Great Smoke Stories!

[AggieJustin]

OK, I don't have much smoke... but it must be too much for some.



I was at the post office last week with a packed full parking lot. As I come out, the woman that is parked on my passenger came out and walked up to her door as I was getting behind the wheel. I figured I'd be a nice guy and wait till she got in her vehicle before I started up. After all, not everyone appreciates the sound of the straight piped Cummins. Well, as I'm waiting with vultures already lined up to take my parking spot, this woman is just standing by her door putting things in her purse and generally taking her time. So I go ahead and start up, glancing over just in time to see her jump and almost drop her purse.



Now the best part... .



The wind just happened to be blowing right between our vehicles from back to front. As she notices the nice little startup soot cloud drifting between the vehicles, she RUNS out to the sidewalk and stands in front of her minivan. Now I couldn't help but laugh at this, but she must not have seen the humor in it as I was getting a pretty dirty look.

 

[Chipstien]

It is amazing the idiots who will slam on their brakes before entering a soot cloud. "Oh no... a cloud of smoke. Lets slam on the brakes and get rearended, but at least i won't get smoke on my car. "

 

[Diesel Freak]

hehehehehe

Originally posted by Diesel Freak

Today I was in my home town with my Quad in the back of my truck and I spotted a bunch of Earth First ECO fruitcakes on their way to the Giffort Pinchot National Forest for their ECO Fruitcake Meeting. I shortshifted into 4th at about 20 MPH, and gave then a nice Diesel Salute. With the looks they gave me you would think I was the Anti-Christ..... big 4x4 truck, 4x4 Quad in the back, and a big clowd of black diesel soot.



These People should know better than to stop in a small town that was hit very hard by the Spotted Owl ordeal!



One can only hope that Mt. St. Helens erupts while these idiots are up there and burries them in a Pyroclastic Clowd.

I think the worst "sooting" I got was from HeberRam as we left Diesel Thunder.



But the Clowds on the FWY from the BOMBvoy after racing the same night were a sight to see... even better was Piers' Daughter flogging the TDI to keep up!

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

First, and most to the point, MOST of the types being exposed to various "sootings" ALREADY hate diesels - so no great loss of support when they get what they so richly deserve!



HMMmm - wonder if this thread should be renamed to "UFO sootings"...





ANYWAY, my old '91 with the pump turned up could put out a pretty impressive cloud at startup - and one day while waiting for my wife at the local Wallmart, here comes this young air-head with bulging shopping cart and 2 obnoxious curtain-climbers...



She proceeds to bump and bang her cart into the right side of my truck as she loads screeching kids and the cart's contents into the wide open door of her van. My wife arrives, and is left to stand waiting for the gal as she keeps the passage way between vehicles blocked - as well as the passenger side door of my truck, as she leisurely unpacks kiddies and assorted bundles.



Eventually, she gets the stuff loaded and kids strapped in, and moves the cart just far enough that my wife can finally get into our truck. While the gal is still there fussing with the cart and arguing with her brats, I start "old smoky", completely filling the inside of her van with rich clouds of smoke thru her open side door...



As we pulled outta the spot and drove away, all I could see thru the smoke cloud was the whole bunch gagging and coughing - my wife couldn't figure out why I was laughing so hard tears were running down my cheeks...



NOW, that sweet young thing probably didn't think much of diesels BEFORE her "exposure" to one of their side benefits - and I seriously DOUBT that the fate of diesels hangs on HER opinion, or the opinions of the relative handful of other idiots LIKE her scattered cross America... In the meantime, if they ASK for it by stupid actions, they well deserve what they get!

 

[E7mack96]

I feel sorry for the children having to go thru that.



As fas as the mom, let 'er rip.

 

[Royk]

That is disgraceful

...completely filling the inside of her van with rich clouds of smoke thru her open side door... ... all I could see thru the smoke cloud was the whole bunch gagging and coughing...

Ahh, nothing like commiting innocent children to the gas chamber



I don't care how bratty and obnoxious those kids were. They may have been the product of lousy parenting, but they were CHILDREN. They don't know any better than the examples set for them by the adults in their lives. Personally I'll feel sorry for kids like that.



Had you done that to MY kids, (fill in the blank)



-Roy



P. S. Before hitting the SUBMIT button for this reply, I cleaned up the last line for fear that I'd be disciplined by the moderator for what I originally wrote.

 

[Champane Flight]

Control?

Actually, the lady and her kids probably didn't even think you were in control of the smoke out you gave them. She just thinks ALL diesels are polutters like yours! You just Gave the enviromentalists one (not counting the kids) more member to rant against diesel! Way to go! A few more and we can all start driving Hondas... ... ... ... ... ... .....

 

[Chipstien]

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[C. Harlan]

Hey... . sounds like we have a couple of tree huggers in this thread!!! Too bad I can't pass them on the freeway and LET 'ER RIP!!!!!!! Just Kidding y'all!! :-laf :-laf :-laf :-laf



-Chris-

 

[E7mack96]

tree huggers

I do not know if the tree huggers comment was directed to me particularly, but I will tell you I am not a tree hugger. What I am is someone whom loves children and hate to see things done to them that shouldn't have happened.



