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Jsdirt Senior Enthusiast

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I'd have driven the SOB with a flat to the next exit. No way in hell would I change a tire on ANY highway, never mind in that part of the state!

 

I'm glad nothing happened to you! You're lucky. I'd rather replace a rim, than lose my life to the aforementioned morons.

 

Does sound like a manufacturer defect there. Wouldn't surprise me the actual statistics are fairly high. Everyone is cheaping out on everything. I'd love to see the actual statistics for new car failures - I bet the truth would shock us all! I see more new cars on the side of the road these days with their hazards on, on the back of a flatbed or tow truck, or completely engulfed in flames. I remember as a kid seeing the occasional radiator boiling over, and flat tires, but it seems worse today. Alot more cars on the road now, though. Never saw a car fire until the late 90's - then I seemed to see them constantly!

 

I've been lucky over the years. Never had a total tire failure, except last year picking up a nail on my motorcycle on 495 in Chelmsford, in the same traffic, same morons - it's a wonder I made it across all 3 lanes at 65, squirming on my rim. People won't give you an inch whether you're in trouble or not! Nobody GAF about anyone but themselves up here. SO tired of it.

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SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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Like that one thread that came up recently, gotta take care of you dude. Get out while you can, if you can.

 

New job? Not sure what to recommend. What did you have in mind?

Ugh, it's just the pay is good now, but it has to be or no one would do it. I haven't decided for sure yet, can't really match my current pay without going and getting a degree. Looking at starting my own little out of home business or doing several "freelance" type of jobs together. If I get good at them I can get close to this pay.

LongrangeLauber Senior Enthusiast

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Ugh, it's just the pay is good now, but it has to be or no one would do it. I haven't decided for sure yet, can't really match my current pay without going and getting a degree. Looking at starting my own little out of home business or doing several "freelance" type of jobs together. If I get good at them I can get close to this pay.

Just curious, what do you do now if you don't mind me asking?
Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

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Never had an issue with my 12 yfz 450 I'm wot on the dunes with paddles all the time

 

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I run my Raptor at WOT all the time also. Did it with my 08 and my 14. Both are tuned with pipes, and I've never had an issue.

Singer-Man Enthusiast

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...I'd have driven the SOB with a flat to the next exit..

 

Yes, you are right.

 

It wasn't quite as fool hardy as it sounded. I was south of Boston in the country just north of exit 12 in Pembroke, I never would have done that near the city. Still not the best idea, but I had about four feet on the left side of my truck and the road is straight and flat right there. I was surprised that a trooper didn't come by since there is a barracks at the next exit, but I was out of there fairly quickly, But you're absolutely right, next time, to hell with the rim, roll on the flat to the next exit..

 

 

 

..but it seems worse today..Alot more cars on the road now,.Nobody GAF about anyone but themselves

and again, right you are sir!

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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Just curious, what do you do now if you don't mind me asking?

Well.....

I really don't have anything good to say. You can get in trouble for making negative remarks about it, and I have made plenty so.....

 

If I ever am completely separated, I'd want to write a book. The mind numbing stupidity is what causes all the stress.

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

KARNUT

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I think he, we, like to know what you do for a living, maybe people will stay clear chose something else. I spent most of my life clearing pipelines utility lines on ruber tired, track clearing machines. Pretty brutal, stressful. Then did training. Loved evey minute, hard on the body, but not debilitating.

 

Well.....

I really don't have anything good to say. You can get in trouble for making negative remarks about it, and I have made plenty so.....

 

If I ever am completely separated, I'd want to write a book. The mind numbing stupidity is what causes all the stress.

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

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I think he, we, like to know what you do for a living, maybe people will stay clear chose something else. I spent most of my life clearing pipelines utility lines on ruber tired, track clearing machines. Pretty brutal, stressful. Then did training. Loved evey minute, hard on the body, but not debilitating.

 

Well.....

I really don't have anything good to say. You can get in trouble for making negative remarks about it, and I have made plenty so.....

 

If I ever am completely separated, I'd want to write a book. The mind numbing stupidity is what causes all the stress.

