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At 60mph, I get around 19mpg. At 70mph, it drops to 17mpg.

Well... I weigh just 160 lbs and my vans are stripped pretty bare of excess weight. As it stands currently, I can and do haul freight up to around 2800 lbs with no difficulty.

You are correct. Can you fake a Southern accent on demand? I am reminded Eric Rudolph hid in those mountains for several years evading Federal authorities after he was charged with bombing an abortion clinic. They finally nabbed him rummaging through a trash dumpster searching for food.

Hey OVM, welcome to Appalachia. Things can get interesting once you leave the interstate highway. About the low hanging trees, you can drive for miles under a canopy of trees there. Probably marked as a "non-truck route." Be careful not to make wrong turns and avoid turning around in a...

Hi Guido... I have a couple of 2003 E350's presently. Both with the 7.3 diesel. Like you, I bought one from Ryder and it is terrific. My question is about the empty weight.... mine only weigh about 6400 lbs empty. So, I was curious how yours came in at 7500 lbs. Did you install some heavy...

Welcome Nevada. If you have the opportunity to obtain a Class A commercial drivers license for free, I believe it's worth your while. Community colleges seem to have a much better reputation for excellent training than do most privately operated truckdriving schools. A seven week course...

I agree Dennis. We all should politely refuse cheap loads until rates come up. Owner/ops have been taking it in the shorts for too long. Never allow 60cpm 0r 70cpm to become standard. Low rates are the road to ruin. Just say "no."

Can this pusillanimous pygmy from Lilliput possibly be any more shameless? How could he possibly be nominated? More importantly, how could he have the hubris to accept such an award? Bill Clinton must really be chafed.

Jack The Tripper.

I've been lucky healthwise. Never had the flu or a flu shot. However, I always wash my hands alot. Alot.

Today marks eight years of war in Afghanistan. Seems we are just treading water over there, Dennis. Way past time to fish or cut bait. Half-measures and political considerations render America's military presence into a fiasco where disgruntled troops aren't even sure what the mission is...

You are technically correct in saying you are not any former member. We both know you are a current member operating under various screen names for the sole purpose of causing mischief. It is a sad and shameful way to operate. Grow up. Be a man. Be one person.

The mere mention of coal makes me nostalgic for winters past. *L* I carried buckets of coal into the house until I was 25 years old. Speaking of King Coal, I saw an old Ford pickup truck struggling mightily uphill last week with a heavy burden of coal . It was the shiny anthracite coal common...

We need a massive withdrawal from public schools. If I still had young children, they would be in a private school for sure.

Of course.

These words are beneath the dignity of the Soapbox. Take it upstairs to the General Forum, please.

You will find the best preserved examples of Elizabethtan English in the backwoods and hollows of Appalachia where geographic isolation has left the language unadulterated for the past three or four centuries. Listen closely to an Appalachian speak and you can almost imagine what the voice of...

Let's take a few real numbers in the census of Appalachia and extrapolate the rest. It's better for everyone. Assume Eastern Kentucky is just like West Virginia, only more so. Census by consensus.

Ah, he came up from Florida to be a Boy Scout leader. That explains a lot.

My unexplained absence and this unfortunate incident are in no way related. It is somewhat intriguing to speculate what might have led to this man's demise. I suspect the victim was a relative newcomer and was not schooled in proper protocol per the Code of the Mountains. If he was a local...