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The first thing I'd look for is a similarity of outlook, like: do you both have the same expectations, mostly. You don't want to be micromanaged [like checking before accepting or rejecting load offers] if that gets on your nerves, and you want to know what you're expected to do as far as...

Don't be blaming me - if I were in the trucker's lounge, I'd just want to turn it off, lol. [That's why I don't go in there.] I just read a lot, and forensics is pretty interesting. Plus, you never know when it might come in handy, right? ;)

No one asked me, because I am going the opposite way, but when they tell me a load needs covered, I'm on it. That's how it works: we have to be there for dispatch, because they are there for us. Ok, and the customers, too, lol. :o

For me, it was a very long time ago [I said I was 22!] I mentioned it only to point out that the family and close friends often feel guilt, even when the reason is known, and had nothing to do with them. It's human nature to wonder whether we could have done anything to change the outcome...

How is it that I said exactly that in post #14, and you ask "how is it that no one seems to understand"? The person who doesn't understand seems to be you.

On Tues, I went up to tell Dispatch that I wanted a load to the west side of Mich - so there! Of course, the reason I told them in person is that if I sent it on the QC, they'd think it was hijacked, lol. ;)

That "free exercise" is like free speech: it doesn't mean you can exercise it any time, any where, without limits. What the founders wanted to avoid was the imposition of a state sanctioned religion, which is what a whole lot of Christians would like to see, though they'll deny it. The only way...

LOS is spot on: the whole approach of the FMCSA rulemaking is all stick and no carrot. Especially the electronic logging, which they admit is entirely about compliance. As if a compliant driver is a safe driver, because we're all the same, us drivers, and one day is exactly like another. If we...

Especially when they have UV light, mass spectography, [I just know that's misspelled] DNA, trace analysis, ballistics, splatter pattern recognition, and a few other magic tricks in their bags...

Teamgreen: I won't say the guy lied to you, but he certainly has an incentive to do so. Did he offer to validate or verify his figures? Recruiters [or their equivalent] have a goal: get the job filled. Some are not overly scrupulous about offering the truth, when it might not work to their...

I saw a dozen, but that was in person. Which is when I figured out what it was, because I hadn't yet walked into the store. [The horse droppings are a big clue.] When you park somewhere in the middle of the night, the mornings can be quite an eye opener, lol.

My response to the "nothing to do" comment was directed at a driver who does not log. For myself, I always make sure that all loggable activities are completed prior to or after the 34 hour reset. Because I am all about logging it correctly. Heck - I won't even LOOK at the Qualcomm while I'm on...

You don't seem to grasp the difference between teaching [about] religion and practicing it. The former is a vital necessity, the latter is not a part of public schools. It's like sex education: students should learn about it, but practice is prohibited in school. ;)

Once again, you put the wrong words in my mouth: it's not about how hard it is to defend oneself, in general, at all. I have enough sense to avoid the situation Zimmerman provoked, because staying in the car, once he's called 911, was a no brainer.

I've never heard of anyone who didn't want religion to be taught - until you suggested it should be an elective. The disagreement is over teaching Creationism in science class, not ignoring religion as if it never existed, or played a major role in shaping our past. [And present.] Nobody's...

You suppose Zimmerman actually practiced? This is the guy who invited Neighborhood Watch to give a presentation, accepted the job of leader, and then, when told to compile a list of volunteers assigned to patrol and return it to the coordinator, she never heard from him again. But he identified...

True. The problem is that the believers in Creationism want it to be taught on the same level as evolution: in science class, as an accepted theory. But it isn't on the same level, because evolution has been validated by fact, and nothing has been found to discredit it. Creationism is a...

Block what?! He wasn't getting punched, he was getting his head slammed to the ground. And it seems to me that whatever type of holster he was using, the legs of Martin would have been tucked tight against his sides [to control the attempts to 'buck' him off], and that would block access to...