Northern Virginia Roll Call

BTHawk · Dec 4, 2018

PyritePirateBill said: ↑

Well I had an eventful morning. While driving to work in my Corolla on I-66 in Fauquier County, traffic came to an abrupt slow down. I was in the left lane doing about 75 and the cars in front of me were a good hundred feet away. When I hit my brakes, the car immediately turned right like I was on ice. Pavement was a little wet tho. Luckily no one was beside me as I slid through the left lane and onto the shoulder, almost saving it. Then went into the grass and down a slight bank into some small trees and brush. Narrowly missed a big tree down the right side of the car. It actually hit my passenger mirror, knocking it in on the pivot, but never even scratched the side of the car. Front bumper tore up and the styrofoam absorber broke apart. Everything else seemed ok, but I was stuck in the soft ground. Tried to call my wife to bring the truck to pull it out but she had both phones at home turned down while she slept. So I had to call the trooper since nobody stopped to help. Tow truck pulled me out. State trooper was real nice and said although he hated to write me up, he had to for "failure to maintain proper control ". But he did say he'll talk to the judge to try to get it down to improper driving.
I bungee'd the bumper up, checked to make sure nothing was leaking, and drove it to work. I checked underneath, fixed some of the plastics, and duct taped the bumper back in place temporarily (thank god I bought that car in "duct tape silver mica"
I'm ok. No worries there. Just scared the piss outta me when it turned right like that. And thankful no other cars were involved.

On a sidenote, for the last two months the ABS, Traction Control, VSC, and Brake lights have been on. Asked a trusted mechanic about it and he said it's more than likely just a brake light switch at the pedal malfunctioning. The car has never driven differently, so I just kept on driving it, and every once in a while, the lights would go back off. Wondering now if this may have been at fault today.
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Damn. Glad you're ok!

EatSleepTacos · Dec 4, 2018

PyritePirateBill said: ↑

Well I had an eventful morning. While driving to work in my Corolla on I-66 in Fauquier County, traffic came to an abrupt slow down. I was in the left lane doing about 75 and the cars in front of me were a good hundred feet away. When I hit my brakes, the car immediately turned right like I was on ice. Pavement was a little wet tho. Luckily no one was beside me as I slid through the left lane and onto the shoulder, almost saving it. Then went into the grass and down a slight bank into some small trees and brush. Narrowly missed a big tree down the right side of the car. It actually hit my passenger mirror, knocking it in on the pivot, but never even scratched the side of the car. Front bumper tore up and the styrofoam absorber broke apart. Everything else seemed ok, but I was stuck in the soft ground. Tried to call my wife to bring the truck to pull it out but she had both phones at home turned down while she slept. So I had to call the trooper since nobody stopped to help. Tow truck pulled me out. State trooper was real nice and said although he hated to write me up, he had to for "failure to maintain proper control ". But he did say he'll talk to the judge to try to get it down to improper driving.
I bungee'd the bumper up, checked to make sure nothing was leaking, and drove it to work. I checked underneath, fixed some of the plastics, and duct taped the bumper back in place temporarily (thank god I bought that car in "duct tape silver mica"
I'm ok. No worries there. Just scared the piss outta me when it turned right like that. And thankful no other cars were involved.

On a sidenote, for the last two months the ABS, Traction Control, VSC, and Brake lights have been on. Asked a trusted mechanic about it and he said it's more than likely just a brake light switch at the pedal malfunctioning. The car has never driven differently, so I just kept on driving it, and every once in a while, the lights would go back off. Wondering now if this may have been at fault today.
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That’s pretty terrifying but glad you’re ok Bill. That’s what’s important.

