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3:10 PMWayne.B On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 14:22:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" - show quoted text - === To 'Airree they are a symbol of wealth and success, therefore worthy of his scorn and ridicule. ——-/— That’s probably including positive achievement as well |
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On 6/5/18 5:15 PM, Tim wrote:
John H - show quoted text - Oh, they all sway all over the road, doncha know. I've seen maybe two towed trailers without enough weight on their hitch and no anti-sway bar do a bit of swaying. Never seen a fifth-wheel sway. Of course all Harry's comments were directed at me, as I'm the only one here pulling an RV with a truck. And that's OK, it demonstrates again his lack of knowledge. . I pull my big Cub Cadet mower in the trailer behind my car. A nice bit of tongue weight system off. It’s well distributed so the cars bumper isn’t dragging. Lol! How wonderful. Do you mow with it, too, or just tow it behind your car? |
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 20:40:59 -0400, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:45:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:47:49 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote: 7:08 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. ........ Same for semi-trucks? Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to get up hills without slowing down too much. Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills. When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going up and scary coming down. === Yes, and in places like I-81 in Pennsylvania, truckers are prone to racing each other uphill at 40 mph, side by side of course. Up is just frustrating, down is scary when you hear that Jake Brake rapping and they are still gaining on you at 65-70. === Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even 90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German quality and engineering. I set my cruise control for about 63mph. I'll pass trucks going uphill, and they'll pass me going down. We get to know each other pretty well sometimes. It always pays to flash lights and let them know when they can pull back into the lane in front of you. Most often, they'll return the favor on the uphill leg. |
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On 6/5/18 8:40 PM, Wayne.B wrote:
On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:45:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:47:49 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote: 7:08 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. ........ Same for semi-trucks? Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to get up hills without slowing down too much. Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills. When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going up and scary coming down. === Yes, and in places like I-81 in Pennsylvania, truckers are prone to racing each other uphill at 40 mph, side by side of course. Up is just frustrating, down is scary when you hear that Jake Brake rapping and they are still gaining on you at 65-70. === Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even 90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German quality and engineering. I certainly hope you spend a lot of time on the Interstates at 90 mph, especially if you happen to be traveling between Richmond and DC. |
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 21:00:31 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 6/5/18 8:40 PM, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:45:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:47:49 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote: 7:08 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. ........ Same for semi-trucks? Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to get up hills without slowing down too much. Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills. When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going up and scary coming down. === Yes, and in places like I-81 in Pennsylvania, truckers are prone to racing each other uphill at 40 mph, side by side of course. Up is just frustrating, down is scary when you hear that Jake Brake rapping and they are still gaining on you at 65-70. === Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even 90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German quality and engineering. I certainly hope you spend a lot of time on the Interstates at 90 mph, especially if you happen to be traveling between Richmond and DC. === The Virginia highway patrol is well known for their lack of humor but I try to avoid that stretch of road for other reasons. Speeds on the Florida interstates seem to be steadily creeping up. 85 is commonplace nowadays and there are a few drivers at 90+. Over 85 will definitely get you a ticket on most days however. I-81 in Pennsylvania seems to be very lightly patroled based on what the trucks are getting away with. |
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 14:17:57 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote: 3:10 PMWayne.B On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 14:22:32 -0400, "Mr. Luddite" - show quoted text - === To 'Airree they are a symbol of wealth and success, therefore worthy of his scorn and ridicule. -/ Thats probably including positive achievement as well === :-) You don't think that double bankruptcies, foreclosure and IRS tax liens are positive achievements? |
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5:21 PMKeyser Soze - hide quoted text - On 6/5/18 5:15 PM, Tim wrote: John H - show quoted text - Oh, they all sway all over the road, doncha know. I've seen maybe two towed trailers without enough weight on their hitch and no anti-sway bar do a bit of swaying. Never seen a fifth-wheel sway. Of course all Harry's comments were directed at me, as I'm the only one here pulling an RV with a truck. And that's OK, it demonstrates again his lack of knowledge. . I pull my big Cub Cadet mower in the trailer behind my car. A nice bit of tongue weight system off. It’s well distributed so the cars bumper isn’t dragging. Lol! How wonderful. Do you mow with it, too, or just tow it behind your car? .......... Sure I mow with it. Two huge yards. One in country and one in town. Yes I do have a real riding mower, a real car, and a real trailer. Not to mention two real boats, and two real motorcycles. A bunch of other real stuff too! |
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On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 15:51:33 -0400, Keyser Söze wrote:
wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 12:57:09 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 11:47 AM, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote: 7:08 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. ........ Same for semi-trucks? Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to get up hills without slowing down too much. Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills. When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going up and scary coming down. We drove up to Morgantown a few weeks ago. Lots of hills, lots of semis, couple of buses, too many badly driven trucks towing campers. Ant hills? Hills with “escape roads” for runaway trucks. And the trucks do not slow down going up hill? I call bull****. |
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On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 20:40:59 -0400, Wayne.B
wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 15:43:09 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 13:45:28 -0400, Wayne.B wrote: On Tue, 05 Jun 2018 11:47:49 -0400, wrote: On Tue, 5 Jun 2018 08:16:30 -0400, Keyser Soze wrote: On 6/5/18 8:11 AM, Tim wrote: 7:08 AMKeyser Soze - show quoted text - I think those towing big campers should have to mount a big screen TV on the outside of the back side of their motel rooms on wheels with cameras pointing forward on the front of the tow vehicle so that drivers behind them can see the road ahead. Being behind those behemoths while they bob and weave and strain to get up hills on the interstate is not a pleasant experience. ........ Same for semi-trucks? Actually, no, because most of the big truck drivers know how to drive and their trailers are heavy enough with large wheels to not wander all over the lanes or be blown about by the wind, and most of them manage to get up hills without slowing down too much. Really? You must not have driven anywhere that has very big hills. When you actually get to a place that has them, trucks are slow going up and scary coming down. === Yes, and in places like I-81 in Pennsylvania, truckers are prone to racing each other uphill at 40 mph, side by side of course. Up is just frustrating, down is scary when you hear that Jake Brake rapping and they are still gaining on you at 65-70. === Those Jake brakes are really obnoxious, ought to be totally outlawed in my opinion. If road and traffic conditions are decent I'll just keep accelerating enough to stay ahead of them. My wife's Benz is very solid at even 90+ and the brakes are superb. There's a lot to be said for German quality and engineering. I don't mind going fast but it takes my wife a few days to get used to it when we travel. By week two, she even looks up. |
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