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Why buy American?

Geezzzee people. Get a perspective. You leave hitch in because you need and use it, not to tote around the extra weight just in case someone hits you.
 
Note that if a car hits the back of a pickup a dropped hitch might engage the bumper if the car does not dive too much on braking. If no hitch present the receiver will go over the car bumper and take out the grill hood fenders and radiator, if not the windshield.
 
I take mine out so it doesn't get stolen, it's height adjustable, a bit pricey, and also so folks (mostly me) don't bash their knees into it.
 
brudgers said:
Is bragging about leaving a hitch in so that one can screw up someone else's life even worse after a fender bender, necessary?
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You more than anyone on this board should be able to recognize sarcasm.
 
I leave my hitch in just because I'm to lazy to take it out. If there are additional benefits so much the better. If I am in the small car hitting the rear end of a large vehicle it would appear that the other guys hitch may actually be beneficial to my health. Replacing a radiator--no big deal if it saves multiple trips to the oral surgeon.
 
I was going to stop at just getting a trailer hitch.

But after reading this thread, I'm going to get a trailer hitch, attach it to a railroad tie on the back of my truck, and slap on a bumper sticker that proclaims I only have a 50.00 deductible.

Enjoy your cell phone chat and your latte'...

And yet again, another lurker states that they rarely participate because of a-holes...
 
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I'm still waiting for: "You only put your hitch on your American made truck so the foreign vehicles will hit it, you racist...."
 
alora said:
Nice to see you pluralized "a-holes" to include yourself.http://www.inspectpa.com/forum/showthread.php?5793-Personal-experience&p=57169&viewfull=1#post57169
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Ya, thanks for the random link that has nothing to do with this thread. Maybe you should look at the actual post in this thread, and see who it was referring to. If you want to call me an a-hole for slapping down some blowhard for relentlessly harassing other members, then I'll wear it with pride...

I hardly think lurkers and new members have anything to worry about with me. I have been nothing but helpful with those who participate in a civil manner; a category that you just stepped out of.
 
I like the receiver hitch. I leave mine in all the time too. I figure that if some cell phone texting knucklehead is going to rear end me, the least I can do is put my hitch through his radiator.
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Is that statement really that offensive to anyone here?

Is it really necessary to call someone a "dick" because of that statement?

Would you honestly call someone that name TO THEIR FACE because of that statement?
 
karmann33 said:
The reason I don't comment more on here is there is always one or two tough guys on every forum hiding behind their computer running their lips and would never talk that way in person. You kiddies have a nice day!
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I have heard similar laments. Somehow, all that bad behavior eludes me. Either my sensitivity radar is turned way down, or it's so seldom as to not stand out.

I have started a hundred threads and posted near 400 times. In all of that, there hasn't been an instance where I felt put upon. Oh sure, there were a couple of jerky replies. So what, you deal with it.

If you are sitting out, and two years with 23 posts indicates that you are, because you are afraid of getting jumped on, get over it, it's not going to happen.

You want to lament about getting picked on, at least have the courage to get picked on.

The other thing that crosses my mind is that you may be a pot stir.

I don't know, sometimes I have to read a Brudgers' post several times to get it. Here Brudgers said Coug Dad wasn't a complete dick and look what happened. People took it all wrong and figured that to mean that he's an incomplete dick, which we all know is the dreaded dick-head. Try to keep a clear head and not read too much into it. Such small potatoes for folks to get so riled up.

One telling aspect of this is the deafening silence from Coug Dad. It's his jackpot and he handles it better than the rest of you.

I have been called both complete and incomplete. Some of you may want to do that now. Go ahead, I can take it and it may be cathartic for karmann to observe how I handle it.

Tiger
 
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Folks here have neat rides without bumpers!

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ICE said:
If you are sitting out, and two years with 23 posts indicates that you are, because you are afraid of getting jumped on, get over it, it's not going to happen.You want to lament about getting picked on, at least have the courage to get picked on.
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one forum on which i participate has a firm rule - attack the idea, not the person.

if there's disagreement or alternate views, there is a civil way to express that disagreement.

as Frank Zappa once said, you can't polish a turd.

one shouldn't have to screw up their courage to participate.
 
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Mr Softy said:
one forum on which i participate has a firm rule - attack the idea, not the person. if there's disagreement or alternate views, there is a civil way to express that disagreement. as Frank Zappa once said, you can't polish a turd. one shouldn't have to screw up their courage to participate.
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If someone says, "I'm going to leave and never come back" on the internet, do they really mean it?
 
[quote=as Frank Zappa once said, you can't polish a turd.

and as i recall over hearing Jim Morrisons' reply to frank "you gonna eat that" :mrgreen: jim did!
 
I used to go see Frank Zappa whenever he played close to me, now I go see his son, Dweezil, do Franks stuff and it's pretty good!
 
If you have to "screw up your courage to participate" ya ain't got much to start with anyway.

Now I gave you a freebie to start with. Arch your back and fire away. Just consider this practice.
 
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