Steel 0 #1 August 25, 2005 I think not. However, the question is far more complicated than just that. I think if you look the part then you should be treated as such and even allowed to switch your paperwork. Now why should I be labled and had my rights infringed upon just because Ford wanted it that way. The reality is that I don't care if you brought a doctor of automotives to examine us carefully, there is no way that they can tell me apart from the driver of a one ton. It annoys me so much that people just assume that due to simple titles, there must be some truth behind them. There isn't you can even check the part numbers to find that an F-250 and and F-350 are exactly the same truck with 3 differences. One difference is the 250 or 350 badge. Then the 350 uses more heavy duty leaf springs (but this can be ordered as an extra option on the 250) and the 350 has 2 inch spacers making it stand 2 inches taller. Well my baby has after market front leaf springs giving it an extra 8", and Spring hangers and shackles which give it 4.5" on top of the leaf spring differences and 5 inch rear block with 7" rear leaf Springs. So then why can't I change my registration to say that I have a 350. With a 350 you don't need to wear a seat belt. See my rights are being infringed upon. Well for what its worth I went ahead and changed my badges to say 550. But I can't change the freakin registration. Again What the hell makes 550 drivers so special. You say they drive a 2 ton truck. But there truck is not so much different than mine. I pass 550's all the time and am much taller than them. I have the same 7.3 liter diesel engine with a 3.73 transmission. So they have 10 lug nuts and I have 8, so what... I still can pass for a 550 driver. Its not like people are looking at my 550 badges going ha ha, thats really a 250. Hell for all they know, I am really what I impersonate. I could have gotten the 650 badges but I know, can't pass for a 650 driver. The 650 is a different truck with a 4.10 transmission and I respect it. But even that still has my same freakin engine. ...If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NWFlyer 2 #2 August 25, 2005 ?"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #3 August 25, 2005 Sober up man. __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #4 August 25, 2005 Quote? See and here I thought skydivers had more of a sense of humour and could run with this better. I am dissappointed. Oh well... .If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
j0nes 0 #5 August 25, 2005 sorry g, i can't relate to a rant about a truck. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChrisL 2 #6 August 29, 2005 QuoteQuote? See and here I thought skydivers had more of a sense of humour and could run with this better. . Theres nothing here to run with dude __ My mighty steed Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zenister 0 #7 August 29, 2005 carriage returns are your friend... dont be afraid to use them...____________________________________ Those who fail to learn from the past are simply Doomed. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kris 0 #8 August 29, 2005 Sky, Muff Bro, Rodriguez Bro, and Bastion of Purity and Innocence!™ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,478 #9 August 29, 2005 >Now why should I be labled and had my rights infringed upon just > because Ford wanted it that way. Dude - if you want to put a sticker on your truck claiming it's a B-2 bomber - go for it. You could even get one of those wings for the back. Whatever makes you happy. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #10 August 29, 2005 Quote>Now why should I be labled and had my rights infringed upon just > because Ford wanted it that way. Dude - if you want to put a sticker on your truck claiming it's a B-2 bomber - go for it. You could even get one of those wings for the back. Whatever makes you happy. But you see that is just it. You can tell that my truck is not a B-2 bomber because it doesn't have wings. But most people can't tell that its not a 550 and nobody can tell that its not a 350. Its just a title that was put on it by its creator, Ford. Now this title affects me, because legally I can't tow or carry as much weight, because its rated for less. But since we know its the same truck, its just underated. Also there is the fact of the seat belt. I hate seat belts and legally people in trucks with a carrying capacity over 1 ton don't have to wear seat belts. I guess after all these years of being forced to wear a seat belt its become humorous, but it is wrong to have big brother looking out for you. I shouldn't be forced to wear a seat belt, "for my own good".If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
flyangel2 2 #11 August 29, 2005 Bahaha........good ones. I'm saving those.May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
