What did you do with your Tacoma this weekend?

neverstuck · Feb 15, 2015

Jonek said: ↑

Like Nealkas I experienced white outs.

While on the way to do food shopping the wife and I came around a corner high up in farm country to be completely blind
Hit the brakes and waited a moment for vision to reappear . Then we see a car stuck in a drift in the opposite (opposing lane) .... This car was in an extremely dangerous place as there is a dip and curve in the road that makes it hard to see the car until your on top of it.
I turned around to see if there were occupants that needed help ... Sure enough their was a young teenage girl wearing braces and scared in there. She said she called her parents ( what were they gonna do ?) she was in bad. I got in her car and tried my tricks of getting un-stuck ... It was like her car wasn't even running.
I decided it was time to use the winch , first real test after installing it 9 months ago. ( Super-Wich 9500)
I was extremely worried that someone comming my way was going to slam into me
The site is @ 5 miles from a popular ski resort used by many NJ , NY , and Pa skiers.
A couple cars lined up behind me and I asked more than 1 driver to stay back in the clear with 4 ways on to warn oncoming traffic of the up-comming hazard.
To my surprise and dismay , these drivers would stay 2-3 minutes and while I was distracted they would drive off !!
It's 4 degrees out , 30+ mph winds , making the windchill -20* or more.
My recovery gear is in my covered bed , I go to drop the tailgate and find my Pop N Lock is inoperative and won't open ! I crawl in the back flap , get what I need and head up to her car .... Hard time finding a recovery point on an infinity buried in snow !
I was soooo cold ( and covered head to toe in snow blow) that I had to get into my heated cab to recovr ... The wife had a towel to wipe my frozen face with.
All the while Dumb Asses are going by in the wrong lane in a white-out !! Near collisions .... I'm stressed ... Call 911 for back up ... Flashing Lights.
Next I have to unspool the frozen winch .... Tough going ... More warm up .... Next my hands are so cold ( in gloves) that I can't get her hooked , but perserverence prevailed.
I'll bet I gave the Finger blessing to at least 10 Douche Bags that felt it was more important to get on a ski slope and freeze than to give a helping hand for 20 minutes or so. After 25 min. The police show up .... He don't help either ...sat in his suv with the lights on and watched numerous accidents almost occur !!
I got her out ... Put such a pull on her that it was dragging my truck too ... Had to get behind the wheel and use the gears and emergency brake to stop the slide. Once freed ... She starts to pull away while still hooked up !!
I'm blowing the shit out of my horn !!! Wow !! Not even a blonde !!
In the end , the cop left , the girl left with a quick thank you sir , and I was left in the road , un-protected and having to re-spool my line all alone !!
I was happy to help , and glad I did ....
I discovered 2 things ... 3 .... People are downright selfish, un caring , Assholes.
Specially from Jerzy.
Pop n Locks suck.
Have your recovery gear ready .... Before hand
Sorry to offend the good people from Jerzy , but the majority of DB's today had that plate on.
1 .... Yes one guy from NYC stopped and asked to give me help .... I shook his hand in congratulations for being a good human being ! He was maybe 25-28 years old , spoke broken English , so when I asked him where he was from he said Poland ..... Imagine that .... Stupid , Arrogant Americans ! Wake Up !!
That's what I did today .... and went food shopping ... Took a 420 break when I got home
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According to a lot of TW experts, with the ABS on your truck you are lucky to have survived all that winter driving. Go buy a lottery ticket

ZachMX · Feb 15, 2015

Jonek said: ↑

Like Nealkas I experienced white outs.

While on the way to do food shopping the wife and I came around a corner high up in farm country to be completely blind
Hit the brakes and waited a moment for vision to reappear . Then we see a car stuck in a drift in the opposite (opposing lane) .... This car was in an extremely dangerous place as there is a dip and curve in the road that makes it hard to see the car until your on top of it.
I turned around to see if there were occupants that needed help ... Sure enough their was a young teenage girl wearing braces and scared in there. She said she called her parents ( what were they gonna do ?) she was in bad. I got in her car and tried my tricks of getting un-stuck ... It was like her car wasn't even running.
I decided it was time to use the winch , first real test after installing it 9 months ago. ( Super-Wich 9500)
I was extremely worried that someone comming my way was going to slam into me
The site is @ 5 miles from a popular ski resort used by many NJ , NY , and Pa skiers.
A couple cars lined up behind me and I asked more than 1 driver to stay back in the clear with 4 ways on to warn oncoming traffic of the up-comming hazard.
To my surprise and dismay , these drivers would stay 2-3 minutes and while I was distracted they would drive off !!
It's 4 degrees out , 30+ mph winds , making the windchill -20* or more.
My recovery gear is in my covered bed , I go to drop the tailgate and find my Pop N Lock is inoperative and won't open ! I crawl in the back flap , get what I need and head up to her car .... Hard time finding a recovery point on an infinity buried in snow !
I was soooo cold ( and covered head to toe in snow blow) that I had to get into my heated cab to recovr ... The wife had a towel to wipe my frozen face with.
All the while Dumb Asses are going by in the wrong lane in a white-out !! Near collisions .... I'm stressed ... Call 911 for back up ... Flashing Lights.
Next I have to unspool the frozen winch .... Tough going ... More warm up .... Next my hands are so cold ( in gloves) that I can't get her hooked , but perserverence prevailed.
I'll bet I gave the Finger blessing to at least 10 Douche Bags that felt it was more important to get on a ski slope and freeze than to give a helping hand for 20 minutes or so. After 25 min. The police show up .... He don't help either ...sat in his suv with the lights on and watched numerous accidents almost occur !!
I got her out ... Put such a pull on her that it was dragging my truck too ... Had to get behind the wheel and use the gears and emergency brake to stop the slide. Once freed ... She starts to pull away while still hooked up !!
I'm blowing the shit out of my horn !!! Wow !! Not even a blonde !!
In the end , the cop left , the girl left with a quick thank you sir , and I was left in the road , un-protected and having to re-spool my line all alone !!
I was happy to help , and glad I did ....
I discovered 2 things ... 3 .... People are downright selfish, un caring , Assholes.
Specially from Jerzy.
Pop n Locks suck.
Have your recovery gear ready .... Before hand
Sorry to offend the good people from Jerzy , but the majority of DB's today had that plate on.
1 .... Yes one guy from NYC stopped and asked to give me help .... I shook his hand in congratulations for being a good human being ! He was maybe 25-28 years old , spoke broken English , so when I asked him where he was from he said Poland ..... Imagine that .... Stupid , Arrogant Americans ! Wake Up !!
That's what I did today .... and went food shopping ... Took a 420 break when I got home
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Glad to know there's still people like you out there in today's world. Agreed, got stationed here in Jersey 2 years ago and can count on one hand the decent people I have met here, the rest here are either selfish, assholes, know it alls, or just not all there.

Hollywood22 · Feb 15, 2015

Jonek, you are a good dude. It completely boggles my mind how many db's there are on this planet. Some people need a foot in the ass.

Hollywood22 · Feb 15, 2015

On another note. Used the Taco in -42 Celsius weather to haul some lumber for my basement reno. Good Times.

jtweezy · Feb 15, 2015

devkurf said: ↑

I've never taken the hogs with me on a hunting trip. How do you get them to jump in the bed?
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