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oldfarmer50 · July 2023

stickguy said:
A 13+ hour travel day after a week at the home office (5 nights at a hotel) is a great capper to a very tiring week. I need to buy a new house or car so I don’t feel like such a dope for coming out of early retirement to go back to work. Really the only season was to collect some more money but if I ain’t spending it on something fun, why bother?

Did you finally get that job at Carvana? Must be tiring driving that delivery truck for that long.

If it helps I drove for 14 hours on Thursday.

Sandman6472 · July 2023

We're open Monday but closed on Tuesday. Working Wednesday to make up for Tuesday as of now. Couldn't work this past Wednesday since I had moved my July 5th doctor appointment to that day thinking they'd bring us in on the 5th. For once, my gamble paid off & I'll get every other day of work for the week, like I had at Hertz. We've been working 9 plus hour days lately which is fine with me.
Using our phones to do all our clock rings now & after the first day screw ups, working quite well. Seems they forgot to tell us what username to sign in with which caused the majority of the problems. Simple miscommunication again was the cause of so much confusion. Seems that way at most places that communication, or the lack of there of, is usually the route cause of all problems. But using our smart phones for all our clock rings seems to be working just fine.

Sandman6472 · July 2023

As I mentioned in another forum, found out my hearing is below normal and has gotten a bit worse since 2019 when I was last tested. Have a phobia about sticking things in my ears so those small units that can't be seen are probably something I won't even consider. Any help y'all could give about brands, costs, etc. would be greatly appreciated. My family tells me I turn the volume up when listening to things but don't really notice it.
This getting older stuff is getting a bit harder than I thought. Besides having spinal issues and vertigo, now my hearing is going south on me. Such is life I guess but hoping that this will be the last issue I go through for awhile!

driver100 · July 2023

As you all will recall the "auxiliary battery needs maintenance" light came on in the E400. MrsD100s car had this happen last year.
This is a secondary battery in the trunk that works the stupid start/stop which I turn off when I start the car. My car is 6 years old and these batteries last 3 to 5 years. Start/Stop is supposed to make the car more economical to run. But a new battery will cost $400 and they have to dispose of an old battery, how does that save the environment?
Nothing makes sense any more

driver100 · July 2023

roadburner said:
The mediation ended after a little over 5 hours; I have the defendant's statement on the record and he pled to lesser charges but still took a sentence that satisfied the families of the two victims.

Judge Judy finds out who is the bigger liar within 30 minutes

Michaell · July 2023

driver100 said:

roadburner said:
The mediation ended after a little over 5 hours; I have the defendant's statement on the record and he pled to lesser charges but still took a sentence that satisfied the families of the two victims.
Judge Judy finds out who is the bigger liar within 30 minutes

Have you done any research to determine how long it takes to film a 30-minute episode?

I went to a taping of Married, With Children when I lived in CA. It took around 3 hours for 22 minutes of television.

laurasdada · July 2023

Michaell said:

driver100 said:

roadburner said:
The mediation ended after a little over 5 hours; I have the defendant's statement on the record and he pled to lesser charges but still took a sentence that satisfied the families of the two victims.
Judge Judy finds out who is the bigger liar within 30 minutes
Have you done any research to determine how long it takes to film a 30-minute episode?

I went to a taping of Married, With Children when I lived in CA. It took around 3 hours for 22 minutes of television.

Did you get a "NO MAAM" t shirt?

oldfarmer50 · July 2023

Sandman6472 said:
We're open Monday but closed on Tuesday. Working Wednesday to make up for Tuesday as of now. Couldn't work this past Wednesday since I had moved my July 5th doctor appointment to that day thinking they'd bring us in on the 5th. For once, my gamble paid off & I'll get every other day of work for the week, like I had at Hertz. We've been working 9 plus hour days lately which is fine with me.
Using our phones to do all our clock rings now & after the first day screw ups, working quite well. Seems they forgot to tell us what username to sign in with which caused the majority of the problems. Simple miscommunication again was the cause of so much confusion. Seems that way at most places that communication, or the lack of there of, is usually the route cause of all problems. But using our smart phones for all our clock rings seems to be working just fine.

