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Yeah, the day after I talked to you my mechanic called with the good news/bad news thing. The good news was the problem was a bad gasket and O-ring. The bad news, according to him was, I wouldn't being buying a new van just yet. $500 and I'm rolling again.

Just say no to drugs!

I'll give him flack. Where have you been hiding Joe? Nice of you to check in every couple of years. I'm with Ziggi. Check the GVWR and it couldn't hurt to stop by the scale with some donunts. Is it the Pelican type sweeper that holds the sweepings? Nice to meet you Dennis. I stopped by...

What an excellent birthday present! Here's to another 50 years. Also great advice on the colonoscopy.

Hey Chef, was that you Maxing down the boulevard between Hampshire and Belvidere earlier this evening (Monday)?

Happy Birthday Linda. I hope you enjoy this custom wheelchock. Consider it a truckwarming/birthday gift. One more thing for Bob to polish. . .

Does Marvin know you're not Kevin?

There is that! When Panther payed to relocate I would head home after dropping in the Waterbucket. Otherwise going south on I-380 to that newer little truck stop with the McDonalds at exit 35 is a good location. Away from Waterloo and closer to the Cedar Rapids area.

Way too many variables; wind, weather, terrain, highway surface, etc. to attach any significance to a 900 mile run. New tires with deeper tread should also run cooler. Give it a full year to make a meaningful comparison.

Are you speaking from experience here or what?

You don't state the mileage of the load. I would think a small change in rolling resistance of a tire either +/- would be imperceptible on fuel economy measured on just one load. Even the addition of Airtabs or some other aerodynamic device's performance could not be measured in one trip. No...

One artist's interpretation of the flat rate vs. percentage pay comparison. Note how the "preferred dispatch" plays on the "man's inhumanity toward man" theme represented by the varying shades of green. Another major theme, "carrier profits", can be seen in the background as shades of gray and...

Unless of course the picture he is looking for is as clear, well defined and understandable as a Jason Pollock painting.

The preferred dispatch thing makes it impossible to compare flat rate vs. percentage pay. It's like trying to compare a basket of apples to a basket of oranges with one basket containing a large turd. Is it possible the percentage pay O/O may get offered more discount loads while the flat...

Wow, I hadn't even thought of a wheel chock floral funeral arrangement. That would have been a new challenge. Oh well, but there's still your upcoming birthday.

In my opinion the whole thing went south with this: To me that makes any comparison between the two invalid.

I was beginning to buy into your theory but then...well, Ban The Van.

Yeah the O-ring was part of the problem. When I saw the oil pressure drop I did the panic thing and thought the worst. Pending disaster gave me an acute sense of sound. I heard normal engine and exhaust noise but thought I heard ticking as in lifters, which may have had do to low oil pressure...

Hooray for the American Slop Bucket and the Cubist that runs the parts back and forth across the border.

And a big AMEN to you Brother Fastman. Thanks.