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A schoolbus, stopping in front of a residential home, is rear ended by a full size truck

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Good read, regardless, fuck you with the best intentions. The left turn part is bullshit. Yes, the pillar is thick. But fuck man is the drivers neck broken? Like lean forward and/ lean left. A blind spot isn't just over your shoulder. It wherever you don't have a visual. Move your damn head, eliminate the blind spot. As for the truck hoods part. They say it's to look meaner. No, that's the job of the bumper, grill, and headlights. It is practical, if anything. Each model from 1/2 ton, 3/4ton, and 1 ton size have different engine and drivetrain configurations. Okay, with a cylinder turbo gas engine there is lots of empty space. But what about a big inline 6 diesel or even a Ford V8 powerstroke diesel? Now add room for a front axle for 4wd, and a 8spd 10spd transmission behind it for tighter EPA regs. What happened in 2007? Mandatory diesel particulate filters and regen systems and exhaust gas coolers had to be put in. Gota make room for that. Then, in 2009 , the DEF became mandatory. gota make room for all that as well. Look under the hood of a cummins dodge or even worse yet, ford power stroke. There is absolutely no space under the hood for anything. It's jam-packed all the way to the top.

A simple solution would be a front camera that are on from stop to 50kmph amd you know not being a lazy fucking meat bag and moving your head around a few inches forward and to the left.

Side note everyone likes say "just buy a van for work" but vans have just as high of a hood

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What are you starting to take off the rose-tinted glasses to?

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Budy I hear you. It's hard to find good trades. I'm in trades and fuck me if I'm not constantly embarrassed for them more often then not. It doesn't matter what time and money you offer, if the guy is shit the guy is shit no amount of money will or time will fix that. They should have invested their own time and money a long time ago to improve and get better at their trade/craft skill. Worse of most of the time they don't even know they are doing a shit job because no one told them or called them out.

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Right, each time I see this picture pop up, it's like the words barge and dredging don't exist. Like this thing is seen as some damn cast away raft or some shit. This is fine. It's just different.

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Does today feel "Christmassy" to you?

No, it's weird. It's like the magic of it is gone this year. I want to be jolly, and indulge, but I can not. I bust my ass off all year, i look forward to this is on time of year where I always have said fuck work, and responsibilities from Dec 20th to about Jan 3rd. But this year is just hollow. Like a depression came apon me. Like taking a bite of a chocolate bar anticipating thar sweetness, only to have no flavor, just mouth feel.