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That's considered your "native country" and not your home country. In a country of immigrants and descendants of immigrants, the "home country" is from where your ancestors originated. It's been in that frame of reference ever since people started coming here. That's why it's called the home...

Yup. Just different degrees of philosophy. :D

Thanks. No, no tripod. And I used the brain-dead point-and-shoot "Auto" setting for the shots. I could have used a tripod and some manual settings for Multnomah Falls (Upper Falls - 542 feet, Lower Falls - 69 feet), as there was good footing there with the stone pathways and observation areas...

Not really the same thing. Equating not getting paid for a delivery to a bootleg copy of a piece of software that is priced so high, or for some other reason, that it would not be purchased, isn't really a valid analogy. Direct money is lost when not paid for a delivery, but for a piece of...

And while I'm at it, here's what happened in Ogden, Utah in the wee hours of the morning today, Tuesday, April 6, 2010. These were taken about 04:50 EDT, 2:50 MDT at the Flying J.

Welcome to the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area. Wahkeena Falls 3/29/10 Off the beaten path Multnomah Falls

I never said you could be in control of 100% of all of the variables. But for a goal to be realistic, it must contain only those variables in which you are in control. Anything else is a hope, a wish, a calculated probability that is partly dependent on others, and not a goal. All I'm saying...

I still maintain that unless the steps to be taken to achieve that goal are 100% within your control, then it's not a goal, it's a hope, as in, "I hope my forecasted predictions are right, otherwise there's not a whole lot I can to to force my carrier to manufacture emergency freight for me."

Verizon Aircard, and I tether the Droid.

One thing about the QC is, you can be in way rural nowhere where a cell signal ain't gonna happen and still be able to have communications, especially in case of an emergency. That's not an insignificant thing if you're out west and off the beaten path.

Most QC's have a profile that will update the location every half hour, of when there is a status change, like ignition on or off, or any message sent or received. Half hour updates is usually sufficient. I've gotten several loads while moving to another area and happened to pass through the...

Sure it's possible. Customers request all kinds of things that are irrelevant to the load at hand. Some will request dock high only when one isn't needed. Some will request a 5AM delivery time when the consignee doesn't even open until 8AM. I once had a load that was "E-track tie-down only"...

A "forecast" and a "goal" are different things. One, a forecast, is a prediction of a future condition or occurrence, usually based in no small part on historical data and adjusted for the current prevailing conditions, while the other, a goal, is something that it to be achieved by taking...

Here's a map of A, AA, AAA and MLB teams around the country. It doesn't include Independent League ball, like the Florence Freedom, Southern Illinois Miners, Evansville Otters, Kalamazoo Crushers, Kitchener Panthers, Brantford Red Sox, the Toronto Maple Leafs, or the Laredo Broncos. Independent...

Yeah, it would. Not so much the posting of discussions of limiting van drivers, but when put in practice, drivers who are limited get used to running for a certain time or mileage limit. It becomes comfortable. I know that if you sit around a lot and/or have a lot of short runs for a long period...

Cincinnati Reds. I won't be going to Opening Day, 'cause I'm in Utah, but between Sirius/XM Radio and the satellite TV (Dish Network with the Total Sports Package, which includes all of the regional Fox Sports channels), I'm covered. One thing about expediting is you can get to see a lot of...

For me personally, I've found that setting goals for myself and my van are pretty easy, but achieving them without having Dispatch on board is pretty tough, as they have different goals and mine really don't figure into theirs.

I'm familiar with them a little. They have a snotload of used parts listings on eBay. I do know that they (QualitySprinter.com, Quality Parts USA, and D & P Industries, Inc.) are strictly a parts reseller, not a rebuilder or a repair shop. They pull a lot of stuff from wrecks and have a few...

I have had the same QC unit for 8 years now. It has never been serviced in any way. To date I have paid $13,860 dollars in weekly Qualcomm fees. There ya go.

I'm in the Mormon Mecca. Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in. Nasty snow storm headed this way, be here Monday night and Tuesday. They're already calling from 18 to 30 inches on the benches and northern valleys. Kewl.