There’s been a lot of glitches on that new system. For a week the time clock wouldn’t acknowledge that we had clocked in so it wouldn’t accept our hours.

They want us to install an app on our phones but my flip phone doesn’t have that capability so I was considering quitting if they required me to get a smart phone. Fortunately, the first line of the instructions were “this is voluntary “ so I get to remain off the grid so to speak. By the time they make it mandatory I’ll be long gone I hope.

jmonroe1 · July 2023

@driver100 said:
As you all will recall the "auxiliary battery needs maintenance" light came on in the E400. MrsD100s car had this happen last year.
This is a secondary battery in the trunk that works the stupid start/stop which I turn off when I start the car. My car is 6 years old and these batteries last 3 to 5 years. Start/Stop is supposed to make the car more economical to run. But a new battery will cost $400 and they have to dispose of an old battery, how does that save the environment?
Nothing makes sense any more

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If the battery cartel was as smart as the oil companies they’d make batteries that would last only 2 years. We’d complain till the cows came home, just like we do about gas prices, but what could we really do about it?

I hope the battery cartel ain’t lurking in here.

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · July 2023

@Michaell said:
Have you done any research to determine how long it takes to film a 30-minute episode?

I went to a taping of Married, With Children when I lived in CA. It took around 3 hours for 22 minutes of television.

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Talk about time you’ll never get back.

jmonroe

tjc78 · July 2023

@jmonroe1 said:

@Michaell said:
Have you done any research to determine how long it takes to film a 30-minute episode?

I went to a taping of Married, With Children when I lived in CA. It took around 3 hours for 22 minutes of television.

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Talk about time you’ll never get back.

jmonroe

I would have really enjoyed that. What a great show.

qbrozen · July 2023

@abacomike said:

I have a 7-day weekend coming up. Come to think about it, all my weekends are 7-day weekends. Isn’t retirement great?!!! 🤪😜

I think Les Claypool said it best:
“ Funny thing about weekends when you're unemployed. They don't mean quite so much. Except that you get to hang out with your working friends.”

Michaell · July 2023

qbrozen said:

@abacomike said:

I have a 7-day weekend coming up. Come to think about it, all my weekends are 7-day weekends. Isn’t retirement great?!!! 🤪😜

I think Les Claypool said it best:

“ Funny thing about weekends when you're unemployed. They don't mean quite so much. Except that you get to hang out with your working friends.”

After almost 6 months, I'm ready to get back to work.

Sandman6472 · July 2023

O F, the guys at our office who don't have smart phones are using the old computers as they have the new system downloaded it seems. Guessing not everyone has a smart phone...assumed everyone did as I thought having a GPS device was mandatory so folks will know how to get to all places we go. I know I waited two weeks back in January of 2013 to make sure the job & I were a good fit & I'd be there for awhile. But do get that some don't want...or need a smart phone. Our son doesn't have one which I don't get...but understand as he's so good with tech. But guess he has his reasons not to own one which I never ask.

driver100 · July 2023

Michaell said:

qbrozen said:

@abacomike said:

I have a 7-day weekend coming up. Come to think about it, all my weekends are 7-day weekends. Isn’t retirement great?!!! 🤪😜

I think Les Claypool said it best:

“ Funny thing about weekends when you're unemployed. They don't mean quite so much. Except that you get to hang out with your working friends.”

After almost 6 months, I'm ready to get back to work.

I didn't want to retire....now I have no idea how or why I ever worked!
I know one thing, if I was an employer I would never hire me.....I'd be useless

Unless the job involved playing tennis or pickleball.
Maybe a job doing tennis or pickleball videos on youtube. Maybe be the Scotty of pickleball!

driver100 · July 2023

Michaell said:

driver100 said:

roadburner said:
The mediation ended after a little over 5 hours; I have the defendant's statement on the record and he pled to lesser charges but still took a sentence that satisfied the families of the two victims.
Judge Judy finds out who is the bigger liar within 30 minutes
Have you done any research to determine how long it takes to film a 30-minute episode?

I went to a taping of Married, With Children when I lived in CA. It took around 3 hours for 22 minutes of television.

