Got Baptised Today
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Got Baptised Today
I had the hard top off and the doors and freedom panels on today when my wife and I got caught in a massive downpour on the way home. I've been caught naked in the rain before, the kind where you wish for wipers on the inside of the windshield, but until today I've been able to maintain speed and kept the inside of the Jeep from collecting water, like this:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHQE7oDjf4l/
By the end of that drive my windshield was coated with spray on the inside, and my sunglasses on both sides. No biggie, made it home safe and the carpets were dry.
Today was different. Today was rush hour. Today was a torrent.
If the previous times we got "baptized" was a little sprinkle of water from the altar, this was a full on white cotton dress southern tent revival Oh Brother Where Art Thou shout hallelujah and sing "I went down to the river to pray, Good Lord" dunking. And we got stuck in first gear for 30 minutes trying to cover about three kilometers.
It looked like this:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH0de2UD7n0/
Did you know that the sound bar is designed to collect cold water and pour it down the back of the passenger's neck? I told my wife "It's a Jeep thing!". From under the pile of briefcases and jackets on the passenger seat, she said "So is divorce..."
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH0jarnDF2T/
I ended up having to pull 6 of the drain plugs, and all of the bottom carpet from underneath the front seats to the tail gate.
It's sitting with the hard top firmly reattached, full of box fans, and I really hope that it's dry by tomorrow morning, because I have to drive her back to work...
She made me promise not to take the hard top off on days when I'm picking her up. I might even try to keep that promise. For a week, or maybe two, anyway...
https://www.instagram.com/p/BHQE7oDjf4l/
By the end of that drive my windshield was coated with spray on the inside, and my sunglasses on both sides. No biggie, made it home safe and the carpets were dry.
Today was different. Today was rush hour. Today was a torrent.
If the previous times we got "baptized" was a little sprinkle of water from the altar, this was a full on white cotton dress southern tent revival Oh Brother Where Art Thou shout hallelujah and sing "I went down to the river to pray, Good Lord" dunking. And we got stuck in first gear for 30 minutes trying to cover about three kilometers.
It looked like this:
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH0de2UD7n0/
Did you know that the sound bar is designed to collect cold water and pour it down the back of the passenger's neck? I told my wife "It's a Jeep thing!". From under the pile of briefcases and jackets on the passenger seat, she said "So is divorce..."
https://www.instagram.com/p/BH0jarnDF2T/
I ended up having to pull 6 of the drain plugs, and all of the bottom carpet from underneath the front seats to the tail gate.
It's sitting with the hard top firmly reattached, full of box fans, and I really hope that it's dry by tomorrow morning, because I have to drive her back to work...
She made me promise not to take the hard top off on days when I'm picking her up. I might even try to keep that promise. For a week, or maybe two, anyway...
Last edited by jurie; 07-13-2016 at 10:06 PM.
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Agreed, but without at least a soft top, you are pretty much guaranteed to get absolutely drenched if it pours rain while you are out. At least with a soft top on the vehicle, you can respond by putting up the top and keep the passengers mostly dry long enough to get off of the road and parked somewhere where you can ride out the rain shower under cover of the top.
I agree about the soft doors and I wouldn't mind having some myself. Unfortunately it's a 4-door so that makes it a pretty expensive option, and it will take up a lot of cargo space to carry four soft doors and windows around.
I agree about the soft doors and I wouldn't mind having some myself. Unfortunately it's a 4-door so that makes it a pretty expensive option, and it will take up a lot of cargo space to carry four soft doors and windows around.
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ouch that sucks! I've never been caught in the rain. Doesn't rain much in Southern California. Did not know there was a drain plug where the stock jack is located.
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Uorw
Originally Posted by mr72
Two words: soft top.
Originally Posted by ShutterBug
Two more words: soft doors.
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