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04-06-2007, 08:21
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The problem is that they want to avoid huge amounts of verbiage. Three or four
lines of large letters, Max. The Federal DOT recommendation is for 3 signs: Weigh Station 1 mile. Weigh Station next exit. Weigh Station ->. A fourth sign, specified "if required by law" says All Trucks Commercial Vehicles Next Right or All Trucks Commercial Vehicles must exit Next Right In Maryland's case, they don't require all trucks to stop. Just those over 10,000 lbs GVW. So the important thing to them is to get the "over 5T GVW" into the sign, and they do it at the expense of the Trucks Commercial part. They don't want the lighter delivery trucks, which have to stop in many states, from cluttering things up. The non-standard wording, rather than trying to increase the number of exiting vehicles, is actually designed to decrease them. Here's a typical from Colorado, just to show that Maryland is not alone in using wordage that could possibly be construed to include RVs: All Trucks Commercial and Towed Vehicles Must Exit Next Right But guess what? They don't mean me with my Jeep Liberty toad. I refuse to spend my time, while traveling down the road, trying to figure out what law a disgruntled new police officer might mis-apply to me - there's got to be thousands of such very unlikely possibilities. There's enough real laws I have to concern myself with! On 4/6/2007 at 12:47 PM Larry wrote: >Tom, >For the most part they are all correct... Now what happens when you get a >disgruntled police officer that is new to the job and takes the signage >litterally and then stops you because he thinks you avoided going over the >scales and issues you a ticket, which you apparently can get squashed, >then you have to take the time to do this... As I see it, it is easier to >go over the scales then to take chances that you may be stopped... If >enough people do this then they will have to change the signage to the >appropriate wording... Don Bradner 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" Eureka, CA |
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04-06-2007, 12:55
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Having just passed through NM and entered CO, I can say that the
signs at the entry point for both states were somewhat ambiguous (although I can't recall the exact wording). Colorado's sign even said something about "vehicles with tow-bars" ... However, in both cases I could see other RVs passing the weigh station and no police activity could be seen pulling these scofflaw RVers over.... (so I drove right on by...) Pete Masterson '95 Blue Bird Wanderlodge WBDA 42 currently in Golden Colorado where it's darn cold! aeonix1@... On Apr 6, 2007, at 12:37 PM, Larry wrote: > Guys, > Also, all the other states you go through do not say ALL vehicles, > they say only commercial vehicles or trucks... This only happened > in MD, where the sign read ALL vehicles... |
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04-06-2007, 13:00
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I just keep on roll'n. Stopped one time at an INS checkpoint for aliens where a
sign stated all commercial vehicles and buses must stop. Had a specific arrow where the bus should go. The officer looked at me like I was nuts, took the dog, sniffed the joint and said see ya, don't stop again. So, I keep going now. Leroy Eckert 1990 Wb-40'Smoke N Mirrors" In DeFuniak Springs, with the heater on. Crazy-32 tonignt. ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Bradner To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight The problem is that they want to avoid huge amounts of verbiage. Three or four lines of large letters, Max. The Federal DOT recommendation is for 3 signs: Weigh Station 1 mile. Weigh Station next exit. Weigh Station ->. A fourth sign, specified "if required by law" says All Trucks Commercial Vehicles Next Right or All Trucks Commercial Vehicles must exit Next Right In Maryland's case, they don't require all trucks to stop. Just those over 10,000 lbs GVW. So the important thing to them is to get the "over 5T GVW" into the sign, and they do it at the expense of the Trucks Commercial part. They don't want the lighter delivery trucks, which have to stop in many states, from cluttering things up. The non-standard wording, rather than trying to increase the number of exiting vehicles, is actually designed to decrease them. Here's a typical from Colorado, just to show that Maryland is not alone in using wordage that could possibly be construed to include RVs: All Trucks Commercial and Towed Vehicles Must Exit Next Right But guess what? They don't mean me with my Jeep Liberty toad. I refuse to spend my time, while traveling down the road, trying to figure out what law a disgruntled new