113tac · Dec 4, 2018

PyritePirateBill said: ↑

Well I had an eventful morning. While driving to work in my Corolla on I-66 in Fauquier County, traffic came to an abrupt slow down. I was in the left lane doing about 75 and the cars in front of me were a good hundred feet away. When I hit my brakes, the car immediately turned right like I was on ice. Pavement was a little wet tho. Luckily no one was beside me as I slid through the left lane and onto the shoulder, almost saving it. Then went into the grass and down a slight bank into some small trees and brush. Narrowly missed a big tree down the right side of the car. It actually hit my passenger mirror, knocking it in on the pivot, but never even scratched the side of the car. Front bumper tore up and the styrofoam absorber broke apart. Everything else seemed ok, but I was stuck in the soft ground. Tried to call my wife to bring the truck to pull it out but she had both phones at home turned down while she slept. So I had to call the trooper since nobody stopped to help. Tow truck pulled me out. State trooper was real nice and said although he hated to write me up, he had to for "failure to maintain proper control ". But he did say he'll talk to the judge to try to get it down to improper driving.
I bungee'd the bumper up, checked to make sure nothing was leaking, and drove it to work. I checked underneath, fixed some of the plastics, and duct taped the bumper back in place temporarily (thank god I bought that car in "duct tape silver mica"
I'm ok. No worries there. Just scared the piss outta me when it turned right like that. And thankful no other cars were involved.

On a sidenote, for the last two months the ABS, Traction Control, VSC, and Brake lights have been on. Asked a trusted mechanic about it and he said it's more than likely just a brake light switch at the pedal malfunctioning. The car has never driven differently, so I just kept on driving it, and every once in a while, the lights would go back off. Wondering now if this may have been at fault today.
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Damn rough morning, glad you’re okay!

Darkgoatracer · Dec 4, 2018

The snorkel showed up today. Now only if i had a working truck....

fatfurious2 · Dec 4, 2018

PyritePirateBill said: ↑

Well I had an eventful morning. While driving to work in my Corolla on I-66 in Fauquier County, traffic came to an abrupt slow down. I was in the left lane doing about 75 and the cars in front of me were a good hundred feet away. When I hit my brakes, the car immediately turned right like I was on ice. Pavement was a little wet tho. Luckily no one was beside me as I slid through the left lane and onto the shoulder, almost saving it. Then went into the grass and down a slight bank into some small trees and brush. Narrowly missed a big tree down the right side of the car. It actually hit my passenger mirror, knocking it in on the pivot, but never even scratched the side of the car. Front bumper tore up and the styrofoam absorber broke apart. Everything else seemed ok, but I was stuck in the soft ground. Tried to call my wife to bring the truck to pull it out but she had both phones at home turned down while she slept. So I had to call the trooper since nobody stopped to help. Tow truck pulled me out. State trooper was real nice and said although he hated to write me up, he had to for "failure to maintain proper control ". But he did say he'll talk to the judge to try to get it down to improper driving.
I bungee'd the bumper up, checked to make sure nothing was leaking, and drove it to work. I checked underneath, fixed some of the plastics, and duct taped the bumper back in place temporarily (thank god I bought that car in "duct tape silver mica"
I'm ok. No worries there. Just scared the piss outta me when it turned right like that. And thankful no other cars were involved.

On a sidenote, for the last two months the ABS, Traction Control, VSC, and Brake lights have been on. Asked a trusted mechanic about it and he said it's more than likely just a brake light switch at the pedal malfunctioning. The car has never driven differently, so I just kept on driving it, and every once in a while, the lights would go back off. Wondering now if this may have been at fault today.
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Glad you're ok

Casper66 · Dec 4, 2018

Darkgoatracer said: ↑

The snorkel showed up today. Now only if i had a working truck....
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You mean that’s not fixed yet?

Darkgoatracer · Dec 4, 2018

Casper66 said: ↑

You mean that’s not fixed yet?
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No. I asked randy to do it and he very rudely said no.

buyobuyo · Dec 5, 2018

PyritePirateBill said: ↑

Well I had an eventful morning. While driving to work in my Corolla on I-66 in Fauquier County, traffic came to an abrupt slow down. I was in the left lane doing about 75 and the cars in front of me were a good hundred feet away. When I hit my brakes, the car immediately turned right like I was on ice. Pavement was a little wet tho. Luckily no one was beside me as I slid through the left lane and onto the shoulder, almost saving it. Then went into the grass and down a slight bank into some small trees and brush. Narrowly missed a big tree down the right side of the car. It actually hit my passenger mirror, knocking it in on the pivot, but never even scratched the side of the car. Front bumper tore up and the styrofoam absorber broke apart. Everything else seemed ok, but I was stuck in the soft ground. Tried to call my wife to bring the truck to pull it out but she had both phones at home turned down while she slept. So I had to call the trooper since nobody stopped to help. Tow truck pulled me out. State trooper was real nice and said although he hated to write me up, he had to for "failure to maintain proper control ". But he did say he'll talk to the judge to try to get it down to improper driving.
I bungee'd the bumper up, checked to make sure nothing was leaking, and drove it to work. I checked underneath, fixed some of the plastics, and duct taped the bumper back in place temporarily (thank god I bought that car in "duct tape silver mica"
I'm ok. No worries there. Just scared the piss outta me when it turned right like that. And thankful no other cars were involved.

