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Reading that post about the folks that used a baby monitor to relay the Q/C beep reminded me of a very amusing experience back when I worked in the Corporate World. I was employed by National Semi Conducter in Maynard Mass. The H/R guy had a large corner office with a long leather couch in it...

The question was asked: How come married women are heavier then single women? The answer is:Single women come home,look whats in the refigerator and go to bed. Married women come home,look whats in the bed and go to the refigerator..:P

The January issue of Heavy Duty Trucking has avery interesting article on truck hybrids. Freightliner is testing a Sprinter with a hybrid setup.It also includes a plug in so the batteries can be recharged at night without the engine running. F/Liner is also developing a hybrid M2 with the diesel...

Last night the wife and I had a minor "Date Night",went out to dinner and a movie. We saw the movie "Brokeback Mountain" about the 2 gay cowboys. Leaving that issue alone the acting was superb and I could see why it won a lot of awards. However one thing stood out to me, the opening scene shows...

Is it just me or has anyone noticed how mild the winter has been compared to recent years.Last year we had hurricanes, tusamis,earthquakes, volcano's popping off and other weather problems. Today I was on the road ,had XM on Channel 165 and on the 3 PM News they were talking about the very mild...

Today Jeff published on the home page several incidents of Best and Worst runs. I have had my share of runs from hell but the Best one that has stayed with me did not involve any big dollars but had a very grateful customer. Back in May of 2004 I was laying over in Houston and took a short trip...

Have you ever noticed how perfectly compatible H/W teams become when they both drive a commercial vehicle. There is no way when a Male parks the truck that it is acceptable to the Female. The truck will need to be moved at least oncemaybe twice before the Female accepts the spot which was...

Heavy stuff went on this weekend so on a lighter note lets discuss the absent minded things we have all done. I will lead in and it might be hard to top this one. I spent 5 minutes this morning walking around the house looking for my coffee cup. Guess what, I was holding it in my right hand...

My CDRP expires this month. Does anyoneknow if there is a renewal process. I do not want to go to the expense of the fast card.

Another great independent truck stop bites the dust. The El Paso Travel Plaza on I 10 exit 37 has been aquired by the 'Hot Fuel" Flying J. I always liked this place which was operated by Hispanics,always spotless and great food at reasonable prices. Now we will have the dried out buffet and...

Last Monday I delivered in Raleigh NC and the F/Lift used weighed about a Zillion pounds or so. It has those small front steel wheels,battery powered and could probably lift the whole truck. Anyway the front wheels went through the box floor right over the rear wheels. The driver got it out and...

This is a totlly new one for me. It applies to FDXCC units but could also happen with other companies. Two weeks ago I arrived in Buffalo on a Monday at about 1130. I sat all day Monday,Tuesday and Wedensday with no offers. Other trucks appeared to getting out every day. On Wedensday evening I...

I was pulled in at the scale house on 401 that is just past Windsor on the east bound side. Without a doubt the most thorough inspection I have ever had. They demmanded receipts for the previous 3 days to see if I was legal to be where I was at. Best to keep everything up to snuff,the inspector...

Last Sunday I stopped at a great restaurant in the Kitchner area. It is off 401 and Rt 8 Kitchner exit. Head torward downtown Kitchner and it is about 1/4 mile on the right hand side,first traffic light. Place is called Mario's Italian American Eatery.Plenty of room to park and good food at very...

I wonder if anyone has any knowledge or has experienced a shiimy in the steering wheel when the brakes are applied. It happens in my truck when I am slowwing down with medium to light braking pressure. Seems to start at about 20 mph,if I release the brakes the shimmy stops. If I continue with...

There is web site,www.rvbookstore.com that sells for $19.95 a Walmart locator guide for all Walmarts that allow overnight parking.It also gives directions to these Walmarts. It states that from Walmart's perspective "RVers are customers and we are happy to host them them". So if a 40+ footer RV...

Yesterday the Boston Globe newspaper had a major story in the business section about some Fedex Ground Contractors that have filed a lawsuit against Fedex Ground claiminmg that in order to abide by their agreements that they are relly employees and not independent contractors. This could have...