Popular Post tjc transport Posted September 20 Popular Post Share Posted September 20 about 2 1/2 hours ago on the way to eye exam. 17 year old who just got her license thursday afternoon misjudged distance and lane changed into me at 50 mph. i did not see her until impact. the pit maneuver i put on her put her a bit sideway into the center barrier, but she turned right and did not hit the wall. i turned left and mashed onto the brakes which put me a bit squirrely from the stupid abs brakes. but once clear of her also turned right, let off the brakes and mashed the gas to correct. the V8 engine and 10 speed trans downshifted from 8th to 4th and put me sideways in the road. i think the poor guy behind me almost had a heart attack when he went from looking at my tailgate to the passenger side of the truck with smoke pouring off the rear tires. everyone pulled over. the poor girl was having a panic attack, and crying so hard she started hyperventilating. we calmed her down and convinced her to call her dad to come get her, because she was in no shape to drive home he showed up within 5 minutes, and not once raised his voice to her. once we all convinced her there was no real damage to either vehicle she finally calmed down. but i guess i now need to get a new truck. 😁 4 1 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mackMB Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 CLICK BAIT!! 😂 Other than the stained shorts good news is everyone is fine. .....Hippy 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583078 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsmackpaul Posted September 20 Share Posted September 20 Struth, that would of woken everyone right up Things do happen so easily and so quickly Paul 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Vladislav Posted September 20 Popular Post Share Posted September 20 15 hours ago, tjc transport said: about 2 1/2 hours ago on the way to eye exam. 17 year old who just got her license thursday afternoon misjudged distance and lane changed into me at 50 mph. i did not see her until impact. the pit maneuver i put on her put her a bit sideway into the center barrier, but she turned right and did not hit the wall. i turned left and mashed onto the brakes which put me a bit squirrely from the stupid abs brakes. but once clear of her also turned right, let off the brakes and mashed the gas to correct. the V8 engine and 10 speed trans downshifted from 8th to 4th and put me sideways in the road. i think the poor guy behind me almost had a heart attack when he went from looking at my tailgate to the passenger side of the truck with smoke pouring off the rear tires. everyone pulled over. the poor girl was having a panic attack, and crying so hard she started hyperventilating. we calmed her down and convinced her to call her dad to come get her, because she was in no shape to drive home he showed up within 5 minutes, and not once raised his voice to her. once we all convinced her there was no real damage to either vehicle she finally calmed down. but i guess i now need to get a new truck. 😁 Are you sure the scratch was put by her car not her artificial nails?? 2 3 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583088 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted September 21 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 21 16 hours ago, Vladislav said: Are you sure the scratch was put by her car not her artificial nails?? unfortunately yes Vlad, i just washed it friday afternoon and it was not there ...... unless the rottweiler did it. she is not the brightest lightbulb in the package. 2 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583145 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted September 22 Author Share Posted September 22 well, pb blaster and a rag cleared up the painter surface and most of the bumper. still need to try some tooth paste on the big scrape to see if i can get rid of it. 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583197 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 22 Share Posted September 22 That’s pretty creepy. I missed this somehow but I haven’t been on here that much the past few days. Glad it all worked out. We have so many stupid people here now thinking it’s only gonna be a matter of time before somebody wipes out my Mustang.and possibly me Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583199 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Today, that would nearly total a new vehicle!! Crumple zones and all. Door might not close correctly anymore?? 😆 Glad both walked away. I followed a car of very young girls on the way home the other day. 25-30 in a 45 zone. She was just coasting and brake checking the line of traffic she had built up over the last few miles. She made a right and I followed and rest of traffic between us went straight. I had clear road and went around her quickly and then nearly stopped in front of her. I flipped her off and then sped away. She just idled and I lost track of her. Either she was scared to be on the road or just screwing with rush hour traffic. Either way, she got a lesson. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583263 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 4 hours ago, Freightrain said: Today, that would nearly total a new vehicle!! Crumple zones and all. Door might not close correctly anymore?? 😆 Glad both walked away. I followed a car of very young girls on the way home the other day. 25-30 in a 45 zone. She was just coasting and brake checking the line of traffic she had built up over the last few miles. She made a right and I followed and rest of traffic between us went straight. I had clear road and went around her quickly and then nearly stopped in front of her. I flipped her off and then sped away. She just idled and I lost track of her. Either she was scared to be on the road or just screwing with rush hour traffic. Either way, she got a lesson. Larry, I'm not sure that was a good lesson. She sure should know that's not nice to be a plug in front of line of vehicles. But that would work if she's experienced enough to drive fast enough. But if she had been in her first days or a week in the street her goal might be keeping the drive at all and do not smash into anybody/anything. So seems the lesson could be of talking to her to drive fast enough if she could or if not than to stop on a shoulder from time to time to release the main flow. I'm sure in the most cases it's not easy to speak with another driver and explain things. So I usually just pass by keeping hopes the new driver becomes better soon enough. In my experience I stopped a couple of drivers who was making some wierd actions, just came close to their driver door and in a calm manner spoke what I thought was not good and how that could be better. 