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    Image of P161911 probably shoudn't have P161911 probably shoudn't have
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood
    For #5, less than a foot of water moving fast enough can sweep away a small car, that's only about 1/2 way up the wheels. #howto
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    11/13/09

    @P161911 probably shoudn't have: Thanks. Our mistake, and edited. #howto
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood
    Good advice. One point is that heavy rain also brings down trees and tree limbs and they are not always easy to spot at night. Pooling water also not always easy to see, day or night.

    Now, why is it that whenever a windshield wiper gets a bad spot or even picks up debris, it always on the driver's side and always at eye level?! I have only ever had one wiper, ever, screw up on the pasenger's side. And gee, it felt great to ignore that! #howto
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    Image of GtAkReYz GtAkReYz
    11/13/09

    @Novaload: Hehe, lucky me, I guess. Both wipers on my Opel Corsa aren't exactly in great shape, but the passenger side is specially crappy, always leaving several water lines across the windshield.

    I should be embarrassed about this too, I seriously need to replace those wipers, I'm just too lazy, luckily like the rainy weather around here (it's almost Christmas and it barely began, wtf?!)... #howto
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    Image of Mobius Mobius
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood
    I'm on a boat! I ain't afraid of no flood!

    I'm on a boat! I ain't gonna spill no blood! #howto
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/13/09

    @Mobius: Shut up, Noah. #howto
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    Image of petersterncan petersterncan
    11/13/09

    @Novaload: Now I'm thinking of Bill Cosby's Noah skit... "How long can you tread water? ha ha ha ha ha" #howto
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    Image of dolo54 blows minds and blows engines! dolo54 blows minds and blows engines!
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood
    The "no sudden movements" rule will help keep you from sliding as well as help in a slide. Make lane changes slow, etc. Even more slow in the snow.

    When I first got my license nobody told me you need to turn the a/c on to defrost your windows when its cold out. I drove around in a fog for a while before I figured that out. #howto
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    Image of Brimful of Ash on the 78 Brimful of Ash on the 78
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood
    I just did several hours of driving on dark, windy, hilly, 55mph, 2-lane country roads through rural Alabama last weekend (just after the worst of Ida).

    Everything above is very good, but what I learned was how much AWD rules, both for power application, as well as for nice, even drivetrain braking. #howto
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood
    Sheesh. It's so simple.

    Just move to the desert where rain results in everything closing.

    If ya can't do that, get a snorkel for your car's intake, route that sucker up the A-pillar, and invest in a 55 gallon drum of dielectric grease.

    The grease is optional is you have a mechanical diesel, though you may not be able to outrun a rising tide.

    "Don't Panic"

    Like Americans are capable of anything else when presented with a situation not already solved by Mother Nature...breathing is an example.
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    Edited by that ain't the way to have fun, son at 11/13/09 12:44 PM that ain't the way to have fun, son was starred that ain't the way to have fun, son was unstarred
    Image of CopterBob CopterBob
    11/13/09

    @that ain't the way to have fun, son: When I used to do motorcycle enduros, there was a guy who had a section of flex hose running from his carb, up his back, culminating in an air cleaner duct taped to the top of his helmet. I watched him ride through a stream with nothing but the handlebars showing. #howto
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    11/13/09

    @CopterBob:

    I can dig it.

    The Honda CT/Trail 90/110 had not only an OEM extra fuel tank attached to the side, but it had both a high exhaust and air intake at butt height.

    Still kinda want one of the 12V ones...dual-range gearbox and all. #howto
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    Image of FTGDWolverineEdition'09 FTGDWolverineEdition'09
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood

    Get a Toyota. #howto
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    Image of JawzX2: Hoon The Earth @ www.cafepress.com/jawzx2 JawzX2: Hoon The Earth @ www.cafepress.com/jawzx2
    11/13/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: Yes, yes, we all know that Toyota HiLuxs can get drowned and driven away afterward, but I believe the vehicle in that particular picture is a Nissan. #howto
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/13/09

    @FTGDWolverineEdition'09: That was so excellent! #howto
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    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood
    You left out avoiding distractions like pelicans near large bodies of water. #howto
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood

    Excellent 5 tips for staying alive while driving in a flood.