police officer might mis-apply to me - there's got to be thousands of such very unlikely possibilities. There's enough real laws I have to concern myself with! On 4/6/2007 at 12:47 PM Larry wrote: >Tom, >For the most part they are all correct... Now what happens when you get a >disgruntled police officer that is new to the job and takes the signage >litterally and then stops you because he thinks you avoided going over the >scales and issues you a ticket, which you apparently can get squashed, >then you have to take the time to do this... As I see it, it is easier to >go over the scales then to take chances that you may be stopped... If >enough people do this then they will have to change the signage to the >appropriate wording... Don Bradner 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" Eureka, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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04-06-2007, 13:38
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Leroy,
You just reminded me of when I went on the scales in MD... I pulled up to the stop light waited for the next message and then it read proceed to the scale... Now if they did not want me there, then why did they go through the trouble to have me go through the whole procedure to get on the scale and after weighing the BB the sign lite up with proceed to I-95... Nothing came over the CB to tell me not to get on the scale, there was no message to tell me to proceed to I-95 before I went through the weighing process... You would think if I was not to be there why would the take the time to have me go through the scales??? I do not know... I will in the future I will just avoid going through MD on I-95... Sea Ya Larry NYC 84 35FCSB ----- Original Message ---- From: Leroy Eckert To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 9:00:12 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight I just keep on roll'n. Stopped one time at an INS checkpoint for aliens where a sign stated all commercial vehicles and buses must stop. Had a specific arrow where the bus should go. The officer looked at me like I was nuts, took the dog, sniffed the joint and said see ya, don't stop again. So, I keep going now. Leroy Eckert 1990 Wb-40'Smoke N Mirrors" In DeFuniak Springs, with the heater on. Crazy-32 tonignt. ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Bradner To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight The problem is that they want to avoid huge amounts of verbiage. Three or four lines of large letters, Max. The Federal DOT recommendation is for 3 signs: Weigh Station 1 mile. Weigh Station next exit. Weigh Station ->. A fourth sign, specified "if required by law" says All Trucks Commercial Vehicles Next Right or All Trucks Commercial Vehicles must exit Next Right In Maryland's case, they don't require all trucks to stop. Just those over 10,000 lbs GVW. So the important thing to them is to get the "over 5T GVW" into the sign, and they do it at the expense of the Trucks Commercial part. They don't want the lighter delivery trucks, which have to stop in many states, from cluttering things up. The non-standard wording, rather than trying to increase the number of exiting vehicles, is actually designed to decrease them. Here's a typical from Colorado, just to show that Maryland is not alone in using wordage that could possibly be construed to include RVs: All Trucks Commercial and Towed Vehicles Must Exit Next Right But guess what? They don't mean me with my Jeep Liberty toad. I refuse to spend my time, while traveling down the road, trying to figure out what law a disgruntled new police officer might mis-apply to me - there's got to be thousands of such very unlikely possibilities. There's enough real laws I have to concern myself with! On 4/6/2007 at 12:47 PM Larry wrote: >Tom, >For the most part they are all correct... Now what happens when you get a >disgruntled police officer that is new to the job and takes the signage >litterally and then stops you because he thinks you avoided going over the >scales and issues you a ticket, which you apparently can get squashed, >then you have to take the time to do this... As I see it, it is easier to >go over the scales then to take chances that you may be stopped... If >enough people do this then they will have to change the signage to the >appropriate wording... Don Bradner 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" Eureka, CA [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] <!