TGIF! So long stupid work week. And a special fuck you to Fox for both their terrible coverage of the World Cup and refusal to let me stream it at work. ¡Gracias Telemunda and Peacock TV! Anyway, holiday season and I’ve got a truckload of gifts to deliver, so let’s learn how to park that sucker.
Survival – Personal Edition
Now unfortunately, most of you don’t have a loading ramp. But, you do have some curbside parking. So I’m going to show you how to parallel park this semi. That’s right, not just a car, but a semi with an attached trailer.
- Find a parking spot. Duh. But the details are important here. The space needs to be about one and a half as long as your cab and trailer combo. This will provide room to not only park, but also you need that extra room to for the loading ramp on the back of the trailer.
- Now pull your rig ahead of that parking spot and about 6 feet from the vehicle beside you. The rear of the trailer should be at or beyond the open space.
- Time to warn everyone that you’re going to be a general nuisance for the next few minutes. Turn on your flashers and toot that horn a few times as you engage reverse.
- Back up until the rear of the trailer is even with the open space and stop. Side note, if you don’t have a spotter go ahead and put the truck in park and do a walk around. Your mirrors aren’t that good and you’re probably not that experienced. Better safe than sorry.
- (This is the first step in what may be a long repetitive cycle, so bookmark this) While stopped, turn the wheel towards the curb until at full lock. Check traffic in the next lane, because you will be occupying it very shortly.
- When clear, begin backing up. The trailer will nudge into the open spot. Keep backing until the trailer tires hit the curb.
- Now turn the wheel fully in the opposite direction and pull forward to give yourself room for another backup maneuver.
- Go back to the bookmarked step and repeat until the trailer is parallel and close to the curb. When done, turn the cab toward the curb and full forward to get it out of traffic and you have enough room behind the trailer for the loading ramp. Again, don’t be afraid to park and walk around to check clearances.
- If all else fails, pull back out of of the spot and start again. You can do it, little buddy!
Alright, now that we’re parked, time to unload all those gifts and deliver them to your special recipients.
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Survival – Species Edition
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Enjoy the weekend, folks! Alright, now let’s get to what’s most important: Commenting and drinking!
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