Did all the discussion change the way you use your lights?

[digger242j]

Just out of curiousity...

There are two threads currently running on the board about when it is appropriate to use amber warning lights. The discussions have been extensive, and all schools of thought have been well expressed. This has caused me to wonder--did all of the discussion cause *anybody* to change the way they use their amber beacons?

I'm not asking, and don't care, which side of the issue you've ended up on. Rather, I'm just curious whether or not anybody changed their way of thinking at all.

If you did change, it might be interesting to know which way you went, but again, that's only periphal to the question this thread is asking.

[dynamike]

I did not change what I do but Sunday I went out to salt and when I fired up the skid loader i reached up to turn the strobe on and started to laugh thinking about those threads:D

[Roger Dodger]

Mine's broken! It cleared that "max height clearance" bar at the fast food drive-thru, but I didn't see that low, hanging tree branch at window #1. Took off the CB antenna too but at least that was a magnet mount that was easily put back on. :mad:

Anyone think I can successfully sue McDonald's for a cool million or two or should I have spilled hot coffee in my lap as well to better my chances?;)

[Pelican]

See Roger????

Had your rooftop warning light been activated, you'd surely have seen the reflection off that branch and this mishap would have been avoided!!!:wink:haha

[wyldman]

Nope,I'll still always have them on,when conditions warrant.

[jt5019]

As wyldman stated i keep mine on when conditions warrant. I have also just added LED wic3's to my tool box facing the rear:) Still have to complete the wiring but waiting until this weekend its supposed to be near 50 :eek:

[Roger Dodger]

Originally posted by Pelican
See Roger????

Had your rooftop warning light been activated, you'd surely have seen the reflection off that branch and this mishap would have been avoided!!!:wink:haha
But, I don't have a sunroof on my truck!

[digger242j]

I'm not sure why this thread has been moved twice. I posted it in Off Topic because I didn't consider that my question pertained to anything "snowplowing" related. It certainly has nothing to do with how lights are wired, although it may have to do with how snowplowers are wired.

Rather, it was a behavioral anthropological question. It is part of an ongoing scientific study of the primate species the "Amber Crested Snowplower", (Snowplowicus Amberlighticus ), and related species.

Observations indicate that S. Amberlighticus is a wiley creature, well adapted to its environment. Further, the species is quite able to reason, and elucidate its reasoning with reference to its "display behavior". What is puzzling is the fact that the research has shown (quite conclusively as a matter of fact), that no amount of reason or elucidation on the part it its fellows is able to influence any given individual's behavior with respect to display of its amber lights. This data leads toward the conclusion that such display behavior must be determined genetically for each individual, and is not the result of any environmental influences.

The results of the study lend support to the hypothesis that alteration of similar behaviors in other members of genus Snowplowicus will prove to be equally intractable. (The Ford/Chevy/Dodge issue, and the Meyer/Boss/Western preferences may eventually be proven to be genetically based as well. )


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[apgarconstruction]

LMAO

I like your observation.

[Roger Dodger]

Hey digger, how about a study on "mupears"?

[digger242j]

Allright! Who is the fly in the ointment of unamimity??

[BRL]

Well I was thinking about this the other day. I haven't used my amber lights yet this season lol. Not sure if these discussions had anything to do with it or not, wasn't really a conscious non effort to plug them in. But the events we have had landed on off hours where we weren't trying to get around in bad traffic, or when the lots were busy at all. Part of our big storm was on a Saturday but the general public seemed to heed the warnings to not be on the roads for once, and my one site that usually has a ton opf people working on any given saturday, most of those places didn't open or have workers in. The first time I needed the light & tried to use it there was something wrong with my cig lighter plug so didn't use it then anyway :rolleyes: . Fixed it the next time I stopped for a minute & was able to use it for the rest of the storm if needed.

[SIPLOWGUY]

I haven't been running any lights but am thinking to do so. I heard strobes in snowstorms are not a good idea. Anyone?

[SNO]

LMAO!
Here we go again!

:rolling