-- #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} #ygrp-text{ font-family:Georgia; } #ygrp-text p{ margin:0 0 1em 0;} #ygrp-tpmsgs{ font-family:Arial; clear:both;} #ygrp-vitnav{ padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} #ygrp-vitnav a{ padding:0 1px;} #ygrp-actbar{ clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} #ygrp-actbar .left{ float:left;white-space:nowrap;} .bld{font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-grft{ font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} #ygrp-ft{ font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; padding:5px 0; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ padding-bottom:10px;} #ygrp-vital{ background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} #ygrp-vital #vithd{ font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:upp\ ercase;} #ygrp-vital ul{ padding:0;margin:2px 0;} #ygrp-vital ul li{ list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-ri\ ght:.5em;} #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-vital a { text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-vital a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ color:#999;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} #ygrp-sponsor #nc { background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ padding:8px 0;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122%\ ;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ margin:0;} o {font-size:0;} .MsoNormal { margin:0 0 0 0;} #ygrp-text tt{ font-size:120%;} blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} .replbq {margin:4;} --> ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Don't get soaked. 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04-06-2007, 13:52
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Yeah, I figure if they want a closer look they can send the DOT car out. Act
dumb, ask for forgiveness later. I do not worry about being overweight, but over length with the trailer. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors" Niceville, Fl ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight Leroy, You just reminded me of when I went on the scales in MD... I pulled up to the stop light waited for the next message and then it read proceed to the scale... Now if they did not want me there, then why did they go through the trouble to have me go through the whole procedure to get on the scale and after weighing the BB the sign lite up with proceed to I-95... Nothing came over the CB to tell me not to get on the scale, there was no message to tell me to proceed to I-95 before I went through the weighing process... You would think if I was not to be there why would the take the time to have me go through the scales??? I do not know... I will in the future I will just avoid going through MD on I-95... Sea Ya Larry NYC 84 35FCSB ----- Original Message ---- From: Leroy Eckert To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 9:00:12 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight I just keep on roll'n. Stopped one time at an INS checkpoint for aliens where a sign stated all commercial vehicles and buses must stop. Had a specific arrow where the bus should go. The officer looked at me like I was nuts, took the dog, sniffed the joint and said see ya, don't stop again. So, I keep going now. Leroy Eckert 1990 Wb-40'Smoke N Mirrors" In DeFuniak Springs, with the heater on. Crazy-32 tonignt. ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Bradner To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight The problem is that they want to avoid huge amounts of verbiage. Three or four lines of large letters, Max. The Federal DOT recommendation is for 3 signs: Weigh Station 1 mile. Weigh Station next exit. Weigh Station ->. A fourth sign, specified "if required by law" says All Trucks Commercial Vehicles Next Right or All Trucks Commercial Vehicles must exit Next Right In Maryland's case, they don't require all trucks to stop. Just those over 10,000 lbs GVW. So the important thing to them is to get the "over 5T GVW" into the sign, and they do it at the expense of the Trucks Commercial part. They don't want the lighter delivery trucks, which have to stop in many states, from cluttering things up. The non-standard wording, rather than trying to increase the number of exiting vehicles, is actually designed to decrease them. Here's a typical from Colorado, just to show that Maryland is not alone in using wordage that could possibly be construed to include RVs: All Trucks Commercial and Towed Vehicles Must Exit Next Right But guess what? They don't mean me with my Jeep Liberty toad. I refuse to spend my time, while traveling down the road, trying to figure out what law a disgruntled new police officer might mis-apply to me - there's got to be thousands of such very unlikely possibilities. There's enough real laws I have to concern myself with! On 4/6/2007 at 12:47 PM Larry wrote: >Tom, >For the most part they are all correct... Now what happens when you get a >disgruntled police officer that is new to the job and takes the signage >litterally and then stops you because he thinks you avoided going over the >scales and issues you a ticket, which you apparently can get squashed, >then you have to take the time to do this... As I see it, it is easier to >go over the scales then to take chances that you may be stopped... If >enough people do this then they will have to change the signage to the >appropriate wording... 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04-06-2007, 14:59
