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You asked for a show of hands, right? :D I'll be there tomorrow, call if you need anything from the store - think I'll make spinach dip with raw veggies & pumpernickel bread for noshing.

Absolutely correct - we do get sloppy sometimes, using the wrong words. :o

Yep. Except in Laredo, of course, where no one speaks English except us drivers. :(

Sometimes it works to your advantage - like when you ask for a cup of ice at McD's, and the clerk doesn't find an icon for it on the register, they say "no charge" lol. :D

There's a difference between attracting good drivers, and keeping them. A good driver doesn't look for the 'extras' [like XM] to decide, but bases their decision on the perceived integrity of the owner. If both owner and driver turn out to be good folks, then an incentive or two could keep the...

You fit in here like hand in glove, JP: just rattle off all the liberal bashing sound bites you hear on those conservative channels, and ignore anyone who asks whether you have anything resembling facts to back it up. And you ask what's wrong with debate?! Nothing, if you know how to do it.

How is XM an incentive if it's already there when he starts? [If it were incentive enough to stay, that driver is hopeless, ok?] Good people don't require incentives or rewards, but knowing the hard work is noticed and appreciated doesn't hurt, either.

I applaud too, but suggest you hold off on whatever goodies you decide on, until you've got the driver who has proven himself. That way, he'll know it's a reward, and not just a perk, right? You probably don't need to hear this, but the best way to keep a good driver is to be a good owner - and...

"Laugh at us all", huh? I know no one who is laughing about taxes [except those who don't pay any, like General Electric], or being unemployed - do you know these people who find it amusing?

Reagan also swore the 'trickle down theory' would benefit the folks at the bottom of the economic scale, uh huh. So it's all those 'liberal policies' to blame for the rich getting so much richer the last 100 years? :confused:

That was a great read, Witness, thanks. ;) There's not a single item on that list that someone hasn't complained about, right here. And the Confederate [battle] flag is used [mostly by younger folks] to symbolize being a rebel, rather than as a symbol of the Confederate Army, or the South...

Chris gives good advice - I booked just one backhaul when I drove for Panther, but they had to arrange it, because they take a percentage of it. Current and accurate info is always best. :)

According to the article, an awful lot of the men aren't up to the demands of the military, either. Not because they're inferior, but because the human body wasn't designed to do what modern 'jobs' require, causing injuries. Seems really smart folks would have taken that into account, since...

Women have physical differences that require different standards [less muscle mass, but faster reflexes, for one], but "less able in combat"? I'll believe that when you can prove it, because so far, the military doesn't seem to think so.

Pjjj: there are many who agree with you, but not the parents of the child with the allergy, and they have the legal right to send their child to school, because that's what their taxes pay for. as I mentioned, not all learning is in the lesson plan - kids that age need to socialize with their...

Nothing new in the 'blame the victim' mindset, either, sadly. Perhaps one day, it will be one of your loved ones who needs accommodation, and won't you be demanding what your tax dollars paid for then? And maybe Greg will reconsider the ADA laws, if he finds himself or his Mrs confined to a...

I've got one word for you: pregnancy. PS "The discrimination will continue" sounds a lot like how I felt when I had severe cramps every 28 days, and let's don't even talk about childbirth....

Pjjjj. I totally understand your scepticism re: allergies - people do lie, and often for unfathomable reasons. I just feel that in a life threatening situation, erring on the side of caution is the best course, especially when the inconvenience involved is pretty minor. Considering the needs of...