What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    I just did her. Went pretty smooth. It's not a lot. 5 units, whatever that is. It's maybe 1/4 inch on the plunger, so it's stick, push, pull, much reassurance and apologizing.

    I will say she's bounced back remarkably well.

    I mean The OM went over Old Fujnuts by okiedokie's that epic winter two years ago in between avalanches. Made it through the desert with both AC's broke at 120F. And has tolerated galactic level of lies and stupidity:banghead::banghead::banghead:.

    She's having an epic power groom now.
     
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    Maybe wrap kitty in a towel first.
    Might keep from getting your eyes scratched out.
     
  3. Dave_in_AZ

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    That would be much more hassle lol. She's really smart.
     
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    I can understand that... It can be hard to provide care when the pet, or child even, doesnt understand and is scared.
     
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    Used to lock my 83 s-10 into 4wd and do tight 360s in the mall parking lot until it was doing Figure skater spins on its axis.

    So when I first started driving my Western Star 4900 60 inch sleeper for my small milk hauling company I had to bobtail once in the snow.

    Being I was a total novice, while I was up in the empty grocery store parking lot I just picked up groceries from I took it for a handling tryout.

    Handling tests turned into let’s do donuts to let’s run it through the gears with the axles locked in down by donuts .

    3 days later when I got back to the company my boss who hired me brought up the screenshot of my Elog tracker .


    It looked like a drunken sailor was doing donuts. For 10 minutes .

    Told him I was getting familiar with the truck.

    He Laughed and said that’s your story huh?

    Great Boss and company makes life easy and enjoyable.
     
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    Now that is funny... Lol
     
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    I’ll have to try that on my wife.
     
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    Lol... I dont seem to have a problem turning my wife off... But trying to turn her on can be difficult at times....
     
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    When I first started driving, I got stuck in a dock. Spun the tires through the ice. Next day, Boss calls me in, asks if I was spinning the tires yesterday. No! Why? Rear end went out. Oops!! I knew better, I’d been warned years before from a Boss who took his Dads brand new Chevy stake Truck out doing donuts. Burned up the rear end. Needless to say, I never spin mine, never. On a side note, that first year Trucking, I bobtailed up to a stop sign, on solid ice. Slammed on the brakes, and went spinning like a top, at least 6 times, through the intersection. Learned quickly how that works.Lol.
     
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    They wrapped me in a sheet when I was 4 yrs old. Then lanced a sty on my eye with a needle. Haven’t trusted anyone since. Still traumatized 52 yrs later. Grandad said he could hear my screaming out in the parking lot. Lol.