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jdjonesiii
Joined: 07 May 2006
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Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:33 pm Post subject: what do you carry for protection in your truck |
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What do you all carry in your truck for protection? It seems absurd that law makers will not allow drivers to carry some type of firearm. With homeland security, hazmat, etc. it just does not click to me.
How easy would you give up your truck?? Two big guys knock on your door, say get out we are taking your truck, what next?? Just give it to them??
I wonder even though no body talks about it how many drivers are packing? |
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Aligator
Joined: 06 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:38 pm Post subject: |
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I ain't packin', and I ain't mean and if two big doods come-a-knockin, well, then they can have it.
Company wants me to fight for it, they'll issue me a gun; that's what the Navy did! :lol: |
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BanditsCousin
Joined: 05 Jun 2004
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Location: Chicago, IL
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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| Trojans...lol. |
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yoopr
Joined: 01 Dec 2004
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: what do you carry for protection in your truck |
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jdjonesiii wrote: What do you all carry in your truck for protection? It seems absurd that law makers will not allow drivers to carry some type of firearm. With homeland security, hazmat, etc. it just does not click to me.
How easy would you give up your truck?? Two big guys knock on your door, say get out we are taking your truck, what next?? Just give it to them??
I wonder even though no body talks about it how many drivers are packing?
I carry Common Sense and aware of my surroundings |
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lifespalette
Joined: 08 Jul 2003
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 8:59 pm Post subject: |
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I keep my doors locked all the time.......even when I'm in the cab. Now if the two big guys rip the door off the hinges... they can have the dam thing. One night I felt the cab rock just every so slightly while I was laying down in the sleeper.........next thing I know somebody came on over the CB telling me they had just watched some guy in dark clothing climb up between my cab and trailer and he hadn't come down yet........I told him I was going to pull out like I was heading out and to watch........I pulled the shades down, slipped it in gear and eased out of my spot....sure enough the would be mugger jumped and headed toward the end of the line on a dead run. The local county sheriff picked him up after one of their dogs chomped down on his leg.... he had crawled into a storm drain and got stuck..........seems they had a number of incidents in this TS by this guy hiding between the cab and the trailer and when the driver got out he thunked em with a sawed off baseball bat and stole their wallets and whatever else he could find in the cab.............
AFter that I started taking my fighting rooster with me.........best dang guard beast you'll ever find.............hell sometimes he won't even let me in the truck............I tell him all the time, if he don't stop that he's dinner..........and one of these times I'm gonna do it. |
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Windwalker
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Holiday, FL
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 9:08 pm Post subject: |
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| Well... Let's see.... That "9-1-1" fuel additive, a couple of bottles of "MELT-DOWN"... (It gets downright cold up here...) And a spray bottle with watered down hair shampoo. Also a good aim for eyes... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: |
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Jackrabbit379
Joined: 22 Oct 2005
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Location: Wichita Falls,Tx
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| Posted: Sat Sep 09, 2006 10:13 pm Post subject: |
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BanditsCousin wrote: Trojans...lol.
:lol: :P :lol: |
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SteveBooth
Joined: 18 May 2005
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 2:25 am Post subject: |
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| If you keep your doors locked I think you have some time before someone who wanted to get in could. I just recently locked the keys in my car and had to smash the little rear window in my Mustang. I had a hammer and it took me about 10 times swinging like Hell to break the tempered glass. Also, wouldn't you pick the smallest window to break? I did. It cost me $640 to get it replaced!!!! The side window would have cost $170. DUH |
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Uturn2001
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
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Location: East Central IL between the corn and the beans
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SteveBooth wrote: If you keep your doors locked I think you have some time before someone who wanted to get in could. I just recently locked the keys in my car and had to smash the little rear window in my Mustang. I had a hammer and it took me about 10 times swinging like Hell to break the tempered glass. Also, wouldn't you pick the smallest window to break? I did. It cost me $640 to get it replaced!!!! The side window would have cost $170. DUH
And if you look you might have had lockout provision on your insurance and gotten a lock smith to open your door for free. :P :P :P
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I am with yoopr. Common sense, aware or your surroundings are your best weapons. There is nothing they can put on my truck that is worth my life. If the want it they can have it. If it was that important I would have had enough official protection to make your average max security prison look like Grand Opening at Wal Mart. |
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SteveBooth
Joined: 18 May 2005
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Uturn2001 wrote:
And if you look you might have had lockout provision on your insurance and gotten a lock smith to open your door for free. :P :P :P
It was Sunday night. The cops don't do it anymore and I called every tow company and nobody answered plus I was hungry!!! |
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RostyC
Joined: 21 Oct 2005
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Location: Blowing around in this Hurricane
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| Steve, you're not alone, I did the same thing to my work truck years ago. It was a Ford and it had the little wing window. I could have busted the rear window (mine was solid not sliding)and gotten a sliding rear window w/tint put in alot cheaper then that little wing. :oops: sometimes we learn the hard way |
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Collard Greens
Joined: 17 Jul 2006
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Location: Jacksonville, FL
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| I carry my 50 pound 8 month old American Pitbull Terrier. I had a lot lizard coming toward my truck he woke me up by barking and growling. She seen him and went the opposite direction. He has a sense for bad characters. If a driver pulls in next to me he does not act-up. But let somebody come around who he thinks is not supposed to be there he will let me know. If two guys break in my canine will be busy with one while I'm biting the other one :D . Also try a stun gun, keep it in the cubby hole. |
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Bumper
Joined: 30 Jan 2005
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Location: Kingman Arizona
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:10 am Post subject: |
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Collard I tried that with my Min Pin but the Lot Lizard thought she was cute and wouldnt leave....
So now I have the Min Pin and a .45 Colt.
One is a warning device, the second one is in case you dont want to leave after hearing the warning device. |
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Sealord
Joined: 20 Jun 2005
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Location: Florida
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| Posted: Sun Sep 10, 2006 10:19 am Post subject: Protection |
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| Qualcomm, Common Sense and awareness. BOL |
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manny797
Joined: 11 Feb 2005
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Location: Fall River, MA
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| I have heard different drivers also mention wasp spray to the eyes. I would imagine that it would work pretty good. Just an idea, and if you ever get asked about it, all you have to say is that you keep it with you in case you pick up a trailer with wasp nests on it. BOL |
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