></div>=
<div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>Daniel</div></div></div=
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