the "Headline That Caught My Attention or the WTF" thread

[Avenger]

I'll bet dad had to have a safety certificate.

Florida boy, dad facing legal trouble over jet ski incident

An eight-year-old boy and his father are in hot water after police in Florida spotted the boy operating a jet ski by himself. Read more.

torontosun.com

 

[Avenger]

Good thing he had that EPIRB:

Captain found clinging to emergency beacon after fishing vessel sinks off Montauk

When rescuers were unable to contact the boat's operator, a large-scale search was launched.

longisland.news12.com

Bet he wished it was bigger.

 

[Avenger]

This was a conversation we used to have at work, about how liable is a non-CDL driver for exceeding the ratings of their vehicle and trailer.

It's not uncommon. We had repaired a huge wood-chipper for a customer and they sent this young girl with an F-150 to pick it up. I guess it made it okay, but you usually see the chippers being pulled by at least a six-wheel truck.

My co-worker had a CDL and often questioned friends who towed race-car trailers with decent sized pickups, but still knowingly overloaded them.

Most of our conversations were about liability. Sure, DOT may bag them somewhere. And don't get me started on their BS, but there are bad actors.

What about the guy that buys a truck that's rated for 15K combined and puts a trailer on it and with the toolbox and cars and parts it's 17K? Most of the universe wouldn't notice, but what if there's a collision? Will insurance cover you? Will the cops actually weigh anything? Probably not if there's no fatalities. Does claiming ignorance buy a pass?

California cops say pickup with trailer was 2,000 pounds overweight, driver had no license

The Moreno Valley Sheriff's Station (MVSS) discovered multiple violations after pulling over a pickup truck driver. The traffic stop took place on July 1,

cdllife.com

 

[OVERBORED]

I used to tow my old 23' Mako with my 1999 Yukon to Montauk from Long Beach fairly often during the summer. Had a tandem trailer with brakes. One time my buddy asked me to bring our "a few" flats of butterfish for tuna season so I picked them up in Freeport on my way out. Well "a few" meant 25 flats! I felt all the extra weight and was grateful nothing happened but that boat was so overloaded!

Completely changed the driving characteristics of my truck so I definitely see your point!

 

[jpd]

SMDH.....

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Fetish professional Sabine Tautou turned the corner of Spring and Mott Street into her own dungeon — plying her craft on a willing, and thrilled, client on Wednesday.

nypost.com

 

[Rick67]

SMDH.....

Exclusive | Brooklyn dominatrix Saran wraps sub to street pole, douses him in milk

Fetish professional Sabine Tautou turned the corner of Spring and Mott Street into her own dungeon — plying her craft on a willing, and thrilled, client on Wednesday.

nypost.com

I would have paid a nodder to shit on him.