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My daughter doesn't believe we used to have to get up to change the channel [all 3 of them] on the tv, lol. Or that we once had a phone with a 'party line' where you could hear other peoples' conversations. Or the phone numbers that began with letters, and no one even had an area code....

And if everyone agreed with Leo, the world couldn't build prisons fast enough. Capital punishment? Seriously?! I'd make the first conviction a fine large enough to make an impact, but prison would punish their dependents, too - save that for the repeat offenders, cause if one conviction didn't...

You'll hear more good things about them from me - they don't 'suggest' you replace parts that don't need it. I didn't use the APU for months after a tech said the alternator was going bad, because the truck had run up bills for the torque converter, bad speedometer, clogged fuel filter, and it...

When I took the Sterling in for AC repair, the mechanic said they could add dye to find a leak, if it was leaking - it wasn't, but how does that differ from drawing a vacuum & leaving it overnight?

Dadgum it, CL, that made me cry - and I have to go pick up a load now! :( Drunk driving is a pet peeve of mine - while truckers have to log every 15 minutes of their lives [thanks to the reckless ones], drunks continue to wreak havoc nonstop, some having more than 10 DUIs on record. I think...

From what I've read, trafficking is pretty far down the list of priorities for regulation [meaning it should be, not that it is] if any regulation is even justified at all. Really - don't we have more important things to take care of first?! This is a program that should be voluntary, not...

Ya know, that's an idea one could have a lot of fun with..... but very few could get away with, cause we each have a distinct 'voice', and it takes a better writer than most [myself included] to sound different. And the flirting was just scary, ok? :eek::eek::eek:

When the first 2 numbers on the low overpass sign are 12, it's necessary. I asked the owner when he bought the truck what the height is, [it's not in the owner's manual, I looked], he said he believes it's 13'3", so I'm going with that until I remember to get it measured. It's on my list, ok? :D

Calculating time @ 50mph and starting at arrival at shipper is just asking for trouble - it isn't reasonable [esp considering the many times the freight isn't ready yet, or no dock is available, or it's 15 minutes before one even backs into the assigned dock]. A cargo van may need 15 minutes for...

I think your questions could be better answered if posted in the Canada forum [very bottom of the list], because the laws are different. Here in the US, for example, you couldn't do regional, being under 21. Pretty good history, for your age, though! :)

How many trucks were in the convoy? I was bummed to miss it, but I'm saving my "Save the boobies!" banner for next year. :D

Jimbuck: I know exactly how you feel: the delivery time is what you agreed to, and you will keep your word, no matter what. But there's only one way to make up for lost time: speed up, and as that isn't always possible [Brisco nailed it, lol], when it is, you go even faster, and either way...

Having to make up for lost time can make drivers take risks they shouldn't - even just a speeding ticket, and maybe CSA will make everyone rethink the wisdom of that. It is totally unreasonable to 'start the clock' on transit time when arriving at the shipper - even 15 min is insufficient in...

I can't claim 'many' times, but when I didn't appear at a pickup because a dispatcher called while I was stuck waiting at the previous delivery, and made it sound like the customer wasn't willing to wait, and said he'd call back to let me know but never did, the recording backed me up, so I was...