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>Dreamer: This 30 year vet sez thanx for a moving tribute to >all my brothers and sisters who served their country. > >Terry, USCG (ret) You're welcome Terry, and thanks to you, and others like you, for your service. Dreamer

Raceman, I've always thought you gave great info, and were very professional. Thanks for sharing your advice with us, and I hope you continue to do so! Dreamer

RE: can a moderator tell me why my post was sudden See what happens? A mod deletes a post.. and that's bad.. but if we let it go.. it gets back to this! [font color="black"} In the interest of stopping this from going further, I'm locking this thread.. Please.. let's stop it here, and...

Easier.. yes... but at $40-45.00 a night.. that would get mighty expensive... my personal rule was not to get a motel unless I knew I was gonna be sitting somewhere.. over a weekend, had a Monday delivery etc. Dreamer

You can't tell a vet just by looking. What is a vet? He is the cop on the beat who spent six months in Saudi Arabia sweating...

Little Melissa came home from first grade and told her father that they had learned about the history of Valentine's Day. "Since Valentine's Day is for a Christian saint and we're Jewish," she asked, "will God get mad at me for giving someone a valentine? Melissa's father thought a bit, then...

Hey Arky, Nice to see you posting. What did you decide to get into? Hadn't you already bought a tractor to stretch? Dreamer

Nope.. not me! Mine was a regular E350. Dreamer

Awesome! I think I'll print this and pass it on to my wifes cousin who works at a nursing home.. LOL.. Dreamer

>I saw a neat unit yesterday that got me thinking. It was a >4300 with a sleeper and had a 25 - 30 foot flat bed it was >pulling on it's fifth wheel. GOt me thinking about doing >the same thing but with a 24' trailer maybe? Like having a >E unit but on a smaller scale! There has been...

>This seems awefully inconvenient to me sleeping in a van >like this. Are van drivers out on the road that much they >need a sleeper? I thought they were more for local type >stuff? NO WAY.. they run just as much as trucks. When I ran mine, I only stayed out about a week or so. That was...

Ok.. I thought I had seen it all..... I met a guy the other night in the Circleville Ohio Walmart parking lot who had a set up I'd never thought of!!!!! I just had to go over and talk to him! When he parked, he pulled out of the front of the van, one of those cargo carriers that mount on the...

I loved it! Never heard that story before! Dreamer

I personally >loved the straight truck, many more opportunities for >site-seeing adventure..and it was FUN!! Great people, good >food, no more truck stops except when they would work for >me! It's just a matter of what are you comfortable doing? >Good luck and remember it's not the size of...

>Also these companies take on regular "2 skid" vans. Why are >they making you change your Sprinter to hold 3? Are they >going to pay you more per mile? > >Thanks, > >Apollo Apollo, Most companies that I've talked to DO pay more for a Sprinter, even if just a few cents. I just looked at...

RE: FECC >We knew that going in and consequently are not disappointed >when such help does not come. Frankly, we already have >friends and family. We're not looking for other ones in our >carrier. What we want in our carrier is professionalism >across the board, which we find almost all the...

RE: FECC I noticed DD said that was with the deadhead figured in.. wow... that must have been one of the cases where you really WERE the only truck around.. LOL.. Seriously... I don't know anyone who would take that.. but.. ya gotta feel for the dispatcher calling and trying to get someone to...

>Sounds like another Tag along horror story on generators. >Davekc What's a Tag along? I'm assuming another generator? Dreamer

Just for info, for those who have them... Courtesy Capt. Chaos of Truck.net, posted here with permission. -------- there's a lot of commonly used parts on those AUX units, like the General Motors alternator (my '95 Chevy pickup uses the exact same alternator), and the Sanden 508 A/C...

I've always thought this to be a good idea, as you can get a great computer at Walmart for $5-800 these days. The one I'm on right now has an 80g hard drive, CD-DVD-RW drive (burns CD's), 17 inch monitor, etc.... for around $700.00. Pad the tower well, strap it down, and use a flat panel...