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Old 06-15-2007, 12:14 AM
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Thumbs up Ice Road Truckers (Revisited) 2008
Anybody else gonna watch this new show. It looks awesome!

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Old 06-15-2007, 12:51 AM
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My mom and dad used to live up there in Yellowknife, NWT....


Just watching that makes you cold...
 
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Old 06-15-2007, 09:11 AM
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I plan on watchin it. I saw the first one that was done. Freekin scary! U aint catchin me doing it, I have a hard enough time walkin cross the ice for ice fishin, let alone rollin 40 ton across it!! "give:"give:
 
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Old 06-15-2007, 10:01 AM
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I've seen that stuff on TV before. I've seen some cold temps in my time but nothing like that. The people (like a friend of mine) that live up there are just plain nuts!
 
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Old 06-15-2007, 04:18 PM
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thats pretty wild i saw the show on it, not the series yet, i do plan on watching it. they change the oil on those trucks with them running, thats crazy
 
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Old 06-16-2007, 12:31 PM
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it takes a big set to do that for a living.
 
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Old 06-16-2007, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by Cowboy_Customs
I plan on watchin it. I saw the first one that was done. Freekin scary! U aint catchin me doing it, I have a hard enough time walkin cross the ice for ice fishin, let alone rollin 40 ton across it!! "give:"give:

Just think, lot's a wide open space with nothin around to jump out in front of ya.
 
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Old 06-16-2007, 01:28 PM
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I plan to watch.
 
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Old 06-16-2007, 01:52 PM
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Just think, lot's a wide open space with nothin around to jump out in front of ya.
Yup! But what about the road falling out from underneath ya?
 
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Old 06-16-2007, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Buckshotmckee
Yup! But what about the road falling out from underneath ya?
That was just special for Cowboy_Customs since he has such a love affair with trees. Figured he might be able to miss em out in the middle of a lake.
 
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