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TVs Ian posted:I used to live on Long Island, and would frequently have to drive on the parkways there. They were specifically designed with lower than normal bridges to keep buses off the highway (because Robert Moses was apparently a huge racist who wanted to keep those "urban" types off his beaches) and there are big "No Trucks" signs at every entrance. Despite that, at least once a month there would be a truck wedged under a bridge, and a guy with a low flatbed and a forklift transferring the cargo out of it. Once in a while they'd actually stop before the bridge, and you'd see them parked on the shoulder pondering their next move. oh hello I commute every day on the Southern State Not too long ago a school bus full of children can opened itself on the parkway on the west side. IIRC was being driven by a guy from New Jersey who was just mindlessly following his GPS. There's signs on every single entrance but they can be easy to miss if you're not specifically looking for it. I know some ramps the sign is blocked by foliage that's never pruned. Trucks wedging themselves under the bridges aren't so common anymore (the hutch going upstate is another story), but what is extremely common is a truck just barely stopping in time before it hit a bridge and needing a police escort so they can back up the nearest entrance ramp. One time I rented a small U-Haul and I asked them if I was legally allowed to drive on the parkways with it and they didn't know the answer to my question. So I stayed off and did not end up in a youtube compilation video.
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TVs Ian posted:I did always wonder if they didn't see the signs, or if they figured it was just something they'd get a ticket for. We had a bridge that was marked 13' near my hometown; truckers would always tell one another it was actually 13'8" (which was technically true) over the CB, so they'd get overconfident and stuck
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New York City has a policy of marking bridges twelve inches less than their true clearance and it’s nuts.
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Platystemon posted:New York City has a policy of marking bridges twelve inches less than their true clearance and it’s nuts. I guess it's a liability thing. If someone's truck happens to be 13'11" and the tires are overinflated and there's a bump in the road and they hit the bridge and claim "The sign said 14' and my truck is less than that"
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ekuNNN posted:Speaking of falling off ladders: So annoyed at that unsecured ladder.
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Cojawfee posted:I guess it's a liability thing. If someone's truck happens to be 13'11" and the tires are overinflated and there's a bump in the road and they hit the bridge and claim "The sign said 14' and my truck is less than that" Yeah but trucks still need to go places, so everyone who’s driven in the area adds the margin back. Then disaster strikes at the handful of spots that don’t have the extra foot. The federal standard is marking zero to three inches over the surveyed value, and with that there’s much less incentive to go for it when the numbers don’t check out.
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https://ucommblog.com/section/safet...Df51Fz8nHvRTyU0
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Cable Guy posted:You don't do arson with thirty people in the building... Going back to this one. quote:The operator of the Campbellfield warehouse that erupted into an industrial blaze in Melbourne's north is linked to four other warehouses stockpiled with toxic chemical waste. I'm sorry but that sounds exactly like the kind of person who would torch their place in a misguided attempt to get out of trouble. I assume when they catch this guy it will be at an airport as he tries to fly to Brazil or something. Bonus: airborne 44-gallon drum. 
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Memento posted:I assume when they catch this guy it will be at an airport as he tries to fly to Brazil or something. Edit: screw it...  Regardless of "contributing factors" such as improper storage... If the ignition source is found to be deliberate,  $25 US to forums, plus $25 AU to charity of your choice. My choice if I win would be Lort Smith Animal Shelter Edit 2: I'd still like to see you put down a counter though. Cable Guy fucked around with this message at 00:46 on Apr 6, 2019 |
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I'll play. that the fire was deliberately started by the owner or their agent in an attempt to avoid prosecution. Let's not trade bans over it though, I'll put up $25 to the forums and $25 to your charity of choice as my stake.
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Memento posted:I'll play. $25 US to forums, plus $25 AU to charity of your choice. My choice if I win would be Lort Smith Animal Shelter
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Gambling over arson! The OSHA is in this thread!
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redgubbinz posted:Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit huffing duster!  That whole story is a wild ride.
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BMan posted:Fun helicopter fact: If you fly the UH-1 wrong, the rotors will just loving come off I always love an excuse to post this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QkOpH2e6tM
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shame on an IGA posted:I always love an excuse to post this now that video made me wonder did people really speak like that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLT-SQUBRDw Sort of.
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Nocheez posted:Here's a pic someone recently took of the crash beam. That's actually the second beam. The first one got beat up so badly they had to replace it.
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I wonder how long until someone drives into the bridge as a viral marketing stunt.
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RandomPauI posted:I wonder how long until someone drives into the bridge as a viral marketing stunt. Already happened - you kinda want a pool now, don't you?
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Memento posted:This included stockpiling 450,000 litres of chemical waste on the property - more than three times the amount permitted under its licence. the article posted:The EPA's Damian Wells said the business was permitted to store 150,000 litres of hazardous materials and had been found with 400,000 litres at the inspection. Looks like they had already removed (400000 - 300000) / (400000 - 150000) = 40% of what they had to remove to get back into compliance? So you do that and then set fire to the rest? Seems easier to just burn the whole lot unless what they removed was the "good" or "valuable" toxic waste?? Seems like it could just be an accident while moving a lot of waste quickly with probably poor safety standards (since they don't care enough about safety to adhere to their permit). At least they had a permit and removed some stuff, so maybe they're not 100% scum?
