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As Turtle says, some things just defy reason - parents killing their own children, for example. And as Pilgrim says, the over the top media barrage of breathless details may be part of what the perpetrator was intending to get out of it. We can't stop the acts, but we could stop the selling of...

It's been a few years since I did it, but waiting all day for freight is not the worst - waiting for all of 3 or 4 days in a row is much worse. Like "Merry Christmas", it's been said many times, many ways, but the fact is that there are more cargo vans out there than freight for them to haul on...

If this accident (related solely in the words of the 'heroic' FedEx [or UPS] driver) changes anyone's opinion of truck drivers, it might not be for the better. Because the actual t/t truck driver was simply standing on the sidelines with everyone else when the FedEx [or UPS] route driver arrived...

When 'maybe' is all you know, it'd definitely be wiser to wait for some facts before assigning blame and motive. Another sad day for a lot of Americans, and I can't help but wonder if the tremendous publicity given such incidents only makes it worse.

If the Miami LEO's know who they are & what they're driving, why didn't they just stick a GPS tracker on it? :confused:

Couple years ago, Highway Star & I found ourselves in Laredo at the same time & decided to cab to the border, then walk over. We had a few drinks in the cantinas, and the most exciting thing that happened was when Star noticed me eyeballing the fountain in the square [it was about 125 degrees...

Mama never told me there'd be days like this: delivered this morning near Ft Wayne, in rain like Niagara Falls. In & out of the truck 5 or 6 times, no way to hold an umbrella [it wouldn't have helped anyhow], I was soaked literally to the skin - even the paper money in my pocket was dripping. I...

Wolverine makes a good point: if neither of you know the first thing about expediting, an inexperienced driver can run your business into the ground. But if you find an experienced driver who's willing to drive someone else's van, you need to look very hard at his/her history, cause there isn't...

I notice the definition of deviancy makes no mention of sexual orientation..... Conservatives do, though, hoping to establish a link between homosexuality and child abuse that simply doesn't exist. The most extensive effort is a piece written by Timothy Daily titled "Homosexuality and Child...

The biggest factor in whether your relationship survives isn't the vehicle, it's the relationship. If you can agree on goals [both long & short term], and have your own ways of resolving whatever disagreements crop up to the satisfaction of both, and truly enjoy being together [most of the time...

The Scouts have the right to restrict membership to whatever conditions they impose, and parents have the right to allow their children to join or not. As AMonger noted, though, the Catholic Church has a long and strong tradition of imposing conditions that defy both human nature & sense...

You're in a pretty good spot to catch some expediters, [north Chicago], so you might find it worth the trip to just go see if anyone is there from a carrier you are interested in. It's a gamble - they may be sleeping, or not interested in chatting with a 'wannabe', but you know what they say...

I'm probly gonna have to get rid of my cupcake maker now - I don't think I'll ever be able to eat one again. Seriously.

Yep - and that's better than the shirt for bubblegum.....:eek:

Are those earrings peeking from under the long hair?! :eek:

Blizzard: hats off to you [and Lawrence & John Elliot] and every one who founded a company, and made it work - it's more than most of us have done. Risk is the American Way - or used to be, anyway. [Funny how investors forget that, too!]

Sounds like some VERY interesting conversation in your truck, lol. ;)

As Turtle says, the snooty & snotty attitude of some at FedEx is not so much about how great they are, but about how 'unfortunate' everyone else is. And it is encountered much less here than on the road.

Ummm, about the leeches? They have them, and they use them, too. Not for drawing blood, though - for that, they just keep poking new holes till something gives. Leeches are ordered in certain cases where the Doc wants the blood withdrawn slowly, from a specific area. They're kept in the...

Wolverine: I doubt the 'family' claim is meant to be taken literally, like 'you can sleep in the guest room, borrow a few bucks if you're short, drop in for dinner unannounced, whatever', it's more an assurance that you aren't just another truck among hundreds, known only as a number to...