1 Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583283 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 23 Share Posted September 23 Agree, not the best thing to do, but after miles of this, my patience wore thin. Unfortunately with age I am not getting more tolerant. And like my parents used to say back when .."kids these days!" 2 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583298 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted September 24 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 24 whenever my daughter starts complaining about her kids, i remind her: "kids are gods way of paying you back for all the crap you did to YOUR parents" which shuts her rite up. 1 3 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583310 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 22 hours ago, Freightrain said: Agree, not the best thing to do, but after miles of this, my patience wore thin. Unfortunately with age I am not getting more tolerant. And like my parents used to say back when .."kids these days!" Agree, we are people, not made of iron. Just sorry to force you to confess you was not an angel that time Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583332 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladislav Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 ...And I'm way not too Quote Никогда не бывает слишком много грузовиков! leversole 11.2012 Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583333 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted September 24 Popular Post Share Posted September 24 as you said larry,,,the older i get,,less patience i have for unnecessary BS,,,,and my town has got more and more idiots every day worse part waiting for very long red light to change,,,finally turns,,and of coarse the first car has to finish texting before they start moving with 30 cars behind them 2 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583339 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 24 Share Posted September 24 Bob.....every. single. time. 2 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583340 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 15 hours ago, Vladislav said: Agree, we are people, not made of iron. Just sorry to force you to confess you was not an angel that time I broke my halo a lllooonnnggggg time ago. 😲 2 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff Weeks Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 15 hours ago, mowerman said: ,and my town has got more and more idiots every day I always think of the late, great George Carlin when talking about stuff like this 1 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583374 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I remember that segment what about when you’re following some slow poke and then I got some jackass tailgating you like it’s all your fault. Wait a minute what’s wrong with this picture this guy is dragging his feet and I’m the one getting tailgated. What’s wrong with this picture? Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583377 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted September 25 Share Posted September 25 I move over so traffic can see what the real problem is. Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583379 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tjc transport Posted September 25 Author Popular Post Share Posted September 25 i had a guy tailgating me for close to 2 miles yesterday. like less than 5 foot away tailgating and flashing his light at me. i had the cruise control set at 35 mph, the posted speed limit. there ws finally a break in oncoming traffic, and he whipped left while standing on the gas in his durnago. by the time he passed the stealth ford explorer in front of me he had to be doing at least 60. needless to say, the cop was not happy with him. 3 1 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583381 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mowerman Posted September 25 Popular Post Share Posted September 25 2 hours ago, Freightrain said: I move over so traffic can see what the real problem is. i have done that many times in the big rigs,,,like look man,,,its not me 3 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583384 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freightrain Posted Monday at 05:58 PM Share Posted Monday at 05:58 PM On 9/25/2025 at 12:33 PM, tjc transport said: i had a guy tailgating me for close to 2 miles yesterday. like less than 5 foot away tailgating and flashing his light at me. i had the cruise control set at 35 mph, the posted speed limit. there ws finally a break in oncoming traffic, and he whipped left while standing on the gas in his durnago. by the time he passed the stealth ford explorer in front of me he had to be doing at least 60. needless to say, the cop was not happy with him. You have to watch very closely. They aren't all very noticable "police cars" anymore. LED light bars that barely look bigger then a luggage rack! 1 Quote Larry 1959 B61 Liv'n Large...................... Charter member of the "MACK PACK" Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted Monday at 09:13 PM Author Share Posted Monday at 09:13 PM had a dipstick do close to the same thing today. except i was in the kenworth, and dipstick was in a mercedes. made a left turn from right lane, about 150 foot from the left turn. dipsticks excuse was "but i had my blinker on" i showed the police the video. no blinker, in my blind spot, just turned the wheel........rite into the passenger side front tire. then put the blinker on once pulled over in front of my. i know she got an improper lane change, failure to use blinker, and filing a false police report tickets. not sure if any more were issued, the cop was still deciding if he was going to write more or just tow the car away when he cut me loose. took out driver fender and door. 2 Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583616 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mowerman Posted Monday at 11:49 PM Share Posted Monday at 11:49 PM you know i dont know how i drove for 49 years without killing someone i almost did chick cut me off in sacramento years ago after driving around 150 miles of pouring buckets, brakes were soaking wet i was standing on the pedal,,,missed her completely somehow,,,,i was shaking like a leaf,,,only 2 minor collisions,,,niether my fault 2 Quote Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjc transport Posted Tuesday at 12:23 AM Author Share Posted Tuesday at 12:23 AM same here Bob. 56 years driving trucks (and cars) and never had a chargeable accident. i have been hit many many times, but was never at fault. Quote when you are up to your armpits in alligators, it is hard to remember you only came in to drain the swamp.. Link to comment https://www.bigmacktrucks.com/topic/75970-totaled-my-f150-this-morning/#findComment-583632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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