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[1BROWNWRENCH]

The best part was the bailing wire under the duct tape...no kidding. The AM mechanic fixed it before I left the building one day so the PM mechanic could swap out a mirror that night.

A good mechanic knows how to improvise repairs

 

[Rainman]

A good mechanic knows how to improvise repairs

My point exactly. Once he determined it would take too long to swap out mirrors in the AM, it took no more than 5-6 minutes to improvise the repair & get me on the road.

 

[cachsux]

A good mechanic knows how to improvise repairs

Rap on it with your knuckles and say "Yep, it's broke!" ?

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

A good mechanic knows how to improvise repairs

Exactly. Time is money. Sometimes you don't have exactly what you need and things gotta roll.

 

[1BROWNWRENCH]

Rap on it with your knuckles and say "Yep, it's broke!" ?

Nope. That would be saying "there's nothing wrong with it. STFU and drive."

 

[texan]

 

[cachsux]

 

[Johney]

Driver seems like they were going pretty fast there. Did he/she not see the truck in the ditch and maybe just maybe think there might be a problem ahead?

 

[cachsux]

Driver seems like they were going pretty fast there. Did he/she not see the truck in the ditch and maybe just maybe think there might be a problem ahead?

You're assuming he's looking past the end of his hood.

 

[gman042]

 

[Johney]

You're assuming he's looking past the end of his hood.

That's true.

 

[upschuck]

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Is that Upstate in there.

 

[cachsux]

Is that Upstate in there.

It's not because "we" would lose money replacing tires.

 

[upschuck]

It's not because "we" would lose money replacing tires.

Not in the BOG. There the tires never go bald.

 

[Returntosender]

 

[Catatonic]

Is there a worse outfit than Averitt truckers?

 

[cachsux]

Is there a worse outfit than Averitt truckers?

Swift, Werner,Pacella,Crosstown,etc,etc.

If you saw these idiots when they come into the yard you won't go within 1000' of them on the street.

 

[toonertoo]

 

[moreluck]

Don't confuse these with the buzzards in Hinkley !!

 

[toonertoo]

Don't confuse these with the buzzards in Hinkley !!

No confusion there.