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thom mathie (Muskyman)
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Username: Muskyman

Post Number: 540
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 12:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

watching nightline tonight

he got stranded twice in one day both times by land rovers!

first was a armoured defender

second was by a range rover

Iraq is not na good place to be stranded:-(

MM
 

Victor (Vabiro)
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Username: Vabiro

Post Number: 138
Registered: 10-2003
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 09:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Thom,

Could you tell why the rover stranded him? Did it just die, or did he get stuck?

Victor
 

thom mathie (Muskyman)
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Username: Muskyman

Post Number: 545
Registered: 11-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 09:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

the armoured one had a fuel pump failure.

the RR had contaminated fuel and sputtered for hours then died....so the fact they got stranded was more there own dumb decisions.

Thom
 

Erik Olson (Jon)
Senior Member
Username: Jon

Post Number: 528
Registered: 02-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 10:19 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Leason learned: When you're driving your Rover through post-war Iraq, always use octane booster.

ABC News should know better than to send a top journalist into a hostile environment un-prepared!

e
 

Brian Dickens (Bri)
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Username: Bri

Post Number: 968
Registered: 08-2002
Posted on Tuesday, January 13, 2004 - 10:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

We are supposed to feel bad for Ted K, gimme a break.

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