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Feel-good Friday story?: Man's pick-up truck hits 1 million miles
Slow news day? You bet!
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Oct 29, 2010 11:48:24 AM
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Sterilize him.
Posted by: Farmer Bob and the City | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 11:53 AM
Bob, now you're just being tiresome. It's just a nice feel-good story about a boy and his pickup exploiting dogs.
Posted by: jj2 | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 12:10 PM
1 million miles in 4 years...so that breaks down to about 685 miles a day, every day, 365 days a year. I'm not sure I see how that's possible?
Posted by: sometimesilie | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Go Farmer Bob!
Posted by: juzme | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM
Go Farmer Bob!
Posted by: juzme | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 12:22 PM
@Sometimesilie
I agree. In theory, since the truck is a 2006, it could be five years old... but that is still 550 miles each and every day.
I doubt long-haul truckers can do that.
Posted by: Tom Weidermeijer | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 01:17 PM
@Farmer Bob
He probably does not need to be sterilized, since all he does is drive. No time for farking.
Posted by: Tom Weidermeijer | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 01:18 PM
jj2, thanks for noting the dogs
after the dogs are too beat up to run anymore they get put down if they don't get rescued by adoption groups
Posted by: Lambiepie | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 01:35 PM
That's a fake FBatC.
I don't mind the fake Farmer Bob and the City taking over my duties, but at least won't you sign as "Farmer Bob and the City2" or something like that?
JR can verify my IP address as the original FBatC.
I can also explain the circumstances how FB became FBatC if the other one can't.
Posted by: Farmer Bob and the City | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 01:57 PM
I'm now thinking it's the same Bob Farmer who complained about me a few days back and is now trying to sabotage FBatC.
Posted by: Farmer Bob and the City | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 01:58 PM
I like the mention of when the engine was replaced at 400K miles. While a million is admirable it reminds me of the description of an "original" old hammer that has had two heads and four handles replaced.
Posted by: KDP | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 02:41 PM
As an ex-Auto industry guy, I'm with KDP on this one.
A million miles on a 2006 with the original engine is worth mentioning, but on a replacement engine??!
Its still a great feat, but really!?...is it worthy of print?...Must be a slow news day.
Posted by: Krash | Friday, October 29, 2010 at 06:00 PM
Kelly blue book value is .37 cents.
Posted by: The Hermit | Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 01:58 PM
Sterilize him.
LOL sorry couldn't resist doing it once. Thats what happens when you post drunk LOL
Posted by: TequilaJoe | Saturday, October 30, 2010 at 04:43 PM
"He breeds and transports racing greyhounds for a living. Any dog lovers out there? When a racing greyhound's racing days are over, does anyone know what happens to the dogs who don't get adopted?"
They become buses.
Posted by: American Veteran | Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 09:52 AM
wow, that's about $167,000 in gas - or about 41 thousand dollars a year.
Posted by: David | Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 11:41 AM
No one believes him.
Posted by: myfax | Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 06:20 PM
144,000 miles on one set of tires? I think folks in Florida have learned to count from the Japanese who have some 300,000 people over the age of 100 ... nearly all of whom are dead, yet still keep getting older every year.
Posted by: cwm2 | Monday, November 01, 2010 at 06:09 AM