Road trip stories

[SuperJETT]

On the way back, we were passing a dually camper when his left front wheel buckled like a tie rod broke or something. Scary, but he kept control and it happened literally 15 feet away from us.

I had the displeasure of hearing some redneck 'dad' yell at his 2-3 year old "I'll give you a f'ing assbeating..." at a gas station. Nice, just wanted to kick his teeth in after hearing that.

 

[RoyalFlush@PCB]

I had the displeasure of hearing some redneck 'dad' yell at his 2-3 year old "I'll give you a f'ing assbeating..." at a gas station. Nice, just wanted to kick his teeth in after hearing that.

:banghead: I hate parents who are like that.

 

[CG Racing]

Anyone see the little debbie truck all smashed up just before GA?

Also how about the semi that missed the turn and almost jumped the overpass.

 

[Freestyleriverrat]

I had the displeasure of hearing some redneck 'dad' yell at his 2-3 year old "I'll give you a f'ing assbeating..." at a gas station. Nice, just wanted to kick his teeth in after hearing that.

After hearing that I knew we were back in KY...............sorry to say :haha: :haha:

 

[jetskiking]

Did anyone see the truck in the ravine saturday near the campground?

 

[Moondance]

Coming back I24 on Sunday we came upon a wreck that had the interstate shut down. We were lucky enough to be right at the exit & just got back on a few miles down. Couldn't really tell what had happened other than lots of carnage. Emergency people were just arriving & life flight arrived shortly after we left the freeway. Other than a few dumbazz folks coming thru Atl, the trip was uneventful.

 

[sflsurfrider]

Did anyone see the truck in the ravine saturday near the campground?

i saw that... i think it was sunday morning?

CRUNCH!

 

[The Penguin]

on the way up - we came to a dead stop just south of Hattiesburg, MS. I got mom on the phone and said "getmethehellouttahere"

so we went through town on a state road - it was an interesting state road to say the least...anyway, we made a turn and saw a strange sight - a black man wearing a purple sparkly mermaid suit sitting in a chair on his driveway.

since I was running a few hours ahead of Pdiddy and the rest of the TX Crew - I called to let him know about the detour and the interesting local. I think he got a picture (please tell me you did Pdiddy!)

on the way home we saw an 18 wheeler run a car off the road in LA. the truck changed lanes to the left lane and didn't see the car next to him. luckily for the car - the median was there and it was only grass.

 

[jetskiking]

i saw that... i think it was sunday morning?

CRUNCH!

Not Sure Last weekend is a blur:biggrin:

 

[Moondance]

anyway, we made a turn and saw a strange sight - a black man wearing a purple sparkly mermaid suit sitting in a chair on his driveway.

:261:Back away & put it down....no one will get hurt :trink26: :439:

(seems to me you were doing something else besides driving)

 

[steve802cc]

Where do I start.
How about the six car collision:bigeyes: Tracie and I were in on the way down. Luckly I was not towing a trailer or Team Ugly would have been minus two skis:frown: . Basically traffic was stop and go in Dayton, OH rush hour and we had to stop fairly quickly and next thing you know there's five other cars jammed up our azz. I'm pretty sure two of the cars are right offs.

Or how about the drunk:trink26: that backed into my truck Sat night in the campground. Woke up my wife and Charlie. Charlie took his keys away from him. Thanks Charlie I owe you one:hail: . Then maybe an hour or two later this same dude starts up another vehicle close enough to our tent that it woke Tracie and I up. Tracie is 100% sober and 100% sure this is the same dude. Now I pissed:angryfire: . So out I go and sneak around behind the vehicle and open the drivers door, reach in and turn it off and take the keys. I told him you already hit my truck once tonight your not driving anymore. This guy is so messed up he doesn't even remember hitting my truck the first time and he can't figure out why the big guy (me) is mad at him.:banghead: :banghead:

Other stupid stuff that happened this trip. The clutch out went in the car Thursday night. So instead of packing I got to play auto mechanic in a parking lot across town. In the end the clutch was not burnt out but it could not be disengaged. I ended up having to drive it home without using the clutch:irked:
Oh ya the parking brake stuck on in the truck at the gas station aprox 5 miles from the campground Sat around noon. I got to spend about 30 mins under my truck playing auto mechanic again in someones driveway.

