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Professional Busybodies

I still don't understand what it means to "Steamboat Willie" a vehicle. Ever since I've turned 30, it seems like I'm no longer hip with the lingo. :(

I'm pretty sure SnowCal coined that term with this very thread.

Anyway, from his description, to Steamboat Willie a vehicle is to steer so that you are swerving back and forth, side to side without going into the adjacent lanes.
 
Glab flaps

Hey, wouldn't it be funny if two people were Steamboat Willying in formation? It would look sort of like this:

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Nowhere in the OP does he say that the company vehicle had a 'How's my driving?' sicker with a number. The caller may have just looked up the business number from the logo. I drive a 30' box daily, & i see some wierd things. Though i wouldn't do it myself (especially with other vehicles around), i certainly wouldn't call it in either.
 

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