My youngest is 2 and a 1/2 and I would do ANYTHING to prevent him from having someone hurt him in any way. I have copd, asthma, bronchitus, and recently a bum knee. My children are already showing signs of the asthma. A direct attack like the one mentioned here could literally kill someone, if it caused a severe asthma attack.



My $. 02

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

We're all responsible for our actions - and those actions frequently expose those around us to various forms of fallout - much of which is potentially unpleasant...



When the operator of a vehicle does something stupid while driving, MANY potentially harmful events present themselves both to the driver - and his captive passengers...



I'll take full responsibility for my own actions - and insist that those displaying offensive behavior to those around them do the same - no apologies - and when/if my own actions happen to impact those unfortunate enough to accompany the offending party, THEY, the offending party, deserve their own full share of "blame" for creating a situation that puts their friends or family at risk...



OTHERWISE, it's sorta like dragging a bunch of yer buddies into a biker bar, then standing up on a table and loudly chanting "Harley's SUCK!" - then after you and yer buds get the bejesus stomped outta you, whining that the bikers SHOULD have had compassion on you and yer stupidity because of your innocent friends - fact is, it was YOU who involved yer buds in the inevitable by YOUR foolishness... WHO *should have* the greatest interest and compassion for your friends and family, YOU, or the disinterested bypassers around you?



I can't speak for others, but I know *I* certainly am FAR more carefull and sensitive to my own behavior and conduct when I am out with, and responsible for, others within my care - but, it HAS become a sign of our times that when we get what we actually DESERVE, we attempt to blame OTHERS for that payment...



Pity we don't put the effort where it would deliver the greatest benefit...

 

[Mad Bomber]

The(KIDS) at the high school that were standing off school grounds smoking trying to look cool on the conrner, so I thought they REALLY need to smoke in a big way so I slowed down turned on ex brake then mashed it hard. For some reason the kids got lost in the black cloud and were trying to get out of it but it was just to much and a whole lot of fun to watch as I drove down the road. Just by chance the next day I drove by and I could see that they were ducking and running for cover. I think that the kids did'nt like MY type of smoking

 

[Got Smoke?]

Originally posted by E Waagener

so I slowed down turned on ex brake then mashed it hard.

So an E-brake can help you smoke? GREAT!Oo. can't wait till I get my BD Brake!

 

[Briar Hopper]

Earlier this year at Thunder in Muncie, in the convoy from the campground to the steakhouse, we had to go through a four-way stop intersection, in a residential area. A woman was near the rear passenger side of my truck, using a gas weedeater, I had nowhere to go to avoid the projectiles I could feel hitting the side of my truck.....

The cloud from a full-throttle 4th gear launch was so voluminous that she dropped the weedeater and staggered away. Three small nicks in the truck paint. Oh well.

 

[Champane Flight]

Fear?

How old are you smokers? Is everybody afraid to get out of the truck and confront some of these people in the act of stupidity? Instead of reacting with another act of stupidity?

 

[WadePatton]

Re: Fear?

Originally posted by Champane Flight

How old are you smokers? Is everybody afraid to get out of the truck and confront some of these people in the act of stupidity? Instead of reacting with another act of stupidity?

Oh yes! Educate and enlighten every chance you get, BUT I learned a long time ago that it's hard to teach a pig to dance.



I may try to influence and educate those close to me and those who WANT to learn, but John Q. Public and Joe Sixpack are not on that list--especially when they are ALREADY displaying their COMPLETE STUPIDITY.



We vary in age. One I see is 19 another 66 and I am 36.

 

[C. Harlan]

I just have a question... what does age have to do with anything? I mean, it is our rig, and our fuel, and whatever else, but why do we need to have age numbers? Is that just another thing to use to pawn off for sooting the less intellegent crowd? I understand that some people may not like it, but they do not have to come into a thread, plainly labeled GREAT SMOKE STORIES!, and tell people what they are doing is wrong... If we didnt know that by now, I am sure we would be sooting police officers, burning out at the police station, and trying to recreate the Piers Smoke Video for them too. I know everyone has a right to a few words, and thats cool... let's just not pawn it off upon someone because of age. . that is just numbers. With that said, May the High Fuel and Low boost ride with y'all, and LET 'ER RIP!!



-Chris-

 

[Champane Flight]

Guess?

I guess age doese'nt have a thing to do with being grown up... .

 

[Mad Bomber]

What the ex brake does is that it shuts the turbo down to zero in a hurry,so when you punch it dumps lots of unburned fuel out tail pipe. By the way get the B-D brake it works better at a lower rpm's than the others do. Eric Wa

gener P. S. I never want to grow up and be (OLD) what's wrong with having a little fun.

 

[cold Diesel]

If you don't like stories about people getting smoked..... please quit reading this thread..... or at least don't lecture us about it I smoke deserving people all the time, at least once a day in the city and go:-laf :-laf :-laf all the way home.

Also I don't care what you think about it so