It was one of those enormous black pickup trucks, with the huge knobby tires and smoked glass windows and chrome roll bar complete with half a dozen giant chrome halogen lights and a ten foot high antenna whipping about in the slipstream and pipe organ-like exhaust pipes jutting up from behind the cab belching thick plumes of white diesel smoke like the twin contrails of a fighter jet on full afterburner."
"What I really wanted to ask is this: Proud American? Really? What is it exactly that you’re proud of? You say you love your country? You say you love the United States? Really? Which part? What is it that you love about it? Specifically, what exactly do you love about America?
Because, see, so far as I can tell, people like you seem to hate just about everything that makes the United States what it is. "
Wow, really? For the non-initiated among us, this hand wringer is the reason that sometimes it's the uniform that's saluted and not the man.
I'm going out on a limb here but I can pretty much guarantee that this particular retired CWO was not raised in the Engineering Ratings. Considering that the "pipe organ-like exhaust pipes jutting up from behind the cab" are added to make the diesel engine breathe better as well as for personal aesthetics, he would know that having those exhaust pipes make that engine more efficient thereby cutting down on pollutants and burning less fuel.
Also, as pointed out by several other esteemed CC members, the "white diesel smoke" this chattering pantload was whining about was the product of heated air colliding with cooler air (ie water vapor). If it was 60 degrees outside and the stacks were putting out white smoke, that would be bad. Something along the lines of: oil burner + white smoke = water in the cylinder heads / personal savings. This particular formula will soon part said truck owner with large chunks of his hard earned cash in the form of an engine rebuild or engine replacement (I have personal experience with both).
As for the rest of this goon's rant...
