Ep. 52 // Breaking the Law With Mike Stumreiter

Published: Jan. 7, 2020, 9 a.m.


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\nHappy New Year!
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\nKick off the new decade with a two-part series from Nussbaum driver Mike Stumreiter. In part one, Mike laughs through his \u201cyoung and dumb\u201d days of flying by the seat of his pants across the country, foregoing logbooks, and running heavy \u2013 really heavy.
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\nBut before long, the tone changes, the banter slows, and a haunting story emerges.
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\nIgnite your humanity as Mike relives the reckless days of his youth up to the gut-wrenching climax that is sure to make you catch your breath.
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\nPut an end to complacency. Don\u2019t break the law. Value life.
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\nQuotes
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\n* \u201cFrom that point, I was dead set, \u2018I don\u2019t want this B anymore.\u2019 It was boring. It was just an over-sized station wagon. I don\u2019t want to do this anymore.\u201d* \u201cI knew all the warning signs, but yeah, yeah, yeah, it\u2019s never going to happen to me.\u201d* \u201c\u2019Whoaaaa, he\u2019s going to miss the stop sign.\u2019 And I\u2019m predicting where he\u2019s going to end up if he stops NOW.\u201d* \u201cI got out the words before the point of contact, \u2018This is going to be bad. This is going to be\u2026\u2019\u201d* \u201cDon\u2019t get complacent about what you\u2019re hauling. What you\u2019re hauling is larger than you think.\u201d* \u201cWhen you think you\u2019re in control of 80,000 pounds, you\u2019re really not.\u201d* \u201cOnce you start driving that slow, man, will you ever see how dangerous it is out in the real world.\u201d
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\nLinks
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\n* Ep. 38 // By Peer Request, AJ Edgington
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