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Jun. 30th, 2004 07:54 pmToday, I was called down to my sister's house to assist in "moving stuff around in the yard, because the earth graders are here." Ended up "help bro-in-law take a tree down because it was threatening to take down the entire house and the graders were afraid it would ruin the equipment."
Well, part of it went down and hit the house.
Total damage, a line of gutters and a screen to a lower window. And most of the tree that was threatening to take down the house. Bro-in-law got a case of heat exaustion and went inside, while his father and I cleaned up a bit, and went out to get new chains for the chainsaws.
On the way home up the crowded I-97, mom and I saw a Peterbuilt 18-wheeler hauling palettes of mulch bags (the kind you buy at Home Depot). However, on the cab portion, the rig had four of the wheels with spinner hubs.
Spinner hubs. You know, normal wheels even on your car have a solid portion to transfer the rotation down the tire and thus to the road making you go forward (or backward). Add another disc of material that is allowed to spin freely, and you get these things that ether are big Bling Bling or make your car look like a ricer.
On a 18-wheeler, it's just plain rediculous! Imagine big ass truck going *BBBBRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAWWWWWW* down the freeway, and slowly stop at rush-hour traffic. *BRAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa swwwwweeeeeesssssshhhh ppppsssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh* (airbrakes)
The big ass truck has just stopped because of rush-hour traffic, and those *!)@#( spinner hubs are still going 60 MPH in those hubs!!! You chould chop someone's fingers off with those hubs! Maybe that's how they get drivers to move out of the way. **BBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAWWWWWMMMMMMMM* Get out or i'll shread your car with my big ass spinner hubs! *BBBBBBEEEEEERRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWMMMMMMM!!* And everyone infront of us in the other lane were looking at them and slowing down and saying "DAMN!" or "WHAT THE FSCK!" or "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" and backing everything up while it goes through traffic like budder.
I so wished they had those 1-800 numbers on that truck. You know, the "How's my driving?" trucks with a tracker number. I would of called them up and said "Yeah, on I-97 that truck with the spinner wheels on was tying up traffic. Everyone was looking at them and making everyone slow down and gawk at them. I think a few of them were drooling. Can you get that trucker to change his rims out so we can at least MATCH the speed limit?"
And now you know why I'd like to take mass transit.
Well, part of it went down and hit the house.
Total damage, a line of gutters and a screen to a lower window. And most of the tree that was threatening to take down the house. Bro-in-law got a case of heat exaustion and went inside, while his father and I cleaned up a bit, and went out to get new chains for the chainsaws.
On the way home up the crowded I-97, mom and I saw a Peterbuilt 18-wheeler hauling palettes of mulch bags (the kind you buy at Home Depot). However, on the cab portion, the rig had four of the wheels with spinner hubs.
Spinner hubs. You know, normal wheels even on your car have a solid portion to transfer the rotation down the tire and thus to the road making you go forward (or backward). Add another disc of material that is allowed to spin freely, and you get these things that ether are big Bling Bling or make your car look like a ricer.
On a 18-wheeler, it's just plain rediculous! Imagine big ass truck going *BBBBRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAWWWWWW* down the freeway, and slowly stop at rush-hour traffic. *BRAAAAAAAAAaaaaaa swwwwweeeeeesssssshhhh ppppsssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhh* (airbrakes)
The big ass truck has just stopped because of rush-hour traffic, and those *!)@#( spinner hubs are still going 60 MPH in those hubs!!! You chould chop someone's fingers off with those hubs! Maybe that's how they get drivers to move out of the way. **BBBBBBBRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAWWWWWMMMMMMMM* Get out or i'll shread your car with my big ass spinner hubs! *BBBBBBEEEEEERRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAWWWWWWWWWMMMMMMM!!* And everyone infront of us in the other lane were looking at them and slowing down and saying "DAMN!" or "WHAT THE FSCK!" or "AAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!" and backing everything up while it goes through traffic like budder.
I so wished they had those 1-800 numbers on that truck. You know, the "How's my driving?" trucks with a tracker number. I would of called them up and said "Yeah, on I-97 that truck with the spinner wheels on was tying up traffic. Everyone was looking at them and making everyone slow down and gawk at them. I think a few of them were drooling. Can you get that trucker to change his rims out so we can at least MATCH the speed limit?"
And now you know why I'd like to take mass transit.
