Wolfgang wrote in message
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"Wilko" wrote in message
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...I did have one boat fly off the roof at one time, because it wasn't
tied on at all... At least it stayed on for several kilometres of
winding
roads through the hills, before finally flying off after I went down one
hill at around 100 km/h ~60mph :-)

I once set a two piece fly rod in the rain gutter on the roof of a Geo
Tracker while loading up other gear for a fishing trip.

You guessed it......I forgot about the fly rod. (Snipped good
story - - - )

Ok - more war stories:

1: Friend insisted on "securing" three river boats to his r/rack with those
bungees with wire hooks at each end - at a nice steady 80mph up the motorway
, a boat lifts. Wire hook on drivers side opens, bungee fires across roof
and smacks into passenger side window, breaking it, and somewhat alarming
passenger!

Boat continues to try and fly and of course the others are now airborne as
well - remaining bungee remains firmly in place and encourages three
airborne boats to rip roofrack off car, scattering boats and roofrack all
over M9 near Stirling (Scotland) . Damaged boats - badly damaged car -
destroyed roofrack - unbelivably, no other vehicles damaged!

2: Some years ago, spent happy day working on Series 3 Land Rover, the old
ones with leaf springs - placed full cup of coffee on the front bumper.
Jumped into Landy to go for test drive to check whatever I'd done,
forgetting about the coffee cup. Backed up steep drive, roared off, down
very steep (and quite bumpy) hill, round roundabout and back up said hill.

Coffee cup, and contents, still on the bumper! Cold mind you.

Isn't it wonderful how we can get sooooooo far off topic, sooooo easily????
LOL.

Mike.