"ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied." (theplasticone)
11/08/2018 at 20:29 • Filed to: None
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"ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied." (theplasticone)
11/08/2018 at 20:29 • Filed to: None | 3
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Hey, remember when I said stuff about !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ? We had a doozy today!
Which resulted in...
May as well get out and walk.
The tunnel in question (which isn’t on Storrow Drive, but will get you there) has a posted clearance of 13'9", though it starts off being over 14' when you enter it. This 14'+ clearance changes very suddenly at a certain turn/offramp, which does not give a 13'6" rig a lot of wiggle room at highway speed...
Fortunately I already live in the city and could walk to work if absolutely necessary and given sufficient notice
, but such is life for the rest. Also earlier this week three out of five subway lines were absolutely and simultaneously
kneecapped for the morning commute...
Nauraushaun
> ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
11/08/2018 at 21:41 |
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Chief
This ain’t it
functionoverfashion
> ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
11/08/2018 at 21:53 |
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This guy may have needed a change of undies.
I live 2 hrs north of Boston but I’ve spent plenty of time driving around there, and man, it’s crazy.
facw
> ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
11/08/2018 at 22:24 |
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You know, I have some sympathy for the people who rip the roof off their rented box truck, some, but not much (mainly I think it’s nuts that you can drive a 26' box truck or class-A RV with a normal license), but if you have a CDL, I expect you to be professional enough to to know the height of your load, and to pay attention to bridge/tunnel height markings. I’d also hope you are using using a GPS that knows clearances and will refuse to route you places you won’t fit (though you still need to pay attention).
thebigbossyboss
> ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
11/08/2018 at 22:24 |
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Hey, at least something in Boston got stopped.
smobgirl
> facw
11/08/2018 at 22:41 |
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Driving a 26’ box truck is utterly terrifying.
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facw
> smobgirl
11/08/2018 at 22:44 |
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I had trouble just with the 10', I can’t image doing a 26. I didn’t even make it back to my apartment before slapping mirrors with a parked truck (fortunately my mirror just folded in, and there didn’t seem to be any damage to the other one, whose driver was surprisingly chill ).
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smobgirl
> facw
11/08/2018 at 22:52 |
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I had to back the stupid thing up 400 feet down an alley next to the school while avoiding texting teenagers. It was so nerve-wracking but I felt so accomplished. Negotiating gas stations turned out to be much harder.
OPPOsaurus WRX
> ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
11/08/2018 at 22:53 |
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I was surprised to hear it was the oneil tunnel. I wonder what he's doing right now. I'm guessing something like trying to drink away the shame while updating a resume
Al so, beat you to it
wafflesnfalafel
> ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
11/08/2018 at 23:24 |
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Is the the tunnel that tight? Looks like a standard height trailer.
We had a slightly over height trailer take down a 1950's era bridge along the I-5 corridor north of Seattle a few years ago - would have cleared it fine in the inside lane but the bridge structure curved down towards the sides and he was forced farther right by another truck on the inside lane. No redundancy in the old structure and down it went...
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ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
> OPPOsaurus WRX
11/08/2018 at 23:29 |
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Not surprising. This is just one of several incidences...
https://boston.cbslocal.com/tag/tip-oneill-tunnel/
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ThePlasticOne - no diggities expressed nor implied.
> wafflesnfalafel
11/08/2018 at 23:37 |
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Supposed to be 13'9" at its lowest point - highest trailers are 13'6" but this is a load on a flatbed, not a container on a frame.
Things to consider: expansion and contraction of road/vehicle/load due to atmospheric conditions. Tire inflation and suspension settings. A less-than-full load not bowing the trailer (so it sits higher than nominal). Wind resistance pushing back on the load, lifting its front edge slightly.
Halfass measurements by the crew that built the tunnel.
This is also not the first time a truck has gotten itself wedged in that tunnel.