Microwave madness

I'd thought Eliot Spitzer had won the "bad decision of the week" contest hands down...

Until I read the story of the people in El Paso using live trucks for drag racing. This boggles the mind so much I don't even know where to start.

Twenty years ago I was in the passenger seat in a live truck accident, and even though we were going five miles per hour at the time it scared the hell out of us. Had the mast been behind one of our chairs instead of between them, one of us would have been killed.

I've driven live trucks many times and never liked doing it. The things are top heavy, not as stable as a normal truck, and have to be driven with extreme care. Saint Christopher medals should be standard issue on these things. Though they are safer than they used to be, you still have to remember that you're not driving a normal vehicle.

The people involved in the live truck drag race should count their lucky stars that no one was hurt.

Years ago they made everyone in the news department watch a video on live truck safety. This latest incident should be a good reminder that everyone who gets behind the wheel of a live truck needs to know how to operate it.