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Leroy,
I guess that will work, your right about the length though... I just do not like to be stopped for any reason... I try to follow the rules as best I can... Sea Ya Larry NYC 84 35FCSB ----- Original Message ---- From: Leroy Eckert To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 9:52:40 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight Yeah, I figure if they want a closer look they can send the DOT car out. Act dumb, ask for forgiveness later. I do not worry about being overweight, but over length with the trailer. Leroy Eckert 1990 WB-40"Smoke N Mirrors" Niceville, Fl ----- Original Message ----- From: Larry To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 8:38 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight Leroy, You just reminded me of when I went on the scales in MD... I pulled up to the stop light waited for the next message and then it read proceed to the scale... Now if they did not want me there, then why did they go through the trouble to have me go through the whole procedure to get on the scale and after weighing the BB the sign lite up with proceed to I-95... Nothing came over the CB to tell me not to get on the scale, there was no message to tell me to proceed to I-95 before I went through the weighing process... You would think if I was not to be there why would the take the time to have me go through the scales??? I do not know... I will in the future I will just avoid going through MD on I-95... Sea Ya Larry NYC 84 35FCSB ----- Original Message ---- From: Leroy Eckert To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 9:00:12 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight I just keep on roll'n. Stopped one time at an INS checkpoint for aliens where a sign stated all commercial vehicles and buses must stop. Had a specific arrow where the bus should go. The officer looked at me like I was nuts, took the dog, sniffed the joint and said see ya, don't stop again. So, I keep going now. Leroy Eckert 1990 Wb-40'Smoke N Mirrors" In DeFuniak Springs, with the heater on. Crazy-32 tonignt. ----- Original Message ----- From: Don Bradner To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 3:21 PM Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight The problem is that they want to avoid huge amounts of verbiage. Three or four lines of large letters, Max. The Federal DOT recommendation is for 3 signs: Weigh Station 1 mile. Weigh Station next exit. Weigh Station ->. A fourth sign, specified "if required by law" says All Trucks Commercial Vehicles Next Right or All Trucks Commercial Vehicles must exit Next Right In Maryland's case, they don't require all trucks to stop. Just those over 10,000 lbs GVW. So the important thing to them is to get the "over 5T GVW" into the sign, and they do it at the expense of the Trucks Commercial part. They don't want the lighter delivery trucks, which have to stop in many states, from cluttering things up. The non-standard wording, rather than trying to increase the number of exiting vehicles, is actually designed to decrease them. Here's a typical from Colorado, just to show that Maryland is not alone in using wordage that could possibly be construed to include RVs: All Trucks Commercial and Towed Vehicles Must Exit Next Right But guess what? They don't mean me with my Jeep Liberty toad. I refuse to spend my time, while traveling down the road, trying to figure out what law a disgruntled new police officer might mis-apply to me - there's got to be thousands of such very unlikely possibilities. There's enough real laws I have to concern myself with! On 4/6/2007 at 12:47 PM Larry wrote: >Tom, >For the most part they are all correct... Now what happens when you get a >disgruntled police officer that is new to the job and takes the signage >litterally and then stops you because he thinks you avoided going over the >scales and issues you a ticket, which you apparently can get squashed, >then you have to take the time to do this... As I see it, it is easier to >go over the scales then to take chances that you may be stopped... If >enough people do this then they will have to change the signage to the >appropriate wording... 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Larry, In California the CHP have special teams set up for trucks and
