OK, so I put this canopy on the side of the house to keep the LC covered up (oooohh.... my pooooor baaaabeeee...) away from rain and sun.
Now, unfortunately, my yard is kinda low point for the surrounding houses so I get all their rainwater. Also unfortunately, the ground has a layer of several inches of pure clay. Also also unfortunately, I still have my stock LTXs on.
So here we have the first rain of the Fall. It's pouring, I mean inches....
Didn't think about it, just head out for the canopy, fording through the mud. OK, after 20 yards or so, we ain't movin' no mo'. So I put on the CDL. Good, after another 20 yds we ain't movin' no mo. So I put on the rear locker. Another 20. Then the front locker. Fine, it's moving again. So I decide to go see on the other side how bad the flooding is. Seemed much drier. Well, not quite. Stuck, skidding, the whole enchilada. Get out of several spots by rocking. But can't quite get back out of the area cuz of a slope. Have a nice network of foot deep ruts around the yard by now. So I head for high ground. Leave the cruiser there. Kinda smack in the back of the house. But I figured I might as well leave it there so it doesn't sink any more. And I'll just have to wait till things dry out a bit cuz I ain't goin' out there in the rain.
So, it just goes to show you: Lockers only get you stuck farther out!!! (even if only in your yard!)
Eric
Now, unfortunately, my yard is kinda low point for the surrounding houses so I get all their rainwater. Also unfortunately, the ground has a layer of several inches of pure clay. Also also unfortunately, I still have my stock LTXs on.
So here we have the first rain of the Fall. It's pouring, I mean inches....
Didn't think about it, just head out for the canopy, fording through the mud. OK, after 20 yards or so, we ain't movin' no mo'. So I put on the CDL. Good, after another 20 yds we ain't movin' no mo. So I put on the rear locker. Another 20. Then the front locker. Fine, it's moving again. So I decide to go see on the other side how bad the flooding is. Seemed much drier. Well, not quite. Stuck, skidding, the whole enchilada. Get out of several spots by rocking. But can't quite get back out of the area cuz of a slope. Have a nice network of foot deep ruts around the yard by now. So I head for high ground. Leave the cruiser there. Kinda smack in the back of the house. But I figured I might as well leave it there so it doesn't sink any more. And I'll just have to wait till things dry out a bit cuz I ain't goin' out there in the rain.
So, it just goes to show you: Lockers only get you stuck farther out!!! (even if only in your yard!)
Eric
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