+rooboy Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 Just curious to know the stories of other geocachers that have been helped by kind strangers. I had one such experience while driving to my first geocache today at noon. I came up over the crest of a hill and found myself and my car slip-sliding down hill--and I was not even travelling fast (25mph). The northern side of the hill was just one big sheet of ice. The photo shosws the result. It could have been worse. So after locking the car, I started walking back along the road I had been driving on to ee if a kind Iowa farmer would pull my car out of the ditch. After visiting two homes and walking a two miles, I found my saviour--a farmer that was willing to help. As an aside, I got my first ride on a John Deere tractor. After my car was rescued, I decided to abort my geocaching outing. From what I can see, I didn't do any damage to my car, although I will get my mechanic to check out my car on Monday. Ciao RooBoy Quote Link to comment
+pnew Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 man all that and you still got a tractor ride? That was a good day! I was hopelessly looking for a cache on a nature trail one time when a man walked by and told me the trail was blocked by a huge lake of water from the previous rain. So I didn't look suspicious I told him I was trying to find different species of leaves out on the trail... thats when... he started helping me! eek! The sad part was that he seemed to know more about leaves then I did so I thought he'd never "leaf". (har har) Quote Link to comment
+Sparky-Watts Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 The photo shosws the result. It could have been worse. So after locking the car, I started walking back along the road I had been driving on to ee if a kind Iowa farmer would pull my car out of the ditch. After visiting two homes and walking a two miles, I found my saviour--a farmer that was willing to help. As an aside, I got my first ride on a John Deere tractor. After my car was rescued, I decided to abort my geocaching outing. From what I can see, I didn't do any damage to my car, although I will get my mechanic to check out my car on Monday. Ciao RooBoy Well, I live in a small Kansas farming community, and I can tell you that around here, you probably wouldn't have to go past the first house for help. Most the farmers around here are pretty good people, and are more than happy to help someone in need. Glad you weren't hurt, and hope your car is ok. Just as an aside, it might be a nice gesture to bring the farmer that helped you a pan of fresh baked cookies or a cake (if you're any kind of good baker). Otherwise, my "Miss Manners" side says to at least send them a nice thank-you card. Quote Link to comment
+Lazyboy & Mitey Mite Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 On one of our caching days we needed a pull out of a mudhole I had driven into. The first truck by pulled over and had me hooked up before we even introduced ourselves. Thank god he wasn't a chevy driver or I would have never heard the end of it. Quote Link to comment
+cachew nut Posted January 17, 2004 Share Posted January 17, 2004 I got my first ride on a John Deere tractor. I can't tell from the picture, but I hope it was a two-seater Quote Link to comment
+BlueDeuce Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 (edited) That looks like my brother-in-law's 4020 and you cache in my area. hmmmmmm. Now I know why he was grumbling about those dang city slickers. You should have given me the universal geocacher hand signal when you came to my house! Edited January 18, 2004 by TeamX40 Quote Link to comment
+rooboy Posted January 18, 2004 Author Share Posted January 18, 2004 Cachew nut, yes it was a two seater. But before going anywhere in the tractor, we had to get 5 cats out of the cab--a real farm tractor . Ciao RooBoy Quote Link to comment
+Criminal Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Rooboy, did you try rocking it? Quote Link to comment
+garri Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 (edited) In my first cache hunt I left the car with the ignited lights. When we returned the battery of the car was totally empty, my friend pushed and pushed my car without success, I parked in a neighborhood were live millionaire people, so calling in all the houses only they were the cleaning woman and they couldn't help me, finally I stopped a car and the driver connected his battery with mine and , I always go caching with that cables. In another cache I was left parking with reverse gear and a big stone approached below the car, the car stucked with the stone, a stranger helped me raising the back of my car and it worked. He told me that lots of cars have eaten that stone. Edited January 18, 2004 by garri Quote Link to comment
+robert Posted January 18, 2004 Share Posted January 18, 2004 Well, I live in a small Kansas farming community, and I can tell you that around here, you probably wouldn't have to go past the first house for help. Most the farmers around here are pretty good people, and are more than happy to help someone in need. Glad you weren't hurt, and hope your car is ok. Just as an aside, it might be a nice gesture to bring the farmer that helped you a pan of fresh baked cookies or a cake (if you're any kind of good baker). Otherwise, my "Miss Manners" side says to at least send them a nice thank-you card. I agree! Some kind of "thank you" is definitely in order. Glad you weren't hurt! Quote Link to comment
+Halden Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 That is a nice story. Did you post your pic in the Geocaching vehicles stuck thread as well? Quote Link to comment
+JMBella Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 We pulled an older couple out of very deep gravel on our way to a cache once. Actually it was in the parking lot. They had their ford torus stuck up to the floorboards. And he was still trying to get it out. We hooked up the tow rope and yanked him right out. They even tried to give us $50 for our troubles. Of coarse I told him "no way" and that the prise was $100 or I would push him back in the gravel. Just kidding. The first part is true though. Quote Link to comment
The_Brownies Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 (edited) Happened to be finishing a cache when a fellow cacher pulled up with a friend. The cacher2 went on his way and found the cache while the veteran cacher and I got aquainted and shot the breeze. After a few minutes, I said tscheuss but something was not right. I was getting ready to get on the freeway when I looked in my rear view mirror to see geocacher 2 pushing geocacher 1's car. Apparently, the cache mobile would not start due to a low battery that had not had time to recharge. Luckily, the car was small and it was a stick shift so we tried to bump start it. Hmm.. it still would not run. I hopped in the seat and looked at the ignition which was turned to off. I asked cacher1.. Did you have the key turned to START? he could not remember.. Ok.. Let's try this again with the key on. As they pushed from behind, I popped the clutch.. -- Vrooom -- the little car started right up and my friends were able to go on their way home. It's funny how God places you in the correct places at the right time.. Edited January 20, 2004 by The_Brownies Quote Link to comment
+carleenp Posted January 20, 2004 Share Posted January 20, 2004 Good old midwestern farmers. That is part of why I like living in Nebraska. Quote Link to comment
+clearpath Posted January 21, 2004 Share Posted January 21, 2004 I came up over the crest of a hill and found myself and my car slip-sliding down hill--and I was not even travelling fast (25mph). The northern side of the hill was just one big sheet of ice. Come on, tell the truth, you were watching the display on your GPSr and decided to take a short cut through the corn field ... Quote Link to comment
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