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    Fuel Island Truck Wash

    There I am this morning at 5:45 fueling when the guy next to me decides I need a bath as much as his truck. Now getting wet did ##### me off but what I was really worried about or would have been mad about is if he sprayed water into my tanks on accident. The tanks were dry but that was my...
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    Driver Shortage

    Where is this shortage really at? If there is such a shortage than why have rates not gone up, supply and demand should be raising our rates and instead they are stagnet or is just me? I did not get into this to get rich, just to make a good enough living to support myself and family. With...
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    Budgeting maintenance/repairs

    How do others (you) budget for maintenance? How much do you budget for repairs (unexpected)? Where do you keep the funds until needed? What would you do with the funds at the end of the year if you have a surplus?
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    Sudden Change in Life

    This reminds of the post by Lawrence. Yesterday (24th) I was heading home. On XM 171 a driver called in, talking to Marcia asked everyone listening this..... (BE GREATFULL FOR WHAT YOU HAVE NOW.) Think about that for just a moment. On Friday he was driving along when all of a sudden his...
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    Changing the Oil

    Speedco did me a wonderfull service but did a lousey job on Saturday. I had an oil analysis done and after 14K they asked if I had added any oil since my last oil change. I did not the vascosity was excellent which meant I could have kept going on this oil. I am one to change the oil every...
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    XM Radio

    Thanksgiving 6 AM on comes a wonderfull singing of our National Anthum. Who done it? But it was goose bump raising, driving out of Dallas, sun still a long way before cresting over the horizon sky pink, orange not yet yellow ground fog being split on both sides of the highway only by the...
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    Christmas Shopping

    Gott R Done Yesterday. Waiting for a load, still no load so might as well spend some of the time being productive. The lines are only gonna get longer, with that watch out for the next two weekends unless you enjoy crowds. Has anyone noticed how some of the stores have absolutly no floor...
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    Now compared to 5 years ago.

    I just posted regarding someone who just wanted to take out a $2,600 a month note. I really ask WHY? Where have rates gone in the past five years? I just did a little caluclation and discovered one of the Giant players on here is paying 33.4% less today than back then. I will not mention...
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    Pita BUSTED!!!!!

    Did anyone hear or read about Pita protesting the Nativity scenes? Live animals have been used in some of these. Thus Pita is saying this is cruel. Do animals not just stand around anyway? Maybee they would rather be sitting in a lounge chair instead. Was the manger not for animals and only...
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    Credit Security or Credit Card

    How much do you value your credit and credit score? How much more do you think a thief would value the same info? I am enrolling into a program I though some of us might be intrested in thru Dave Ramsey and Zander Insurance The phone # is 800 356 4282 www.zanderinsurance.com. USA TODAY H&R...
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    OOIDA BASHING

    As some stated here with there feelings that OOIDA does not look out for us take this..... Third Quarter Update 2006 The Prayor-Talent amendmendment was signed by the President on Oct 13 after WE ALL CALLED that were asked to. This was the only bill left regarding Ports-Transportation...
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    Charlies Angels

    I did not know this till this morning. Farah has cancer, real bad. I always admired her such a pretty lady. I wish her the very best She did a movie once about a killing her abusive husband, that was a true story I believe the city was Eaton Rapids, MI. WOW what a movie that was. Never...
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    So whats the industry to do?

    I was afraid that the Hinos might begin a reputation like this. I toured another drivers Hino last Easter. He was already expierencing a few problems but most seem to be with the Build over to Expedite. I personally was not impressed for the $. To many things put together cheaply is the...
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    BBQ Ribs

    Does anyone else do this. I love to order a full slab, and take more than half with me in doggy bag. I have noticed the last two times when pulling these out cold, that they taste more like Crisco than ribs. Has anyone else noticed that there is way more fat on ribs lately than meat. The...
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    Ice

    In the summer months I enjoy just getting a cup of Ice and letting it melt, and than sucking little by little the cold water. Now for my question. You take one ice machine that lets say its ice is 10F and now take one that the ice is 26F, obviously your gona have the second cup melt faster...
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    November and December

    December is the highest straight truck accident prone month followed by November. For Big Rigs it was different. Thursdays at 4PM is the highest likely time for an incident followed by Friday. This was tracked by by Protective Insurance Co. Safest Months were April and October and the...
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    Pressure Washers

    Can anyone give me an idea on what to or not to look for in Gas Operated resonably priced Pressure Washers... PSI, engine types nozzle heads etc... Reliablity, and ease of service. The smallest compact type also. Thanks in advance
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    Posts

    Some Posts are read different by different people. Or better yet I write may not come out as how I meant for it to be said or read. I am probably more guilty of this than most. I expect 100% of myself in most things I do, and I should not expect this of others but in reading some posts this...
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    Refreshing change of subject.

    Yesterday, walking thru a mall X-mas shopping for my duaghter. The stores all cater the same stuff for teenagers. I felt like a Large Truck in the parking lot of a High School Prom, out of place you get the picture. My Bride exits the store with a bag, along we begin to walk thru the isles of...
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    Tcall posted earlier about how all guns are bad in

    Its not an exact quote but close. Heard on the radio this morning: Teenage babysitter was in the back yard watching three young children. When she spotted a bear approaching the children she scooped them and ran into the house only to be followed. Locked the door and the bear began...
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