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Ok, technically, not lies, because they probably thought they were accurate when they said them. It seems it always always always always happens this way. Driving in bad weather, and trying to get south of the freeze line, which seems to be harder and harder to find in recent years (Al Gore...

Intoxicated man tells cop to shut up, cop clubs him then pepper sprays him. Video shows beating by St. Louis police officer A matter of debate of whether to step in and physically defend the victim or whether to keep taping. You save one victim from a beating one way (getting beaten and...

Wonder just how fiscally conservative the incoming Republican congressmen are? We're going to find out soon. From blog.lewrockwell.com: If the Republicans Were Really Anti-Deficit… Posted by Lew Rockwell on January 2, 2011 02:05 PM …they would refuse to raise...

From: Former GOP congressman predicts new Sedition Act | Raw Story Those of you who lovingly fawn and slobber over government, those of you who feel the need for a master governing your lives, even though that master is comprised of humans as fallible (or moreso) than you, is this what you...

Brad Manning Has Rights! by Karen Kwiatkowski At the culminating point of the movie A Few Good Men, Colonel Jessup, played magnificently by Jack Nicholson, angrily tells...

http://www.slate.com/id/2276312/ Why I Love WikiLeaksFor restoring distrust in our most important institutions. By Jack Shafer Updated Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2010, at 5:48 PM ET International scandals—such as the one precipitated by this week's WikiLeaks cable dump—serve us by illustrating how...

"Freedom is not empowerment. Empowerment is what the Serbs have in Bosnia. Anybody can grab a gun and be empowered. It's not entitlement. An entitlement is what people on welfare get, and how free are they? It's not an endlessly expanding list of rights -- the "right" to education, the...

Had a lunchpail heater in the past, before a codriver broke it and wouldn't even admit it. Got a little tired of the limited repertoire, though. I mean, there's beef stew, and ravioli, corned beef hash...and beef stew, and ravioli, and corned beef hash... If I was adventurous, I'd swap the...

I don't know if this particular board is the right place for this thread. Feel free to move it. I was passing through North Dakota, went into a truckstop for some coffee, and noticed immediately that except for the employees, I might well have been the only person there not wearing blaze...

Was just talking to the owner of a logisitics/expediting co. He said cargo vans are getting pulled over and ticketed near Kalamazoo. Apparently, the issue is the lack of a door sign. I asked him what happens if they're not loaded, and essentially operating a personal vehicle. He said his...

Federal Agency Pushes States to Toll Existing Roads Administration spends $10.5 million in taxpayer funds encouraging conversion of free roads into toll routes. The Federal Highway Administration yesterday held out $10.5 million to bribe states into turning freeways into toll roads through...

Convert a lawn mower into a generator! These are plans to convert a lawnmower engine to a generator. Might this be cheaper than buying an expensive generator? Maybe build it inside a PVC frame?

Years ago, there used to be a product, don't know what it was called, that would plug into your cigarette lighter and warm the inside of your passenger car or pickup just enough so snow, freezing rain, or frost would melt from your windshield if it was parked overnight. I guess keeping the...

Having been a CV driver for such a short time, I'm looking for questions to ask a recruiter of same before signing on. Mightn't they be a bit different from questions one asks a big truck recruiter? Don't want to forget anything.

Haven't seen it mentioned here, but have you noticed that Pilot/Flying J is advertising both cards/both places? The 15.1 gallons still gets 1/2 shower. Have yet to try it at a Pilot.

Well, back when I was in a big truck, I didn't have much choice of where I parked, so I guess I wasn't too choosy. But now that I can park anywhere, the Flying Hook on I-20 doesn't look so good, especially with the restaurant downgrade. Is there a better place to hang than truckstop row along...

Have an application in front of me to sign on with another company. It's the standard thing, previous employers and such. But they only want the last 3 years. Is that because it's not a "driving job" as in driving a compliant vehicle, or will I have to remember the previous 7 years when I get...

Delivered Sunday night (or was supposed to, they didn't open until monday morning). Had a load offer Sunday night, but couldn't take it since I couldn't get unloaded, had two more real good load bids Monday, but didn't win them. Had nary a nibble since then. I don't think anywhere around me...

Ever stop at a motel that made you go, "Are you kidding? How are you still in business?" I have a couple in mind. One, the Motel 6 in Terre Haute, IN. Spent a month there one week while the transmission was being rebuilt. Bugs...general filth...the steep decline in my instinct of...

The United States by every measure is hanging on by a thread to its First World status. Saddled by debt, engaged in wars on multiple fronts with a rising police state at home, declining economic productivity, and wild currency fluctuations all threaten America's future. The general...