Chase Nobles (Idiot) Kayacks COS drainage ditch during flood

[Rabid]

Most of our rivers during run off would be as hard or harder then that. Just my $0.02 though.

[Colorado_Outback]

This guy is a first class selfish moronic prick.

We need a shit-load of chlorine in the gene pool, and we need it fast.

I, too, disagree with the whole "challenging his environment" bullshit. Simply because that's all it is: Bullshit.

This guy, and others like him, are glory hounds who needlessly take extreme risks with no consideration for the safety or well-being of those who may be called in to rescue or recover him from his own selfish stupidity if one of the thousands of possible bad scenario's unfolds.

It needs to become very clear public policy from the local level all of the way to the national level that anyone willing to take an "extreme risk" will do so with the knowledge that there will be no rescue, no aid, no negotiations for you, and recovery of your body will only occur if/when nobody else is put at risk. For extreme risks, both Murphy & Darwin will be re-instated their proper authority and mankind will once again step aside.

This policy also needs to cover those dumb asses who think doing crap like hiking along the Iraqi-Iranian border or sneaking into North Korea is somehow a good idea.

THIS. So much.

[Colorado_Outback]

I hear ya. My issue with the OP wasn't with what the fellow in the video did. It was with the 'hope' that his actions ended in tragedy.

Jesus. H. Christ.
Since all we do is argue semantics around here how about this..

I said he was an idiot, I hope he ended up pinned against a large grate and that being that stupid should hurt, a lot.

Where did I directly wish harm on him? You inferred that from my comment about the grate.

Take this story for example:

Guy "challenges environment", takes a 1/2 mile ride down river using his jeep as a canoe/submarine, and gets to clean some turds out of his pants.

LESSON LEARNED(hopefully), and you know what? Ill bet it hurt a little bit.

Chad Nobles needs some of that, before he gets a fire fighter killed trying to fish his stupid ass out of one of those tunnels.

http://www.ktvq.com/news/jeep-pulled...d-cost-of-10k/

Jeep pulled from Yellowstone River at estimated cost of $10K

BILLINGS - The 2010 Jeep Rubicon that was driven into the Yellowstone River at Sportsman's Park on Sunday has been removed, but not for cheap.
State game warden Kevin Holland said Tuesday that the vehicle was removed by the Billings Flying Service. The Jeep was secured by its roll bar and the doors were left open to drain water as it was lifted by a helicopter out of the river.
Billings Flying Service flew it to a neighboring field where a wrecker removed the waterlogged and destroyed Jeep.
Holland would not divulge the amount it cost the vehicle's owner to get the Jeep removed from the river, but he did say it cost "thousands" for the helicopter service.
Gary Blain, co-owner of the Billings Flying Service, said the total cost was close to $10,000.
Another co-owner, Al Blain, flew a Sikorsky S-61 helicopter to pull the Jeep out of the river.
On top of paying to get the vehicle out of the river, the driver was cited for driving in an unauthorized area, a misdemeanor. The fine amount is up to a judge's discretion, but ranges from $0 to $500.
Holland said it is illegal to drive a vehicle into a fishing access for recreation other than to launch a boat into the river.
Officials said the Jeep went into the river at about 7 p.m. Sunday when three men and one woman were "having fun recreating." They drove the Jeep past the high-water mark and it was quickly swept away in the current.
The four were rescued by boat. The Jeep was carried a half mile down river.

[def90]

I was kinda hoping this was going to end with him pinned against a large grate.. Being this stupid should hurt, a lot.

Hmmm, I'm guessing that you haven't kayaked much.. Other than the speed it looks pretty easy to me, looks like it wold have been fun though you can see the video jump forward in a ton of places which means that there were a lot of flat boring sections in between. As having kayaked a bit in my past I would say that they have most likely walked (scouted) the ditch multiple times beforehand and would know all of the possible obstructions and where it goes.. Getting pinned against a large grate? Didn't see it happen and if there was a grate at any point they would have likely seen it when they scouted the thing earlier..

I agree with the other poster above.. Boulder Creek above town at any level would be harder and more dangerous than this.

[TEAMRICO]

With Affordable Health Care anything is allowed.
Get hurt, no worries!!!!

This is the fastest way to death or someone else's who tries to save you.

[Colorado_Outback]

Hmmm, I'm guessing that you haven't kayaked much.. Other than the speed it looks pretty easy to me, looks like it wold have been fun though you can see the video jump forward in a ton of places which means that there were a lot of flat boring sections in between. As having kayaked a bit in my past I would say that they have most likely walked (scouted) the ditch multiple times beforehand and would know all of the possible obstructions and where it goes.. Getting pinned against a large grate? Didn't see it happen and if there was a grate at any point they would have likely seen it when they scouted the thing earlier..

I agree with the other poster above.. Boulder Creek above town at any level would be harder and more dangerous than this.

Armchair QB Fail. Re read and try again.

[SuperiorDG]

[def90]

Armchair QB Fail. Re read and try again.

Not sure what there is to re-read.. Talk about armchair qb'ing.. How much whitewater kayak experience do you have?

People have been running drainage and irrigation ditches throughout Colorado for decades. Some of them are pretty famous runs..

sent from a soup can and some string..

[dirtrulz]

That looks about a tenth as dangerous as a class 4 or 5 whitewater. I would hope he walked it first to make sure there were no obstructions other than that is was a cake walk. he barely had to paddle. It actually looked like it would be fun.

[davsel]

My concern would be, how many young boys saw him go by, or saw the video, and are now thinking of jumping in on an inner-tube or raft during the next flood?
Dead kids are fished out of our drainage ditches every year.
Setting a bad example.