Well, Judge Judy has actually been solving 3 cases in each 30 minute show I have seen lately.
I guess these are just before she retired, she gets really impatient with the duds who do things like get into car accidents and don't have insurance or a drivers license.
In the last show a guy stops at the stop sign. It is clear, and a woman going perpendicular to him goes through her 4 way stop sign and hits his rear quarter panel/wheel area.
He looked, saw she wasn't at the corner yet, and he proceeded to go through.
The defendant is claiming that he came up beside her and side swept her car and somehow his rear panel hit her car.
The woman forgot to pay for her insurance.
Needless to say, the defendant couldn't pull the wool over Judge Judy's eyes. Judge Judy kept saying....ridiculous, ridiculous!

stickguy · July 2023

I got a new real job and started 3 weeks ago, so back on the hamster wheel for a while. Made sense since my wife was going to be working anyway so might as well be getting paid for now since only one of us being retired did not seem fair!

Sandy, at this point, it is very difficult to travel without a smart phone. So much is done via apps and notifications. Especially if you need to get an Uber or Lyft to get around. No phone, forget about it. And of course many people now have their boarding passes on the phone (and it is not so easy these days to find a way to print one if you are going old school).

kyfdx · July 2023

Related: We are flying on an airline, tomorrow, that has no phone APP.

oldfarmer50 · July 2023

Sandman6472 said:
O F, the guys at our office who don't have smart phones are using the old computers as they have the new system downloaded it seems. Guessing not everyone has a smart phone...assumed everyone did as I thought having a GPS device was mandatory so folks will know how to get to all places we go. I know I waited two weeks back in January of 2013 to make sure the job & I were a good fit & I'd be there for awhile. But do get that some don't want...or need a smart phone. Our son doesn't have one which I don't get...but understand as he's so good with tech. But guess he has his reasons not to own one which I never ask.

I have an old Garmin GPS but mostly I know how to get where I’m going after 5+ years. I’ve had to lead new guys when we travel through mountains or areas without cell service and their smart phone GPS freezes up. My Garmin is satellite based so it never does that.

One new guy was with us on a double trip to Wayne NJ. He followed the chase driver on the first run but on the second he said he would let his smartphone direct him. An hour after we had all arrived in Wayne he called the chase and said he was lost. When asked where he was he said “I don’t know I was just following my GPS and it took me here”.

Sometimes it’s good to be a dinosaur.

tjc78 · July 2023

I’ve become very reliant on GPS, not because I don’t know where I’m going… but to try and miss any traffic.

When I go up to my office in North Jersey WAZE takes me a different way nearly every single time

28firefighter · July 2023

+1 for using Google Maps or Waze just for traffic. Had to once I realized most places didn’t have a KYW doing traffic consistently every 10 minutes.

jmonroe1 · July 2023

@kyfdx said:
Related: We are flying on an airline, tomorrow, that has no phone APP.

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Make sure they supply 2 pilots and a least one engine that works.

jmonroe

ab348 · July 2023

You hi-tech guys almost make me wish I wasn't allergic to those NAV systems...

Here in Nova Scotia there is mass outrage since as of yesterday gas prices jumped 18 cents per liter (so almost 70 cents CDN per US gallon) thanks to the imposition of a federal carbon tax on all fuels. The Feds say that we will get quarterly rebate checks that will make us whole but nobody I've talked to understands how that can be and few actually believe the claim. I find it hard to believe that Justin has been elected PM twice...

oldfarmer50 · July 2023

tjc78 said:
I’ve become very reliant on GPS, not because I don’t know where I’m going… but to try and miss any traffic.

When I go up to my office in North Jersey WAZE takes me a different way nearly every single time

Yes, WAZE can be helpful in avoiding traffic jams…or the cops but I’m sure you don’t need that feature.

fintail · July 2023

We have the same thing in WA state, some carbon thing that was claimed would only add a few cents per gallon, now we have the most expensive gas in the country (PUG at my neighborhood Chevron is well over $5 now). Governor promised it would end up not being impactful, that backfired. Not to get political, he's nothing to write home about, but his opponent was objectively much much much much much worse, so here we are - no rebate checks either.

ab348 said:
You hi-tech guys almost make me wish I wasn't allergic to those NAV systems...

