Hello.
I probably should have done this PRIOR to making a few posts …
I’m Paul, and I live in Central Massachusetts. I’m 49, married with 4 children, and live near Worcester. I found hornblasters doing an internet search and really liked the web page, the assortment of kits, and many of the videos and forum posts.
In Mass, we have the reputation of being “Mass-holes”. :rolleyes: Actually there are many fine people here, but the other 99% ruin it for the rest of us
Insofar as drivers go, Boston HAS to be the coldest and rudest place to be: Traffic is grossly over congested. Over time they’ve had to develop a maze of one-way streets to accommodate the volume - during rush hour it’s insane. God help you if you need to slow down even momentarily because you’re unsure of where you’re going. You’ll get horned, yelled at, flipped off because someone ELSE had to pause 5 seconds to wait for YOU. It’s the worst.
“Punks” come in many sizes and shapes. In Boston many of them wear suits and ties. If you’re stopped at an intersection waiting for a green light, expect jaywalkers: Many times I’ve had a light turn green only to have someone look right at the light, look right at my vehicle, and then proceed to walk right across the front of my truck while gabbing on their phone or drinking their coffee: Just a blatant F-you. And while we all get annoyed when we see people driving around texting or talking on their phones, here we also have people driving in and out of the city while reading their newspapers or memo’s, or whatever. So by the time I get to work, I’m already aggravated and stressed… and my day is just beginning.
I liked the slogan “Don’t get mad, blow your horn” on the Hornblasters web page. When I called into Hornblasters, Rigo was very helpful. He hooked me up with a K5LA kit that I am eagerly awaiting to receive this week.
What I also will be needing is “Plausible Deniability”. Blowing a big horn in a downtown metropolitan area, with that blasting sound ricocheting down the streets between tall buildings is surely asking for trouble. I’ll probably mount the compressor/tank in my truck bed tool box. I’m thinking about modifying an old tire and mounting the horns inside it with something fabricated, and then placing that back where the spare used to be. I can’t of course escape a thorough police search. But I may be able to evade a quick on-street visual once over by a Boston cop
Anyway, just wanted to say hello, and I look forward to exchanging posts with you guys. Please be patient with me, as I’ve never modified any vehicle I’ve owned, although I am a construction contractor, among other things.
Thanks!