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  1. OntarioVanMan

    And This....is 2020

    I am with the King of Corn here too... 5 yrs ago the same issues even 10 yrs ago....and most here are pulling in the same or worse rates! especially if you are with a carrier..there is no money here anymore for this to be a full time venture...costs have spiralled up and income generally...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    68 degrees here this morning and overcast...Hope everyone is having a great Christmas season... :) My First Christmas without JuJu.. :( Her birthday was Dec 11th our 20th Anniversary is coming up soon Jan 15th....I am getting hit with what they call the FIRSTS...so my mood is kinda yuck this...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    Things are looking up...a whole 44 this morning...blue sky and sunshine...Laundry day...!
  4. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    me? Jet ski? surely you jest...not a chance in HE double hockey sticks of that happening...LOL
  5. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    another 36 degree morning and then the sun comes out and zooms into the mid 70's...beautiful day then... Moving to Falcon Lake State park JAN 6TH for a few days..it actually borders Mexico.. did ya know Laredos crime rate is well below the national average.. maybe the fact so many here have...
  6. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    another 30 degree here.... :) Off to Walmart this morning... need a new inner tube and a repair kit..for my 6 speed tricycle flat tire already after only 1 ride...one of them Texas cactus actually pierced the tire...Ive been pulling them out of my running shoe here as well...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    did that imagine just pop into your mind?...thats great! LOL
  8. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    this thing has a propane furnace which is great..BUT ElCheapo here is running 2 electric heaters as hydro is included with rent....why burn my money ?....;)
  9. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    onboard furnace...propane...and an electric heater which I use commonly...as hydro is in site rent...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    Whoa...woke up to 26 degrees here this morning...a little unusual for Laredo...these motorhomes are more of a place out of the wind....the insulation is next to nothing.....:)
  11. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    I've actually done that too... :) you want me to do what?
  12. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    I watched a big overweight trucker..open his door and lower his dog by the leash and lack out some slack and when the dog did his thing the guy reeled him back up....and NO the dog was not in a harness he heaved it by the lease around the neck... dang!
  13. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    I guess you had to make some sort of deal... IMO I don't think you should of even paid fpr the cooler as it was included in the protocol to treat the transmission..but..that said...at least you got htem to acknowledge some resonsibilty toward their dealerships actions or inactions...WTG
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Trucking----- Middle class job?

    well seeing we are expediters and NOT truck drivers...a whole different criteria to manage the numbers...you'd have to ask people like Hawk...who actually drives..IMO
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Pilot Flying J alligns with Speedway

    I do think Hess and Wilco sale was connected...Speedway I think onlt really wanted the regular stations..and was relieved when PFJ wanted the Wilcos...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Celadon Bankruptcy - 3200 Drivers Affected

    shrug....another bits the dust..no biggie...catch a greyhound! and go home...where one door closes another opens...someone has to pick up what they left on the table...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    yes there is a HEB next to the PO I sometimes go in there...its not a super store tho...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    December 2019 Yo Ho Ho and A Bottle of Rum

    goes to show how out of touch I am these days...posting in November like a darned rookie/newbee.. gee whiz....LOL things to do today.... Walmart Day...Saturday..Once a week trip out of park...and check PO Box mail...good not to get paper bills anymore...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    20 years on EO

    Congrats geo! I'll be 17 years Feb 12 2020... The changes we have seen...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    November 2020 Is For Turkeys

    gee whiz..... ;)
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