Advice from the voice of EXPERIENCE !!

[Soldier415]

Don't consume a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 and a jar of habanero peppers in an evening an attempt to burn out a common cold if you are staying in a nice hotel in DC thats being paid for by your employer...

and

It's all fun and games til somebody's grandmother gets pregnant.

 

[turnkey4099]

When using your neighbors dozer to clear brush in his wood lot, look behind it before you proceed. It wasn't until I tried to back up and couldn't that I found somene had left it hooked to a big gobel disc set deep. I did leave some nicely worked swaths behind me.

 

[oosik]

Lordy, Lordy - - I do hope some of these experiences are word of mouth and not ALL are by our own personal experiences.

Otherwise - we have all been just a tad rowdy at times.

 

[DrRod]

Don't consume a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 and a jar of habanero peppers in an evening an attempt to burn out a common cold if you are staying in a nice hotel in DC thats being paid for by your employer... It's all fun and games til somebody's grandmother gets pregnant.

Similarly, don't try to cure a cold with a bottle of Southern Comfort and a bag of Doritos and a can of con queso. Especially the night before a wedding [not mine fortunately].

Never let someone talk you into getting on a horse you've never seen ridden. Sure someone else had just been on him so he's all tired out -- except he's a thoroughbred and they don't get tired.

And never play cards with someone who's first name is the same as a city [e.g. Amarillo Slim].

 

[mapper]

Lordy, Lordy - - I do hope some of these experiences are word of mouth and not ALL are by our own personal experiences.

Otherwise - we have all been just a tad rowdy at times.

Many of mine happened when I was there to bear witness.

 

[mapper]

Don't consume a bottle of Wild Turkey 101 and a jar of habanero peppers in an evening an attempt to burn out a common cold if you are staying in a nice hotel in DC thats being paid for by your employer...

That sounds like there might be a good story in there.
That being said I have had the experience of coming down with a bad cold when at a conference a long way from home - it really sucks

 

[RSKY]

Think very carefully before you reply to one of your wife's, "if you had done this then I would have probably done that", statements.

As in.

"If you had ever cheated on me I guess I would have forgiven you one time."

The incorrect reply was.

"Danm, you wait until I'm 55 to tell me that!"

I'm still paying for that one eight years later.

RSKY

 

[boggen]

always roll down window some, and turn off vehicle, when dogs are put in. and you close door with them in it.

get use to and make it a habit of setting emergency brake, and taking off the emergency brake on all vehicles and tractors. regardless if on flat ground or not.

never get slack in a chain, cable, rope, and then pedal to metal and try to do something. it always end up something braking, and more than likely more costly to fix, than it would of been to call a tow truck, or rent something else. including time spent getting tow truck or renting something else to do it correctly.

double check outlets and switches with a multi meter, to make sure no power is going to them and breaker is off.

check how much fuel you have in your vehicles and machines on regular basis.

 

[2LaneCruzer]

After cleaning a number of very hot Jalapeno peppers, ALWAYS wash your hands vigorously with soap BEFORE going to the bathroom, rubbing your eyes or touching your nose.

 

[k0ua]

After cleaning a number of very hot Jalapeno peppers, ALWAYS wash your hands vigorously with soap BEFORE going to the bathroom, rubbing your eyes or touching your nose.

"come on baby light my fire" comes to mind.

 

[stuckmotor]

Yep flirting with the Home depot girls gets you nothing but trouble.

We don't have a Home Depot. I wish they'd hire some of those girls at our Lowes.

 

[stuckmotor]

Always make sure a relatives giant dog LIKES YOU! before offering to keep it for a while.

 

[RSKY]

We don't have a Home Depot. I wish they'd hire some of those girls at our Lowes.

To be completely honest about the incident in my first post, it was the fact that I had picked up one block and put it in the trailer and the two little girls were picking up one in each hand with another under each arm and walking to the trailer and stacking them. Neither could have weighed more than 140 pounds. Both had muscles standing out on their arms. One was wife's former student and had three kids.

I was both impressed and intimidated with the ease they were handling the blocks. My wife could barely lift one.

RSKY

 

[rswyan]

When letting friends or relatives use your backyard to store their boat, because you live so close to the lake..
MAKE SURE it doesnt become "THE" party spot or fix-it shop..
GET YOUR BOAT AND LEAVE.. DROP YOUR BOAT OFF AND LEAVE..
NO you cant use my tools.. Take your trash w/ you!!! NO, I wont drag your boat to the water!!!
NO I wont come pull you out when your done.!!!

Goes double when it's their RV or camper (ask me how I know)

 

[Budweiser John]

Goes double when it's their RV or camper (ask me how I know)

Speaking of campers, when renting or borrowing a friends motor home for a family outing always double check the straps securing the holding tank to the frame.
Returning home from the Michigan State Fair some years age I lost a full holding tank on Detroit's John Lodge Freeway. Coulden't figure out why every one was passing me with their windshield wipers running on a nice sunny Sunday afternoon until an older lady riding shot gun in a big Cadillac rolled her window down and experlative delegated, suggested I should pull over. It wasn't two minutes later another 'Dad' from our party pulled along side and yelled your tanks gone, you better get the hel outta here. Anyone who knows anything about Detroit clearly recognized the sage advice.
At a rest area twenty miles out of town we stopped to investigate and found the steel straps that hold the tank had completely rusted through thus dumping the tank and it's condense on the roadway.
We now have our own rig and many miles of great travel since that incident but always pay attention to what's going on underneath.
B. John

 

[mapper]

Speaking of campers, when renting or borrowing a friends motor home for a family outing always double check the straps securing the holding tank to the frame.
Returning home from the Michigan State Fair some years age I lost a full holding tank on Detroit's John Lodge Freeway. Coulden't figure out why every one was passing me with their windshield wipers running on a nice sunny Sunday afternoon until an older lady riding shot gun in a big Cadillac rolled her window down and experlative delegated, suggested I should pull over. It wasn't two minutes later another 'Dad' from our party pulled along side and yelled your tanks gone, you better get the hel outta here. Anyone who knows anything about Detroit clearly recognized the sage advice.
At a rest area twenty miles out of town we stopped to investigate and found the steel straps that hold the tank had completely rusted through thus dumping the tank and it's condense on the roadway.
We now have our own rig and many miles of great travel since that incident but always pay attention to what's going on underneath.
B. John

Now that one made my day, really, really glad I was not behind you that day:yuck:

 

[cat fever]

Never drive behind a semi hauling cows, pigs, sheep or any other livestock animal for any longer than it takes to pass them. One of the animals might just take a leak out the side covering your truck and boat in a very nasty and long lasting smell.

And just for the fun of it, I had the window down on the truck. It was such a nice day after all.

 

[TemporaryKubotaOwnerMark]

It was such a nice day after all.

Emphasis on the "was" part of that? :laughing:

 

[Larry Caldwell]

Here's one that's not funny. I always slow down to wildlife speed when driving country roads after dark. Usually that means 45 mph with my brights on, even slower in bad visibility. Cars have hit a dozen deer on the road to my house. A couple of them messed up the car so badly it required a tow truck.

 

[Dftodd]

when opening 12ft tall over head doors, make sure your not standing on the pull down rope before throwing all your weight into raising said door Might have ended up on my keister once or twice being in a hurry, to the amusement of my coworkers

Also, avoid hitting skunks when it's 10 degrees outside at all costs!!!! Especially if the blower fan for the heater in your truck only works on low speed. At that point you have a choice. Roll down the windows and freeze, or gag and choke all the way home. Either way, your stuck with the smell till it warms up enough for a car wash to thaw out.