Here in Nova Scotia there is mass outrage since as of yesterday gas prices jumped 18 cents per liter (so almost 70 cents CDN per US gallon) thanks to the imposition of a federal carbon tax on all fuels. The Feds say that we will get quarterly rebate checks that will make us whole but nobody I've talked to understands how that can be and few actually believe the claim. I find it hard to believe that Justin has been elected PM twice...

fintail · July 2023

Michaell said:

driver100 said:

roadburner said:
The mediation ended after a little over 5 hours; I have the defendant's statement on the record and he pled to lesser charges but still took a sentence that satisfied the families of the two victims.
Judge Judy finds out who is the bigger liar within 30 minutes
Have you done any research to determine how long it takes to film a 30-minute episode?

I went to a taping of Married, With Children when I lived in CA. It took around 3 hours for 22 minutes of television.

Awesome, that would be something to remember. Still one of the funniest shows out there, especially before the last few seasons,.

sda · July 2023

A blast from the past. One of my favorite phones. I especially liked having a physical keyboard.

laurasdada · July 2023

BJs PUG continues to be .04/gal less than Costco. I get .05/gal discount with my elevated BJs membership, and for some reason I got another .10/gal discount yesterday. So, saved ~$2.15 filling the M240 at BJs vs Costco.
Every little bit helps. Especially as the only way I've ever been able to make money is to save money.

tjc78 · July 2023

@fintail said:
Awesome, that would be something to remember. Still one of the funniest shows out there, especially before the last few seasons,.

Probably the last show where they allowed true “funny” without the fear of hurting feelings.

Michaell · July 2023

laurasdada said:
BJs PUG continues to be .04/gal less than Costco. I get .05/gal discount with my elevated BJs membership, and for some reason I got another .10/gal discount yesterday. So, saved ~$2.15 filling the M240 at BJs vs Costco.
Every little bit helps. Especially as the only way I've ever been able to make money is to save money.

Just filled up the MINI for my daughter (using the business CC, don'cha know). $4.20/gal for 91 octane.

kyfdx · July 2023

Michaell said:

laurasdada said:
BJs PUG continues to be .04/gal less than Costco. I get .05/gal discount with my elevated BJs membership, and for some reason I got another .10/gal discount yesterday. So, saved ~$2.15 filling the M240 at BJs vs Costco.
Every little bit helps. Especially as the only way I've ever been able to make money is to save money.
Just filled up the MINI for my daughter (using the business CC, don'cha know). $4.20/gal for 91 octane.

That's 93 octane in the real world, right?

oldfarmer50 · July 2023

fintail said:
We have the same thing in WA state, some carbon thing that was claimed would only add a few cents per gallon, now we have the most expensive gas in the country (PUG at my neighborhood Chevron is well over $5 now). Governor promised it would end up not being impactful, that backfired. Not to get political, he's nothing to write home about, but his opponent was objectively much much much much much worse, so here we are - no rebate checks either.

ab348 said:
You hi-tech guys almost make me wish I wasn't allergic to those NAV systems...

Here in Nova Scotia there is mass outrage since as of yesterday gas prices jumped 18 cents per liter (so almost 70 cents CDN per US gallon) thanks to the imposition of a federal carbon tax on all fuels. The Feds say that we will get quarterly rebate checks that will make us whole but nobody I've talked to understands how that can be and few actually believe the claim. I find it hard to believe that Justin has been elected PM twice...

I just filled up with RUG @$3.39. The cheapest PUG is about $4.

Michaell · July 2023

kyfdx said:

Michaell said:

laurasdada said:
BJs PUG continues to be .04/gal less than Costco. I get .05/gal discount with my elevated BJs membership, and for some reason I got another .10/gal discount yesterday. So, saved ~$2.15 filling the M240 at BJs vs Costco.
Every little bit helps. Especially as the only way I've ever been able to make money is to save money.
Just filled up the MINI for my daughter (using the business CC, don'cha know). $4.20/gal for 91 octane.
That's 93 octane in the real world, right?

I believe the Colorado Cars & Coffee group on FB have identified a few stations that offer 93.

