Tundras live: Dumb Dad Jokes, Incorrect Opinions, Relationship Advice, and Parking Etiquette

I guess I've never hit that situation - - didn't know. I know I can leave my truck running (always with someone inside) and run into the store for however long and it'll stay running. I didn't know it shut off if you try to put it in drive without the key near. Suppose I should RTFM.

 

Looks like the PNW is going to visit @Fotnot tomorrow.

 

Added these funky beats to my Spotify!

 

we ain't built for this BS! one day of snow is gonna shut down our town and industry for probably days. the people that pray and beg for snow can go suck a lemon filled with seeds and choke on them. not looking forward to it. showing accumulation of a few inches. i'm over here wondering how much water and food i need to keep the Fotnot Five and the wife comfy and safe for a few days. this sub freezing weather can f*ck off

 

This.

Y'all are about to see how Stupid Houston is.

 

We were in the high 30s last couple of nights, which is pretty cold for us on the coast

This is what happens when we have sun in the winter, and it's not overcast and rainy

 

Can I ask the admins to pre-emptively pardon me for anything I'm about to say today?






LOL.

 

most people know how stupid houston is

we've dealt with a few freezes over the past few years. snow hasn't happened in a while.
they're saying this is gonna be the heaviest snow we've seen since the 1800s.
i'm getting pretty sick of being part of so many historical weather events

 

This kinda crap is why I spend most of my time being a smart a$$...

Every time I try to give someone solid advice, my efforts are wasted

 

hunker down.

you Cajuns have an awesome way of handling catastrophes.

and I'm jealous.

 

The TSS crap in my '21 drives me freakin' nuts sometimes... If the truck is running and get out, open and close a door, or two, or three, it spends the next 5 seconds (after each door is re-closed) doing its loud beeping crap

 

yea we do.
we about to see a baby boom in october with all these people "hunkering down"

 

It would be nice if Toyota would show more restraint and be more thoughtful with their invasive conversations and decisions that they project into the vehicles.

I will use the style of one of my mentors to make my separate but related points.

Owners can decide whether their neighborhood or context is safe enough to use the remote start feature.

Things can come up when you need the remote start feature initially, and then you need to open the door three or five minutes later. Do your bearings like this when it’s -15F? I don’t think mine do.

Toyota can put a disclaimer in the manual to CT asses, they do a lot of that anyway.

Another point, Toyota staff wants to have conversations with me through the truck, projecting their fuzzy decisions.

The most annoying example is the “do you want to pull over” (and I think it includes a coffee symbol) if you’ve been driving for a certain number of hours.

No, you don’t need to ask me this, Toyota Staff. No, I don’t want to pull over. I can decide that for myself.

 

I currently have the "You're low on wiper fluid" warning. Too cold right now to do much about it, but I wonder who decided that needed to be a full interrupt on the head unit? Just silly. Do aftermarket HUs do that too?

 

I think that one might be tied to the lane keep assist or whatever they call it because I have LKA turned off and have never seen the coffee cup pop up. I know where it is in the DIC but always have that set to the digital speedometer.

 

Hmm, I can look into it more, but I have the LKA turned off. Maybe on that trip I had it turned on inadvertently.

 

One of the hardest things to teach new employees - and everyone in our overseas offices - is how long it actually takes to get things done.

"This needs to be implemented and completed by the end of the year."

*Submitted for stakeholder review and comment December 27*

 

That’s the trouble with calling ppl out as morons, sometimes that ends up being me.

 

When we travel to see our daughter in Belton, tx....we take a 2 lane interstate Mad-Max type road.

and I tend to get to the right of the lane as big-ass semi's coming the opposite direction.

well, after the 3rd time...it asked me if I want to pull over and rest...

Rest?

No.


I want to get off this skinny ass road.

 

Be thankful your daily highs are ABOVE zero. I'd gladly take every bit of your snow if it would mean warmer temps. Bone dry up here. Just cold.

 

The HU pop ups can get annoying. The funny thing with the washer fluid, with my model, they completely eliminated ANY WARNING. No low fluid indicator symbol AT ALL. I know when the fluid is low when it doesn’t squirt anymore. MORONS.

so now I carry a full extra bottle in the truck bed.

and no, you can’t pop the hood and observe the fluid level (after you remove all the freaking snow). The tank is buried, I can only see the filler.

 

Get some

 

i'll absolutely take this over that.
we also get to deal with temps over 100 during the summer for weeks at at time with humidity at 70% or higher. plus hurricanes.

 

I was removing my OEM side steps to install sliders last week. I lost one of the mounting screws and could not find it anywhere.

My wife found it though.

 

One of the coldest days yet this winter

 

So.....
ughhhh.....
Where might one find something like this....
asking for a friend....
or research purposes.

 

I've never lived there, but obviously have heard some stories.... However, when a community does some good things, we should take notice:

So, this incident was initiated on the 15th and I believe was in Brazoria County... Long story short, shit head violent offender (now back on the streets) kills cop while they were attempting to arrest him for outstanding warrants from additional violent offenses. Dude flees the scene after shooting cop, and a search ensues... US Marshall's Service K9 is deployed and locates suspect hiding in dumpster; suspect shoots multiple rounds at K9 and strikes the K9 in the neck and face; officers on scene return fire and dispatch $hithead to his next life; dog is carried to a DPS helicopeter and is transported to an emergency/speciality services vet nearby. Dog survives and is doing well considering... RIP Deputy Vargas (17 years of service).

https://www.click2houston.com/news/...-houston-shopping-center-fugitive-on-the-run/

A couple of days after being shot and going through his first surgeries, the K9 is being released from the hospital to head home to heal w/his handler for the time being (he'll need 2 or 3 additional surgeries), but point being... When the K9 and his Handler exit the vet hospital, they are greeted by countless people from the community and neighboring LE agencies lining the sidewalks and streets to pay respects and offer support to the K9, his handler and family... To say these scenes are moving, is an understatement. Well done Houston!!!!

I've had the unfortunate experience of attending these showings and responding to the initial part of these types of incidents over the years (Vegas, Phx, CA, and a couple of other cities in NV)... Usually, it's for a K9 that has died in the line of duty, and it's during funeral services, processions, etc... It means the world to the Handlers, their families, and communities these dogs serve when the community comes together like this

The picture below is from 2006 Douglas County, NV... One of their dogs died in a tragic incident that was absolutely devasating to the handler. Even though this team was a few hundred miles north of us, it was not an unfamiliar team as they would come to Vegas and do certifications with us each year. I knew the handler and the dog...

Once we got a head count at the funeral services for the percession, we realized had more than 100 marked units that showed up from NV, CA and AZ; more than 50 K9 teams. Douglas County SO had no idea how many of us were showing up, and needless to say once we were all gathered during the percession and during the funeral services, it was truly something to see (many K9 funerals and services are relatively small as the Handlers often want to keep it within the department, unit or even just within the family). The Sheriff of Douglas County and the K9's Handler were both absolutely speechless (and in tears most of the time)...

To me though, even more important than the support from the Law Enforcement Community was the support and presence the Handler got from the community they served. Population isn't real dense in that area, but residents from all over the county showed up and honored the fallen K9. I remember seeing several groups of children posted up at various intersections and would later learn that they were from schools that the K9 and his handler had visited as part of their community services. I remember seeing several older folks in wheel chairs lined up along the main road to pay their respects, along w/what seemed like everyone else in the community. It seemed the whole town shut down that day...

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