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You can still get that on Amazon, along with electric football (where the players vibrate across the field.) We wore out all the little records on our Talking Football game.

Not to knock Miller Lite, but the same can be said about water.

It’s an acquired taste, one I developed probably before you could spell I. P. A. There are few beers I’ll reject, even Coors light. Then again, any beer with fruit in it really isn’t beer and exists only to allow people who don’t like beer to call themselves beer drinkers. That all started...

Same, same here. In fact I thought that was to be the OP’s message before I clicked on it.

I don't know how to describe what I think of it. It's pretty hideous. I guess I do know how to describe what I think of it.

I've caught myself a few times starting to wave while driving my other car. Always went unnoticed. In the Bronco's defense, you apparently were looking at him.

So it seems there are a number of Jeep clutches that slip/smoke even when fully engaged -- even when cruising down the highway. The first recall seemed to be an effort to weed out the defective ones, but I'm assuming that didn't work as planned. Now they've come up with a software "fix" that...

Hope all are well. A few days is probably wishful thinking. Looks like they took a direct hit.

What State Farm has to say about this: "It's generally not recommended that you try to put out the fire yourself. Opening the hood or car doors increases the air supply and may accelerate the fire." More here: https://tinyurl.com/4zykx6us

Yes, “safely” is the key. I doubt anyone here would stand back and watch a smoking rat’s nest destroy their truck (unless they really hate their truck.) But if it’s a raging fuel fire … nope. Doesn’t make anyone here an idiot for having an extinguisher. That’s quite a leap. And there are...

Understood that "safely" is the key here, but I'd expect the insurance company prefers you not put yourself in danger in any way, if not just from a financial standpoint. Totaling your vehicle is nothing compared to medical bills that could result.

I'd prefer it burned to the ground. Then I'd take the insurance money and take a trip to Alaska. I really like Alaska.

Same here, I love all those shows. Been there twice, but have to disclose that my wife and I took cruises there both times. I've promised myself to spend a summer there flying and fishing (and fly-fishing) before I kick the bucket.

In my 60's , I still camp once or twice a year (deer and elk hunts) with my older brother in a 20 year old Eureka tent on the ground, haul all our water in (~2 gallons/day each) and yes, crap on the ground. Had a Coleman 2-burner stove for 35 years that finally sprang a leak, so I bought a...

Really this aero discussion is probably moot with regards to the fire victim in this case. The OP stated that the truck was burning after a couple kms of going downhill. Of course these are just speculative scenarios. Doesn't hurt to learn -- I've already learned more about towing than I will...

At that test speed of 40 mph, aero drag is probably not a big factor. If someone wants to exceed the frontal area limit, seems to me the solution is to simply keep the speeds down on steep grades.

I keep this in my tool bag because it is compact and easily transfers to other vehicles. https://tinyurl.com/yz6stvhy (This is not where I purchased it.)

You replied to and quoted my post where I was talking about the gradeablilty test -- I assumed you were referring to that stretch of road which is in Arizona. It's now clear you were talking about the stretch where the OP fire happened.

That is one long commute from Alberta ... ;)

That and that the aerospace industry is awfully volitile. My wife is also an aerospace engineer. Although she never quit nor was ever layed off in her 35+ years in aerospace, she worked for 4 different companies. I both changed jobs and was laid off before consulting in the end.