Generally, we have 85/87/91.

stickguy · July 2023

getting gas? What is that? I am up to 900 miles on the Maverick and still am sitting at 3/8th of a tank left. Have put gas in once so far (about 10 gallons maybe).

stickguy · July 2023

speaking of filling up, wife and I stopped at a model home today just to scope it out. Among other things the agent said that one of the things they include in the base price is an EV charger in the garage. Not sure if she just meant the outlet or also a charger unit, which seems hard to do without knowing what kind of EV you have.

jmonroe1 · July 2023

@Michaell said:
I believe the Colorado Cars & Coffee group on FB have identified a few stations that offer 93.

Generally, we have 85/87/91.

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That’s because you’re at a higher altitude (Denver) than most of the country. Therefore, you can get away with a couple points lower in octane since the engine is naturally running with a rich mixer because there is less air. 93 octane in Denver is probably not going to do much performance wise. Just like premium used in cars that don’t require it at lower altitudes doesn’t do much for the non performance engines but folks can talk themselves into believing the highest octane is always better. I doubt the seat of my pants can tell the difference.

Around here RUG is 89 octane and PUG is 93 octane.

jmonroe

jmonroe1 · July 2023

@stickguy said:
speaking of filling up, wife and I stopped at a model home today just to scope it out. Among other things the agent said that one of the things they include in the base price is an EV charger in the garage. Not sure if she just meant the outlet or also a charger unit, which seems hard to do without knowing what kind of EV you have.

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I’m sure you’re right about the house only having an outlet for a charger to be supplied by the buyer.

The agent is just spouting off what the builder put in his brochure. Kinda like a newbie car salesman not being up to speed on features.

jmonroe

Michaell · July 2023

jmonroe1 said:

@Michaell said:

I believe the Colorado Cars & Coffee group on FB have identified a few stations that offer 93.

Generally, we have 85/87/91.

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That’s because you’re at a higher altitude (Denver) than most of the country. Therefore, you can get away with a couple points lower in octane since the engine is naturally running with a rich mixer because there is less air. 93 octane in Denver is probably not going to do much performance wise. Just like premium used in cars that don’t require it at lower altitudes doesn’t do much for the non performance engines but folks can talk themselves into believing the highest octane is always better. I doubt the seat of my pants can tell the difference.

Around here RUG is 89 octane and PUG is 93 octane.

jmonroe

Having grown up in SoCal, I'm more than familiar with octane levels the rest of the country gets.

In NM, it's 86/88/91.

laurasdada · July 2023

I was told by our builder, in MA, that beginning in '23, building code dictates a 240v outlet in the garage.
And, BJs PUG was $3.86 (less my fab discounts).

roadburner · July 2023

tjc78 said:

@fintail said:

Awesome, that would be something to remember. Still one of the funniest shows out there, especially before the last few seasons,.

Probably the last show where they allowed true “funny” without the fear of hurting feelings.

The working title for Married was: "Not the Cosby Show"- which is ironic in retrospect.

driver100 · July 2023

So I am in the left lane going down this highway during rush hour and a Toyota SUV is on my bumper. I go into the right lane which is where I want to be and he gets one car ahead and he wedges himself into the space between me and the car ahead. Just after that bridge ahead there is an on ramp, Toyota Guy moves onto the on ramp and speeds up to wedge himself in and get 3 more cars ahead.
Wow...he moved up 4 cars and will save himself 10 seconds for all of his stupid driving!
It is getting almost as bad in Ontario as it is in Florida!

jmonroe1 · July 2023

@driver100 said:
So I am in the left lane going down this highway during rush hour and a Toyota SUV is on my bumper. I go into the right lane which is where I want to be and he gets one car ahead and he wedges himself into the space between me and the car ahead. Just after that bridge ahead there is an on ramp, Toyota Guy moves onto the on ramp and speeds up to wedge himself in and get 3 more cars ahead.
Wow...he moved up 4 cars and will save himself 10 seconds for all of his stupid driving!
It is getting almost as bad in Ontario as it is in Florida!

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Aren’t they the same people that run off to Florida when you do?

jmonroe

tjc78 · July 2023

I never understood badging up…. Just makes you look foolish when you get beat.