billvon 2,478 #12 August 29, 2005 >because legally I can't tow or carry as much weight . . . Do you really think you'll get a ticket for that? "Sorry, son, but this truck's rated for a load of 1200 pounds, and I see 1250 pounds in the back of that truck." Put whatever you want in the back! I'd bet you dollars to donuts that unless you plow into someone with a massive load no one is ever going to care. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #13 August 30, 2005 QuoteQuote> I guess after all these years of being forced to wear a seat belt its become humorous, but it is wrong to have big brother looking out for you. I shouldn't be forced to wear a seat belt, "for my own good". disregarding the rest of the dribble, do you honestly beleive that they make you wear seat belt ONLY for your own good?You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites happythoughts 0 #14 August 30, 2005 I can't believe that you can't see it. It is all symbolic. There is no reason to wear seatbelts. It is not just that The Man is holding you down, that is the obvious, the superficial. It is deeper than that. Seatbelts are the way that The Man shows others that you are controlled. "...every time he gets in his truck, I show the world what a p--- he is. He has to wear the belt because I say so." Nobody puts on a seatbelt because of fear of a collision. It is just a sign that the govt uses to show others how your conformity can be forced on you in any piddling fashion that it wants. Awake, brother. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Squeak 17 #15 August 30, 2005 you're A lot funnier than you look BillYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Steel 0 #16 August 30, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuote> I guess after all these years of being forced to wear a seat belt its become humorous, but it is wrong to have big brother looking out for you. I shouldn't be forced to wear a seat belt, "for my own good". disregarding the rest of the dribble, do you honestly beleive that they make you wear seat belt ONLY for your own good? Well the only other reason that comes to mind is the insurance companies wanting to save money on less injury claims. But, I don't recall the insurance companies lobbying to make it law. I think it was whiners that wanted to "look out for their fellow man", kind of like the canopy nazis we, as skydivers for personal freedom, deal with now.If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j0nes 0 #17 August 30, 2005 Quote Put whatever you want in the back! ...you plow into someone with a massive load no one is ever going to care. i kept thinking of a porno i saw one time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0 Go To Topic Listing
happythoughts 0 #14 August 30, 2005 I can't believe that you can't see it. It is all symbolic. There is no reason to wear seatbelts. It is not just that The Man is holding you down, that is the obvious, the superficial. It is deeper than that. Seatbelts are the way that The Man shows others that you are controlled. "...every time he gets in his truck, I show the world what a p--- he is. He has to wear the belt because I say so." Nobody puts on a seatbelt because of fear of a collision. It is just a sign that the govt uses to show others how your conformity can be forced on you in any piddling fashion that it wants. Awake, brother. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Squeak 17 #15 August 30, 2005 you're A lot funnier than you look BillYou are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky) My Life ROCKS! How's yours doing? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Steel 0 #16 August 30, 2005 QuoteQuoteQuote> I guess after all these years of being forced to wear a seat belt its become humorous, but it is wrong to have big brother looking out for you. I shouldn't be forced to wear a seat belt, "for my own good". disregarding the rest of the dribble, do you honestly beleive that they make you wear seat belt ONLY for your own good? Well the only other reason that comes to mind is the insurance companies wanting to save money on less injury claims. But, I don't recall the insurance companies lobbying to make it law. I think it was whiners that wanted to "look out for their fellow man", kind of like the canopy nazis we, as skydivers for personal freedom, deal with now.If I could make a wish, I think I'd pass. Can't think of anything I need No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound. Nothing to eat, no books to read. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites j0nes 0 #17 August 30, 2005 Quote Put whatever you want in the back! ...you plow into someone with a massive load no one is ever going to care. i kept thinking of a porno i saw one time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Join the conversation You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible. Reply to this topic... × Pasted as rich text. Paste as plain text instead Only 75 emoji are allowed. × Your link has been automatically embedded. Display as a link instead × Your previous content has been restored. Clear editor × You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL. Insert image from URL × Desktop Tablet Phone Submit Reply 0
j0nes 0 #17 August 30, 2005 Quote Put whatever you want in the back! ...you plow into someone with a massive load no one is ever going to care. i kept thinking of a porno i saw one time Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