On a sidenote, for the last two months the ABS, Traction Control, VSC, and Brake lights have been on. Asked a trusted mechanic about it and he said it's more than likely just a brake light switch at the pedal malfunctioning. The car has never driven differently, so I just kept on driving it, and every once in a while, the lights would go back off. Wondering now if this may have been at fault today.
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That's some crazy shit. Glad to hear you came out unscathed.

Darkgoatracer said: ↑

The snorkel showed up today. Now only if i had a working truck....
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Weren't you getting that diff from the guy down in Richmond? I just swapped my diff a few weeks ago. It's a fairly quick job.

Cody23 · Dec 4, 2018

Darkgoatracer said: ↑

The snorkel showed up today. Now only if i had a working truck....
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#2ndgenlife

EatSleepTacos · Dec 4, 2018

Darkgoatracer said: ↑

No. I asked randy to do it and he very rudely said no.
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I stand by that statement too.

Casper66 · Dec 4, 2018

Darkgoatracer said: ↑

No. I asked randy to do it and he very rudely said no.
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In all fairness he appears to have plenty of projects of his own going on right now

Demo man · Dec 4, 2018

wtflint said: ↑

Hey all, anyone have any ditch light brackets they aren't using anymore? I can order them, but figured I'd see if anyone had any spares here.

Let me know!
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Depends which ones your looking for. Ones you have to modify your cowel or ones you don’t. If you don’t mind modifying your cowel I have a set of CBI brackets I took off my truck.

BFRT_King Ranch · Dec 4, 2018

BTHawk said: ↑

I hope you are wrong...I really don't want to see that matchup for the championship.
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I'm late to the game here and have been offline for a few days, but don't be hating... Clemson/Alabama again!

Let's go Tigers!!

Cody23 · Dec 4, 2018

Found my Bed rack for sure this time.

http://bayareametalfab.3dcartstores.com/Tacoma-Expo-bed-bars-_p_87.html

Demo man · Dec 4, 2018

Cody23 said: ↑

Found my Bed rack for sure this time.

http://bayareametalfab.3dcartstores.com/Tacoma-Expo-bed-bars-_p_87.html
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That’s a good price.

Casper66 · Dec 4, 2018

Cody23 said: ↑

Found my Bed rack for sure this time.

http://bayareametalfab.3dcartstores.com/Tacoma-Expo-bed-bars-_p_87.html
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http://sosoffroadconcepts.com/lp-bed-rack-low-profile/

http://sosoffroadconcepts.com/bed-bars/

http://sosoffroadconcepts.com/lp-advantage-bedrack/

The last looks more like what you want if you want rotopak mounts

Cody23 · Dec 4, 2018

Demo man said: ↑

That’s a good price.
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that what I said as soon as I get my check from my old loan company im ordering

Cody23 · Dec 4, 2018

Casper66 said: ↑

http://sosoffroadconcepts.com/lp-bed-rack-low-profile/

http://sosoffroadconcepts.com/bed-bars/

http://sosoffroadconcepts.com/lp-advantage-bedrack/

The last looks more like what you want if you want rotopak mounts
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as much as I like him being local, he doesn't make a medium rack thatll keep the drag down on my tent.

tacotuesday29 · Dec 4, 2018

Any govies that are off tomorrow want to wheel or wrench or grab a beer

Casper66 · Dec 4, 2018

Cody23 said: ↑

as much as I like him being local, he doesn't make a medium rack thatll keep the drag down on my tent.
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Email Eddy and ask he is easy to work with and does custom stuff

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