Funny pic/gif thread...

Rusty in Montana said:
If I could I'd be happy to share a video of a ground blizzard which were a common occurrence in Montana when I was a kid .
This was long before rumble strips on the highway and you hoped and prayed that you could see the reflectors on the side of the road !
You learned quickly to slow way down and pay close attention to what you could feel while holding the steering wheel and the sounds of the tires .

Yellow or rose colored shooting or safety glasses are good send to cut down the chances of snow blindness , remembering to blink you're eyes helps greatly also . Being prepared is the main thing a warm blanket , gloves and warm hat with a candle with 3 or 4 wicks will help keep you warm jerky , candy bars or just snacks and bottled water helps and if you slide off the road stay with your vehicle and keep the snow from covering up the exhaust pipe .
Every year or two someone thinks they can walk home or to the neighbors house , some make it but sadly others don't .
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White out snow conditions + rumble strips = driving by Braille. Been there, done that.
 
Rickhem said:
Funny story:
Our microwave stopped working Monday night, put some stuff in there for a minute to heat, and it didn't heat. Of course I did that three more times with the same result. So off to our local appliance store the next morning for a replacement. It's a small, local place, I'm the only car in the lot and the only customer, so the woman owner is helping me. My only requirement was that it had to have a black/stainless finish to match the other stuff in the kitchen. Her only model like that was an LG, of course the most expensive one, and it has this funky safety latch where you have to push a button on the side with your finger, while simultaneously pressing the door open bar with your thumb. She says you can just lock out that safety feature so it works like any other one. I asked if that was something that they were all going to have now, and she says this to me: You see how the world is now. Some idiot somewhere probably put a chipmunk in their microwave, and now we're all going to have to deal with this kind of crap. Made me laugh, and I told her to stop talking and ring me up. And I'll go back there if I need anything else.
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Rick , your microwave probably just blew a fuse , if you remove the outside cover it will be somewhere close to the buttons you push to set the cooking time .
They're a slow blow fuse as funny as that may seem , they are $ 2.00 or $3.00 a piece and are easy to replace .
 
I figured many folks have driven in white out conditions , we still have some 2 lane roads without rumble strips .
The weather guessers forecast more wind 25 -35 with gusts up to 40 mph a nice gentle breeze ! Ha ha
 
Black-Balled said:
Didn't you just post that the other day, but with different vehicles and # of fleeing drivers different?
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I don't post many crash videos or road rage nonsense. I see a lot of crash videos w cars ramping stray tires then going over the divider into oncoming traffic which would likely be fatal. This is more of a what would you do here type video.
 
Johnson said:
I don't post many crash videos or road rage nonsense. I see a lot of crash videos w cars ramping stray tires then going over the divider into oncoming traffic which would likely be fatal. This is more of a what would you do here type video.
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Last time that vid had a different vehicle crash into the others at the end and only one person fled toward the median.

Must be fake.
 
Johnson said:
I don't post many crash videos or road rage nonsense. I see a lot of crash videos w cars ramping stray tires then going over the divider into oncoming traffic which would likely be fatal. This is more of a what would you do here type video.
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What you would NOT do. Don't stop in a live lane, ever.

Errant tires always find their way to the inside or outside shoulder.

I would like to see "a lot" of vids where cars ramp over the divider from hitting a tire.
 
Rusty in Montana said:
Rick , your microwave probably just blew a fuse , if you remove the outside cover it will be somewhere close to the buttons you push to set the cooking time .
They're a slow blow fuse as funny as that may seem , they are $ 2.00 or $3.00 a piece and are easy to replace .
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I still have it, and I'll check that out. Thanks for the suggestion.
It was making weird noises, much louder, but it worked so I ignored it. Then it got quiet again, but stopped working.
 
It could be a quick fix a ohm meter will tell if the original fuse is blown or not . after you unplug it of course ha ha .

I helped out a friend years ago and found a dead mouse that bit down on one end of the fuse when it was running , I replaced the fuse and it worked for a long time afterwards .
 
Rickhem said:
I still have it, and I'll check that out. Thanks for the suggestion.
It was making weird noises, much louder, but it worked so I ignored it. Then it got quiet again, but stopped working.
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Be careful if you choose to open it up. Microwaves use a capacitor that can electrocute you, even after the unit is unplugged.
 
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