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Getbig Misc Discussion Boards => E-Board - Movies, Music, TV, Videogames, Comics => Topic started by: Princess L on June 24, 2007, 09:01:17 PM
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Have you seen this show? :o
Very intense.
The History Channel embarks upon an unparalleled adventure revealing the virtually unknown occupation of ice road trucking, considered to be one of the world's most dangerous jobs. ICE ROAD TRUCKERS charts two months in the lives of six extraordinary men who haul vital supplies to diamond mines over frozen lakes that double as roads. The livelihood of many depends on these tenuous roads, which through the years have been responsible for the deaths of dozens of men.
Always prepared for the ice to give way under the weight of their trucks, these drivers put their lives and financial security of their families on the line in an exhilarating dash for cash. Beginning Sunday, June 17 at 10pm ET/PT, this adrenaline packed series reveals the raw, gripping quest of ice road truckers.
The desolate white landscape stretches as far as the eye can see in a world where the land meets the sky at an invisible horizon, just miles from the Arctic Circle. The fascinating, yet little-known ice road trucking industry, stationed just outside of Yellowknife in Canada's Northwest Territory, is responsible for supporting the diamond mines there. Canada now stands as the third largest diamond producer in the world, housing an industry that rakes in $1.9 billion a year.
Each year, the many lakes of this region completely freeze over and engineers build an ice road over them that can withstand the weight of tractor trailers, hopefully. Jackknifing, breakdowns and accidents are commonplace. Last year, because of the effects of global warming, the ice road was closed early, leaving hundreds of tons of supplies stuck at the dispatch station. Since the terrain in this region is virtually impenetrable, and there are so few paved roads, the only way for supplies to reach the mines is by traveling over the ice road. The entire industry depends on the weather and the courage of the ice road truckers, who are willing to push themselves to the limit and who constantly hear the cracking of the ice right beneath their wheels.
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Video_Clips&content_type_id=54707&display_order=3&mini_id=54692
http://www.history.com/minisite.do?content_type=Minisite_Generic&content_type_id=54710&display_order=1&mini_id=54692
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yea, pretty good show. so does the snow, on top of the ice make it have somewhat more traction?
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They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::) dumbasses.
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They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::) dumbasses.
haha that's what I was thinking.
Here we are in 21st century driving over ice lakes
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haha that's what I was thinking.
Here we are in 21st century driving over ice lakes
Diamond mines!!! They got the money to get the gear in on planes and coptors for sure.lolololol
They just enjoy watching th dumbasses drive into the water. I guess it could be called......"Population control" hahaha. I gotta watch this.
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i haven't seen that show yet, but i'll check it out some time
another good show of that type is deadliest catch
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hahahaha . . . someone's a NASCAR fan.
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They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::) dumbasses.
I don't think so. Too expensive for one thing. Ever try flying a copter in a white-out? Or -50? Helicopters crash all the time under good conditions.
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They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::) dumbasses.
Not even possible.
Watch the show, they cover these things.
Alaska is the last place you want to fly.
8)
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Good show.
I also recommend the show about the crab boats...'Deadliest Catch', or something like that.
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neat on a side note about driving on frozen lakes is the fun little Canadian trick of driving your new Chevy truck out on the lake to ice fish then pushing the onstar button and asking the operator in Miami or wherever they are in the states where you are and how to get home
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They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::) dumbasses.
hmmm, who'd of thunk a getbig member would overcome such a logistical problem in one swift sentence.
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They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::) dumbasses.
Your wisdom's needed in Iraq.
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hmmm, who'd of thunk a getbig member would overcome such a logistical problem in one swift sentence.
lol
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or the boating season could work overtime, during the spring
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obviously they are trucking it because it's the most cost effective, quickest and most logical thing to do or else they WOULD fly it or ship it.
Seriously people do you understand anything about getting the greatest return on your investment by doing things as cheap as possible?
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obviously they are trucking it because it's the most cost effective, quickest and most logical thing to do or else they WOULD fly it or ship it.
Seriously people do you understand anything about getting the greatest return on your investment by doing things as cheap as possible?
just offering some suggestions since one guy with Arictic Inc. diving company fished out like 40 bodies since working the job.