Yeah, some are spot on, but he lacks the gravel for some of the older people.

>> ^sawtooth:

Looks like a perfect spot for a new bridge!


Won't happen. They'll wait for the runoff to go, then rebuild it. And I can't see them getting an easement from the county to put in a bridge--too expensive too. Simply put, here in Northern Ontario we had a lot of winter snow, and a lot of rain recently and it's built up in low-lying areas making mini lakes. Anything north of about Barrie you start running out of dirt, clay, gravel and so on. And you're getting into the shield, with no where for the water to really go.

>> ^Payback:

What I really find telling is, the driver of the loader has NO IDEA how to drive it. One of the FIRST things you learn is how to crab-walk it sideways.
Bucket down, front wheels up
twist, move rear wheels forward
bucket up, front wheels down
twist the other way, wheels back
Repeat.


Thank you... Same with the mention of chalks. Same with the mention of using the bucket. Same with the comment that lets people know that THESE are usually the things you call in to pull/winch someone stuck. Same with the realization that everything happening in the video = tax payer money being used (paying both state workers-maybe three-to screw this up; although, that may be a utilities truck "trying to pull him out").

It completely confuses me how they haven't taught basic maneuvering on how to get these things unstuck or get things unstuck--I can almost guarantee that most farmers (whether they've been in the snow or not; at that weight mud might be worse than snow) that use one regularly know what to do.

I also must give @jmd an honorable mention for saying what I was thinking the whole time. If you see something like that get on the phone to the local PD and get out there and get the information (trust me; that driver may be hard up for cash, but that is no excuse to "possibly" cause mayhem with their work/payments for months). Also, the lady across the street is yelling just fine what the hell is his problem? He's basically muttering the whole time until his last sentence (then decides to either go out there and get dressed or goes back to sleep). Maybe that street has great acoustics.

As for the firing bit. Look at the complete negligence shown in this video. To me it shows: no common sense, can't ask for help (as said way up top--I'm sure they'll handle him gingerly for most likely totaling a vehicle--or he could have asked for help), gets a second car involved, HUGE waste of tax-payers money from this one stupid event (I'll wager that this little event will cost anywhere from 10k low -if the SUV frame is pulled to far out of alignment- and 30k high--most likely this is about 16k'ish, overall) and one more if he didn't call the cops himself. If you need the job, do IT RIGHT. You can't EVER use that as an excuse to not do the job given to you; especially so when it concerns near pre-meditated negligence all caught on camera. The fact that they did do the initial, possibly no damage, bumper hit should have been the stopping point. When they decided to keep going and said "fuck it", that is a fire-able offense. On the spot .

Last part that I find funny. That thing is heavy as hell. I'm not too sure what those guys thought they'd accomplish by trying to "pull" it out. Winching it out is at the least what you would do. Instead, what really frees the heavy-machinery is it using that SUV as friction for the tires. All they did was pull it sideways into it.


This made me think TSA employees are acting well-reasoned in bad-conditions...

(Longer than I wanted what I wanted it to be, oh well. BTW, this did go national atleast on CNN and the Weather Channel. ....So many things you can do to get yourself in that situation: salt/sand/gravel mixtures in front & back, shovel, metal/rubber tire wedges, @Payback's comment, @ridesallyridenc comment, @BoneRemake's comment, @Porksandwich's comment, it goes, on, and on, and on, and on.... )

Here's why>> ^Drachen_Jager:

And it goes one step closer to a third world country.
Why does anyone pretend the US is a world leader anymore?

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Not just clever marketing. This game is really something special. My whole family is in love with it at the moment.

It is hard to explain what makes it awesome, especially since the graphics are so shit - let me try:

Unfortunately, liking a candidate regardless of their party affiliation doesn't sever said candidate from party politics, pecking orders, and financial support. I'm not a Ron Paul fan, but it is unfortunate for those who are that, for now, his viability as a POTUS candidate is tied to the Republican Party, and all its insular machinations.

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Also, I think the fundamental issues we have with elections is that we measure every candidate by the party they're associated with. I like Kucinich and Gravel, though I disagree with their policies, and I like them aside from them being associated with the Democratic Party. It's important to distinguish the man (or woman) from the party, I say.

Also, I think the fundamental issues we have with elections is that we measure every candidate by the party they're associated with. I like Kucinich and Gravel, though I disagree with their policies, and I like them aside from them being associated with the Democratic Party. It's important to distinguish the man (or woman) from the party, I say.

I know all of my fantastic awesome videos get bypassed. Its like a dusty gravel street in my town instead of a two lane high way. My kids are starving, my upvotes are just not what they should be.



hahahahhahaha

@NetRunner. I agree with you. Republicans tend to vote for Corporatist interests. I'm against any cap on liability for any corporation. And when most Republican politicians argue for small business, they seem to really embolden the big businesses.

I don't think that's true for all Republicans, just the majority. The same goes for Democrats who tend to be pro-Corporatist, as well, except for people like Grayson, Kucinich and Gravel. I don't know anything about this Alabama Tea Partier, so I can't say whether or not he believes in what he says, but I like his message of smaller government and less taxes. I'm not an idiot; I know they all say that. That's why I don't vote for them.

I was arguing more for the platform than for this particular guy.

@Throbbin, you're right. Republicans also miss the mark here. To be fair, I think Grayson, Kucinich and Gravel are a credit to the Democratic Party, while Ron Paul stands as the only real credit to the Republican party (maybe sometime in future Rand will too if he proves himself).

I'd vote for these people any day because they have integrity and they're honest. That's the truth.

I don't care if Kucinich says he saw a UFO. Most of the Republicans say they believe in an invisible man in the sky, so I can trade one forgivable delusion for another.

Also, Mike Gravel was cool. Trust me, I can't stand his ideas on Direct Democracy, but the man had integrity. And so did Kucinich.

I've noticed I tend to like more Democrats than Republicans. During the primaries, I'd take any of the Dem noms over any of the Repub noms (Paul excluded). Romney was the scariest piece of shit up there, and he frightened the hell out of me. All I saw was biblical war when I saw him.

I bet it's a lot cheaper if you don't get the green lightcycle option.

If you go to http://www.yikebike.com/site/gallery and watch "Testing Video #1" you'll see how it handles common urban and suburban obstacles (potholes, gravel, puddles, curbs). What I found hilarious is that they use the iphone as a unit of measurement. One of the potholes is about half an iphone deep and the curb is a little more than half an iphone.

I really wanted to see it take on a Tall Starbucks Mocha Valencia pothole or maybe a half Venti Toffee Nut Latte curb.

"The only non-C.F.R candidates are Ron Paul, Dennis Kucinich and Mike Gravel"

Those were the three I liked!!

I think this is a runaway truck ramp. The most common reason to use a runaway truck ramp is brake failure due to overheating or excessive stress. The ramps are often built into downward sloped mountain highways. The bed of a runaway truck ramp typically inclines upwards, helping to slow trucks which are driven onto it. The ramps are usually paved with gravel or sand to increases traction and help slow runaway vehicles. It sure doesn't look like they built this one quite long enough. Oops.

These guys have LOTS of practice a much more expensive car than a stock WRX


>> ^thehelix:
I've tried going balls out in my WRX on some dirt and gravel roads up in the mountains on the way to a hike or a river or whatever and it just doesn't work. I don't know how these guys do it. Anything over 30 mph or so is nearly a death wish for me.