Argg morons

[n7bsn]

Just learned the Rising Eagle Road fire in central Washington was started by someone towing a trailer, with a flat, that caused sparks

So far it was burned six homes and caused the evacuation of the Sun Mountain Lodge

Reminds me of a fire in Idaho years ago, caused by an RVer who's toad was dragging, and would not stop for people trying to stop them due to the sparking

[n7bsn]

smkettner wrote:

n7bsn wrote:
Just learned the Rising Eagle Road fire in central Washington was started by someone towing a trailer, with a flat, that caused sparks

I would like to see this tested by Mythbusters

Why? Happens a lot.
Over a decade ago some people from Calif were driving north out of Coeurdalene Id, their Toad had a flat and was causing sparks, the fire they started was several miles long.
People were trying to stop them, they ignored them (worried about "why").
The state of Idaho billed them for the fire.
This got written up in Motorhome and Trailer Life, as a cautionary note to RVers

Train also cause fires, the sparking from their brakes as started more then one.

[Bumpyroad]

pitch wrote:
You do realize that "MORON" is a slur against the Mormon religion don't you!

reading that information in the link I fail to see where this is a slur.
bumpy

[n7bsn]

pitch wrote:
You do realize that "MORON" is a slur against the Mormon religion don't you!

Right

Urban legend, and without facts to back it up

Origin of the word.

[riven1950]

Instead of the "M" word, maybe it was an Accident : a sudden event (such as a crash) that is not planned or intended and that causes damage or injury

I've had them, bet we all have.

[Martyn]

hook47 wrote:
A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing-

Moron

Moron, is the name of a location and a king in the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon. They are both connected with the Jaredite people.

Yes it can:
Moron

Moron is a term once used in psychology to denote mild intellectual disability.[1] The term was closely tied with the American eugenics movement.[2] Once the term became popularized, it fell out of use by the psychological community, as it was used more commonly as an insult than as a psychological term.

[D___M]

Water-Bug wrote:
I'm not sure that calling the driver with a flat on his trailer a moron is appropriate. It can happen to anyone and I've seen professional truck drivers that aren't aware of a flat on their rig. Not everyone can afford rearview cameras and most trailers don't come with tire pressure monitors. If you're a moron for not having them, then there are a heck of a lot more morons than people who have them.

bid_time wrote:
Well said Water-Bug. It truly amazing to me how readily someone is able to call someone else a moron, with zero information about the situation at hand.

x2

[lanerd]

pitch wrote:
You do realize that "MORON" is a slur against the Mormon religion don't you!

Really??:R Can you provide a reference to this definition?

I'm with others... I think calling this person a moron is a little juvenile. Having a blow out on a trailer is very difficult to know by the driver without either having a TPMS on the trailer or someone coming up beside you blowing his horn to alert you.

While causing a fire is terrible and devastating to those who lost property, I don't think putting the entire blame on the person with the trailer is fully to blame. However, that said, if the person did have a TPMS, it would have alerted him that he did have a blowout and maybe, just maybe, he could have pulled over in time to prevent causing the fire. So in this respect, he is somewhat to blame.

Ron

[2012Coleman]

Morons - It's funny how many places you run into them.

[time2roll]

n7bsn wrote:
Just learned the Rising Eagle Road fire in central Washington was started by someone towing a trailer, with a flat, that caused sparks

I would like to see this tested by Mythbusters

[hook47]

A little knowledge can be a dangerous thing-

Moron

Moron, is the name of a location and a king in the Book of Ether in the Book of Mormon. They are both connected with the Jaredite people.

[rk911]

dodge guy wrote:
WOW! Lots of morons out there! Ever see a tire blowout? No amount of sensors in the world are going to stop a blowout!

you're right but at least you'd be aware of the blowout.

[pitch]

You do realize that "MORON" is a slur against the Mormon religion don't you!

[rk911]

gmcsmoke wrote:

I dunno....maybe he was referring to his buddy bob morans. 🙂

[dodge_guy]

WOW! Lots of morons out there! Ever see a tire blowout? No amount of sensors in the world are going to stop a blowout!

[gmcsmoke]