MrObsessive Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 There's no way I'd EVER do this to my Challenger! Not only does it look trifling, but it's also terrifically DANGEROUS! Check out the pic here........
mikemodeler Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA Gotta love a deal at the Flea Market!
1972coronet Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 I've seen worse on a daily basis ( *cough* NAFTA *cough* ) .
Deathgoblin Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Someone's never heard of U-Haul. You can rent a truck for $19.95 around town. Stupid to do that to a Challenger.
bobthehobbyguy Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Nothing new. Have been behind cars trying to test the aerodynamics of mattresses. Have wondered how long before launch occurs.
Tom Geiger Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Years ago my neighbor Walter came over to tell me a story. He was visibly shaken up. He had gone to Sears to pick up his new mattress and box springs. They loaded it on the roof of his Grand Caravan. He only got a few miles down the highway... a local 4 lane highway, not an interstate at high speeds... when it all broke loose. The car behind him drove up on the mattress. It's exhaust system set the mattress on fire. Car burned to the ground! I'm trying to keep a straight face and be concerned for Walter since he's a clueless guy and is really upset. Then he asks the question.... Do I think he can sue the guy with the burnt up car for destroying his mattress?? That's when I lost it!
iamsuperdan Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 This is why you should always befriend someone who has a truck.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 1 minute ago, iamsuperdan said: This is why you should always befriend someone who has a truck. And that statement is why I usually conceal the fact that I have a truck.
Fat Brian Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 37 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: And that statement is why I usually conceal the fact that I have a truck. This is the God's honest truth right here, if you're a man and own a truck you'll be the first call anytime anyone needs something moved. Even friends of your friends you don't know will somehow know you have a truck.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Few years back. some fellas here bought a new large appliance, and wishing to avoid the delivery fee, loaded it on the back of a car in some makeshift manner. It got away, fell on the interstate in front of a following car, and people died. The fine upstanding non-citizens just kept going. Sadly for them, the labels were still attached to the appliance, and after it was traced back to the store, they weren't hard to track down
MrObsessive Posted January 7, 2019 Author Posted January 7, 2019 2 minutes ago, Fat Brian said: This is the God's honest truth right here, if you're a man and own a truck you'll be the first call anytime anyone needs something moved. Even friends of your friends you don't know will somehow know you have a truck. That's one of the chief reasons I never bought one. Not much is more irritating when you have a quiet weekend and someone out of the blue you've never heard of wants something moved. I'm of the mind that I'll just have to be 'that guy' and simply say no if I ever get a truck and that situation arises. Either that or charge 'em and probably be confident they'll never ask again!
jeffdeoranut Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Jantrix said: but duct tape muffles the sound...
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 10 minutes ago, MrObsessive said: ... Not much is more irritating when you have a quiet weekend and someone out of the blue you've never heard of wants something moved... Ranks right up there with people who know you're a "mechanic" and can "fix things" in general. Add to that knowledge the fact you have a truck too, and the phone rings off the hook...which would be just dandy if I were a handy-man-mover, but that's not the case. And freeloaders "needing" favors rarely if ever offer anything of value in return for wasting an entire day out of one's life, burning gas, etc. Nope, no more. I have two friends left who have been there for ME in the rare instances I've needed help. I'll bend over backwards for either of them, but everybody else..."sorry, that number is no longer in service".
Bill J Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 The saddest aspect of that to me is that the guy is here in Arizona. Last week I had a side window explode on my Jeep from an object launched off the top of a truck @ 75MPH.
Sport Suburban Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 52 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Ranks right up there with people who know you're a "mechanic" and can "fix things" in general. Add to that knowledge the fact you have a truck too, and the phone rings off the hook...which would be just dandy if I were a handy-man-mover, but that's not the case. And freeloaders "needing" favors rarely if ever offer anything of value in return for wasting an entire day out of one's life, burning gas, etc. Nope, no more. I have two friends left who have been there for ME in the rare instances I've needed help. I'll bend over backwards for either of them, but everybody else..."sorry, that number is no longer in service". It gets worse if they know you can fix things, have a truck and a welder! At least I'm in AZ, everyone has at least 1 truck.
Ace-Garageguy Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) 5 minutes ago, Sport Suburban said: It gets worse if they know you can fix things, have a truck and a welder! Yeah, you're right. I have a welder too. And a lathe. And a milling machine. And no end of tools people were always asking to borrow. Shhhhh...don't tell anyone. Edited January 7, 2019 by Ace-Garageguy
iamsuperdan Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 Wow. Maybe its a regional thing. I've been a truck owner for at least 20 years and I don't get asked to assist very much. Maybe once or twice a year. But then, I'd estimate that 3/4 of households around here have a truck. And if someone does ask, and I have nothing going on, then what's the big deal? Helping your friends is kind of a thing here in Canada.
stitchdup Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 One of my previous employers had a land rover 90 wheelbase. He worked as a house builder and owned a couple of hotels where i worked in the kitchens. The one day he came in for his lunch (he always came to the hotel I was working in that day as i gave bigger portions) and i noticed the window of the landy was smashed on one side. I asked him if he'd annoyed someone in a slightly jokey manner and he went a little red as he said he had taken a different ladder to usual and didn't notice it was a little longer so when he slammed the back door it left through the front window. He said its only money and it would teach him to take more care next time. A couple of weeks later after getting it fixed he did the same thing again
Greg Myers Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 (edited) Got a new mattress when I was in the navy, lived off base. tied it on the roof of my Daihatsu two door post after I got in only to discover this guy crawling over the back of the seat. Ahaaaaaaaaaaaaa ! Edited January 7, 2019 by Greg Myers
Rob Hall Posted January 7, 2019 Posted January 7, 2019 I've rented trucks and box vans from UHaul when I had to move stuff. The last mattress I bought came in a box via Fed Ex...memory foam, it expanded into it's shape after removing from the box.
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