Where is everyone #5

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  1. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    We will chat in the future about being poor. Political discussions (not your and my dialogue) have the tendency to raise the temperature in a room. So, I will go back into the shade where it’s cool.
     
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  3. shooter19802003

    shooter19802003 Road Train Member

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    Lol, it's all good.
     
  4. Brettj3876

    Brettj3876 Road Train Member

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    650-700 just cruising down the road. 900 is on a long pull at 1500-1600. The 93 is set up a bit hotter that will see 975-1000 but it won't climb any higher than that if you keep it above 1550. Either truck i don't pull down below 1500 on a hill.

    Steel top Pistons in that range is completely fine. Mack says 1100 max
     
  5. AModelCat

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    @TripleSix the road to a quarter ton just got a little shorter. Pulled a 445 lb deadlift twice this morning. The powerlifters all made a point of saying how incredible it was and super impressive "for a dude who weighs like 220 lbs." Jaws dropped when I told them I'm 185 lol.
     
  6. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    Be honest with me…

    Do you ‘feel’ superhuman?
     
  7. shooter19802003

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    Right on, thanks. I don't pull a sustained hill below 1500 either. I have however miscalculated how fast I would make it to the top and had to shift at the very top to keep it from lugging......more....lol
     
  8. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    One of the things that I greatly dislike about humans is how they don’t like an area, decide to move to a completely different area, but try to change that new area to be like the old area that they disliked.

    I remember seeing this movie, watching the captain telling his officers that he plans to defect. They argued with him. First mate shuts the down and dismissed them. Then the first mate asks the captain if he is sure that what he’s doing is the wise. And instantly, the first mate makes plans to live in Montana, get married and buy a pickup. Awesome scene, IMO.
    Of course, he has to get killed off. You can’t have people like this in the world, can you?
     
  9. AModelCat

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    Right after, no. Kind of had to kneel down because I was feeling a bit woozy. While looking at the fully loaded bar it started to sink in just how much that thing weighs.
     
  10. Brettj3876

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    When i was lifting my heaviest i was only 150 but everyone thought i was like 165-170 Lol. Being shorter will do that
     
  11. Czar_Zero

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    I think you've mentioned traveling abroad? Yes?

    Could be where your definition of poor comes from. After going to quite a few "3rd World" Countries I can definitely agree that it can shift a persons outlook on what poor means, and it goes beyond the amount of money a person has access to......

    I'll never forget my experience in Haiti.
     
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