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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 11:37 AM
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5th Wheel Driver Fail

http://billingsgazette.com/news/loca...cc4c03286.html
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 01:49 PM
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The winner of this weeks ID Ten T award is,

Harold Ernst of Colusa, Calif.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 03:46 PM
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That's a very low bridge. Very unusual.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 03:51 PM
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thats why the clearance is clearly posted. Bet he pays attention to those from now on.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 04:00 PM
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Originally Posted by 1-2-3
That's a very low bridge. Very unusual.
You're not saying it's the bridges fault or the bridge owner's fault or the bridge builder's fault I hope. It's nobody's fault but the dude from California.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 04:36 PM
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Looks like a ford 1/2ton almost in the pictures, looks like alot of fifth wheel for a 1/2 ton
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 06:00 PM
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I would have noticed the low overhead without the sign...before I went down the ramp but thats just me. Wow that was not just a light tap on the bridge either.
Probably hated the quality of his RV and sold it to the insurance company.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:14 PM
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Did you get stuck?
Na just haulin this bridge down the road and ran out of gas.
Heres ya sign.
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 07:22 PM
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Age may have had something to do with it... no offense to most of our more senior members here...
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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 10:04 PM
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Just so the driver doesn't feel too bad...

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Old Sep 8, 2010 | 11:51 PM
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What it looks like on that one is that they may have added asphalt to road and failed to remeasure it. i have seen that before, 2 or 3 inches of asphalt will make a difference
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 01:11 AM
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The overpass is not a good place to meet up with a "Hoe"

http://www.snopes.com/photos/accident/hoecrash.asp
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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maybe he was tired of the payments......LOL. im sure the insurance company will give him more than the RV dealer on a trade in.
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 08:55 AM
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Originally Posted by d zul
Did you get stuck?
Na just haulin this bridge down the road and ran out of gas.
Heres ya sign.
That's funny!

Originally Posted by Jeff in TD
Just so the driver doesn't feel too bad...

And on tonight's edition of "Idiots on Parade" we'll feature.......
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Old Sep 9, 2010 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Scotty
Probably hated the quality of his RV and sold it to the insurance company.
that is a very likely possibility
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