Welcome to the MacNN Forums.

Railroader · 08:51 PM

The title says it all.

I don't know why he didn't engage 4X4 mode. I know some of you are going to chastise me for not going out to help him out, but I don't think he would have wanted help. We have drunk plenty a beer keg together, and he would be insulted if I went over there thinking he couldn't get out by himself.

I apologize for the cheesy iMovie sound effects. But I didn't think you'd want to hear my kids screaming as they played in the house.

And Doofy, I assure you, not all Jeep owners are like this. Actually, he's a bit like I'd imagine you to be if you lived here. Except for the stuck jeep part.

YouTube - Jeep stuck in 3 inches of snow

EDIT: Sorry for the bad title. It should say "My Souther neighbor gets his Jeep stuck in 3" of snow. [youtube video link]"

the_glassman · Jan 31, 2007, 08:53 PM

LOL that is the funny. I didn't get my little Subaru stuck in three feet of snow this weekend I should have got some pictures or video.

dcmacdaddy · Jan 31, 2007, 08:54 PM

Excellent voyeurism skills. What other tapes have you got lying about? Care to share?

Doofy · Jan 31, 2007, 08:55 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

I don't know why he didn't engage 4X4 mode.

Some of the XJs were sold with RWD only (no 4x4, no transfer case, etc.). Maybe that's his problem?

Edit: Yes, it's a three door, so more likely to be RWD only.

Originally Posted by Railroader

And Doofy, I assure you, not all Jeep owners are like this. Actually, he's a bit like I'd imagine you to be if you lived here. Except for the stuck jeep part.

And the Jeep not being full of chicks part.

Railroader · Jan 31, 2007, 09:00 PM

Originally Posted by the_glassman

LOL that is the funny. I didn't get my little Subaru stuck in three feet of snow this weekend I should have got some pictures or video.

The funniest thing is they also own a mid-90's Subaru. As well as a early 90's Dodge pickup, a '00 Mustang, and another POS

Originally Posted by dcmacdaddy

Excellent voyeurism skills. What other tapes have you got lying about? Care to share?

He he... He'd actually been going at it for five minutes or so... I had the camera out already video taping the kids.

Originally Posted by Doofy

Some of the XJs were sold with RWD only (no 4x4, no transfer case, etc.). Maybe that's his problem?

Edit: Yes, it's a three door, so more likely to be RWD only.

And the Jeep not being full of chicks part.

Its got a 4x4 badge on it. Unless it is just for looks.

Sometimes he's hauling around his high school daughter and her friends... It's full of "chicks" then.

Sub · Jan 31, 2007, 09:04 PM

Originally Posted by the_glassman

LOL that is the funny. I didn't get my little Subaru stuck in three feet of snow this weekend I should have got some pictures or video.

Yeah, but you see, not that many people want to drive a powerful station wagon with the same spokesman who does outback.

Doofy · Jan 31, 2007, 09:10 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

Its got a 4x4 badge on it. Unless it is just for looks.

Check 0:15. Doesn't look like he's got a front diff.

the_glassman · Jan 31, 2007, 09:18 PM

Originally Posted by Sub

Yeah, but you see, not that many people want to drive a powerful station wagon with the same spokesman who does outback.

Not all of them are wagons.

JoshuaZ · Jan 31, 2007, 10:08 PM

Three inches? Wow, in South Dakota we called three inches summer.

Railroader · Jan 31, 2007, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by JoshuaZ

Three inches? Wow, in South Dakota we called three inches summer.

Michigan too. It has been an unusual winter. We usually have >10" of snow. It is enough to make me believe all of the global warming crud.

Railroader · Jan 31, 2007, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Check 0:15. Doesn't look like he's got a front diff.

In the original video you can clearly see the front diff a second before that.

Doofy · Jan 31, 2007, 10:49 PM

Originally Posted by Railroader

In the original video you can clearly see the front diff a second before that.

Ahhh. No idea then.

Railroader · Jan 31, 2007, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by Doofy

Ahhh. No idea then.

Everyone is allowed one screw up in life. This was his.

ShortcutToMoncton · Jan 31, 2007, 11:12 PM

Hahaha, love the total ignorance of winter driving. High revs on a slippery surface?! Oh yeah baby!

Good stuff.

greg

centerchannel68 · Feb 1, 2007, 03:27 AM

But he 'needs' an SUV.

Gossamer · Feb 1, 2007, 03:38 AM

Chips G · Feb 1, 2007, 02:43 PM

You should remove the video...or at least edit it and sensor the license plate (as someone on YouTube suggested)

centerchannel68 · Feb 1, 2007, 03:04 PM

.... yeah, and maybe obtain a written permission slip, along with a public waiver that deems nobody in your town finds it offensive

/end pussy

memory-minus · Feb 1, 2007, 03:07 PM

I'm from North Carolina, so this is extra hilarious.

