Red Jeep floating in the sea becomes a social media sensation

samaspire · 9th September 2019, 08:37

This Red Jeep floating in the sea has become a social media sensation. The owners of the Jeep are now using its popularity to raise funds for providing relief to the affected.

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Link to the NYT article: https://nyti.ms/2N55NVR

Quote:

The vehicle, which the police in Myrtle Beach, S.C., found abandoned as Hurricane Dorian loomed, grew into a popular meme.

...As he was turning, Mr. Farrar got stuck in a ditch in the sand and left the vehicle in search of help, but all of the towing companies he called said they couldn’t get to the vehicle before the hurricane was expected to strike.

Someone noticed the abandoned vehicle on the beach, and called the police. Officers were sent around 7 a.m., according to a police report, but with the hurricane nearly upon them, they determined it was too dangerous for a tow truck to remove the Jeep. Before leaving, one officer attached a buoy to the bumper so the vehicle could be located later.

People went on to create memes about the floating Jeep.

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Another fellow decided to give it it's last rites with Bagpipes and all.

https://youtu.be/UgQ_eJAcBkY

GTO · 10th September 2019, 09:00

Thanks for sharing! This is hilarious. Sharing some memes that I liked:

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2000rpm · 10th September 2019, 09:06

This happened to my Civic! The guy I sold it to, beached the car and the tides did the rest :(

After valiant attempts to recover the car, the issues kept cropping up in expensive electronic parts. The guy scrapped the car!

adneeraj · 11th September 2019, 09:47

Must have been heartbreaking for the owner for sure...
But the memes are hilarious!

ACM · 11th September 2019, 10:06

Never really had the guts to take my Safari, Aria or X3 right onto the Beach waters in all these years. It was just the sidelines. But Mumbai rains did breach the bonnet multiple times on the way home. Our Roads and Rains are enough.

Maybe I wasn't smart enough or unsure of my insurance coverage.

Both a Sad and Funny thread.

VijayAnand1 · 11th September 2019, 17:06

I did have quite a gag! For better or for worse, you're gonna have some vehicles that end up like this. When we have hooligans where they take their brand new Swift and Eritiga and dunk them inside the ocean, this poor Jeep has gotten a whipping unlike no other.

No man-made costly thing is match for mother nature, especially water. They truly, truly sweep you by the feet when you least expect, err.. by the wheels.

Cheers!
VJ

samaspire · 11th September 2019, 19:08

Another one...

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BTW, the hero of our story has already been recovered, and though dead, he's on his way to raise funds for the Bahamas. Link to the GoFund me page

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aniketi · 12th September 2019, 11:25

Looking at such pictures, I always think that some people are way more stupid than we think. And funny thing is they keep proving it to us !

Taking cars on beach itself should be completely banned. High fines should be applied if people still do so. It is such a nuisance for people who come for enjoying their vacation along with family. These people generally interested in just show-offs to other people, nothing else. We saw similar stupid guy in Konkan who was about to lose his Fortuner in high tides, its tires were in water already half submerged in water & he was not able to get the car out. Luckily few people helped him out of mercy & his car was saved just in time.

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GTO Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bombay Posts: 70,501 Thanked: 300,625 Times View My Garage	Re: Red Jeep floating in the sea becomes a social media sensation Thanks for sharing! This is hilarious. Sharing some memes that I liked: Source
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2000rpm Senior - BHPian Join Date: May 2013 Location: Mumbai Posts: 1,517 Thanked: 6,050 Times	Re: Red Jeep floating in the sea becomes a social media sensation This happened to my Civic! The guy I sold it to, beached the car and the tides did the rest :( After valiant attempts to recover the car, the issues kept cropping up in expensive electronic parts. The guy scrapped the car!
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adneeraj BHPian Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Pune Posts: 175 Thanked: 386 Times	Re: Red Jeep floating in the sea becomes a social media sensation Must have been heartbreaking for the owner for sure... But the memes are hilarious! Last edited by SDP : 11th September 2019 at 17:43. Reason: typo
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ACM Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Mumbai Posts: 4,745 Thanked: 4,361 Times View My Garage	Re: Red Jeep floating in the sea becomes a social media sensation Never really had the guts to take my Safari, Aria or X3 right onto the Beach waters in all these years. It was just the sidelines. But Mumbai rains did breach the bonnet multiple times on the way home. Our Roads and Rains are enough. Maybe I wasn't smart enough or unsure of my insurance coverage. Both a Sad and Funny thread. Last edited by ACM : 11th September 2019 at 10:07.
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VijayAnand1 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Stickn' Around Posts: 1,066 Thanked: 2,824 Times	Re: Red Jeep floating in the sea becomes a social media sensation I did have quite a gag! For better or for worse, you're gonna have some vehicles that end up like this. When we have hooligans where they take their brand new Swift and Eritiga and dunk them inside the ocean, this poor Jeep has gotten a whipping unlike no other. No man-made costly thing is match for mother nature, especially water. They truly, truly sweep you by the feet when you least expect, err.. by the wheels. Cheers! VJ Last edited by SDP : 11th September 2019 at 17:45. Reason: minor typo
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samaspire Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Manipal / Udupi Posts: 1,629 Thanked: 4,859 Times	Re: Red Jeep floating in the sea becomes a social media sensation Another one... BTW, the hero of our story has already been recovered, and though dead, he's on his way to raise funds for the Bahamas. Link to the GoFund me page
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aniketi Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Pune Posts: 2,001 Thanked: 2,778 Times	Re: Red Jeep floating in the sea becomes a social media sensation Looking at such pictures, I always think that some people are way more stupid than we think. And funny thing is they keep proving it to us ! Taking cars on beach itself should be completely banned. High fines should be applied if people still do so. It is such a nuisance for people who come for enjoying their vacation along with family. These people generally interested in just show-offs to other people, nothing else. We saw similar stupid guy in Konkan who was about to lose his Fortuner in high tides, its tires were in water already half submerged in water & he was not able to get the car out. Luckily few people helped him out of mercy & his car was saved just in time.
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