You know this is going to end badly, but you don't know how badly

[Major Nikon]

[Arkansas Granny]

1. Sometimes, you just get the idea it's going to be one of those days.

[OffWithTheirHeads]

2. But think of all the money they saved by renting a smaller crane!

[alphafemale]

6. What? The van owner couldn't be held responsible for anything than a vehicle recovery....right?

Incompetence is not their liability.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

3. This is extremely painful to look at...

And also completely hilarious!

[rurallib]

4. They trying to empty the lake or fill it?

[sarge43]

5. Reminds me of my husband's favorite Vietnam story.

He was in munition maint and some three striper had run a forklift into a mud hole and buried it. Second lift tried to pull out first and buried that one. Truck was next and died in the mud. Shortening the story, an Army tank finally was called in. Himself said the chain of disabled and buried machines was very impressive as was the tank crew's commentary.

[Major Nikon]

7. When I was in the Air Force, an airman got a 5 ton truck stuck in the mud

The picture below shows what they look like. At any rate, they are huge, with 6 wheel drive, so you can imagine the size of the mud hole. The airman notices the sign next to the shift lever (they had auto trans) that says, "Do not rock back and forth or transfer case damage will result". So airman gets out and leaves the truck. A master sergeant gets in the truck, proceeds to rock it back and forth, and blows the transfer case. A 5 ton tow truck is called in, also gets stuck in the mud. Same master sergeant climbs into 5 ton wrecker and proceeds to blow its transfer case. Needless to say we decided to cut our losses and wait until the mud hole dried up before we retrieved the trucks.

[Baitball Blogger]

8. I hope that master sergeant was demoted.

[Major Nikon]

10. Nope

It's not that easy to demote a senior NCO. However, that same person was later forced to retire after sexually harassing a female airman. So karma did eventually catch up with him.

[sarge43]

14. Yup, Karma usually outranks you and she knows people. n/t

[chknltl]

16. military intellegencia:

After the last time, (of many times) our company's sergeant major was busted for being drunk on duty, the powers that be decided to transfer him....they put him in charge of the base N.C.O. club.*
True story.

*(non commissioned officer club)

[chknltl]

17. deleted dupe post

[sarge43]

9. Sounds like a perfect example of the Peter Principle, promoted beyond abilities.

"Keep tryin' Sarge. You'll figure out."

[Major Nikon]

12. For the most part, we had exceptional people in my unit

Most of the senior NCOs I worked with were top notch. He was the exception.

[sarge43]

13. Well sir, he can always serve as a bad example and a ten percenter.

Yes, we'll have him stuffed, mounted and sent to the NCO Academy.

[lunatica]

11. LOL!

The laws of physics win again.

[mithnanthy]

15. In frames #7 and #9.....

...The people standing on the left, are the same, in those 2 frames and the new crane is the same also, except it's red . The last big truck color is changed. The position of the last truck is the same as in frame#7

[alphafemale]

18. You're right. That last photo is an add on shop. And there's no reason for it really.

I just shudder at seeing there were people standing between the trucks and the water.

They obviously had time to get out of the way but this could have turned tragic easily.