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I mentioned in an earlier post that my brother-in-law is a retired fireman and we were going to have him give us some lessons in fire safety for our truck. These may seem very basic to some of you but in case you haven't thought about it, maybe there are some helpful tips here. Here are the...

This may seem silly to some of you but when little kids on the side of the highway pump their arm up and down for us to honk at them, all we have is a little honk/honk and it is such a let down for them. Bummer! Our horn is pretty much worthless and if we needed it to really get someone's...

We are thinking about getting one of those very small propane grills that use the little canisters of propane. A small grill will fit in our precious 2 feet of space in the back but is it safe to have a canister of propane there? We could keep the little canister in the sleeper but it would...

I can really tell it is summer when the fresh corn hits the stores. Bought our first corn of the season today. Corn is made for fixing in the truck! Leave it in the shuck (silk and all) and microwave two ears for 5 min, turn them over and microwave another 2 min. When you peel back the...

We are currently sitting at a CAT place in Zanesville, OH and I thought I would mention what the tech said who is working on our truck. First of all, let me tell you, we barely made it into the CAT place - no power, could barely get over 30 MPH to get here. The check engine light came on and...

Hope this picture is large enough to see the sign. We have never seen a "No Honking" sign before...only in NYC!!! India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit.

Ladies, I wonder if we could brain storm a little about healthy dieting in the truck. I’m looking at the idea of modifying the Weight Watcher plan to eat somewhat healthy but still fix meals in the truck. The real WW plan requires a lot of prep for fresh stuff and I don’t have the room or...

At three minutes and four seconds after 2 AM on the 6th of May this year, the time and date will be: 02:03:04, 05/06/07 This particular sequence will never happen again. Let's all set our alarms so we can see it happen. Actually we will probably be driving since it is middle...

Now that we are getting into the Spring rainy season I am wondering what you all do when you are in and out of the truck getting soaked. We bought some ponchos but they rip easily and they are a mess to deal with in general. Maybe we need better quality ponchos but I'm not sure they make a...

We are getting our QualComm repaired and I thought I would mention the problem in case anyone else is having problems and thought it was the aliens. Ours kept going out (not connecting and the light would stay red). We would wait a while and hope it would connect as we moved to a different...

http://thirdeyedumb.com/2007/04/egg_stacker.html Now that is EGGSactly what someone should for Easter. Ha! india India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit When you jump for joy, beware that no one moves the ground from beneath your feet.

Linder question: Didn't you take some hard boiled eggs in your truck last time you were home? How did it work out having the hard boiled eggs in your truck when you left home last time? Did you use them or did you end up throwing them out? Since we are coloring Easter Eggs this week I thought...

We thought this safe driving sign had some really good tips. india India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

Praises to BroomPilot for one of the best ideas we have seen in a long, long time! Thank you! You suggested using a little voice recorder by the steering wheel and saying your odometer reading and location and time instead of trying to write down everything while you drive. What an amazing...

Just beware....remember what happened to Julius Ceasar on the Ides of March. Ha! India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.

Okay, let's hear it! Can you top this number of loads (runs) cancelled in a two day period for us? FOUR! FOUR loads cancelled one right after the other for us all in the same area. For one of them we had not pulled out of the parking lot yet but the other three we were pulling out and/or...

We are having a strange problem in the sleeper. Our water pump that gives us fresh water for the sink in the sleeper has started making a bumping noise. I actually timed it while trying to sleep the other night. Every 40 seconds it goes, "Bump" then 40 seconds later it goes, "Bump" and so...

Hot water - quick! Linda Caffee (better known as Linder) suggested an electric tea kettle for the truck. I have been heating water in my rice cooker for washing dishes, etc. The electric tea kettle is an amazing thing! I found mine at WalMart for about $14. It heats water immediately and I...

We just received our OOIDA stickers for the truck. Maybe this is a dumb question but here goes - where is the best place to put these stickers? Do you put them on the front and back bumpers of your truck or near the DOT numbers on the doors? I don't really want to damage the paint but I'm...

Well written article! This is one of those things we need to be reminded of often...just to remember to keep cool under pressure and when we are tired. Thanks for the information. india India Hamner FEDEX [b]Custom Critical D Unit No one is so old as the one who has outlived enthusiasm.