De-badging on the other hand I don’t mind.

kyfdx · July 2023

I don't have rules for other people's cars.

driver100 · July 2023

jmonroe1 said:

@driver100 said:

So I am in the left lane going down this highway during rush hour and a Toyota SUV is on my bumper. I go into the right lane which is where I want to be and he gets one car ahead and he wedges himself into the space between me and the car ahead. Just after that bridge ahead there is an on ramp, Toyota Guy moves onto the on ramp and speeds up to wedge himself in and get 3 more cars ahead.

Wow...he moved up 4 cars and will save himself 10 seconds for all of his stupid driving!

It is getting almost as bad in Ontario as it is in Florida!

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Aren’t they the same people that run off to Florida when you do?

jmonroe

No, the Snowbirds are the best drivers in Florida, it's the natives that are restless

imidazol97 · July 2023

Speaking of people migrating north and south, that used to be a real irritation on the interstate for us on our trips to Pigeon Forge TN. For the last few years the campers and trailers that people drive back and forth weren't very common, but this year, they're all over the place. The last few weeks have been noticeably higher in the number being out on the roads, north, south, east and westbound here in Ohio.

The problem is some aren't very good at driving them. They don't get much practice or they're scared of the load they're dragging along with them.

Even worse are the few that have no fear: they don't seem to realize their compromised stopping distance as well as the possibility of a jackknife if they do try quick maneuvers.

And there are the few 4-wheelers that are scary. I recall a northbound Florida driver who was going 45 or 50 in the left lane of two-lane I75 just over the Cumberland Mtn at the south border of KY back in April.

jmonroe1 · July 2023

imidazol97 said:
Speaking of people migrating north and south, that used to be a real irritation on the interstate for us on our trips to Pigeon Forge TN. For the last few years the campers and trailers that people drive back and forth weren't very common, but this year, they're all over the place. The last few weeks have been noticeably higher in the number being out on the roads, north, south, east and westbound here in Ohio.

The problem is some aren't very good at driving them. They don't get much practice or they're scared of the load they're dragging along with them.

Even worse are the few that have no fear: they don't seem to realize their compromised stopping distance as well as the possibility of a jackknife if they do try quick maneuvers.

And there are the few 4-wheelers that are scary. I recall a northbound Florida driver who was going 45 or 50 in the left lane of two-lane I75 just over the Cumberland Mtn at the south border of KY back in April.

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I’m always wary of those part time camper drivers and rental trucks too.

jmonroe

stickguy · July 2023

I learned at Ryder when I started renting big 26' box Freightliner trucks to transport the marching band that they would give keys to anyone with a license. 18 seemed to be old enough too. And only grudgingly would give you a few quick pointers about how to make it go. Then you were on your own. U haul pretty much the same thing. Got a DL, credit card, and a pulse? Take anything on the lot and feel free to hook a trailer up to it too.

driver100 · July 2023

jmonroe1 said:

imidazol97 said:
Speaking of people migrating north and south, that used to be a real irritation on the interstate for us on our trips to Pigeon Forge TN. For the last few years the campers and trailers that people drive back and forth weren't very common, but this year, they're all over the place. The last few weeks have been noticeably higher in the number being out on the roads, north, south, east and westbound here in Ohio.

The problem is some aren't very good at driving them. They don't get much practice or they're scared of the load they're dragging along with them.

Even worse are the few that have no fear: they don't seem to realize their compromised stopping distance as well as the possibility of a jackknife if they do try quick maneuvers.

And there are the few 4-wheelers that are scary. I recall a northbound Florida driver who was going 45 or 50 in the left lane of two-lane I75 just over the Cumberland Mtn at the south border of KY back in April.
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I’m always wary of those part time camper drivers and rental trucks too.

jmonroe

I'm wary of part time campers and rental trucks too.....and trailers that have little thin tires.

Actually on I-75 near Tampa I saw a guy with a small trailer start to swerve back and forth and then flip over.

stickguy · July 2023

often see people ripping along above the SL towing those utility trailers with what look like wheelbarrow tires. Which are probably restricted to 50 MPH or less. So loaded up on the highway at 75 is probably not safe. Can practically smell the bearings burning up.

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