scales. I don't know how Missouri highway patrol does commercial enforcement but In 1985 on my moving trip from NewJersey to California,I was pulled over by a Missouri disgruntled police officer. "is it Missour(AH) or Missour(EE)." I passed a Missouri DOT scale with a oneton ford pickup. Less than one mile later I was pulled over . During my conversation with the trooper he corrected my annunciation and proclaimed "it's Missour (ah) son, not Missour(EE)!!, Where ya from that they talk like that?" He then wrote me a ticket when I said "New Jers(AH)". Prick Gregory O'Connor 94ptRomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, Larry wrote: > > Tom, > For the most part they are all correct... Now what happens when you get a disgruntled police officer that is new to the job and takes the signage litterally and then stops you because he thinks you avoided going over the scales and issues you a ticket, which you apparently can get squashed, then you have to take the time to do this... As I see it, it is easier to go over the scales then to take chances that you may be stopped... If enough people do this then they will have to change the signage to the appropriate wording... > > Sea Ya > Larry > NYC > 84 35FCSB |
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04-06-2007, 16:23
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Larry you are a tough fellow to convince that weighing stations in
every state are monitoring for compliance with the Federal Department of Transportation (DOT) and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR) codes. It applies to ONLY commercial vehicles that are for hire.........period. If you are worried about Maryland weigh stations you can read to your hearts content here and you find absolutely nothing about motorhomes or any other non commercial vehicle having to utilize these weigh stations. http://www.sha.state.md.us/businesswiths...eista\ .asp Then read this: http://www.sha.state.md.us/businesswiths...arrie\ rHandbook.pdf Now if you want to continue to worry about Maryland weigh stations.guess you can. I chose to drive by them all and have for years. tom warner vernon center,ny 1985 PT 40 At 09:38 PM 4/6/2007, you wrote: >Leroy, >You just reminded me of when I went on the scales in MD... I pulled >up to the stop light waited for the next message and then it read >proceed to the scale... Now if they did not want me there, then why >did they go through the trouble to have me go through the whole >procedure to get on the scale and after weighing the BB the sign >lite up with proceed to I-95... Nothing came over the CB to tell me >not to get on the scale, there was no message to tell me to proceed >to I-95 before I went through the weighing process... You would >think if I was not to be there why would the take the time to have >me go through the scales??? >I do not know... I will in the future I will just avoid going >through MD on I-95... > >Sea Ya >Larry >NYC >84 35FCSB > >----- Original Message ---- >From: Leroy Eckert >To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com >Sent: Friday, April 6, 2007 9:00:12 PM >Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I just keep on roll'n. Stopped one time at an INS > checkpoint for aliens where a sign stated all commercial vehicles > and buses must stop. Had a specific arrow where the bus should > go. The officer looked at me like I was nuts, took the dog, > sniffed the joint and said see ya, don't stop again. So, I keep going now. > > > >Leroy Eckert > >1990 Wb-40'Smoke N Mirrors" > >In DeFuniak Springs, with the heater on. Crazy-32 tonignt. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > > From: Don Bradner > > To: WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com > > Sent: Friday, April 06, 2007 3:21 PM > > Subject: Re: [WanderlodgeForum] Overweight > > > >The problem is that they want to avoid huge amounts of verbiage. >Three or four lines of large letters, Max. > > > >The Federal DOT recommendation is for 3 signs: > > > >Weigh Station 1 mile. > > Weigh Station next exit. > > Weigh Station ->. > > > >A fourth sign, specified "if required by law" says > > > >All Trucks > > Commercial Vehicles > > Next Right > > > >or > > > >All Trucks > > Commercial Vehicles > > must exit > > Next Right > > > >In Maryland's case, they don't require all trucks to stop. Just >those over 10,000 lbs GVW. So the important thing to them is to get >the "over 5T GVW" into the sign, and they do it at the expense of >the Trucks Commercial part. They don't want the lighter delivery >trucks, which have to stop in many states, from cluttering things >up. The non-standard wording, rather than trying to increase the >number of exiting vehicles, is actually designed to decrease them. > > > >Here's a typical from Colorado, just to show that Maryland is not >alone in using wordage that could possibly be construed to include RVs: > > > >All Trucks > > Commercial and > > Towed Vehicles > > Must Exit > > Next Right > > > >But guess what? They don't mean me with my Jeep Liberty toad. I >refuse to spend my time, while