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Discussion in 'Fred's House of Pancakes' started by Trollbait, Mar 11, 2020.

  1. Trollbait

    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    TV’s ‘Diesel Brothers’ to pay US$850,000 fine for rolling coal | Driving

    "Heavy D and Diesel Dave, the lads of Diesel Brothers fame on the Discovery Channel, need to dig deep after a federal judge ordered them to pay in excess of what would be a million dollars in this country for violating the Clean Air Act with modified trucks.

    It’s a fine totaling $851,451 of the finest American dollars, a sum which may actually rise once they get the plaintiff’s legal bill.

    District Court Judge Robert Shelby put them on the hook for that, too. That amount could very well push the total to nearly two million bucks.

    At issue are legal findings which state the lads alter or remove pollution control devices from rigs being modified as part of the show."
     
    #1 Trollbait, Mar 11, 2020
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  2. bisco

    bisco cookie crumbler

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    never heard of them, but i like it(y)
     
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    Prodigyplace Senior Member

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    They should be forced to have BEV-only drivers licenses too.:ROFLMAO::ROFLMAO:
     
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  4. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Play stupid games.
    Win stupid prizes.

    Much as I dislike EVangelists being the transportation equivalent of vegans...I don’t really have any problem with the feds hammering on a few nails that stick out.

    Especially urbane diesel drivers.
     
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  5. Mendel Leisk

    Mendel Leisk Senior Member

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    Edit definitely in order. :)

    And on the Discovery Channel? Glad I cut the cable.
     
    #5 Mendel Leisk, Mar 12, 2020
  6. ETC(SS)

    ETC(SS) The OTHER One Percenter.....

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    Forgot that the sarcasm font doesn't work. :(

    It would have rendered better with quotes.....
     
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    My heart breaks for them. Wait, no it doesn't.
     
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    They should subpoena the customer list and go after that bunch of knuckleheads.
     
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