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12-17-2016, 02:47 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Most of them should just stay the fuck off the...
Most of them should just stay the fuck off the road, beyond that it's how the truck is equipped. Straight truck with good tires, differential and inter-axle locks are a whole different ballgame than...
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12-17-2016, 11:10 AM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Are you volunteering to spend a couple hours...
Are you volunteering to spend a couple hours rebuilding my chains every day? We run through the tunnel or over loveland pass 6-14 times a day x 7 trucks. I have never once needed chains on the...
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11-29-2016, 09:46 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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As much as I hate cdot, I genuinely appreciate...
As much as I hate cdot, I genuinely appreciate their new system. Mild = sit and wait, moderate = take a good lunch break, serious, severe, extreme etc. = take a nap, or if possible, go home.
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06-14-2016, 09:37 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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You choose to live here, you choose to go skiing...
You choose to live here, you choose to go skiing when everyone else does. Why should anyone have to cater to the choices you make?
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04-18-2016, 08:19 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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What always amazes me is about 20% of the time I...
What always amazes me is about 20% of the time I drive past that area, someone is parked there.
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04-17-2016, 08:03 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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From a friend. 180860 180861
From a friend.
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04-17-2016, 07:54 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Don't speed maybe? You made the decision to...
Don't speed maybe? You made the decision to exceed the posted speed limit. They probably just didn't know how important and special you are.
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12-23-2015, 10:20 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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From my experience they essentially rounded up...
From my experience they essentially rounded up all the unemployed meth heads in CCC gave them a truck and some signs and told them to have fun.
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12-21-2015, 10:04 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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No construction, no strange merges or lane...
No construction, no strange merges or lane changes, still was faster to take frontage road.
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10-02-2015, 07:28 PM
Thread: Old Maggot Trucks
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I have this thing. ...
I have this thing.
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10-02-2015, 06:56 PM
Thread: Shit that annoys you
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2funky4u?
2funky4u?
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08-16-2015, 09:16 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Two lanes the second it snows with 70% of traffic...
Two lanes the second it snows with 70% of traffic paying for toll lane because they can't see the lines and the left "lane" has less snow. No one is gonna drive a foot from the guardrail in shitty...
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08-05-2015, 09:37 PM
Thread: Shit beer thread
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I have a serious soft spot for oculto right now.
I have a serious soft spot for oculto right now.
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07-16-2015, 07:16 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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That's the idea. People don't go there for the...
That's the idea. People don't go there for the quality of the snow.
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07-16-2015, 07:08 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Everything on the west side is just national...
Everything on the west side is just national forest, on the east side the wilderness starts more than halfway up the valley.
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07-12-2015, 08:45 PM
Thread: Slow drivers in the left lane
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That's how I feel about the majority of road...
That's how I feel about the majority of road bikers. You wanna travel at 10-15 mph on this 50 mph two lane highway with no shoulder for recreational purposes? Fucking good luck buddy, I'm not gonna...
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07-12-2015, 08:18 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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If Clear Creek were smart, which we aren't, we...
If Clear Creek were smart, which we aren't, we would be doing everything we possibly could to get permits from the USFS up Guanella and trying to sell the idea to Vail Resorts etc. There is access...
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03-30-2015, 07:33 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Pure dumbassery/possible brake system...
Pure dumbassery/possible brake system malfunction. I was maybe 5 minutes ahead of it, coworker had to swerve around as it happened.
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02-22-2015, 12:07 AM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Perfect conditions. Road was damp when I got on...
Perfect conditions. Road was damp when I got on EB at 201, no chain law EB or WB. By the time I exited in Silverthorne WB was closed.
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01-10-2015, 05:15 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Say your business sells eggs. Due to whatever...
Say your business sells eggs. Due to whatever reason the egg truck couldn't get on the highway until 6 am. Peak traffic is between 6:30 and 11 am. In peak traffic with snow your eggs wont arrive...
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01-08-2015, 09:20 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Absolutely, they've stepped up enforcement this...
Absolutely, they've stepped up enforcement this year. A lot of it just comes down to the driver being competent, it's very easy to get a CDL.
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01-06-2015, 10:18 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Well, duh. Lets just ban all commercial traffic...
Well, duh. Lets just ban all commercial traffic so recreational users can get to their destination 5 minutes earlier. Let's punish the people making a living driving because Dipshit and his family...
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12-23-2014, 11:19 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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CDOT does a fucking incredible job given the...
CDOT does a fucking incredible job given the complete fucking retards they have to deal with.
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11-24-2014, 08:54 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Eastbound also, I probably drove 4 miles past...
Eastbound also, I probably drove 4 miles past bumper to bumper cars while going 45 (big truck) in the right lane today going up to the tunnel. I would go insane without the powder express lane.
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11-12-2014, 09:37 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Are you Cotton Hill?
