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    SOTU Speech , Tantamount to Plagiarism

    That article is pretty funny. It's a very lame attempt to manufacture a charge of plagiarism. It's like the spooky similarities between Lincoln and Kennedy. You go looking for all the things that are similar, dismissing anything that doesn't satisfy your criteria, and conclude something that's...
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    New to Fedex Custom Critical

    That's pretty funny. :D
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    Southern Borders More Secure Than Ever.....

    That's pretty harsh considering all Witness did was correct a mistake made by Chef.
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    Espar Heater for $950!

    I'm in a Sprinter, no bulkhead, but it is very well insulated. I have the input and output duct work situated so there is even airflow to eliminate as much as possible the hot and cold spots. And while I also recommend at a minimum a hybrid or deep cycle auxiliary battery to run them, and to not...
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    12 Volt Electric Blankets

    Group 31 Truck batteries are the same internally as Marine "deep cycle" batteries. The Marine and truck batteries are dual purpose in that they crank the engine and can handle low amp draws, as with a trolling motor, Espar heater and 12-volt (not 120 volt) electric blankets. So if you have...
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    New to Fedex Custom Critical

    Expedite uses trucks, but that's where the similarities between Expediting and General Trucking ends. It's the same with FedEx Ground and FedEx Custom Critical, after the "FedEx", all similarities end. FedEx Ground, and general trucking, is like working at McDonald's where you work every day...
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    There is no cure for stupid...

    They wre going to have a Miss Ebonics Beauty pageant at that high school, but they had to cancel it. No one wanted to be Miss Idaho.
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    Block heater to House batteries?

    The Espar Hydronic (as opposed to the Airtronic) is for engine warming. For a van, the Hydronic 4 or Hydronic 5 is what you need. For a truck you'd need a Hydronic 5 or maybe a larger one. If you live way up north where it's routinely below zero for most of the winter, then a Hydronic engine...
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    Grand piano appears on sandbank off Miami

    Piano Bar. 'bout lost it on that one. LOL
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    Do you tell ur carrier about warning ticket?

    An official warning from a DOT cop is something very different from a general warning from a local cop and can go on your CSA 2010 score, but do not confuse a DOT warning with that of a local cop. I promise you, if you get a warning from a small town cop, a county sheriff, or someone else...
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    Quick question.

    Some carriers require it. If you haul HAZMAT you'll need a CDL with a HAZMAT endorsement. Other than that, no, a CDL isn't required to drive any vehicle with a GVWR of under 10,001 pounds.
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    Fuel surcharge (yes, AGAIN!)

    Shipper has a contract with carrier to haul freight at a specified rate. Fuel goes up, carrier cannot haul the freight at the contracted rate. Contract needs to be renegotiated to reflect increase in fuel costs. New contract in place, but the next week fuel changes dramatically again. Need to do...
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    Grand piano appears on sandbank off Miami

    The piano was placed there by husband and wife filmmakers, Billy and Anais Yeager, while filming the third part of their Jesus of Malibu trilogy. Their concerted Miami effort occurred, naturally, in the dead of night. They towed the "neglected" piano, from a friend's estate, on a...
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    Do you tell ur carrier about warning ticket?

    The carrier won't need to show proof of repair for a warning ticket from a small town cop. I got stopped the other day in Iowa for not having a front license plate on the Sprinter and for having window tinting which was too dark. Of course, Kentucky doesn't have a front license plate and it...
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    Question about insulation.

    I don't know, but I wouldn't imagine very much. It'll certainly weigh more than foam board, which I used to fill the larger voids and then used canned foam everywhere else. The canned and spray-on is going to weigh about the same, so the only differences are with the foam board. I'd guess using...
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    Which carriers allow you to haul for others?

    Ah, OK. Thanks. :)
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    Polar bear's epic nine day swim in search of sea ice

    Amazing? You betcha. Polar Bears have a thick insulation of blubber that keeps them warm and toasty down to temperatures of -34° F, and will often take long swims in -30° F weather just to cool down a bit after lots of physical activity. I imagine long swims generate more than enough heat to...
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    Fastfood,the lure of garbage eating

    YouTube - Falling Down: "Whammy Burger" :D
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    Which carriers allow you to haul for others?

    Just out of curiosity, what difference could that possibly make? Are there carriers that allow straight trucks, but not cargo vans, to run for other companies, and visa versa?
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    Question about insulation.

    After doing my insulation I delivered to a guy who does spray-on insulation, and found out that it was indeed cost-effective. It requires some work after the spray-on is done, to finish it and stuff, but it's actually very cost effective. Spray-on foam will cost more than a combination of foam...
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