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Ice Road Truckers
« on: June 24, 2007, 09:01:17 PM »
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.



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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #1 on: June 24, 2007, 09:02:38 PM »
yea, pretty good show. so does the snow, on top of the ice make it have somewhat more traction?

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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #2 on: June 24, 2007, 09:06:52 PM »
They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::)   dumbasses.

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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #3 on: June 24, 2007, 09:11:21 PM »
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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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #4 on: June 24, 2007, 09:18:14 PM »
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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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #5 on: June 24, 2007, 10:33:15 PM »
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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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #6 on: June 24, 2007, 10:38:37 PM »
hahahaha . . . someone's a NASCAR fan.

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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #7 on: June 25, 2007, 04:22:24 AM »
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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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #8 on: June 25, 2007, 02:57:39 PM »
They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::)   dumbasses.

Not even possible.

Watch the show, they cover these things.

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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #9 on: June 25, 2007, 05:05:25 PM »

Good show.

I also recommend the show about the crab boats...'Deadliest Catch', or something like that. 

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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #10 on: June 25, 2007, 05:22:51 PM »
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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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #11 on: June 25, 2007, 05:34:20 PM »
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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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #12 on: June 25, 2007, 05:50:23 PM »
They could just drop shit the stuff from a military coptor ....... ::)   dumbasses.

Your wisdom's needed in Iraq.

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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #13 on: June 25, 2007, 07:40:16 PM »
hmmm, who'd of thunk a getbig member would overcome such a logistical problem in one swift sentence.
lol
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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #14 on: June 25, 2007, 09:41:17 PM »
or the boating season could work overtime, during the spring

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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #15 on: June 26, 2007, 08:06:12 AM »
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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Re: Ice Road Truckers
« Reply #16 on: June 26, 2007, 10:33:10 PM »
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.