Share Pics of People Hauling or Towing Something Wrong

[lilranch2001]

I should have never responded to the post in the first place, and each secondary post

 

[dragoneggs]

IT and lil might enjoy Friendly Politics :laughing:

Ha... I am trying to wean myself off of that forum. Not nearly enough substantive debate and too many personal attacks and insults. I like to kid around but I hate childish behavior.

Wow and aren't I getting off topic. Back to original programming!

 

[two_bit_score]

Ha... I am trying to wean myself off of that forum. Not nearly enough substantive debate and too many personal attacks and insults. I like to kid around but I hate childish behavior.

Wow and aren't I getting off topic. Back to original programming!

I quit cold turkey.

 

[goeduck]

It's a joke, but character isn't worth much anyway these days it seems. People prefer to be lied to.

I try not to listen to politicians. Back to ladders on the Highway.....

 

[California]

since many companies put a property identification of some type on their tools and equipment, does the highway department contact these ladder owners and give them a bollocksing for creating a hazard through negligence, if they can?

I doubt it. I was initially hired by CalTrans as a Management Auditor, sent out to do studies in the field to document the procedures in place that maintain conformance with standards, prevent fraud, etc. (California state government is surprisingly clean). I never heard of CalTrans or more likely CHP going after a motorist unless loss of state property was substantial and the motorist's insurance would pay for it - replacing a guardrail etc. The 'creating a traffic hazard' aspect would be a CHP issue but I doubt they would start an investigation so long as the debris hadn't caused a traffic accident. CHP might document what they found, in case a crashed motorist's insurance wanted that record to attempt recovery from the ladder owner.

But in general, no. The field maintenance guys just want to keep traffic moving.

 

[bcp]

Gas-barbecue

Bruce

 

[California]

Gas-barbecue

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Bruce

You just won the thread!

:thumbsup:

 

[widefat]

Ladders -

I learned a lesson, one that could have turned out badly, about tie-ing down properly.

I packed an 8 foot step ladder in the back of my truck along the side, wedged in amongst other stuff and below the lip of the bed.
That's secure, right?

Well, not so much. tooling down a busy divided hwy about 60, I looked back in time to see the ladder lift out, up in the air, and down to the hwy.
Fortunately, no cars close behind me, and, the ladder skidded along the road onto the right side shoulder. God loves fools and babies.

People at Lowes probably wonder why I seem to go to great lengths to tie down everything now.

 

[rd_macgregor]

Gas-barbecue

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Bruce

That guy's lunch should be ready by the time he gets to the work site...I hope that's a diesel truck; pumping gas near that open flame might be too exciting.

 

[cqaigy2]

Ladders -

I learned a lesson, one that could have turned out badly, about tie-ing down properly.

I packed an 8 foot step ladder in the back of my truck along the side, wedged in amongst other stuff and below the lip of the bed.
That's secure, right?

Well, not so much. tooling down a busy divided hwy about 60, I looked back in time to see the ladder lift out, up in the air, and down to the hwy.
Fortunately, no cars close behind me, and, the ladder skidded along the road onto the right side shoulder. God loves fools and babies.

People at Lowes probably wonder why I seem to go to great lengths to tie down everything now.

Thanks for passing it on.