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It's really not that far to Nova Scotia but the "mountains" kill my gas mileage. 18 mpg there and back both, killer winds off the ocean, 19 F to 59 F temperatures in one drive. My previous big "mountain" on the eastern side of the continent was that one in Tennessee, and various other ones in...

Passed on the world's longest covered bridge, the world french fry capital and cheese trail. Had to stop for worlds largest axe :laughing:

Went grocery shopping. 12v Dometic started up. Beautiful fridge. Had it in storage for a bit Time to start whittling away at high costs

Oh nice. I'm also paying both public and private workers compensation. Hopefully the pay is going to be worth the price long term. Cause I won't be paying all these extras as an independent. Isn't 35% of my gross enough? Tick tock.

Ok. Screenshot & printed all applicable Ontario "hazmat" laws as I'm sure the mto officer won't believe it either. It will be good practice playing with HOS and circle checks with no penalty :laughing: But as soon as I leave the province :dead: We still have paper logs in Canada too :happy:

Another huge difference; your Hazmat covers commercial operations. Our Dangerous Goods covers EVERYBODY for hire or not

Unfortunately I can't say, every damn page is stamped "unauthorized disclosure prohibited" I'm certified to take anything that isn't classified as "forbidden" but the lack of an airtight partition will factor in

Prefillable circle check forms at pdffiller.com, nice. Always going to be me in my sprinter, so why not. Doubt I'll get away with prefilling the inspections :laughing: Imagine that. Me, regulated. Stay away from Ontario for a few weeks people

Its a real pia finding under 10k documentation for Ontario. AFAIK im doing circle checks logs and scales, possibly for my own entertainment... Edit: elogs not mandatory here yet...but when I cross the border with hazmat...???

The older I get the more important strategically parking in front of a bathroom seems to be

1 hour from home and I don't care I'm calling it Not alert. Nap time

K. I know that wasn't directed at me either :laughing:

I know, but I changed nothing and it went up. I pay $5900 cdn now, and paid $4900 last year. It would be nice to have some sort of idea where it would be 5 years from now

Insurance came in $80 a month more expensive. Does this reflect everyone's experience out there?

And suddenly, with all the extra education, I've decided to get my motorcycle license to celebrate. I'm only interested in dirt, but with the price of gas, I think carrying it to the trails is over

Trucker question. I know you have a TWIC card over there. Is that what you need for airports? Our certification now needs yearly renewal

Happy to report, shoes smell fresh as a summer breeze and look brand new. Kitty litter and freezer not required. Whatever they make them out of at Walmart supplier, its pretty durable Also: took my final exam for Transport Dangerous Goods (HAZMAT in Americanese) and scored a 94% first try. Does...

I like the ideas but you guys don't understand. Taking my shoes off in the house evacuates a whole floor Now alone in the washer with some Bounce beads, and plenty of detergent It will work, or it won't I guess. After they come out I'll fill them with kitty litter and put them in the freezer

Well I'll put them thru the washer and see what happens, wife went out ...