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Losing skis while driving.

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Isabelle
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One of my worst nightmares came true today, as we were driving back from Snowpark our ski rack opened up, and as we looked trough or back window we could see 3 pair of skis flying around, two pairs were mine, my pretty much brand new armada skis landing on the street.. they are all scratched up and my bindings are bent and scratched as well..

Happy there was not a close car behind us tho..

Ever happend to you guys?

almost gave me a heartattack.

Sep 5 2011 12:49AM
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AWALLRUS.
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NO BECAUSE I HAVE A SKI RACK THAT DOESNT OPEN ALL WILLY NILLY. I'VE GOT TO DO IT WITH MY THUMBS.
Sep 5 2011 12:52AM
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Isabelle
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It was the skirack of a rental place, so not really our fault..
Sep 5 2011 12:55AM
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maxter-paxter
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I put my skis inside my car...
Sep 5 2011 12:58AM
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FBGM
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Me too.
Sep 5 2011 1:02AM
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dispatchQ_main
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no but i just bought a ski rack and now im worried.
Sep 5 2011 1:14AM
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16bit
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maybe you should learn to lock the rack
Sep 5 2011 1:15AM
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Big5hifty
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have you posted anything not in caps lately? but i put my skis in my car as well
Sep 5 2011 1:16AM
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Broken_Rides
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bungee cords and tie-downs are usually fairly handy.
Sep 5 2011 1:17AM
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TOAST.
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fuck that everything this guy says i laugh at because i read it in a yelling voice.
Sep 5 2011 1:19AM
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.spaghetticat.
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i third that fuck ski racks
Sep 5 2011 1:24AM
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PartyHon
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same haha

but you should have done what i do, get my friends to tow me to the bus stop with their cars. when we have enough snow to do so
Sep 5 2011 1:25AM
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EricaMN.
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that's terrifying if you roll your car in the ditch or something. nothing like a bunch of ginsu knives flying around the car.
Sep 5 2011 1:28AM
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GavinW
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almost happened to me once. the front of the ski rack popped open but the other one stayed clamped, saw the shadow and pulled over immediately
Sep 5 2011 1:47AM
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ThaLorax
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So you're making the rental company buy you new ones right?
Sep 5 2011 1:50AM
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RICK_ROSS
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hopefully. jeeze
Sep 5 2011 2:23AM
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Isabelle
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We can't prove that is actually happend, or that it was not our fault, as the skirack is still in tact. its a lost case.
Sep 5 2011 2:27AM
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.AR6rider.
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Yup.
Sep 5 2011 2:28AM
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amo
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once forgot to put up the tailgate on my buddys truck with all the skis in back. spilled all over the road
Sep 5 2011 2:59AM
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J.M
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me too. unless i got more than 3 people in the car....then i use rack

sorry to hear about your new armadas OP :(

Sep 5 2011 1:41PM
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moms_favorite
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forgot to close my truck bed. lost brand new antidogmas spk's, and sth 16's two years ago.
Sep 5 2011 1:44PM
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.Hugo.
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Get a truck. Solves both problems
Sep 5 2011 1:47PM
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EmperorKuzco
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I have a thule!
Sep 5 2011 1:53PM
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Pretzel___Slaya
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Word I always lock both racks just to be safe, and leaving ur skis inside ur car is so dangerous if u get in a crash
Sep 5 2011 2:12PM
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gnarles.
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me and my bud drove 2 hours to our ski hill with the box open the entire way luckily nothing fell out
Sep 5 2011 2:15PM
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Mama.
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That sucks.

But... I would never publicly admit to this, especially on newschoolers.
Sep 5 2011 2:17PM
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I_Am_Mod
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haha, quite similar one, i was a ski instructor for a youth skicamp in kronplatz italy, all our skis and gear were in a trailer behind the travelling bus, it took us till insbruck (about 2hours driving) before i stepped up to have a chat with the driver and looked in the sideview mirrors and i calmly noted that we had forgotten the trailer .... :)

that was fun !
Sep 5 2011 2:31PM
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Gstrong
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one of my friends had this happen and almost killed some guy just walking on the street
Sep 5 2011 2:52PM
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WVskiing
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we lost my little sister pair of skis on I-81 on and overpass.
Sep 5 2011 2:58PM
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Petersaurusrex
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I'm always afraid this will happen to me. I feel like bikes are going to fall off my bike rack all the time too. I usually just put stuff inside the car unless there isn't enough room.
Sep 5 2011 3:19PM
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theGreat_Guin
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this is my worst fear. I get so paranoid when my skis are on the roof rack. I look through the sunroof like every ten minutes to make sure they're still there.
Sep 5 2011 4:09PM
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ironic
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I always put my skis in the back of my car so I don't have that problem.

Sep 5 2011 4:59PM
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[cmyk]
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saw a pair of AR6's on I-70 into denver earlier this spring. destroyed.

never hurts to double check that the rack is closed all the way.

Sep 5 2011 5:04PM
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jcc03skis
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I always put my skis in the back and have my friends on the rack... hah

This Happend to my bike on the way to back home from mtb, didn't even notice for a 1/2 mile.
Sep 5 2011 5:07PM
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maximiliaan
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i always ducktape that shit :), but yeah its fucked up
Sep 5 2011 5:07PM
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.frenchy
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I lock it so it doesn't open...
Sep 5 2011 5:08PM
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8088
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fuckin sucks its happened with my snowboard, my skis, and a surfboard. i should probably just kill myself
Sep 5 2011 5:11PM
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Prepreip
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Freshman year of college... I went skiing with a few friends and on the way home heard a loud ass noise. After a couple more minutes more of driving I realized what happened, got out and checked, mine were the only skis to fly away somehow. Threw it in reverse on the highway and discovered that they got run over and completely destroyed. Then wondered the road for about fifteen mins trying to collect the the pieces of my bindings. Sucked dick
Sep 5 2011 5:28PM
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EmperorKuzco
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This has only happened to my surfboard, luckily it was a nsp and there was hardly any damage done.
Sep 5 2011 5:48PM
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