Are you Cotton Hill?
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11-10-2014, 04:18 AM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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I drive Silverthorne to Breck 5-10 times a day,...
I drive Silverthorne to Breck 5-10 times a day, shits getting old.
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11-09-2014, 04:37 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Main reason was to allow for expansion of 70, was...
Main reason was to allow for expansion of 70, was also in shit shape.
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11-09-2014, 03:40 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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Heh. bridge completion could be delayed as late...
Heh.
bridge completion could be delayed as late as mid-January instead of late-November
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10-31-2014, 08:52 PM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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Can't lie, as a person with a job driving a...
Can't lie, as a person with a job driving a rather large truck all over Summit and CCC, I'm loving this weather.
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04-30-2014, 11:15 PM
Thread: OFFICIAL I70 BITCH THREAD....
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I really wish people would figure out how to use...
I really wish people would figure out how to use 3 lanes when it's snowy, I was doing just fine coasting down at 70ish until I hit a similar (possibly the same) clusterfuck.
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02-16-2014, 06:17 AM
Thread: Best Gaper qoute of the weekend?
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Only what they steal from the poor Mexicans.
Only what they steal from the poor Mexicans.
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02-15-2014, 05:03 PM
Thread: Best Gaper qoute of the weekend?
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You're the gaper here and you don't even realize...
You're the gaper here and you don't even realize it. What river would that be?
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02-07-2014, 06:02 AM
Thread: Colorado Weather Discussion Thread
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What does windchill have to do with snow...
What does windchill have to do with snow temperature?
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01-20-2014, 12:05 AM
Thread: I-70 is F@&KED
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You are a retarded douche. If you can't figure it...
You are a retarded douche. If you can't figure it why, it's because you are a retarded douche.
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07-07-2013, 05:50 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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Lifetime supply of scotch.
Lifetime supply of scotch.
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07-04-2013, 04:39 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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Drew up a ~10% grade driveway on the topo for...
Drew up a ~10% grade driveway on the topo for shits and giggles, 12 switchbacks and close to 2 miles long.
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06-25-2013, 12:01 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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Gonna do all the construction on site, getting...
Gonna do all the construction on site, getting there is dead easy (to me) with no snow, just steep and bumpy.
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06-24-2013, 06:53 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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I'll get some. This is the building site....
I'll get some.
This is the building site.
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06-24-2013, 05:25 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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The 400' is down TO the building site. Below that...
The 400' is down TO the building site. Below that I have just over 1000' of 30 degree slope.
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06-24-2013, 05:19 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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Not cheap, I like the location and wanted a...
Not cheap, I like the location and wanted a project.
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06-24-2013, 05:17 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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This isn't unusual for the area. Practical...
This isn't unusual for the area.
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06-24-2013, 11:59 AM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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Future house. Until then I'm just gonna use it...
Future house. Until then I'm just gonna use it for camping and build some downhill trails on it.
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06-24-2013, 11:57 AM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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Yea, max slope is a hair over 40% for about 20...
Yea, max slope is a hair over 40% for about 20 feet. At one end it's flat for a hundred feet or so, and a small grade reversal at the other end, the average is just the bulk of the up.
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06-23-2013, 07:47 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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Catch is, this is my own driveway. Not 500'...
Catch is, this is my own driveway.
Not 500' rise, I was clear as mud up there /\
Actual rise is ~400, with a couple really steep sections, and a flat bit that I am essentially ignoring.
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06-23-2013, 04:35 PM
Thread: Steep driveway.
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Steep driveway.
Average of 20 degree slope, 1500' long, north facing at 9000'.
Currently 6"+ rocks over 90% of it.
Ideal is year round access.
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04-04-2013, 11:09 PM
Thread: Loveland tomorrow?
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Today was tits. Hoping to make it up again...
Today was tits. Hoping to make it up again tomorrow. Hoping my body feels up to getting off the groomers. Take care of your bodies, shit catches up fast.
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04-04-2013, 10:58 PM
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How about continuous motion that you (patiently)...
How about continuous motion that you (patiently) fine tune with a potentiometer and replace with a resistor once you get it dialed in?
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04-04-2013, 12:13 AM
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As awesome as that is, all I can focus on is the...
As awesome as that is, all I can focus on is the horrible tv placement.
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03-30-2013, 08:36 PM
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I use that all the time when driving down Clear...
I use that all the time when driving down Clear Creek canyon. Almost every time, I get stuck in a line of cars, and almost every you get stuck in said line of cars, the person behind you gets up your...
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03-23-2013, 08:23 PM
Thread: Did Toyota blow it?
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Why would you NOT want an auto? Not manly enough...
Why would you NOT want an auto? Not manly enough for you or something? Genuine question.
What's wrong with a nice interior? If I'm gonna be sitting in a truck working for 12+ hours a day, I want...
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