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    How NOT to Tow a Stuck Front End Loader
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    Last edited by MacGyver; 12-29-2010 at 01:54 PM.
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    WOW!
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    Hilarious , goin to be one pissed off soccer mom when she sees her mini van.
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    When I lived in Milwaukee we got a huge snow storm and the city declared a snow emergency, meaning you had to remove your car from the street. I was out there watching and end loader with forks spearing cars and loading them on to a flat bed semi trailer and yes they were stacking the cars on the trailer. Oh the people also got a ticket for illegal parking. They don't mess around in the big cities when it snows heavy.
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    Quote Originally Posted by BBB725 View Post
    When I lived in Milwaukee we got a huge snow storm and the city declared a snow emergency, meaning you had to remove your car from the street. I was out there watching and end loader with forks spearing cars and loading them on to a flat bed semi trailer and yes they were stacking the cars on the trailer. Oh the people also got a ticket for illegal parking. They don't mess around in the big cities when it snows heavy.


    was watching this on tv last night, those guys dont care that they ran into a car, snow emergency or not. they are union, they'll wreck stuff and mess it up and no worries about getting fired.

    this gov't is what we're supposed to trust to make the best decisions for the people? haha we're all screwed.
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    He'll get back to the garage and brag to his co-workers "you should see the carnage I caused today"
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    That was a city owned Escalade with 95,000 miles on it, the city got that from the EPA ! an Escalade from the NYC EPA ! too funny.
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    They showed that clip 500 times today. City owned car, city owned loader and loader operator. meanwhile..... Buncha dumbchits creaming sue sue sue!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Tony View Post
    City owned car, city owned loader and loader operator. meanwhile..... Buncha dumbchits creaming sue sue sue!!!
    But I bet the operator didn't know it was a city owned vehicle. He showed complete disregard for property, period. I'd be totally pissed if it were my vehicle.
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    Watch close. that loader is a mini. The tow truck yanked that thing around like a red headed stepchild.
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    That aint no mini. It's twice the lengeh of the SUV it's bashing.
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    was the loader guy loaded???
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    Quote Originally Posted by 03darkshadow View Post
    was watching this on tv last night, those guys dont care that they ran into a car, snow emergency or not. they are union, they'll wreck stuff and mess it up and no worries about getting fired.

    this gov't is what we're supposed to trust to make the best decisions for the people? haha we're all screwed.

    Problem is that he is a loader driver not a loader operator. During a snow emergency any azzhole can drive a loader. They just can't operate.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scottw View Post
    Problem is that he is a loader driver not a loader operator. During a snow emergency any azzhole can drive a loader. They just can't operate.
    From the video, I tend to agree.
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    Quote Originally Posted by phragle View Post
    was the loader guy loaded???
    I think both he and the tow truck op.....
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    Now theres chatter on the news that the drivers were told to slow down to soak up more overtime. Phucking union workers
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    Quote Originally Posted by MacGyver View Post
    Now theres chatter on the news that the drivers were told to slow down to soak up more overtime. Phucking union workers
    Soon, all of the union workers will only be government employees, or those who do work for the government.

    Real business can't survive it.
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    I wonder if the union driver in the video still has his job. I'm betting, yup.
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    "Union workers" is being used here as a general term. I belong to a union and can say that our union has made many concessions with contractors to keep our men working. So don't go bashing all unions.
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    There is a HUGE difference between skilled labor union workers, pipefitters, electricians..ect... and the generalized shop unions like the city street departments shown in this video. I have a buddy who works for a unionized public works dept. The storries he tells are enough to make the average working man vomit. My buddy proudly carries his operators card around in his wallet and I wouldnt turn him loose on my lawn mower.
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