Thu Jan 31, 2013, 10:21 PM
DainBramaged (36,656 posts)
Holding the steering wheel at 10 and 2 o'clock is no longer recommended
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Response to DainBramaged (Original post)
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 10:38 PM
nadinbrzezinski (115,445 posts)
4. Interesting...indeed
And it maes sense actually.
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Response to DainBramaged (Original post)
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 10:38 PM
nadinbrzezinski (115,445 posts)
4. Interesting...indeed
And it maes sense actually.
Response to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #16)
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:07 PM
DainBramaged (36,656 posts)
21. That is one dangerous ****ing job
TRUE story
1968, at the Chevy dealership I apprenticed at. RAINING like all hell in the late spring. TOP OF THE CARRIER (back in the day, not so safe). Dark green Corvette coupe. Driver starts to back down, car slips 1/4 way down the upper ramps, hits the gas, catches, OVER THE TOP up in the air rolls over in mid air and LANDS on the roof middle of the highway. Horrific noise. People scrambling to get the car turned over and get traffic stopped. Guy wasn't seriously hurt but he got taken away and Anchor Motor freight (defunct) in their baby blue transporters came later to pick up their trailer and the 'Vette pushed by a snowplow back into the lot.
Not me.
Response to DainBramaged (Reply #21)
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:22 PM
A HERETIC I AM (9,476 posts)
27. These trucks will try and kill you.
Last edited Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:23 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
If they can't, they'll try as hard as they can to maim you. And they do. It happens all the time. Car haul is one of the most, if not THE most dangerous trucking disciplines out there.
At any large auto transport company with a roster of over 100 drivers, the top seniority guys were what we called at one co. (Teamster gig in Mich) "The walking wounded"
Most of the top 20 on the seniority board walked with a limp.
I have broken both thumbs, my right one twice.
Broke my right ankle
Sprained the living hell out of my left, that blew up like a grapefruit. Literally.
Cut my forehead open several times.
Left tufts of hair on an upper deck (I do a much better job of ducking now!)
The fingernail on my left middle finger has just now grown back from a smashing 6 months ago.
Bruised ribs.
Bruises as a matter of course.
Working outside loading and unloading in all types of weather. Put on a load of Fords in Wayne Michigan when the snow was coming down one and a half inches an hour SIDEWAYS
And I have to be behind the wheel at 6:15 in the morning to drive 75 miles to the port of Brunswick to load nine for a 3-way to Punta Gorda, Cape Coral and the Fort Myers Airport.
Luckily it will only be in the 30's when I hit the road.
Nighty night! Drive safe!
(A HERETIC I AM - closing on 1.9 million career miles accident free. 195,000 of those in the last 2 years, 4 months)
Response to DainBramaged (Reply #21)Damn. Those trucks are almost as dangerous as guns.
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:2 PM
A HERETIC I AM (9,476 posts)
27. These trucks will try and kill you.
If they can't, they'll try as hard as they can to maim you. And they do. It happens all the time. Car haul is one of the most, if not THE most dangerous trucking disciplines out there.
At any large auto transport company with a roster of over 100 drivers, the top seniority guys were what we called at one co. (Teamster gig in Mich) "The walking wounded"
I see lots of cars hauled by train, but not many by truck.Same here, but I don't travel as much as I used to.
I see lots of cars hauled by train, but not many by truck.
They are all hauled into the dealerships by truck.
I used to mess with the cranky union drivers when they used to try and rush me to check them in. They could care less if I was trying to take care of a customer. One asshole tried calling his dispatcher saying we were taking too long, that backfired one him. :lmao: We were allowed 20 minutes per car and if they started to play games I used all 20 minutes.
It did look like a pretty dangerous job, that part I must agree with.
Maybe it has to do with the availability of rail service and places to offload them. There are more train tracks here than interstates.
Response to A HERETIC I AM (Reply #16)That just has a certain :bouncy: :bouncy: :bouncy: to it.
Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:07 PM
DainBramaged (36,656 posts)
21. That is one dangerous ****ing job
TRUE story
1968, at the Chevy dealership I apprenticed at. RAINING like all hell in the late spring. TOP OF THE CARRIER (back in the day, not so safe). Dark green Corvette coupe. Driver starts to back down, car slips 1/4 way down the upper ramps, hits the gas, catches, OVER THE TOP up in the air rolls over in mid air and LANDS on the roof middle of the highway. Horrific noise. People scrambling to get the car turned over and get traffic stopped. Guy wasn't seriously hurt but he got taken away and Anchor Motor freight (defunct) in their baby blue transporters came later to pick up their trailer and the 'Vette pushed by a snowplow back into the lot.
Not me.
A HERETIC I AM (9,476 posts)
27. These trucks will try and kill you.
I have a problem with this.
Itr's suggested by that stupid **** the brain-damaged primitive.
I'll keep my hands at the 10 o'clock and 2 o'clock on the steering wheel, thank you.
