Ok doing this job puts you on the road. So there must be accidents, right?
Who killed the most cars?
I killed 4 of them.
Who killed the most cars?
I killed 4 of them.
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1 in 30 years. Ever take drivers ED?Why do they call it common sense?
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Toyota's don't die, they retire gracefully.THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burkeComment
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Turned into a corner with toner boxes stacked next to me on the seat. Took a corner and inertia dragged the boxes over knocking my hands of the steering. Ford bantam 1.3l.
I'm not proud of it but @#$% happens.
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Hey allan, sorry to hear about that crash. hope you ok man, you sound like you are anyway. I never carry toner in the car and if it does happen, has to be in the back seat or trunk. If your company wants you to do that, then they should provide you with a proper vehicle like a small minivan or so.
Anyway, if your boss value your service, he would treat you to a decent work vehicle. from what i read in your post, you are a diligent, hardworking tech that your company should look after.
Come to the USA OR it's neighbour, the roads are wide aplenty. send out a resume, who knows, someone on this forum will hire you.
I remember reading a post of what you make and the distances you travel, plus what you do at the office and that's a lot.
cheers.THE ONLY THING FOR EVIL TO TRIUMPH IS FOR GOOD MEN TO DO NOTHING..........edmund burkeComment
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Landed another Ford Bantam ontop of a mango tree. Dont drive angry.
Accidents are no joke, I seem to be plagued with them.
Cell phones caused 3 of them. And one due to a map. One due to the radio. 2 using alcohol. Once offer loaded with bolts and nuts.WhateverComment
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I have had 6 or 7 accidents in company's car or truck. Two total losses. ! of the totals wasn't my fault, they say the other one was, but since I wasn't even in it at the time...??
I can also testify that the rear end of a Mercedes is not as tough as the front end of my truck.
I also had my fair share of bang ups before I got this job. Ever see The Dukes of Hazard? Well that's a bunch of bullshit. I know first hand that when you sail a car 30 to 40 yards through the air, they do not keep running, bounce and keep moving . My insurance company hated me.The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen HawkingComment
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Two totals. Wore out 5 or 6.
Let's see if I can remember:
1980 Mercury Lynx, 1990 Astro Van (with 250K miles), (4) Ford Festivas, 1996 Ford Aspire, 2000 Kia, 2008 Scion Xb.
I'm currently wearing down a 2012 Ford Fusion.
If I were to give a recommendation I would say, Avoid sleep driving. Get an absolute minimum of 6 hours of sleep for 13 hours on the road. All the caffeine in the world cannot keep you awake without a minimum amount of sleep.
Simple math ~ 1.3M miles / 9 vehicles = 144K per vehicle. It just doesn't make any sense that we are called service technicians. I spend more time driving. =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
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No exaggeration: Airborn over the Tittabawassee River, on the way to a concrete bridge abutment. If I had been going just a little bit faster I might have cleared the other side. As it was, my Lynx station wagon became about 5 feet shorter than the standard model. =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
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I had stayed up all night on my first date with my first wife. Dosed off with the cruise control on going home. Woke up as I was going through the "T" intersection. A freshly plowed field waited for me when I landed. You could still see the mark I left when I launched into the air, for about 15 years after.The greatest enemy of knowledge isn't ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge. Stephen HawkingComment
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This was back in the days when I was still commuting ~500m each way, every weekend. I had had a total of 8 hours sleep in three days. The last thing I remember clearly is paying the toll at the Mackinaw bridge. 150m later I awoke to snow flying everywhere, because I was in the median. Back then the guard rails corralled me into/over the river. Since then they have re-arranged the guard rails into a football shape to direct people like me out of the river.
Surprisingly I was not the first person to do this, just the first to live to tell about it. Somewhere around West Branch I had had a dream that I was being pulled over by a state cop, and in this dream I put on my seat belt. =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
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On one of these trips, one of my college roommates directed me on a shortcut. This shortcut went quickly from a narrow paved road to a narrow dirt road, to 7 foot tall corn. To find our way out, my roommate stood on the roof of the car, to direct me out of the cornfield. =^..^=If you'd like a serious answer to your request:
1) demonstrate that you've read the manual
2) demonstrate that you made some attempt to fix it.
3) if you're going to ask about jams include the jam code.
4) if you're going to ask about an error code include the error code.
5) You are the person onsite. Only you can make observations.
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