A case of beer, a Wal-Mart raft, and mountain river rapids. What could go wrong?
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To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I'm glad I was born old....
2 posted on
05/28/2006 6:05:14 AM PDT by
dakine
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Good thing they drank the beer first, it would have been a total bummer had they lost it when the raft flipped...
3 posted on
05/28/2006 6:06:42 AM PDT by
WV Mountain Mama
(In West Virginia, even the road less traveled is paved, courtesy of Byrd.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
4 posted on
05/28/2006 6:11:17 AM PDT by
don-o
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity; shibumi
5 posted on
05/28/2006 6:20:59 AM PDT by
Salamander
(Cursed With Second Sight)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
What does wally world have to do with this? The raft was probably a Coleman brand!
6 posted on
05/28/2006 6:23:20 AM PDT by
Mrs. Shawnlaw
(No NAIS! And the USDA can bugger off, too!)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
VAIL, Colo. -- Two 12-packs and a raft bought at Wal-Mart .... A bottle of Chateauneuf du Pape and an inflatable boat from Target would no doubt have led to more auspicious results.
7 posted on
05/28/2006 6:25:52 AM PDT by
Mr Ramsbotham
(My ding-dong wasn't big enough, so I cut it off.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Williams described the trio's attempt...or lifejackets as simple "stupidity." What would possess people to get into a Wal-Mart raft without life jackets careening down class III rapids is beyond "stupidity"
10 posted on
05/28/2006 6:40:49 AM PDT by
Popman
("What I was doing wasn't living, it was dying. I really think God had better plans for me.")
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Williams described the trio's attempt without proper equipment or lifejackets as simple "stupidity." But they brought beer! What more do you need?
12 posted on
05/28/2006 6:42:39 AM PDT by
Drew68
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I'd have liked to seen the looks on their faces at that moment when they realized they were in waaaay over their heads!
Anyways, glad they made it out OK. I have a soft spot for Colorado boys drinking beer and doing stupid acts out in nature. I was one of those boys myself once. We used to hang our beer over the side of the raft with a bungee cord to keep it cool. Those plastic 6-pack rings work great for that.
16 posted on
05/28/2006 6:58:51 AM PDT by
Drew68
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
For my next trick, I'll be doing Niagara Falls in one of these....
17 posted on
05/28/2006 7:02:04 AM PDT by
Joe 6-pack
(Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
I had a similar experience on the Potomac may years ago in a canoe and almost drowned. The rapids always look smaller from shore.
18 posted on
05/28/2006 7:03:44 AM PDT by
ßuddaßudd
(7 days - 7 ways Guero » with a floating, shifting, ever changing persona....)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
One of the rivers near me has a sign, says something like: "Class 5 rapids - don't even think about it"
I think from there on it drops somethin like 600 feet in about a third of a mile stretch.
24 posted on
05/28/2006 7:22:35 AM PDT by
djf
(Bedtime story: Once upon a time, they snuck on the boat and threw the tea over. In a land far away..)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
We were kayaking on the Rogue River in Oregon 30 yrs. ago and the same thing happenned. We rescued 2 guys and their girlfriends and 2 6' blue and yellow "bathtubs". We fished out beer and food for the next couple of miles. We were poor so their misfortune was our good fortune.
25 posted on
05/28/2006 7:22:53 AM PDT by
Eagles6
(Dig deeper, more ammo.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
3 Survive Rapids Attempt With Wal-Mart Raft Soon to be followed by "3 File Lawsuit Against Wal-Mart Over Defective Raft".
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
A case of beer, a Wal-Mart raft, and mountain river rapids. What could go wrong?
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28 posted on
05/28/2006 7:29:37 AM PDT by
Fintan
(Okay, sometimes I don't read all the articles.)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
The big question that one has asked, is of course; how did the 2 12 packs fare in this ordeal? Are they ok?
29 posted on
05/28/2006 7:32:21 AM PDT by
HereInTheHeartland
(Never bring a knife to a gun fight, or a Democrat to do serious work...)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
A case of beer, a Wal-Mart raft, and mountain river rapids. What could go wrong?
LMAO!!
The adventure is nothing new to Williams, who said he also seeks thrills skateboarding, snowboarding and bungee jumping.
They forgot acting first and thinking second.
30 posted on
05/28/2006 7:32:27 AM PDT by
Fruitbat
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
Low, low prices, always (for a reason).
31 posted on
05/28/2006 7:33:42 AM PDT by
TADSLOS
(Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
To: Excuse_My_Bellicosity
scrapes from the knees down and were stripped of most of their clothes. Methinks there is a "Deliverance" story here that isn't being told.
33 posted on
05/28/2006 7:41:58 AM PDT by
Hardastarboard
(Why isn't there an "NRA" for the rest of my rights?)
To: glock rocks; NormsRevenge; SouthTexas
My friends, and you are my friends, please switch to a good cheap California Wine before you find yourselves in over your head like these younger lads...
34 posted on
05/28/2006 7:42:48 AM PDT by
tubebender
(Tagline...I don't need no stinking tagline...)
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