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07-11-2018, 08:26 PM
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Site Team
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OUCH!!! That's going to leave a mark
Saw this on another camper forum. Hate it for our fellow camper and Montana owner:
https://www.insidehalton.com/news-st...lle-underpass/
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07-11-2018, 08:30 PM
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Carknocker Family
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How do you not notice an 8'10" bridge?
Musta been recalculating route!
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07-11-2018, 08:34 PM
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Location: Almost Tijuana
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Gotta give the driver credit, he didn't ease into it - "full power Scotty!"
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07-11-2018, 08:39 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey
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That should buff out!
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07-11-2018, 08:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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A few years ago in Sherman, Texas, a dude dragged a 5th wheel under a railroad bridge in what was primarily a residential area. If he lived around there, why didn't he realize the bridge was so low? If he didn't live there, why was he cruising down that street at that speed with that trailer? Mussa been really lost.
The local TV station posted pics of the carnage on their website; it wasn't time for the next live broadcast. All of a sudden, the story/pic was gone never to be seen again. I wrote the station and asked about the wreck, the outcome, the rest of the story, and they never ever responded although they had always responded in the past. I'm assuming the driver or his insurance company or his lawyer or the railroad's lawyer or the city's lawyers made a convincing argument to bury the story.
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07-11-2018, 08:55 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
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Maybe he was dyslexic and thought the sign said 10'-8" 
(Although 10' - 8" would still have shaved it, I suspect!)
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07-11-2018, 09:02 PM
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Gold Tee Box
Join Date: Nov 2016
Location: Rolla, MO
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That would just ruin your whole day! Dang!
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07-11-2018, 09:49 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2016
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ida Ratherbe Camping
How do you not notice an 8'10" bridge?
Musta been recalculating route!
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I dunno...maybe they need more signs? (There are three warning signs on the right side of the street...)   
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07-11-2018, 09:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2018
Location: Southern Illissouri
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07-11-2018, 09:59 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: North Carolina
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Nah, he just wanted to mod in a new sunroof.
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07-12-2018, 11:50 AM
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Denver To Yuma In 90 Days
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Yuma, Arizona
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Quote:
Originally Posted by asquared
Nah, he just wanted to mod in a new sunroof.
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Or add AC to the bedroom!
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07-12-2018, 11:57 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: MA
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Ouch. I hope he was returning home from vacation. horrible way to start.
Hopefully the insurance will give him a decent price to move onto another unit.
Vin.
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07-12-2018, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2016
Location: Chatham County, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ida Ratherbe Camping
How do you not notice an 8'10" bridge?
Musta been recalculating route!
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Same way this guy missed pavement ends signs and 4X4 Required signs and the beach.
Semi-truck gets stranded on North Carolina beach after GPS gives wrong directions | Fox News
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07-12-2018, 03:03 PM
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Wanna Be Camper
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
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Not hard to imagine. Here in Moose Jaw we have a low overpass. It has warning signs, then a set of sensors and a huge warning sign that comes on telling you your vehicle is too high and to take the exit, it has big yellow flashing light on top of the sign as well and after that a second set of sensors past the point of no return that turns on big amber flashing lights on the overpass with a sign telling you to stop. Guess what? That overpass gets hit at least once a year.
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07-12-2018, 03:22 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Grayson County, Texas
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I found this specimen in the service area of a local dealership. No one would give any where/how details. Obviously, the "obstacle" was only a small amount lower than the top of this Mountaineer.
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07-14-2018, 10:04 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: May 2011
Location: CA desert
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
A few years ago in Sherman, Texas, a dude dragged a 5th wheel under a railroad bridge in what was primarily a residential area. If he lived around there, why didn't he realize the bridge was so low? If he didn't live there, why was he cruising down that street at that speed with that trailer? Mussa been really lost.
The local TV station posted pics of the carnage on their website; it wasn't time for the next live broadcast. All of a sudden, the story/pic was gone never to be seen again. I wrote the station and asked about the wreck, the outcome, the rest of the story, and they never ever responded although they had always responded in the past. I'm assuming the driver or his insurance company or his lawyer or the railroad's lawyer or the city's lawyers made a convincing argument to bury the story.
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The stations general manager prolly told his BIL, “sure, you can borrow my camper”
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07-14-2018, 10:17 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2018
Location: Astatula, FL
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
I found this specimen in the service area of a local dealership. No one would give any where/how details. Obviously, the "obstacle" was only a small amount lower than the top of this Mountaineer.
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Missed it by thaaat much.
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07-18-2018, 10:15 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: Virginia, USA
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr. Dan
I found this specimen in the service area of a local dealership. No one would give any where/how details. Obviously, the "obstacle" was only a small amount lower than the top of this Mountaineer.
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If I did that, my wife would NEVER let me forget that. I would imagine that every disagreement from that moment forward would end with her saying "Oh Yeah! Well you tore the roof off the RV!" and me hanging my head low in shame.
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07-18-2018, 10:55 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Mount Laurel, New Jersey
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I always wanted a Convertible!
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