traveling down the road, trying to >figure out what law a disgruntled new police officer might mis-apply >to me - there's got to be thousands of such very unlikely >possibilities. There's enough real laws I have to concern myself with! > > > >On 4/6/2007 at 12:47 PM Larry wrote: > > > > >Tom, > > >For the most part they are all correct... Now what happens when you get a > > >disgruntled police officer that is new to the job and takes the signage > > >litterally and then stops you because he thinks you avoided going over the > > >scales and issues you a ticket, which you apparently can get squashed, > > >then you have to take the time to do this... As I see it, it is easier to > > >go over the scales then to take chances that you may be stopped... If > > >enough people do this then they will have to change the signage to the > > >appropriate wording... > > > >Don Bradner > > 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" > > Eureka, CA > > > >[Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ><!-- > >#ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} >#ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} >#ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, >clean, sans-serif;} >#ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} >#ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} >#ygrp-text{ >font-family:Georgia; >} >#ygrp-text p{ >margin:0 0 1em 0;} >#ygrp-tpmsgs{ >font-family:Arial; >clear:both;} >#ygrp-vitnav{ >padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} >#ygrp-vitnav a{ >padding:0 1px;} >#ygrp-actbar{ >clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} >#ygrp-actbar .left{ >float:left;white-space:nowrap;} >.bld{font-weight:bold;} >#ygrp-grft{ >font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} >#ygrp-ft{ >font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; >padding:5px 0; >} >#ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ >padding-bottom:10px;} > >#ygrp-vital{ >background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} >#ygrp-vital #vithd{ >font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:up\ percase;} >#ygrp-vital ul{ >padding:0;margin:2px 0;} >#ygrp-vital ul li{ >list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; >} >#ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ >font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-r\ ight:.5em;} >#ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ >font-weight:bold;} >#ygrp-vital a { >text-decoration:none;} > >#ygrp-vital a:hover{ >text-decoration:underline;} > >#ygrp-sponsor #hd{ >color:#999;font-size:77%;} >#ygrp-sponsor #ov{ >padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} >#ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ >padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} >#ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ >list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} >#ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ >text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} >#ygrp-sponsor #nc { >background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} >#ygrp-sponsor .ad{ >padding:8px 0;} >#ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ >font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122\ %;} >#ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ >text-decoration:none;} >#ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ >text-decoration:underline;} >#ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ >margin:0;} >o {font-size:0;} >.MsoNormal { >margin:0 0 0 0;} >#ygrp-text tt{ >font-size:120%;} >blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} >.replbq {margin:4;} >--> > > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________________________________________\ _____ >Don't get soaked. 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04-06-2007, 18:06
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Funny, I'm 60, with a lot of road miles under my belt, and I've never been
pulled over by a disgruntled police officer. Not that I've never had any tickets, including 3 when driving truck in my college days (one for being 2900 over on the single-axle tractor drivers, when 18000 was the limit), but I can't say I didn't deserve each of them, and in 2 of the cases the officer wrote me for less than he might have. On the overweight they let me redistribute the load and continue, still overweight, and still ticketed. That was at the northbound Castaic scales in 1971. On 4/7/2007 at 4:05 AM Gregory OConnor wrote: >Larry, In California the CHP have special teams set up for trucks and >scales. I don't know how Missouri highway patrol does commercial >enforcement but In 1985 on my moving trip from NewJersey to >California,I was pulled over by a Missouri disgruntled police officer. > >"is it Missour(AH) or Missour(EE)." > >I passed a Missouri DOT scale with a oneton ford pickup. Less than >one mile later I was pulled over . During my conversation with the >trooper he corrected my annunciation and proclaimed "it's Missour >(ah) son, not Missour(EE)!!, Where ya from that they talk like that?" >He then wrote me a ticket when I said "New Jers(AH)". Prick Don Bradner 90 PT40 "Blue Thunder" Eureka, CA |