If I ever see anyone saying they are going into the work, I will warn them. I have warned many people. We had a guy who soon after making it to permanent status quit to start trucking. I told him he was the smartest guy in the office, leaving before he got in too deep.

 

Plus, it blindsides you. It isn't hard, just physical and constantly aggravating you with dumb little polices that so nothing but hinder you and help no one. "spend a dollar to save a dime", literally. The other day they used about $5 worth of my day to do something that saved the company less than a dollar.

KARNUT Senior Enthusiast

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I understand, my brother tells me they now have to have training to ( operate) a weed eater to clean road crossings on pipelines. Really intense trading to operate the tree mulching machines on pipelines. We all have to have license to work on them at all now. They will put pads on pipeline crossings now even if they're 5ft deep, even if your crossing with a rubber tired machine. Glad I'm retired.

If I ever see anyone saying they are going into the work, I will warn them. I have warned many people. We had a guy who soon after making it to permanent status quit to start trucking. I told him he was the smartest guy in the office, leaving before he got in too deep.

 

Plus, it blindsides you. It isn't hard, just physical and constantly aggravating you with dumb little polices that so nothing but hinder you and help no one. "spend a dollar to save a dime", literally. The other day they used about $5 worth of my day to do something that saved the company less than a dollar.

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Ugh, it's just the pay is good now, but it has to be or no one would do it. I haven't decided for sure yet, can't really match my current pay without going and getting a degree. Looking at starting my own little out of home business or doing several "freelance" type of jobs together. If I get good at them I can get close to this pay.

That sucks dude, college would take a buttload of time, and is a huge financial liability.

 

Hopefully you find something you like more than the current job. That would be a good start, anyway.

StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

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Idiot supervisor broke his leg at work last night. I know I'm supposed to feel sorry but I don't. In fact I laughed multiple times seeing as how many of us have complained that he was unsafe and was going to hurt someone. Might have taken 2 or 3 years for it to happen, but happen it did. Laughed even more when I found out he was yet again screwing around. I know I'm heartless, going to hell, and an a-hole, but I'm fine with that. 1 down 2 more to go. The down side is we're going to lose the use of that piece of equipment until OSHA completes their investigation, we're already short on those things. Earlier in the week 3 broke in 20 minutes, 2 of which I was driving so losing one b/c of an idiot is just frustrating. They'll probably try to blame/punish hourlies like the last injury a supervisor caused on that piece of equipment. Not to say that I haven't had fun on those things from time to time, they are basically all metal golf carts geared for torque so we can pull a few thousand pounds of packages and tubs.

Daryl LBZ Senior Enthusiast

Daryl LBZ

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OSHA investigation? Atleast they show up there. Where I was working we never saw them. The almost 10 years I was there I never saw them once.

StinkyCheese Senior Enthusiast

StinkyCheese

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I don't know if they'll actually show up. That's just what I was told is supposed to happen. I've never seen them in 11 years. I've heard stories of them being held outside for 2 hours while the building was cleaned up, I don't know if I was there for that though. I rarely see the company that we hire to do our internal safety audits. I've only talked to them once in 11 years and they're supposed to come at least once a year. Failed my audit on purpose b/c they pissed me off and were in my way while I was trying to work.

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

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I worked at an old office that looked like it was ripe to be kindling. They used up the fire extinguishers(like 6 of them), to recharge them, but didn't. Me and another guy complained constantly, and after a year a corporate safety guy is doing a random inspection. And suddenly, the safety check form is filled out, 9 entries in a row in the same ink on every extinguisher. Except they were still empty. Oh, how me and that guy had fun talking to the safety guy. Our boss came up and basically said we were extremely exaggerating, they had just emptied them. We pointed out how the ink was aged on the form and how the last 9 entries looked identical. Same inspector Sig, which didn't match the rest of the form (for all 6.) They had those things filled a week or two later. :lol:

SnakeEyeSS Senior Enthusiast

SnakeEyeSS

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Drove by a detailer that was power washing.....the interior door panels. As in the doors were open and he is just power washing the inside. Oooookay, that's a new one

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