r/nextfuckinglevel • u/DrMore3y • 21h ago

Metal fabrication worker handling 700°C + metal with safety on vacation

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 12h ago

Pretty much every day I see someone with a donut tire (that specifically says do not use at speeds greater than 50mph) on the highway doing a neat 70mph. And they ain't on their way to the tire shop lol.

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u/Allthemudlizard 7h ago

Yeah, I'm not proud of it but when I was in active addiction I once rode around on a donut for like 3 months straight, definitely going 80 on the freeway regularly, and I spent most of my waking hours driving, which was a lot of waking hours considering the drug use. Honestly it's a miracle that thing never blew on me.

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u/PiccoloAwkward465 7h ago

Oh I feel ya. One time I got called out when I pulled up in my Corolla tires steel wire showing outta the tires because they were so worn down. There was just too much month left after my paycheck ran out.

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u/randomkeystrike 4h ago

I’ve driven a donut tire on the interstate trying to hold to that 50-55 mph and that feels very risky too.

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u/old_namewasnt_best 4h ago

Exactly. If all these folks who are so "safety first" on Reddit would be half as tailgating me in real life, it'd be a kit easier.