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ICE ROAD TRUCKERS (the coolest and most interesting show on TV) LIVE THREAD!
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| July 1, 2007
| NewLand
Posted on 07/01/2007 3:11:31 PM PDT by NewLand
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To: CAWats
The driving wouldn’t be so bad. It’s th risk of dropping into pertty deep water that’s the problem. They talked about one driver whose rig dropped through the ice. They found his body 300 ft. away from his truck: He was able to swim out of his truck, but at night, he couldn’t see the hole in the ice above him.
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:40:35 PM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(Fred Thompson, '08-- imwithfred.com. Please note: Hillary is a hag.)
To: Clara Lou
Of course, if he’d made it up through the opening in the ice, he’d have frozen to death unless some other driver came along at just the right moment.
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:42:52 PM PDT
by
Clara Lou
(Fred Thompson, '08-- imwithfred.com. Please note: Hillary is a hag.)
To: NewLand
Headed for the DeBeers mine this year. This is DeBeers first mine outside of South Africa. DeBeers controls the diamond market and I’m surprised they weren’t prevelant here.
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:44:50 PM PDT
by
deport
( Cue Spooky Music...)
To: Clara Lou; little rebel
little rebel also loves Dangerous Catch, and asked me , if I HAD TO CHOOSE between those two jobs, which one would I do?
Answer is...
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:45:56 PM PDT
by
NewLand
(Always remember September 11, 2001)
To: Clara Lou
I saw the first episode where the truck had some sort of engine trouble and the driver had to nurse it along. If the engine died, the driver would freeze to death and if he just idled the engine to keep warm till help arrived, the vibration would cause the ice underneath to give way and that would have been it. I’m a very good driver, but know nothing about engines.
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:46:44 PM PDT
by
CAWats
To: NewLand
Answer is...
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:48:25 PM PDT
by
NewLand
(Always remember September 11, 2001)
To: NewLand
I use to work on the survey crews that went out on snow machines and track rigs to build these ice roads. Fun memories but I’m not going back. Your right its a great show.
To: CAWats
if he just idled the engine to keep warm till help arrived, the vibration would cause the ice underneath to give way and that would have been it In the second episode they explained a lot about the amount of weight that can be on the frozen lakes at any given time, also about speed's effect, and how slow they actually had to drive when over ice.
Incredible!
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:51:00 PM PDT
by
NewLand
(Always remember September 11, 2001)
To: NewLand
I missed the entire first season. I’m going to get this season on CD when all the episodes come out. I’m not sure I’ll get season 1.
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:53:37 PM PDT
by
CAWats
To: NewLand
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:55:15 PM PDT
by
saganite
(Billions and billions and billions----and that's just the NASA budget!)
To: Clink
That and Helen Thomas’s man friday
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:55:54 PM PDT
by
al baby
(Hi mom)
To: NewLand
I imagine one day they will use drones or some other remote vehicle for this work. Crazy!
To: CAWats
Isn’t this the first season? Looks like that on the website.
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:58:18 PM PDT
by
NewLand
(Always remember September 11, 2001)
To: NewLand
I’ve seen the previews on this program a few times, and it really looks like an exciting program. Those drivers are really brave and half crazy to make trips over that ice.
Thanks for the heads up! I'm going to watch "The Enemy Within" at 6:00 and then I'll watch "Ice Road Truckers" at 10:00 tonight.
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:58:56 PM PDT
by
NRA2BFree
("The time is near at hand which must determine whether Americans are to be free men or slaves!")
To: NewLand
Isnt this the first season? Looks like that on the website.
Im gonna check that out. I’ll get back to you.
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posted on
07/01/2007 3:59:56 PM PDT
by
CAWats
To: Names Ash Housewares
I imagine one day they will use drones or some other remote vehicle for this work. Crazy! Not sure drones will do this,you have a lot of decisions to make that require some old fashioned courage.
But, anything's possible!
Have you seen the show?
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posted on
07/01/2007 4:00:40 PM PDT
by
NewLand
(Always remember September 11, 2001)
To: NewLand
Thanks for posting. It’s an awesome show.
To: NewLand
History Channel did a straight history/documentary piece about a year ago on the ice road that was pretty cool (groan), but I think this is a new series. I'm already hooked!
Hit close to 100 here today, what a great antidote!
To: jdub
they could use boats in the summertime, and stockpile what they need for winter?
The ice road runs over lakes. The lakes are not all connected. Part of the road rolls over frozen ground. And you can't truck it up in the summer because the ground thaws in the summer, so it will not support trucks.
To: NewLand
Nothing shows that the early breakup was due to “Global Warming”; this is hardly the first (2006) that they got caught with their pants down.
I’ve watched every episode and some of these guys are dumber than rocks; only three belong behind the wheel.
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posted on
07/01/2007 4:03:49 PM PDT
by
Old Professer
(The critic writes with rapier pen, dips it twice, and writes again.)
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