FITCH DAY 98!
the sun was shining, the air was fresh, and 4 alumni decided to off road it in a mac'in jeep!

we had just gotten done with our horse ride, and really wanted to see how the much talked about repelling wall was doing along. so we piled into bri's jeep, the top down, wind whipping through our hair, just the 4 of us...and headed up to beades flat.
well, much to our dismay, there was not much to see. the repelling set up was in it's infant stages, so we decided to turn back.
well, it was just so beautiful up there, the over grown grass, sun shining from above, all surrounded by trees...it was an open field waiting to be driven! and that we did!
brian whipped through the grass like a pro, we felt like we were in a jeep commercial...we had about 1/2 hour before dinner to goof off, and THAT we were!
all of a sudden...BAM! we ran over something BIG! it was an object hidden in the grass, and we were STUCK!!!
i am not talking stuck as in 'let's get out and push while brian rev's the engine', i am talking STUCK AS IN WE AIN'T MOVIN!!!
us grrrls waited as brian peered under the jeep, only to tell us that there was a log, THE SIZE OF AN INCA stuck under the framework of the jeep.
we weren't going anywhere. for a while.
we all piled out and took a look. now, if you ever looked on the underside of a wrangler, you would notice that there is a square that the framework and pipes create a nice pocket where anything can settle, like, oh, A LOG, let's say. and you cant get this item, like, well, A LOG, out, unless you LIFT the jeep up! there was no way we could rev it up and go....no sir-eee! just not an option.
i mean, we tried. oh yes, we tried. we attempted to have the front tires go up on other logs, we tried to push, we tried to come up with ingenious ways...but, no go.
we decided that if we could jack the front end up, we might be able to wedge the log out. well, i dont know who created this jack and WHY they stuck it in a jeep, but there was NO WAY this jack would even get the TIRES OFF THE GROUND!! so, we rolled another inca size log over to the bumber and stuck the jack on top of that.
after 20 minutes of jacking the one end up...we still had quite the feat on our hands (feet, on hands, get it!!??). well, seems that SOMEONE had to risk death by getting UNDER the jeep and pull the log out. well, aly is the doctor to be, so she must stay out from under the death trap. and since shel and shel just sat there staring at brian, welp...he was sorta voted in. LOL..actually, he volunteered. now, this was frightening! i mean, this is no small yugo (thank you amy stanton!)...this is a big piece of machinery! a HEAVY big piece of machinery!
well, needless to say, brian did the job! and he lived too! the log was removed, brian was removed, and sweating up A STORM!
we drove back down the hill, slightly more tired than we originally were, slightly less excited to be in a jeep than we originally were...and a LOT more embarrassed to tell folks why we were all hot, dirty and drenched with sweat! LOL

piece of advice? don't take your jeep to beades flat!

submitted by: shelli