North vs South rant.

[Olly]

Some of you know that my 4x4 on my truck is out right now, this morning I was going to the store and got stuck at the end of my drive way leaving my truck 1/4 in the road. I called a buddy to come give me a tow and while waiting for him I watched 30 cars drive by with a lot of them being big 4x4 trucks. Not one person stopped to even ask if I needed a hand. I started laughing at the ones that would look at me then stare straight ahead like I wasn't even there.

If this had been in the south you would have had every good ole boy stopping and asking if I needed help and if they couldn't have help they would have had their cousins cousin out with chains.

I never ever EXPECT anyone to stop but it's just a reminder of how different these two regions are. I'll still stop every time I see someone stuck up here.

[OGblackcloud]

You mean you didnt throw your arms in the air and stare at them ? Like what the f

[Flightstopper]

You have to honk and scream profanities to get them to stop up north

[DeadEye_Dan]

That's complete hypothetical bullshit.


If it snowed 12" in the South, you pansies would be hiding at home complaining how cold it is, not driving around looking for people to help.

[jehler]

Your not female, and any guy in a truck stuck in his driveway is more to be laughed at then helped, sorry olly

[Olly]

That's complete hypothetical bullshit.


If it snowed 12" in the South, you pansies would be hiding at home complaining how cold it is, not driving around looking for people to help.

I meant in any kind of situation. Dan don't try and deny it, I've had so many of you Yankees tell me themselves that southerners are nicer than their fellow Yankees.

Your not female, and any guy in a truck stuck in his driveway is more to be laughed at then helped, sorry olly

My point made





I hate that damn Chevy so much.

[DeadEye_Dan]

FYI...

The last time I saw a Chevy stuck in a drift, I drove around him, backed up to the front of his truck, hooked him to the back of my Ford and pulled him for a 1/2 mile to the next paved road.

[jarbo03]

Anybody around here would have stopped.

Sent from an undisclosed location.

[jehler]

I pulled 2 people out yesterday. Drive up to a third but when the guy got out of his car and I saw skinny jeans I laughed and drove away

[DeadEye_Dan]

An you're right...that wasn't to be kind, it was to shame him into buying a truck.

[Olly]

FYI...

The last time I saw a Chevy stuck in a drift, I drove around him, backed up to the front of his truck, hooked him to the back of my Ford and pulled him for a 1/2 mile to the next paved road.

I wasn't attacking you personally Dan, I've got a ton of Yankee friends that would go out of their way to help me.

[jehler]

FYI...

The last time I saw a Chevy stuck in a drift, I drove around him, backed up to the front of his truck, hooked him to the back of my Ford and pulled him for a 1/2 mile to the next paved road.

I pulled out a ford yesterday with my Chevy, just sayin

[jehler]

Olly even though you have been here four years, you can still smell the fudge on ya

[Olly]

I've been telling myself that I want to keep my truck until my next promotion. After my buddy pulled me out I almost drove straight to the Ford dealership.

[Olly]

Olly even though you have been here four years, you can still smell the fudge on ya

I looked at my PDR the other day, its says 4.8 years!




Still got no clue what you meant.

[DeadEye_Dan]

FYI...

The last time I saw a Chevy stuck in a drift, I drove around him, backed up to the front of his truck, hooked him to the back of my Ford and pulled him for a 1/2 mile to the next paved road.

I pulled out a ford yesterday with my Chevy, just sayin

Fiesta? Escort?

[jehler]

I hear the new fords are nice, notorious rust buckets, maybe that has changed?

[DeadEye_Dan]

FYI...

The last time I saw a Chevy stuck in a drift, I drove around him, backed up to the front of his truck, hooked him to the back of my Ford and pulled him for a 1/2 mile to the next paved road.

I wasn't attacking you personally Dan, I've got a ton of Yankee friends that would go out of their way to help me.

Oh I know. I was just being my normal northern prickish self.

[jehler]

FYI...

The last time I saw a Chevy stuck in a drift, I drove around him, backed up to the front of his truck, hooked him to the back of my Ford and pulled him for a 1/2 mile to the next paved road.

I pulled out a ford yesterday with my Chevy, just sayin

Fiesta? Escort?

What's the one that rolls over again, oh yeah, an explorer

[DeadEye_Dan]

FYI...

The last time I saw a Chevy stuck in a drift, I drove around him, backed up to the front of his truck, hooked him to the back of my Ford and pulled him for a 1/2 mile to the next paved road.

I pulled out a ford yesterday with my Chevy, just sayin

Fiesta? Escort?

What's the one that rolls over again, oh yeah, an explorer

I've never had mine stuck...but then again, it's a fleet vehicle so it will go almost anywhere a rental car will go.

[jehler]

Yesterday we had 8" worth of snow compacted into 3" o slush on unfrozen ground, another 6-10" of wet snow on top of that, if you got off the pavement with a drive wheel and didn't have mad skills or if you didn't have clearance and momentum you were fucked like grogan's goat

[Eric Haynes]

What you are saying Olly, is true. I have pulled 3 strangers out today. Ask for snow and you shall recieve. Got what jehler got except for only about 3 inches of powder on top.

As for brands, I have all three of the major brands(gm,ford,dodge) Havent been disappointed in any of them but I'll still take my diesel over the others.

[Olly]

Something very close to this is going to be my next truck.

[QH's Paw]

We don't play that north south BS in the west. We have plenty of remote areas that could be bad news if someone was stranded there for long. Out here you help each other out.
There are exceptions but, for the most part you at least make a call for them.
When I say west I mean the real west. Nothing east of Montana and Wyoming are considered west.
Of course, in major metro areas, you get what you get.

[Bulldog0156]

We don't play that north south BS in the west. We have plenty of remote areas that could be bad news if someone was stranded there for long. Out here you help each other out.
There are exceptions but, for the most part you at least make a call for them.
When I say west I mean the real west. Nothing east of Montana and Wyoming are considered west.
Of course, in major metro areas, you get what you get.

Robbed

[MOhuntingGuy]

The snow storm we got down here sucked for driving. The roads weren't really cold yet. So that first layer of snow melted then froze so it turned all the roads into like 2 inch thick sheets of ice. After me and my buddy got off work, we cruised around town and helped a couple of people out. People down here turn retarded when the weather turns. I think I saw like 15 or so cars in the ditch just that afternoon.

[huntfishnv]

How deep was the snow Olly?

[hotrodtoad]

Olly even though you have been here four years, you can still smell the fudge on ya

I looked at my PDR the other day, its says 4.8 years!




Still got no clue what you meant.

Everyone that's new to northern Mi. gets addicted to Mackinaw Is. fudge, until the newness wears off. At least I think that's what he meant.

[Olly]

Makes sense now.

[Mornin Beef]