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  1. Turtle

    Van insulation

    Yes, it's better if you can remove the panels, insulate, and then reinstall the panels. I used a combination of foam board and canned foam, then covered all that with Reflectix. And then reinstalled the original panels.
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    DOT Physicals

    They're are no official FMCSA Guidelines regarding sleep apnea testing. Congress passed a law last year to make sure of that.
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    Does Your Dispatcher Speak English?

    But why would, or why should, Obama disapprove? The EEOC is acting according to federal law (which, by the way, has been federal law for way longer than Obama has been president). It's not like this is the first language case that has ever come up or that none of these types of cases ever came...
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    Does Your Dispatcher Speak English?

    No, Leo, it's not okay if you disagree. You're trying to equate someone in a subordinate position as being equal to someone in a dominant position of power. That's asinine (stupid, foolish, brainless, senseless, idiotic, imbecilic, ridiculous, ludicrous, absurd, nonsensical, silly, witless...
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    GPS Microsoft Kills Off Streets & Trips, MapPoint

    Speak for yourself. My Garmin gives me an excellent view of the the entire route including alternates in different colors with time and distances for each route.
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    Does Your Dispatcher Speak English?

    The employer is the one in charge who has the power over the employee. Equating the two as being equal for the purposes of discrimination, sexual harassment, etc., is absurd.
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    What a feeling

    I'm pretty sure whether I'm wearing a diaper or not, the feeling is the same. Ahhhhh!
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    GPS Microsoft Kills Off Streets & Trips, MapPoint

    Sounds good, regardless of who pays. :)
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    Glenn Beck - Libs were right.

    If you want to take incorrect and opinionated off-topic pot shots at me in threads that I'm not even participating in, your ride here will be bumpy and will end abruptly short. I should also suggest that if you read threads from the top down, rather than from the bottom up, you won't have to...
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    GPS Microsoft Kills Off Streets & Trips, MapPoint

    There are things you can do with a Garmin that you cannot do with Delorme or S&T, too. They're all different products I have a feeling that whatever you want to do can be done with a Garmin, but it gets done in a different way.
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    Truck Stop Restaurants

    I agree. Remember, when you go to a restaurant you are buying food that is prepared for you, and paying for a service. They really are two different things, despite the dining experience being a single experience. Unless there is something wrong with the food, you're going to pay for it, at menu...
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    GPS Microsoft Kills Off Streets & Trips, MapPoint

    Everything in your first paragraph above can be done with a standalone GPS unit, like a Garmin. You can add stops or find alternatives and change the route quicker and easier with S&T, though. And a Garmin doesn't come close to some of the more unique features of S&T, like drive time radius...
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    Does Your Dispatcher Speak English?

    There are some factory jobs where English proficiency is important, and some where it doesn't matter at all. The EEOC differentiates between those jobs. And while it's absurd to think that Obama doesn't have any influence on the actions of government agencies it's equally absurd to think that...
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    GPS Microsoft Kills Off Streets & Trips, MapPoint

    For some of you diehard users who continue to drive while looking away from the road to read a laptop, this is gonna hurt. Microsoft will be discontinuing two of its mapping services, MapPoint, and Streets & Trips. Both produts have snagged their final updates, and are now headed towards their...
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    Does Your Dispatcher Speak English?

    Grain of salt in relying solely on allegations in an EEOC press release. There's probably another side to the story besides just the EEOC's. Google found it. The company disputes utterly that the employees were given satisfactory reports. The company also notes that there are other Hmong and...
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    Truck Stop Restaurants

    Re: Forget I bothered People aren't any tighter at tipping at trucks stops than they are anywhere else. Even high end fine dining has its share of tight tippers. The key is to get some place with a high customer turnover, or a higher average check (like casual dining places such as Applebees...
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    Why do people post thread after thread blaming the American people?

    Did you not read what I wrote in #51? The CRA mandated it, but it took further legislation (FIRREA) to enforce it. The government mandated, by law (1992), that a certain percentage of loans be made to high risk borrowers. It had a quota. They did it again in 1995 when Frank lowered the...
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    Does Your Dispatcher Speak English?

    On the other hand, if you work in a plastics factory and receive less-than satisfactory performance reviews, then what language you speak is irrelevant. The assertion that they hired language impaired people, then fired them later because they couldn't speak English, doesn't add up. Wisconsin...
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    Truck Stop Restaurants

    Being formerly in restaurants, like most former restaurant people, I tend to over tip. Usually 25-35% of the post-tax bill. But for buffets, especially fast food buffets like any truck stop buffet, most chain buffets, tipping isn't necessary, required nor expected. For casino-style buffets where...
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    Truck Stop Restaurants

    Low tippers and stiffs are part of the job, and there is absolutely nothing you can do or say that will change that. If it bothers you that much, you're in the wrong business.
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