Re: how's this for a first date.

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Sun Jan 30 2000 - 10:28:49 EST


Just make sure those bags are totally watertight. Mine aren't (I think
I put a small hole in each by accident), and I have 2 70-lb blocks of
solid ice in by bed right now. They're useless for spreading under the
wheels.

fawcett@uism.bu.edu wrote:
>
> Hehehe... This brings back some memories which I won't go into now. Suffice
> it to say, I could be the poster boy for those "wanna get away" commercials!
> :-)
>
> Anyway, a little New England trick is putting three or four sandbags over the
> rear axle in the bed. The extra weight will probably be enough to get ya'
> going and if not you got instant traction material to spread under the tires.
>
> Just a thought.
> Tom
>
> P.S. If you got a second date with this girl, I'd say she was a keeper. :-)
>
> ______________________________ Reply Separator _________________________________
> Subject: DML: how's this for a first date.
> Author: <dakota-truck@buffnet.net> at smtpout
> Date: 1/30/00 2:13 AM
>
> just a little true/funny story i'd pass on..
>
> first date with this girl i met in my english class. driving to a restuarant
> for dinner, i decided to pull into a empty parking lot next to the resturant.
> well there was 3" of ice in the parking lot and my 4x2 dakota got stuck...
> couldn't move worth shit, and AAA doesn't cover getting stuck in a parking
> lot :( needless to say, i had to get a couple of guys to sit in the bed of
> teh truck while i tried to get the truck un-stuck..
>
> this is the only time my dakota has let me down.. of course i was the
> dip-shit who tried to drive on ice with a 4x2.
>
> (the story behind this: my truck has been in the garage for the past 4 weeks
> cuz im in ohio with snow, the weather was finally nice and decided to take
> the truck out with no weight in the back ....)
>
> just thought i'd vent a little bit..

-- 
-andy

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