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  1. Turtle

    Apology to EO

    That's pretty funny. You told Lawrence that you'd apologize for a handful of things EO does which you don't agree with. Awesome.
  2. Turtle

    Newbies beware! Law of Morons

    http://www.pooporchocolateblogs.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Poopy-pants-e1300343241594.jpg
  3. Turtle

    Problem with van

    Probably won't throw a code for an ignition core. The reason is, the core is working, its sending ramped up voltage to the plugs, but it's just not enough after it essentially idles while coasting. If the core fails utterly then it'll throw a code, but otherwise probably not. Same with the...
  4. Turtle

    Newbies beware! Law of Morons

    No, not really. Your premise was flawed from the beginning, and so are your conclusions. You may think it's easy, but if you've been an expediter as long as you've been a member of this forum, and you continue to remain as clueless about expediting and this forum as your postings indicate, then...
  5. Turtle

    Tips?

    People who tip like to tip. I've accepted tips five times in my expediting career, every one of them were not in lieu of bookable services, but were either for above and beyond the call, or for something else entirely that was outside the scope of representing my carrier. And every time they...
  6. Turtle

    Problem with van

    Got it. And I read it again. Doesn't change my response at all. When people hear "shudder when accelerating" they naturally think transmission or torque converter, but when I hear "only happens after coasting and then starting back uphill" I immediately think ignition coil or some other...
  7. Turtle

    Newbies beware! Law of Morons

    Am I the only one who sees the rich, thick irony in the original post? Someone who posts their option about how everyone else's opinion is somehow worthless and/or wrong, and tells newbies not to pay attention to opinion. Too funny. In case others have missed it, I quote: "Newbies beware! Much...
  8. Turtle

    Tips?

    When a Realtor accepts a tip it's called a bribe. That's not the case with independent trucking contractors.
  9. Turtle

    Problem with van

    The torque converter is what I'd have looked at first, even with only 50,000 miles on it. A dirty Mass Airflow Sensor can cause that problem. But the "always after coasting down a hill and start coming up the next hill" deal sounds like a classic case of the ignition coil going bad. A $40 part...
  10. Turtle

    $265,000 to welfare in a few years-

    Yeah, if he was to the point of selling a house a day, then he could retire as independently wealthy after about a year of that.
  11. Turtle

    Debris Removal Charge?? Permission From Dispatch??

    It's called being an "armchair expediter". Armchair expediters are the ones who think most, not all, but the majority of expediters were employed at one time or another as hourly delivery drivers. Which is not only wrong, but funny wrong.
  12. Turtle

    No Chocolate Milk for You....

    You're not gonna like it, but it was Public School. :D
  13. Turtle

    No Chocolate Milk for You....

    When I was in school we had a choice of two different kinds of milk - whole milk, and two percent milk. Chocolate milk wasn't on the menu.
  14. Turtle

    Debris Removal Charge?? Permission From Dispatch??

    Well, it's just that the whole "a 3rd leg surgically implanted in your left butt cheek" thing leaves a pretty stark mental image that's hard to get rid of. LOL How long is that third leg? What would a chair look like? How fast could you run? Would you still put your pants on one leg at a time...
  15. Turtle

    TA Ontario Ca, New Rules and fees

    I'm at home getting some work done on the van.
  16. Turtle

    TA Ontario Ca, New Rules and fees

    http://www.expeditersonline.com/forum/general-expediter-forum/39893-van-parking-ta-east-ontario-california.html
  17. Turtle

    Debris Removal Charge?? Permission From Dispatch??

    I'm not sure if this is straight up humor, or if this is a tale related from personal experience. :D
  18. Turtle

    the greatest joke ever

    It varies wildly, but the most common ones are no deadhead at all, 10 cents a mile all miles from the point of dispatch, or something like 25 cents after the first 50 or 100 miles. Some will say the carriers who pay anything for deadhead are doing you a favor. Well, yes and no. If eating the...
  19. Turtle

    No fries for you!!!!

    To a point, yes. If you're a guest in my house I am at your service. The menu would be dictated by available ingredients and my own cooking skills. If I've got it, and you want it, I'll cook it for ya. :)
  20. Turtle

    No fries for you!!!!

    If you want to eat at McDonald's, you are dictated as to what you can eat off the menu by the menu there, toooooo. Sheesh.
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