Watch out for loose junk in your truck bed
You may have seen this story, but it is interesting -- someone left a ratchet strap in his truck bed. It eventually flew out and wrapped around his driveshaft, somehow, causing thousands of dollars ...
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There are a lot of mattresses on the LA Freeway system at the end of every month -- folks moving from one apartment to another and strapping their old mattresses to the roof of the car with twine. Weekend afternoons are prime time for this trick.
They hit the freeway and the twine snaps. The fun begins.
This is a known issue -- I have even heard the traffic reports on the radio refer to "the usual end of the month mattress problem" as the cause of tie-ups.
I don't know if this happens in other places the way it does here.
They hit the freeway and the twine snaps. The fun begins.
This is a known issue -- I have even heard the traffic reports on the radio refer to "the usual end of the month mattress problem" as the cause of tie-ups.
I don't know if this happens in other places the way it does here.