    Tip No. 6. Have a vehicle that easily adapts to flood conditions. #howto
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    11/13/09


    @skaycog: I was thinking of something with more... hydrofoils. #howto
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/13/09

    @Pessimippopotamus: Yahoo! That was my second choice. #howto
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    Image of bzr bzr
    11/13/09

    @skaycog: Contrary to public belief, land yachts don't actually float. #howto
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/13/09

    @bzr: Then I guess it's sink or swim. #howto
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    Image of Franzouse Franzouse
    11/13/09

    In reply to Five Tips For Staying Alive While Driving in a Flood
    One more thing: you've got to know where your towel is. #howto
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Drive An 18-Speed Semi Truck
    I have actually driven a fairly large truck--smallish-semi--and it is true that the first gear is ONLY to get the bugger in motion. Light changes, overcome inertia to move forward a few feet, then on to the next gear while you're still under the light, and maybe another gear by the time you're past the light. Airbrakes are FTW, though. #trucks
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    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Drive An 18-Speed Semi Truck
    They forgot the murder a prostitute part. #trucks
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Drive An 18-Speed Semi Truck
    Excellent lesson. When do we get to piss in a bottle? #trucks
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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    11/11/09

    @beercheck: I can't figure out where the prostitute-murdering comes in. #trucks
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    Image of beercheck beercheck
    11/11/09

    @Paul Y. don't drive too fast.: Please. Have some respect. We call them "lot lizards" around these parts.

    10-10 'til we do it again, good buddy. #trucks
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    Image of Novaload Novaload
    11/11/09

    @beercheck: You're not already doing that? #trucks
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Drive An 18-Speed Semi Truck
    Can I have an automatic?
    Why are there four reverse speeds? #trucks
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    Image of Hopman Hopman
    11/11/09

    @skaycog: As a holder of a class A CDL, the reason why there are four reverse cogs is because all the aux. splitters and ranges are mounted after the main box (housing the reverse gear and 4 of the forward gears) #trucks
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    Image of Cheeseslap Cheeseslap
    11/11/09

    @skaycog: Sometimes you have to back into wherever you're loading. Like a mile away. Using an all-purpose reverse gear that holds you to 5mph can make you insane during stuff like that. #trucks
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/11/09

    @Hopman: Oh. I thought it had to do with the shifting forks in the synchronizer sleeves, but I guess I was wrong. #trucks
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/11/09

    @Cheeseslap: With four reverse gears, how fast can you back up then? #trucks
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    Image of OM617952 OM617952
    11/11/09

    @skaycog: Sure! That automatic only weighs 1200lbs instead of 800lbs.

    It would be like having a second trucker in the cab!
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    skaycog promoted this comment Edited by OM617952 at 11/11/09 4:13 PM OM617952 was starred OM617952 was unstarred
    Image of Cheeseslap Cheeseslap
    11/11/09

    @skaycog: I'm no class A driver like Hopman, but we have a couple that I work with. And being in S&R, I get a lot of over-the-road drivers with unique rigs here too.
    There's a lot of customization available for trucks, particularly where the drivetrain is concerned--standard-sized engines can be built and tuned for gas mileage or power, etc. So from what I understand, it can kind of be however fast you need it to be. You're probably limited by the ratios that the manufacturer produces but I'm sure there's a good amount of variation available. #trucks
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/11/09

    @OM617952: The instructions on shifting an 18-speed seem so complicated to me. I guess I won't take up trucking. #trucks
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/11/09

    @Cheeseslap: Thank you for your explanations and patience with me. I'm always curious about things. #trucks
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    Image of theirishscion theirishscion
    11/11/09

    @skaycog: In order;
    No, sorry.
    Because there are effectively two pairs of final drive high-low ranges, so whilst anything more than about 2 reverse speeds is probably overkill, if you're going to have 4 possible ranges (High box, Low box and the halves, which are just 'half way to the next gear ratio') for each forward gear (R,1,2,3,4) you're inevitably going to have 4 for reverse. It's also much fun in the trailer yards, reversing around at 25mph with nothing hitched up. #trucks
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    11/11/09

    @theirishscion: Okay, then if you have a trailer on the back, you don't use 3 or 4-high reverse. Thanks. #trucks
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    Image of B1663R B1663R
    11/11/09

    In reply to How To Drive An 18-Speed Semi Truck
    and then once you get a little momentum some asshat cuts you off and you start all over again... oh to be a trucker in rush hour :) #trucks
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