You Might be a Idiot if...

I have known that I am an idiot for a long time now.

In fact at work we are known as 2 idiots and a moron (kinda like 2 men and a truck).

We do have an opening for a mindless fool though . . .
 

Being an idiot when your own safety or that of somebody else is in danger is one thing, but most of the things on DanQ's list are just things he doesn’t do himself, or doesn’t like people to do, even though they don’t effect him is the slightest way. I mean give me a break; does it really make a person an idiot if they spin their track anywhere, or if they jump a snow bank anywhere?

I hate it when people look down or talk down on people for the way that they treat THEIR OWN stuff. Why would you care if somebody wants to tear up their track, or pound their suspension? Like I said above, I agree with the safety aspect of this thread, but the rest of it is pretty idiotic IMO.
 
98srx6 said:
Being an idiot when your own safety or that of somebody else is in danger is one thing, but most of the things on DanQ's list are just things he doesn’t do himself, or doesn’t like people to do, even though they don’t effect him is the slightest way. .
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I think you are missing the point. These things do affect me. Most important they affect my saftey. If I'm leading my group I don't think a head on crash caused by an idiot is in my best interest.

Idiots who spin the snow off of corners, intersections leave ice for the rest of us. This creates another safety problem for the next guy through.

Loud pipes, driving off of marked trails, and jumping in town piss off the locals and close trails. That affects me.

The problem is, for most idiots, "its all about them". they don't care about what is left behind them.
 
I completely agree with you DanQ, but it still doesn't change the fact that I am an idiot . . .
 
Ding! You illustrate our point to it's zenith. You admit your an idiot...don't care if your are and will probably never change. Why would you admit to something like that? Seems really self defeating...not to metion it's sounds like your waiting for an award. Don't hold your breathe...or do..from your comments..it would appear that the snowmobile world would be better off. I'm not trying to sound like a d #$%&* k, but you opened the door on this one...or are you just saying this stuff to see who's skin you can get under?
 
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You might be an idiot if.....You read the "Grooming 101" post and it doesn't make you think twice about your actions on the trail.
Its all about repsect.
 
Maim said:
can someone post the signals for me? never heard of em. my 1st instinct when i see other riders siganling me is slow down and keep on my side of the trail. if i wave back it is with the throttle hand if it is safe to do so. damn i must be gettin old cause i dont remember any of this from my snowmobile course from when i was 12. :ORC
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Lemme see if I can remember, theres Were number #1, Peace, Power to the people (or rite on)
 
Nah, I would rather not be an idiot and I do care a lot about the safety of my group, other sledders, and other people we might come across.

I try very hard to be considerate, and courteous to all other riders, groomers, land owners, and any other person or animal that I come across while sledding regardless of how they treat me. I also give hand signals whenever I see other sledders. I slow down to a speed that I can safely take one hand off the bars to signal. I have also found that the signals used are different across riders. Also the signals taught in the current Snowmobile Safety classes in Michigan are not the same as the signals recommended by the OFSC (Ontario). I can't speak to the signals recommended by other states, but it would be nice if there was a uniform standard on this.

I have gone off trail numerous times to avoid other out of control sledders, and even tapped skis with an oncoming out-of-control sled a couple of times when there was no more room for me to go to the right. Several times I could have easily passed them on the left but I was afraid that might really cross them up and they might drill me. Very rarely have these riders ever stopped to apologize. And only once did the sled behind the one that ran me off the trail help me dig out. It was the husband of the girl that ran me off, but she was very sick at the time. I don't get mad anymore (I'm too old for that), I just shake my head and go on as Tom says, once I get over being scared to death.

Sorry, I was just relieving some work stress a bit in my earlier posts and was simply being . . .

. . . well, an idiot.

I am not riding because I am working . . .
 
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greg said:
Some people don't even realize that they were idiots until it is to late. We won't be making our annual trip to Quebec this year. The trails we rode were closed and the land owners were awarded a decent sum of money for the abuse they claim that they were subjected too. Hopefully, we in Ontario learn a lesson from this.
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Fortunately this suit is going into appeal, ...could take many years to settle, if indeed they do. I understand the developers build the homes next to the trail, ...and now homeowners want to sue for there "pain and suffering", ...who's the idiots here?
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Ding said:
I have known that I am an idiot for a long time now.

In fact at work we are known as 2 idiots and a moron (kinda like 2 men and a truck).

We do have an opening for a mindless fool though . . .
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Want my resume????? You should see my "mindless" act.... it's a real hit at party's, work, restaurants (I can embarass my girlfriend in 15 seconds flat!). I can even give references! Oh.... can I give references!! LOL!!!!
 
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