Staying safe while sleeping

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by asphaltreptile311, Oct 20, 2016.

  1. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    Just a USMC Kabar is plenty, Anyone inside that cab is not going to be moving too agile. Ive already had a real life chance once. It would have made a mess that would bother me more than the bad guy.
     
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  3. Mullet_Head87

    Mullet_Head87 Medium Load Member

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    When I had to sleep in Queens I gave $20, skittles and some dr pepper to the street gang that had that territory. I slept with my windows down and nobody messed with me. I eventually rolled up my windows cause they were pretty loud hanging around the truck all night.
     
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  4. RollingRecaps

    RollingRecaps Light Load Member

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    Friend of mine always wraps a piece of thin rope like twine around his door handles and up to the air horn. Door opens air horn goes off. Says has been doing that for 30 years and claims it saved him one night.
     
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  5. texasbbqbest

    texasbbqbest Road Train Member

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    I hear ya but remember, under stress your fine motor skills go away. So itay take you 2 sec to undo it sitting there but I guarantee you if #### got real it would take you longer than 2 sec to undo it. Just my take.
     
  6. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    nah they will pop the vent on the side and use pepper spray
     
  7. Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

    Ohhh that's ####ed up, that would suck so bad.

    Where's my Johnson and Johnson I'd be yelling.
     
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  8. TROOPER to TRUCKER

    TROOPER to TRUCKER Anything Is Possible

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    It happens seriously
     
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  9. Blackshack46

    Blackshack46 Road Train Member

    I don't doubt it. Hence I'd be yelling for tear free baby soap. I may or may not get out the truck and kick they're ### before neutralizing the pepper. Depends if I still have it in me to be sprayed with oc, and run around kicking and punching bags.

    Who am I kidding, I'd try and get out the truck and fall head first from the drivers seat. But not before eating a box of Twinkies with a jumbo coke chaser.
     
  10. BlackThought

    BlackThought Medium Load Member

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    If your company doesnt supply a ratchet strap then buy one. Nothing gets in without you knowing.


    And I have a cold steel knife I'm not afraid to use.
     
  11. BlackThought

    BlackThought Medium Load Member

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    .357? Someone doesn't want to hear again I see lmao.
     
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