But in the end Tracie and I had a blast hanging out with everybody this past weekend. To bad Canada customs sucked.

AHHHHHHHHHH:aargh4: :aargh4:

Steve

 

[The Penguin]

you win!

 

[RoyalFlush@PCB]

Where do I start.
How about the six car collision:bigeyes: Tracie and I were in on the way down. Luckly I was not towing a trailer or Team Ugly would have been minus two skis:frown: . Basically traffic was stop and go in Dayton, OH rush hour and we had to stop fairly quickly and next thing you know there's five other cars jammed up our azz. I'm pretty sure two of the cars are right offs.

Or how about the drunk:trink26: that backed into my truck Sat night in the campground. Woke up my wife and Charlie. Charlie took his keys away from him. Thanks Charlie I owe you one:hail: . Then maybe an hour or two later this same dude starts up another vehicle close enough to our tent that it woke Tracie and I up. Tracie is 100% sober and 100% sure this is the same dude. Now I pissed:angryfire: . So out I go and sneak around behind the vehicle and open the drivers door, reach in and turn it off and take the keys. I told him you already hit my truck once tonight your not driving anymore. This guy is so messed up he doesn't even remember hitting my truck the first time and he can't figure out why the big guy (me) is mad at him.:banghead: :banghead:

Other stupid stuff that happened this trip. The clutch out went in the car Thursday night. So instead of packing I got to play auto mechanic in a parking lot across town. In the end the clutch was not burnt out but it could not be disengaged. I ended up having to drive it home without using the clutch:irked:
Oh ya the parking brake stuck on in the truck at the gas station aprox 5 miles from the campground Sat around noon. I got to spend about 30 mins under my truck playing auto mechanic again in someones driveway.

But in the end Tracie and I had a blast hanging out with everybody this past weekend. To bad Canada customs sucked.

AHHHHHHHHHH:aargh4: :aargh4:

Steve

:bigeyes: Wow---I was waiting for you to chime in, but I only heard about the accident and the parking brake situation when you got there...

Good move, Charlie. :arms:

What happened at customs, Steve?!? :thinking:

 

[Moondance]

Steve woulda won just by the campsite story alone!

 

[guiness92]

We saw a bloody dog doing a killer barrel roll off an 18 wheeler!!!! He was definately the sickest trick winner.

 

[Waste Land]

Umm...I dont have any....weird.

Huge Thanks to Paul for letting me catch a ride with him!

 

[SuperJETT]

Yes, let's hear about customs Steve.

 

[sflsurfrider]

Steve woulda won just by the campsite story alone!

no chit! unfortunately, i wasnt sleeping when he hit the truck. i was sitting at the table at our campsite. i probably shouldve thought to stop him when he was taking 5 minutes to get the keys in the door. that guy was SO effing drunk that as tracie and i followed him, in my van, to the other side of the park, he was almost driving off the road into peoples campsites. he had a very hard time of staying on the road. when we reached the turn-around at the opposite end of the park, we had both stopped next to eachother. he gets out, stumbles over with a bewildered look in his face, and slurred, "am i following you or you following me?". this dude was so lost that after tracie trying to explain the he hit her truck (he couldnt comprehend that) and she told him to follow us to the houseboat, he didnt even notice me get out of the driver seat, walk over to his truck turn it off, remove the keys, walk over to my van and get back in. after i was back in the van, i said "come on and follow us". i cant believe he even figured out how to walk back to the campsite in only a few hours.

 

[steve802cc]

Yes, let's hear about customs Steve.

Nothing special.
99% of the time customs is not problem at all but the other 1% sucks.
It comes down to people who have any attitude just because they can. Basically I asked too many questions when paying my taxes/duties on the parts I was bringing back. I then got all kinds of attitude and rudeness from the customs officers (2 females).
In the end there is no sense arguing because you are NOT going to win. Also arguing with these guys Canadian or American is not a good idea. They can and will lock you in a little room and leave you there for several hours. Also this is not the same as being arrested, you have a lot few rights when crossing the border.

Later
Steve

 

[Rickster]

Steve, I feel for yah!

I have every tranporter that I send up to the border either stopped by US Customs or Canadian Customs for BS reasons.

Most of the time it is strictly because they do not know the LAW. I have had many US Customs Officials down here say while chuckling 'that's where they send all the trainees'.

:banghead: :banghead: :banghead:

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