Also, Railroader, I am enjoying your lacy curtains.

I'm not sure why people are suggesting that you censor the license plate. It's not like we put tape over our license plates when we go driving around? Can anyone give me a real reason why you would need to do this?

Railroader · Feb 1, 2007, 03:16 PM

Originally Posted by Chris Gilpin

You should remove the video...or at least edit it and sensor the license plate (as someone on YouTube suggested)

Why? It's a publicly displayed item.

Originally Posted by memory-minus

I'm from North Carolina, so this is extra hilarious.

Also, Railroader, I am enjoying your lacy curtains.

I'm not sure why people are suggesting that you censor the license plate. It's not like we put tape over our license plates when we go driving around? Can anyone give me a real reason why you would need to do this?

I'm glad you were able to enjoy it.

The lacy curtains came with the house. We are too cheap to buy new ones, plus they kind of go with the rest of the Victorianesque architecture. But mostly we are too cheap.

The only reason I would censor a plate is if it were mine. There are two people (that I can think of off the top of my head) on here who creep me out and have a strange obsession with me. But if my car was pictured on another site and there was no connection to me I'd have no problem with it being displayed.

Eriamjh · Feb 1, 2007, 07:47 PM

Who cares about the effing plate? Anyone got a website that can tell me where someone lives based on their plate?

Didn't think so.

Gossamer · Feb 1, 2007, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

Who cares about the effing plate? Anyone got a website that can tell me where someone lives based on their plate?

Didn't think so.

Search License Plate, Driving History, Verify Drivers License, License Plate Tag, Vehicle History, DMV Record, Driving Record

Doofy · Feb 1, 2007, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by Eriamjh

Who cares about the effing plate? Anyone got a website that can tell me where someone lives based on their plate?

*cough*yes*cough*

And "no" to your next question.

Eriamjh · Feb 1, 2007, 07:57 PM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Search License Plate, Driving History, Verify Drivers License, License Plate Tag, Vehicle History, DMV Record, Driving Record

...one that is free.

OB1 · Feb 2, 2007, 04:14 AM

Your neighbours driving skills are impressive. How is it possible to get any car suck in 3"(!) of snow?

Wont your neighbour be upset that you've posted video of him looking like a dork on the tinternets?

OB1 · Feb 2, 2007, 04:29 AM

Originally Posted by centerchannel68

.... yeah, and maybe obtain a written permission slip, along with a public waiver that deems nobody in your town finds it offensive

/end pussy

I wouldn't really try to argue that SUV/4x4 driving goons don't deserve some public humiliation.

But, surely, posting video online of your neighbours looking silly, without their permission, is just ill-mannered?

memory-minus · Feb 2, 2007, 11:30 AM

Originally Posted by Gossamer

Search License Plate, Driving History, Verify Drivers License, License Plate Tag, Vehicle History, DMV Record, Driving Record

This costs, at a minimum, $49.95 to do a search on a single license plate number. If someone is this determined to track you down, you have bigger problems than a picture of your license plate on YouTube.

Railroader · Feb 2, 2007, 12:30 PM

Originally Posted by OB1

Your neighbours driving skills are impressive. How is it possible to get any car suck in 3"(!) of snow?

Wont your neighbour be upset that you've posted video of him looking like a dork on the tinternets?

You know, he drives his mustang a lot in the snow... Never saw him have any problems.

No, he'd probably laugh and email the link to his friends.

Railroader · Feb 2, 2007, 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by memory-minus

This costs, at a minimum, $49.95 to do a search on a single license plate number. If someone is this determined to track you down, you have bigger problems than a picture of your license plate on YouTube.

Exactly. But you know, I am getting PMS from some pretty paranoid people about this.

My typical reply:

I think my neighbor has a greater chance of being hit by lighting or a piece of space debris hitting him.

CMYKid · Feb 5, 2007, 03:04 PM

thats seriously bizarre. i've plowed through deeper snow than that in my Camaro, and hope to in the BMW by this weekend...f'in light snowfalls this year....

i hate to sound remotely like an angryRob but I really lean toward somebody who is able to get stuck in that little snow having their license yankered.

Railroader · Feb 5, 2007, 04:48 PM

Originally Posted by CMYKid

i hate to sound remotely like an angryRob but I really lean toward somebody who is able to get stuck in that little snow having their license yankered.

Instead, just be like me and laugh with them.