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Bird-cage covers and a small radio placed nearby. We have solutions for EVERYTHING, and this one is easy to defeat. Verizon must not have watched any James Bond movies.

I had to look that up. Think I should say what it really stands for? Nahhh, it's funnier this way.

Apaxx, absolutely the only suggestion I've seen from you is "Let's go on strike". You don't like hearing that this won't work in an industry that is, as of this writing, at least 95% independent contractor. So, others have suggested joining OOIDA. I'm not a member yet but I may become one...

OK. It's obvious as all heck that you have no understanding at all of this industry. We, for the most part (there may be some exceptions) are NOT employees. We're small businessmen in our own right. So, if I go on strike I suppose I have to picket myself. Can you imagine me walking up and down...

Herding housecats comes to mind. I haven't read the whole thread yet, but up to now the opinion seems to be "If you want to strike, be my guest. More work for the rest of us, and maybe higher rates because of less competition."

Follow the dollars----. I knew it. I just knew it. I don't have a problem, but the government would force an expensive test all the same. Who pays for that test? Yep, you guessed it. There's a couple of people here who need the machines, and who have already figured that out pre-government...

Gotta question. Many of us got into this business because of some notion of "freedom of the open road" or some such nonsense. So, what happened? Seems to me this is the most heavily regulated segment I've ever seen, and you don't have any real freedom at all. Strange thing: Some here talk of...

Once upon a time those of us who mess with computers called these things "uninterruptible power supplies". It was--- and is-- a battery backup system designed to give you a bit of power in case the main power goes out. It uses deep-cycle batteries powering an inverter that gives you AC power...

Moose, I have to point out that before this letter is sent, it needs serious editing. It's loaded with mis-spellings.

What is the percentage on? It's important. I used to work for a local courier service that wanted to compete with UPS only using IC drivers instead of union guys. When I left, the rates on their main customer were 2.50 a box, and you got a percentage of that. In a good week, my huge Sprinter...

I'm going to save being ashamed of myself for things I'm actually guilty of. The stuff that goes on in the Middle East is way above my pay grade, and being caused by people I have no control whatsoever over. The very most I could do would be to write a letter to those responsible, but since the...

There are some mental images which once seen, cannot be unseen. I don't think I'll thank you for that.

I sometimes wonder if people who bray the loudest about the "establishment clause" have ever taken the time to actually read it. They seem to just assume it means what they think it means, when in fact it doesn't say any such thing. Nowhere in the clause do you find any cause for government to...

Blind hatred of cops is just as stupid as blind love of cops. Sooner or later, if you run into enough cops you'll have a problem. But, AMonger is over the top, no two ways about it. I expect he has trouble each and every time he encounters a cop because his attitude goes before him. It's kinda...

I drive a Chevy 2500 standard cargo van. My limits-- 2 skids, about 2700 payload, 4 feet high at the doors by 52" between the wheel wells is about the minimum that you can get away with and hope to make any money. Below those figures, you're getting into minivan territory and you won't make much...

I should note: The weights I gave for payload are with a full tank of fuel, and me and my stuff in the van. Even given that, 1,700 pounds is just not impressive for a vehicle with those dimensions. If you have to deduct the driver and his stuff--- you have nothing left. A Toyota Prius could...

I would have been in trouble with this the other day. One skid, so I had plenty of room. It weighed 2100 lbs, so that would put this over. My weight capacity is a little over a thousand pounds more than TurtleTop seems capable of and staying under 10,000. My GVWR is 8,600, 2700 lbs payload puts...

Now I have to sift facts to determine if someone who says "Happy holidays" is really wishing me a happy holiday or if maybe they're trying to attack Western Culture. Seems if I wanted to attack Western Culture, I'd choose some more sure way of going about it. A holiday greeting that gets said...

Y'know, Christmas--- or any other holiday you choose to celebrate, or not celebrate as the case may be, will be a whole lot easier to celebrate if you get that stick removed from your posterior. I can think of a lot of things to get heated up about, but hearing "Happy Holidays" in a department...