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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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And now its pouring down rain and lightning, good old sunshine state...it was sunny as can be 10 min ago.
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 04:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Ponyboychris
got mine stuck too. I had to stop for some moron in a minivan that pulled out in front of me on our street thinking he could make a path and couldn't get going again. so I stopped... you get the rest.
Friggin minivans. Mine was a similar situation..except in my case a minivan had gotten stuck, and I went to try and bash through a snow bank to go around him so I could 1) yank him out and 2) be on my way, but then I got stuck trying to go around him, the snow bank was a little more solid than it looked.

Dug the truck out after about 15 minutes of good digging. It was funny tho, red likes to dig holes rather than gain traction. By the time I got out of there she had dug all the way down to the asphalt....four little perfectly dry pieces of street, surrounded by 5 or 6 foot of snow in that particular area. lol.
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 04:50 PM
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Compared to AZ there were alot of trees in Denver to me. I dont mind the humidity and all that crap. Anything is better than 115* here. I also want a true winter, not one where I wear flip flops to go xmas shopping.
Cris......the GOOD part of AZ has trees This was taken last summer about 1/2 mile from my house
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 04:57 PM
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This past winter I was driving near a railroad and noticed an engine coming out of some trees. The front of the engine was covered with snow and even the top of it had snow on. Guess he found a rather large drift but got through and was still moving fine. I hadn't seen plowed snow on the top of a train before......
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:01 PM
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Great picture Travis!
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:03 PM
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Originally Posted by farmdad
This past winter I was driving near a railroad and noticed an engine coming out of some trees. The front of the engine was covered with snow and even the top of it had snow on. Guess he found a rather large drift but got through and was still moving fine. I hadn't seen plowed snow on the top of a train before......
Pretty sure the snow was just stuck to it from falling on it.....Never seen a drift last very long in front of me
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:04 PM
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Travis thats the dirtiest BN locomotive I've ever seen. You guys usually keep your hogs pretty spotless. lol.
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:06 PM
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Travis thats the dirtiest BN locomotive I've ever seen. You guys usually keep your hogs pretty spotless. lol.
Sorry.....this one has 4 wheel drive....I took it offroading
 
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Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:12 PM
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Originally Posted by UP_There
Sorry.....this one has 4 wheel drive....I took it offroading
You know, it gets expensive when you guys take those offroad. You usually dump a bunch of coal and crumple up a few dozen cars.

If I am ever in AZ I want a tour. I've always wanted to take a closer look at those diesels but of course there are all these "RULES" and safety precautions and all kinds of other BS so Randy still hasn't been able to get me in on one. Just lemmie drive one dammit.
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:13 PM
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You could tell from the way the snow was sitting on the top that it came from being plowed (chunks in odd shapes) not from just falling . We had big snow this winter so it wasn't a surprise to see, just interesting. Unless I misunderstood what you were saying, Travis.
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by UP_There
Pretty sure the snow was just stuck to it from falling on it.....Never seen a drift last very long in front of me
That has to be the coolest job EVER. I would give my left you know what to ride in one of those.
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:17 PM
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Sorry.....this one has 4 wheel drive....I took it offroading
i saw one BNSF train being towed into horicons train yard
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:18 PM
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I think it is time,to get some RoundUp, put it in a sprayer, and late at night,go write a message in this guys front yard with it. I hate **** people like that!!!


Originally Posted by liftedgrocerygetter
Just checked the mail and guess what I got??? 1 more letter from the HOA to add to the collection. This one is because Troy's blazer hasnt moved in 2 weeks. Guess its time to turn the Blazer around so they can see it has moved.

The HOA **** is very **** about his yard and even the sidewalk. When I back into the drive way I just cant help the fact that my truck is so big and I HAVE to pull up onto his sidewalk and a couple of times into his yard. I hate it when i get the pedals mixed up and hit the gas so I wind up in his yard. Damn women driving big trucks, we cant get the pedals right
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:19 PM
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I think it is time,to get some RoundUp, put it in a sprayer, and late at night,go write a message in this guys front yard with it. I hate **** people like that!!!
If he didnt have desert scape that would be perfect....
 
Old Jul 23, 2008 | 05:22 PM
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That has to be the coolest job EVER. I would give my left you know what to ride in one of those.
Our engines have 4400 hp, and we sometimes have up to 9 locomotives on a train......they only run about 900 rpm's too! Talk about some TORQUE
 



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