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04-06-2007, 23:59
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Hi Greg,
Thats funny... Thats exactly what I am talking about!!! I don't need that BS... Sea Ya Larry NYC 84 35FCSB ----- Original Message ---- From: Gregory OConnor To: WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, April 7, 2007 12:05:07 AM Subject: [WanderlodgeForum] Re: Overweight Larry, In California the CHP have special teams set up for trucks and scales. I don't know how Missouri highway patrol does commercial enforcement but In 1985 on my moving trip from NewJersey to California,I was pulled over by a Missouri disgruntled police officer. "is it Missour(AH) or Missour(EE). " I passed a Missouri DOT scale with a oneton ford pickup. Less than one mile later I was pulled over . During my conversation with the trooper he corrected my annunciation and proclaimed "it's Missour (ah) son, not Missour(EE)! !, Where ya from that they talk like that?" He then wrote me a ticket when I said "New Jers(AH)". Prick Gregory O'Connor 94ptRomolandCa --- In WanderlodgeForum@ yahoogroups. com, Larry wrote: > > Tom, > For the most part they are all correct... Now what happens when you get a disgruntled police officer that is new to the job and takes the signage litterally and then stops you because he thinks you avoided going over the scales and issues you a ticket, which you apparently can get squashed, then you have to take the time to do this... As I see it, it is easier to go over the scales then to take chances that you may be stopped... If enough people do this then they will have to change the signage to the appropriate wording... > > Sea Ya > Larry > NYC > 84 35FCSB <!-- #ygrp-mlmsg {font-size:13px;font-family:arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg table {font-size:inherit;font:100%;} #ygrp-mlmsg select, input, textarea {font:99% arial, helvetica, clean, sans-serif;} #ygrp-mlmsg pre, code {font:115% monospace;} #ygrp-mlmsg * {line-height:1.22em;} #ygrp-text{ font-family:Georgia; } #ygrp-text p{ margin:0 0 1em 0;} #ygrp-tpmsgs{ font-family:Arial; clear:both;} #ygrp-vitnav{ padding-top:10px;font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;margin:0;} #ygrp-vitnav a{ padding:0 1px;} #ygrp-actbar{ clear:both;margin:25px 0;white-space:nowrap;color:#666;text-align:right;} #ygrp-actbar .left{ float:left;white-space:nowrap;} .bld{font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-grft{ font-family:Verdana;font-size:77%;padding:15px 0;} #ygrp-ft{ font-family:verdana;font-size:77%;border-top:1px solid #666; padding:5px 0; } #ygrp-mlmsg #logo{ padding-bottom:10px;} #ygrp-vital{ background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:2px 0 8px 8px;} #ygrp-vital #vithd{ font-size:77%;font-family:Verdana;font-weight:bold;color:#333;text-transform:upp\ ercase;} #ygrp-vital ul{ padding:0;margin:2px 0;} #ygrp-vital ul li{ list-style-type:none;clear:both;border:1px solid #e0ecee; } #ygrp-vital ul li .ct{ font-weight:bold;color:#ff7900;float:right;width:2em;text-align:right;padding-ri\ ght:.5em;} #ygrp-vital ul li .cat{ font-weight:bold;} #ygrp-vital a { text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-vital a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor #hd{ color:#999;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov{ padding:6px 13px;background-color:#e0ecee;margin-bottom:20px;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov ul{ padding:0 0 0 8px;margin:0;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li{ list-style-type:square;padding:6px 0;font-size:77%;} #ygrp-sponsor #ov li a{ text-decoration:none;font-size:130%;} #ygrp-sponsor #nc { background-color:#eee;margin-bottom:20px;padding:0 8px;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad{ padding:8px 0;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad #hd1{ font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;color:#628c2a;font-size:100%;line-height:122%\ ;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a{ text-decoration:none;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad a:hover{ text-decoration:underline;} #ygrp-sponsor .ad p{ margin:0;} o {font-size:0;} .MsoNormal { margin:0 0 0 0;} #ygrp-text tt{ font-size:120%;} blockquote{margin:0 0 0 4px;} .replbq {margin:4;} --> ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing. http://searchmarketing.yahoo.com/arp/spo...rch_v2.php [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] |
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