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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 02:52 PM
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I just give my M-I-L a buck a day to sit in the back. Have to say its tough to go over the pass but if I get a good enough head of steam we are usually Ok.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 08:17 PM
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Gee. Couldn't just air the tires down about 5psi to get the same effect? The dealer where I bought my truck runs the tire pressure at 40psi so the truck rides comfy on the test drive. When you air the tires up to 65 psi where they are supposed to be it rides a bit rougher.
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 08:52 PM
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Originally Posted by Pop-Pop
Soft riding vehicles allow organ attachments to weaken and eventually drop off.
Wow - that sounds like a class-action lawsuit in the making!

... I'm gonna remove my shocks tomorrow, and pump up the Firestone's and BFGs and high as they'll go, 'cause I still need my organ(s)
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 08:55 PM
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Originally Posted by GenefromNorris
Gee. Couldn't just air the tires down about 5psi to get the same effect? The dealer where I bought my truck runs the tire pressure at 40psi so the truck rides comfy on the test drive. When you air the tires up to 65 psi where they are supposed to be it rides a bit rougher.
Yeah, but that leads to premature tire wear, and possible catastrophic failure - we don't want to pull a F**d/Firestone!
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 08:57 PM
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I like Dodgezilla04's idea, but wouldn't it be easier to just build a nuke?

(the decommissioned ones are quite expensive, you know! )
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Old Oct 27, 2006 | 11:00 PM
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sorry i work at a naval shipyard where we decomission nuclear ships and subs, i look out my office window and can see 6 drydocks, where all sorts of work(sorry for cursing)is going on. ever see 100 guys demolish a submarine with sawzalls and a crane? cool.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 12:12 AM
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Where can I buy tickets ZILLA04?
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 12:34 AM
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unfortunately, you have to be lobotomized prior to your employment, it is one of the rules. sorry.

it is cool to watch though. they cut and cut and pile, until they get 1 million pounds of scrap, then they load onto railroad cars or a barge and off it goes. you wonder why the price of scrap steel is down to almost nothing?
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 12:53 AM
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Cool, DodgeZilla04 - my bro has been flying Hornets off those boats for decades....
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 04:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Pop-Pop
For the sake of your health, it's important to retain the rough ride. This continuously stresses your organ attachments thus increasing their strength (sorta like lifting weights to build muscles). Soft riding vehicles allow organ attachments to weaken and eventually drop off.
That has got to be true, every time I see some old geezer get out of his Cadillac or Benz you see he has flat droopy drawers trailing behind.
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Old Oct 28, 2006 | 09:21 AM
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Hey, some of us resemble that remark!
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