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no go on Quiznos posted:That's actually the second beam. The first one got beat up so badly they had to replace it. Maybe they need to paint a face on it. http://bridgeshark.com/
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That’s not so much OSHA as “oh shi-“.
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Memento posted:Wow, what year did they travel to?!? You can buy plutonium at every gas store in 2019.
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It's astonishing how something which started off so shocking almost immediately settled down. The flames went from fireball to contained with the bowser pit in the space of a couple of seconds. Of course, we can't see what's going on off to the right.
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Memento posted:Wow, what year did they travel to?!? somewhere around 13,800,000,000 BC
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Synthbuttrange posted:now that video made me wonder did people really speak like that? Make a video about accents and that's the voice you pick for narration?
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Memento posted:Wow, what year did they travel to?!?
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Knitting Beetles posted:Make a video about accents and that's the voice you pick for narration? YouTube Voice really is the worst
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Knitting Beetles posted:Make a video about accents and that's the voice you pick for narration? look all the other ones about this topic were by shouty fat youtube guys so I took what I could get.
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Buttcoin purse posted:Looks like they had already removed (400000 - 300000) / (400000 - 150000) = 40% of what they had to remove to get back into compliance? Possibly but maybe not. It costs a lot of money to correctly dispose of hazardous/classified waste. They may have done what you said and just shifted what was cheapest to dispose of or still had commercial value. Then when faced with what still must be a pretty hefty price tag they realised that their insurance payments were up to date. I knew of a firm that was going into liquidation and they had to dispose/remove hundreds of tonnes of PVC. The scummy bastards bought a farm, dug some massive holes and buried it all and then resold the farm without saying poo poo. This was cheaper than paying for landfill costs. There really are some awful people in this world.
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Cojawfee posted:I guess it's a liability thing. If someone's truck happens to be 13'11" and the tires are overinflated and there's a bump in the road and they hit the bridge and claim "The sign said 14' and my truck is less than that" I was driving through Austin once in a 26' straight truck. A Ryder rental. You could see 13' 6" clearly in your mirror so you wouldn't forget. I was watching the bridge height signs like a hawk all the way down hwy 35. Insurance doesn't cover topping a truck. I ended up accidentally taking the low side of 35 through Austin. I was doing fine until I saw a sign that said 13' 11" in the middle, and 13' 4" towards the shoulder. gently caress that! I thought to myself. I knew no-one would let me over so I just hit my turn signal and moved over a couple feet. I crowded the hell out of the left lane. The cars can take the shoulder, I'm not topping the truck. For all I knew, they could have resurfaced the road and now it's 4" higher than when the signs were placed. On the way back, I took the high side. Way less stress. I can't understand how truckers could miss an over-height sign. They should be looking at every overpass. When in doubt, stop and block traffic. Grab your measuring stick and make sure you can clear. Better to stop traffic for 15 minutes than 15 hours.
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We've got trucks at work that I measured and listed the heights a bit higher than they actually are. I measured them empty and then added a bit, and wrote it up on the overhead compartment door above the driver's seat. So the one listed as 4.1m is more like 4m, when unloaded for example. Once loaded its likely a bit shorter. Better safe than sorry, and I never told anyone else about it.
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wesleywillis posted:We've got trucks at work that I measured and listed the heights a bit higher than they actually are. I measured them empty and then added a bit, and wrote it up on the overhead compartment door above the driver's seat. Till now. Your secret is out and 11foot8 fame here we come
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jobson groeth posted:Till now. Your secret is out and 11foot8 fame here we come Knowing at least one guy I work with, he's never bothered looking at it, and its just a staggering coincidence that he's never gone under a bridge thats too short yet. God knows we can bet good money that like 99% of the dents, scratches, bent bumpers and other minor poo poo on our trucks can be attributed to him.
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ekuNNN posted:"Secure your ladders" whoever drew that face is a loving artistic genius 
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Knitting Beetles posted:Make a video about accents and that's the voice you pick for narration? What's wrong with the voice?
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Better video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD8P5ItjjbM ... and story https://abc7news.com/news/video-shows-ball-of-flames-after-suv-hits-gas-pump-in-seattle/1800755/ quote:Police say the SUV was racing away from a nearby intersection after clipping a car and pushing it off the road. That car hit a tree and split in half, critically injuring one person inside. Witnesses say the SUV narrowly missed two gas pumps before slamming into the one in the video. Edit: also.. FoxNews posted:According to KomoNews, the driver of the SUV was a 60-year-old Uber driver who had a 40-year-old female passenger in the car. Witnesses on a nearby bus reported seeing the Xterra speed past them before clipping the Accord, which pushed the Accord off the road where it hit a tree and split in half. Cable Guy fucked around with this message at 22:57 on Apr 6, 2019 |
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