While I will agree that it is "that stupid **** the brain-damaged primitive," I've heard the same thing for a while. I instinctively put my hands at 10 and 2 because that's what was beaten into my head many years ago. But, with the modern airbags in the steering column, it's awfully easy to have one's wrists broken when the airbag deploys, and one's hands rocketed back into their face. I've heard that a really good race car driver of the 60's (Phil Hill, IIRC) used to drive with his hands at the 5 and 7 positions on the wheel, and he was a rather successful driver of some renown.
:rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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I drive with my knees so I don't have to worry about all that. It keeps my hands free to I can text with one hand and drink a beer with the other.:lmao:
KC
Response to DainBramaged (Reply #21)Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:22 PM
A HERETIC I AM (9,489 posts)
27. These trucks will try and kill you.
Last edited Thu Jan 31, 2013, 11:23 PM USA/ET - Edit history (1)
If they can't, they'll try as hard as they can to maim you. And they do. It happens all the time. Car haul is one of the most, if not THE most dangerous trucking disciplines out there.
At any large auto transport company with a roster of over 100 drivers, the top seniority guys were what we called at one co. (Teamster gig in Mich) "The walking wounded"
Most of the top 20 on the seniority board walked with a limp.
I have broken both thumbs, my right one twice.
Broke my right ankle
Sprained the living hell out of my left, that blew up like a grapefruit. Literally.
Cut my forehead open several times.
Left tufts of hair on an upper deck (I do a much better job of ducking now!)
The fingernail on my left middle finger has just now grown back from a smashing 6 months ago.
Bruised ribs.
Bruises as a matter of course.
Working outside loading and unloading in all types of weather. Put on a load of Fords in Wayne Michigan when the snow was coming down one and a half inches an hour SIDEWAYS
And I have to be behind the wheel at 6:15 in the morning to drive 75 miles to the port of Brunswick to load nine for a 3-way to Punta Gorda, Cape Coral and the Fort Myers Airport.
Luckily it will only be in the 30's when I hit the road.
Nighty night! Drive safe!
(A HERETIC I AM - closing on 1.9 million career miles accident free. 195,000 of those in the last 2 years, 4 months)
(A HERETIC I AM - closing on 1.9 million career miles accident free. 195,000 of those in the last 2 years, 4 months)
I have broken both thumbs, my right one twice.
Broke my right ankle
Sprained the living hell out of my left, that blew up like a grapefruit. Literally.
Cut my forehead open several times.
Left tufts of hair on an upper deck (I do a much better job of ducking now!)
The fingernail on my left middle finger has just now grown back from a smashing 6 months ago.
Bruised ribs.
Bruises as a matter of course.
A HERETIC I AM
These trucks will try and kill you.
At any large auto transport company with a roster of over 100 drivers, the top seniority guys were what we called at one co. (Teamster gig in Mich) "The walking wounded"
I have broken both thumbs, my right one twice.
Broke my right ankle
Sprained the living hell out of my left, that blew up like a grapefruit. Literally.
Cut my forehead open several times.
Left tufts of hair on an upper deck (I do a much better job of ducking now!)
The fingernail on my left middle finger has just now grown back from a smashing 6 months ago.
Bruised ribs.
Bruises as a matter of course.
Working outside loading and unloading in all types of weather. Put on a load of Fords in Wayne Michigan when the snow was coming down one and a half inches an hour SIDEWAYS
And I have to be behind the wheel at 6:15 in the morning to drive 75 miles to the port of Brunswick to load nine for a 3-way to Punta Gorda, Cape Coral and the Fort Myers Airport.
A HERETIC I AM Fri Feb 1, 2013, 01:02 PM
24. I was a Broker/Financial Consultant from 2006 thru 09...
And I have been working for firms both tiny and huge for well over 35 years. So with all due respect, I don't need a lecture about the pros and cons of the 401(k) or any of the rest of your points.
(snip)
Unless you are or have been a licensed, registered member of the securities industry, I'm willing to bet I know more about 401(k) plans, Mutual Funds and how stocks and bonds work that you do.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10022294858#post24
And I have to be behind the wheel at 6:15 in the morning to drive 75 miles to the port of Brunswick to load nine for a 3-way to Punta Gorda, Cape Coral and the Fort Myers Airport.
:lmao:
Lone Star, I presume. :-)
Side issue.
From another thread:
Truck driver or Broker/Financial Consultant?? You decide.
While we're at it, let's review what we read yesterday, 01/31/2013.
At 6:15am, this primitive had to start driving 75 miles to Brunswick, GA, which is around 1 hour north of Jacksonville, FL. So he gets to Brunswick around 7:30am, let's say he gets out of there by 8:00am, with traffic on I-95, I-4, and I-75 you're looking at an easy 8 hours to Ft Myers alone, much less having to unload autos when you get to 3 different locations. That would be a full day without time to do much of anything else.
Instead, this kook is posting at 1pm.
A HERETIC I AM = A LIAR I AM
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