And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
If you only knew how many idiots like that I hauled logs with in NorCal. Their expression was 'You're not a truck driver until you've turned a truck over".
In twelve seasons of log hauling, lumber hauling and low-bedding equipment I never turned a truck over. I guess I wasn't much of a truck driver.
Was in physical therapy the same time as a gal who, along with her husband, were hauling carcasses that started swaying in unison - which then cause the truck to tip over. This on a straight stretch of highway. Happened some time ago, so they've probably figured out ways to prevent this since then.
I've heard 'swinging meat' can be a dangerous thing to haul.
I admit I was lucky in my short career. I've had trailer tires a foot off the ground while going around corners on both a log dolly and a flatbed with a high load of lumber. It definitely tells you to take it easier. And I never hauled a van or reefer through Wyoming on a windy day, so there's that.
And that car was so interested in getting by ... did he get past fast enough for the truck to the right to have room to stop or pull to the left? We need the rest of the story.
This is an everyday occurrence in the state of Vera Cruz, Mexico near Maltrata. And yep, other vehicles just drive around or through it. Not kidding. Everyday.
I assume that this is the driver's first trip down this road. I'm amazed that the road marking is not double solid yellow lines. Minas Gerais is a state in Brazil. Al_in_Ottawa
Thank goodness everyone is stolen from to pay for all those warning signs.
ReplyDeleteIf you only knew how many idiots like that I hauled logs with in NorCal. Their expression was 'You're not a truck driver until you've turned a truck over".
ReplyDeleteIn twelve seasons of log hauling, lumber hauling and low-bedding equipment I never turned a truck over. I guess I wasn't much of a truck driver.
Was in physical therapy the same time as a gal who, along with her husband, were hauling carcasses that started swaying in unison - which then cause the truck to tip over. This on a straight stretch of highway. Happened some time ago, so they've probably figured out ways to prevent this since then.
DeleteI've heard 'swinging meat' can be a dangerous thing to haul.
DeleteI admit I was lucky in my short career. I've had trailer tires a foot off the ground while going around corners on both a log dolly and a flatbed with a high load of lumber. It definitely tells you to take it easier. And I never hauled a van or reefer through Wyoming on a windy day, so there's that.
And that car was so interested in getting by ... did he get past fast enough for the truck to the right to have room to stop or pull to the left? We need the rest of the story.
ReplyDeleteThe laws of physics be a bitch
ReplyDeleteRight. Physics: not just a good idea, it’s the LAW!
DeleteThis is an everyday occurrence in the state of Vera Cruz, Mexico near Maltrata. And yep, other vehicles just drive around or through it. Not kidding. Everyday.
ReplyDeleteI assume that this is the driver's first trip down this road. I'm amazed that the road marking is not double solid yellow lines. Minas Gerais is a state in Brazil.
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
Laying down on the job I see. Hard to find good help now days.
ReplyDeleteWho paints dashed lines meaning safe to pass zone before that curve.
ReplyDeleteLooks like a one-way road, maybe a divided highway. That's why they're using both lanes. Still going too fast for the curve.
ReplyDeleteThe barricades prevent cutting the corner.
ReplyDeleteRed Forman called. He said to tell that driver: "Dumbass!"
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