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Title: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: billt on July 23, 2012, 09:18:22 AM: http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/23/10-dead-after-truck-carrying-at-least-22-crashes-in-texas-authorities-say/#ixzz21Q0EyYeO?test=latestnews

Bigger body count than the theater shooter, but it won't get 1/100th the press. Most likely illegals.
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: wtr100 on July 23, 2012, 09:22:47 AM: Quote from: billt on July 23, 2012, 09:18:22 AM
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/07/23/10-dead-after-truck-carrying-at-least-22-crashes-in-texas-authorities-say/#ixzz21Q0EyYeO?test=latestnews

Bigger body count than the theater shooter, but it won't get 1/100th the press. Most likely illegals.

sad but true
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 23, 2012, 10:56:48 AM: It doesn't fit the agenda.
"gun control" has never been about crime, or safety.
It wasn't when the first gun laws were passed to keep guns out of the hands of blacks, and it isn't now when it is aimed at disarming all mere citizens.
Consider, When teen pregnancy became a problem they started teaching Sex Education classes in schools.
When teen traffic deaths got out of hand they started teaching Drivers education in schools.
When "gun deaths" allegedly became a problem they adopted "zero tolerance policies" that have kids be expelled for having an HK logo on a pen.
Where's the gun safety classes in schools ? Where's the Eddy Eagle classes in schools ?
Don't be fooled, gun control is not about guns.
It's about control.
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: billt on July 23, 2012, 11:47:51 AM: Quote from: tombogan03884 on July 23, 2012, 10:56:48 AM
It doesn't fit the agenda.
"gun control" has never been about crime, or safety.
It wasn't when the first gun laws were passed to keep guns out of the hands of blacks, and it isn't now when it is aimed at disarming all mere citizens.
Consider, When teen pregnancy became a problem they started teaching Sex Education classes in schools.
When teen traffic deaths got out of hand they started teaching Drivers education in schools.
When "gun deaths" allegedly became a problem they adopted "zero tolerance policies" that have kids be expelled for having an HK logo on a pen.
Where's the gun safety classes in schools ? Where's the Eddy Eagle classes in schools ?
Don't be fooled, gun control is not about guns.
It's about control.

Very good, and very true. I'm stealing that.
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 23, 2012, 01:17:05 PM: Quote from: billt on July 23, 2012, 11:47:51 AM
Very good, and very true. I'm stealing that.

The more the merrier.
But to answer your original question, tightly, very, very tightly. ;D
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: jnevis on July 23, 2012, 01:22:59 PM: We receovered 16 bodies from a van roll-over in Fresno a few years back. Similar situation, overloaded with farm workers, 1/2 illegals, hit an overpass to fast and left the roadway. Landed upside down and none of them were wearing seatbelts. Most of them weren't killed by the roll-over but from impacting other occupants.
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: billt on July 23, 2012, 01:55:21 PM: I see this kind of stupid crap all the time on our freeways out here. A landscapers pickup with half a dozen Mexicans in the back running 70 MPH down the freeway, on their way to a job site towing the cement encrusted stucco machine with one wobbly back wheel. All perfectly legal....unless the driver isn't wearing his seatbelt. Then he'll get a ticket. More legal insanity.
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 23, 2012, 02:03:08 PM: Quote from: billt on July 23, 2012, 01:55:21 PM
I see this kind of stupid crap all the time on our freeways out here. A landscapers pickup with half a dozen Mexicans in the back running 70 MPH down the freeway, on their way to a job site towing the cement encrusted stucco machine with one wobbly back wheel. All perfectly legal....unless the driver isn't wearing his seatbelt. Then he'll get a ticket. More legal insanity.

Makes perfect sense to me, they are easy to replace.
I'd get that wheel fixed though, mixers are expensive .
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: billt on July 23, 2012, 02:13:12 PM: Quote from: tombogan03884 on July 23, 2012, 02:03:08 PM
Makes perfect sense to me, they are easy to replace.
I'd get that wheel fixed though, mixers are expensive .

I've come to the conclusion you're worse than I am, or better, depending how you want to look at it. ;D
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 23, 2012, 03:23:18 PM: Why Thank you. ;D
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: PegLeg45 on July 23, 2012, 04:18:37 PM: We already tried banning illegal aliens....that ain't workin' out too well........so I guess it's time to target the auto industry. >:(
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: r_w on July 23, 2012, 07:42:11 PM: I remember fitting nine teenagers in an old Ford pickup CAB. Not the bed, just the standard bench seat cab, and still shifting the 4 on the floor.

I am sure we had that many in a bed before. Just not flying down interstate.
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: Timothy on July 23, 2012, 07:58:25 PM: I stuffed about 10 cheerleaders into my '64 Impala SS back in the day! We made it to the Big Boy in one piece! ;)
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: rojawe on July 24, 2012, 05:44:08 PM: Sad to say they either heard Mickey Ds was hiring or rushing to get here before for the obama amnesty
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: ellis4538 on July 24, 2012, 05:58:52 PM: Standing up!

Richard
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: BAC on July 24, 2012, 06:40:10 PM: I thought it was the first line of a gay joke.
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: mkm on July 24, 2012, 07:58:43 PM: I thought I had a standard capacity truck. Who knew it was a high capacity?
Title: Re: How The Hell Do You Fit 23 People Into A Pickup ??
Post by: tombogan03884 on July 24, 2012, 08:23:18 PM: Why does this thread put me in mind of a fat lady in Spandex ?