How to burn down a restaurant

[Carina16]

So, we have this cute little 50's diner in town. Or we did, until some dumbass in a garbage truck decided not to look behind him as he was backing up. While backing up, he managed to hit a light pole so hard that it snapped, causing the powerlines to snap. These in turn fell on the roof of the restaurant, catching it on fire.

[LillFilly]

Oh my gosh! Well, I hope the truck driver's company will be footing the bill to rebuild? Did they catch the driver at the scene, or did he take-off? Hope nobody was hurt.

[Irving Patrick Freleigh]

It's a mite difficult to take off in a garbage truck.

Although the visual of a garbage truck leading police on a high speed chase is giving me the giggles.

[dalesys]

Although the visual of a garbage truck leading police on a high speed chase is giving me the giggles.

James Bond: Squirts oil.
Jimmie le Blond: Drizzles garbage juice.

[Victory Sabre]

It's a mite difficult to take off in a garbage truck.

Although the visual of a garbage truck leading police on a high speed chase is giving me the giggles.

I've done that, well, in Grand Theft Auto, anyway.

[PepperElf]

That's going to be quite a big price for rebuilding. Even with insurance.


one of the restaurants that's been around for over 50 years... well it *had* been around that is. Until last year when it caught on fire after they closed for the night. They still haven't rebuilt and it's really been almost a year now.

[DGoddessChardonnay]

James Bond: Squirts oil.
Jimmie le Blond: Drizzles garbage juice.

Stop it, I'm having trouble catching my breath from the laughter of that mental image!!!

[dalesys]

Stop it, I'm having trouble catching my breath from the laughter of that mental image!!!

Well, as Frank Zappa said: The Torture Never Stops.

[sms001]

Although the visual of a garbage truck leading police on a high speed chase is giving me the giggles.

Didn't one of the "Beverly Hills Cops" feature chase with a cement mixer?

[Jay 2K Winger]

Didn't one of the "Beverly Hills Cops" feature chase with a cement mixer?

I don't know about that, but I remember a couple of World's Wildest Police Videos featuring heavy machinery.

One of them was a bulldozer. And featured the hilarious exchange on the radio of:
"How do you stop a bulldozer?"
"Very carefully."

The other was a TANK. Fortunately, the guy never fired the cannon, and ended up getting stuck under an overpass when he tried to take out the support column by ramming it. That's about when the cops swarmed it and ended up shooting him.

[eltf177]

It's a mite difficult to take off in a garbage truck.

Although the visual of a garbage truck leading police on a high speed chase is giving me the giggles.

Actually, an early episode of CSI had such a chase...

[Chromatix]

The other was a TANK. Fortunately, the guy never fired the cannon...

As I understand it, the cannon requires more than one person to operate. The shell itself might be pretty heavy.

Also, leaving the driving position to operate the cannon would give quite a large window of opportunity for the police to board the vehicle and open the hatches.

[Jay 2K Winger]

As I understand it, the cannon requires more than one person to operate. The shell itself might be pretty heavy.

Also, leaving the driving position to operate the cannon would give quite a large window of opportunity for the police to board the vehicle and open the hatches.

Well, yeah, I know that. It's still one of those WTFOSHI- moments to see a tank rolling down the street like that.

[Dreamstalker]

One episode of World's Dumbest had a guy who decided to convert a bulldozer into a tank and destroy his town. He apparently forgot what 2-inch steel plating can do to the speed (not that a dozer can go all that fast to start with). Cops on foot were able to catch up with him, and I think they were jogging at most

[Jay 2K Winger]

One episode of World's Dumbest had a guy who decided to convert a bulldozer into a tank and destroy his town. He apparently forgot what 2-inch steel plating can do to the speed (not that a dozer can go all that fast to start with). Cops on foot were able to catch up with him, and I think they were jogging at most

That was probably Marvin Heemeyer, creator of the "Killdozer."

I don't think he forgot what that plating does to speed. He knew what he was doing and had no intention of coming out once he got into that thing. He got stuck when one tread caught in a basement, then shot himself before the SWAT team could penetrate the dozer.