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Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
By "take out an Ikea" I'm really hoping he just did a full throttle drat-the-torpedoes ramming of the showroom floor while the Blues Brothers theme blared over his PA and not what probably happened which is backing up aggressively into a loading dock or something.

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Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
I'm going to bet that most people in Alabama are tooling around on dry-rotted, bald, cheap summer tires because they rarely if ever experience a situation in which traction is limited.

It's why rainstorms are such a ridiculous death orgy in California. Little bit of surface water and it's hydroplane city.

We have tons of morons in Canada who are tooling around on bald all-seasons but the fact that they can't get out of their driveway for eight months in a row tends to limit their potential damage.

e: vvv Yeah there is a definite perception among people who have never driven in a low-traction condition that brakes are always the "save me" button.

Seat Safety Switch fucked around with this message at 23:24 on Jan 28, 2014

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

Snowdens Secret posted:

Are there places with actual laws regarding winter tires? I know there are places that mandate chains but that's not exactly going to be in any kind of urban / suburban area.

Yes, Quebec mandates them at current.

Ze Germans do not mandate them, but I believe you can be found at fault for accidents if you are not running them. Your insurance company probably also gets pissed.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

InterceptorV8 posted:

I love the people who cut me off in a construction zone, slam on the brakes once they are around me, while we are on a downgrade, in a loving Pruis.

Like they are actively trying to trigger me and give me a stroke.

I've already sent out one Prius kill sticker to a goon, if you bring me a confirmed kill of another I will send you one as well.

You know you want some of this:

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
Man I would've just waved one of those magic AC wands into the engine bay until it beeps. I start with the fittings because that's where it leaks. I'd be surprised if finding that leak would take over 30 seconds.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

some texas redneck posted:

I think some of the lack of power is the fact that you stopped at Fuel City and had tacos. Maybe swam in their "fountain" too.

Everyone raves about their tacos, but I honestly wasn't impressed - I know of a lot better places.

Everyone raves about gas station tacos?

Aren't you practically next door to Mexico?

Up here in Canada we put up with bad tacos because they cost $1 on Taco Tuesday. You guys have no excuse.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

nutcup posted:

My massage would have been difficult to refuse. I would have made the situation much more natural and comfortable. Made you realize how much you meant to me and helped you hone your skills as a driver. *cradles his chin with clasped fingers while longingly gazing at you going through the gears of that 18 speed with a bit of half double clutch. You pop it out of gear and drop your rpms and then just a bit of clutch you line those gears up to cradle each other in an embrace of tremendous torque.

He is risen!

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

Powershift posted:

Bonus resto-porn





Kinda surprised a guy like you doesn't have a sandblasting cabinet. That stuff looks pretty good for wire wheel work.

What kind of rock guard did you use?

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
So apparently Swift is installing driver-facing cameras. I hope they'll share the footage with the rest of us.

http://justacarguy.blogspot.ca/2015/04/if-you-have-noticed-swift-trucking.html

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

Powershift posted:

At this point i'm probably not, unfortunately. i'll probably keep the truck around to move auction stuff.

Sorry to hear it dude :( Hope you find something awesome to do instead.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

InterceptorV8 posted:

ROBO-TRUX.

With all the problems on this planet, not sure I would be dumping R&D into robotrucks before say, cure for cancer or self unclogging toilet, but that's me.

The Koreans have this poo poo on lock.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gw9abgNDF4Q

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcQ9qoxZPQ4

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

InterceptorV8 posted:

I'm about to have a fuckin' stroke here.



I bet this is sort of like when my grandfather saw us playing Call of Duty, huh?

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
http://calgaryherald.com/news/local-news/trucker-fined-20000-for-pulling-overweight-load-over-damaged-bridge

So apparently you can roll almost four times the posted weight capacity over an under-construction, damaged bridge and it still won't collapse.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug

gently caress I thought that "you come in men" rejoinder was original when I used it this morning.

Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
I can't believe we're teaching Americans about derogatory slurs, much less a racist slur based on a racist slur.

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Seat Safety Switch
May 27, 2008

MY RELIGION IS THE SMALL BLOCK V8 AND COMMANDMENTS ONE THROUGH TEN ARE NEVER LIFT.

Pillbug
It's me trying to play Euro Truck Simulator.

After a bottle of whisky.

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