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I'm all for corporal punishment in schools, when done in a controlled manner and environment by someone of the same sex as the student. But this is just battery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKJ034sBov0

Had a CV driver tell me he got nailed for idling in NY a couple days ago. I didn't think they were doing that for CVs or passenger cars. Anybody else get nailed for idling in NY (not ST or TTs, we know about that) and is NY a state that has a pet exemption?

I was busy the last couple weeks. But things seem to have died again. Is that the case for others? You think maybe the flooding has something to do with it?

I was talking with someone from my carrier yesterday. The subject of CSA 2010 came up. I said I wasn't too worried because, as a van driver, even if I can be cited and penalized under CSA 2010, my chances of getting pulled over and inspected were pretty slim. He said Michigan is claiming that...

So what's the deal with Texas drivers? I came out of there a couple days ago, and I couldn't believe what I was seeing. Drivers (many) driving slow in the left lane, not moving over when a faster vehicle was behind them. Then, when we'd get into a town and the speed limit would drop, they...

I stopped in the Loves near Little Rock. I noticed they have their own, Loves-branded sandwich shop there now. Everything looks like it was modeled after Subway. I'm a sucker for anything new, so I ordered one. The counter woman put on a pair of gloves, and THEN picked up a wet rag from the...

Anybody tried those small fans you put in your window to mitigate the Greenhouse Effect? They're small, and you put them in your window frame and then roll up the window, and plug them in. Some of them are solar powered, I think. When your window is rolled up, they only occupy a couple inches...

I had a load the other day that almost caused a problem for me. I was getting unloaded and the guy on the forklift said, "Don't let the guard see your dog!" I told him she already knew about my dog because she was barking while I was talking to the guard. On the way out, I told her the guy...

My avatar is barely visible. Too dark. Anyone know a way someone who's never done anything with graphics can lighten it and maybe sharpen it? I know of photoshop, of course, but the tutorials I've read sound seriously complicated. I've searched for a built-in program in Windows but haven't...

I'm weighing two possible methods of isolating the front 1/3 of the van to make it easier to heat and cool. Anybody ever try a curtain rod with a heavy-duty shower curtain to isolate the front 1/3 of the van for A/C and heating purposes? I'm thinking one of those adjustable/expandable ones...

Friend of mine drives a cube van. He was on his way to Texas, and I remarked that he seems to spend a lot of time down there. He drives the company-owned truck, so he gets a lot of miles, ifkwim&ityd. He said he was getting sick of it, and I asked why. He says EVERY time he's in Texas and he...

I put my thermo-electric cooler in my van. I had it installed in my TTs and STs before. But now I'm doubting that my CV's single battery will survive any period of time with the cooler running. Has anyone else done this? How long does the battery last? This is a large, Coleman cooler, not...

At the Hook buffet, same night, not one but TWO pigs eating off the buffet with their hands. What is it with people?

So I'm sitting in the parking lot at the Hook, on my laptop, and another expediter comes out and sees me. He says hi, and we're talking, and I mention something about EO, and he says, "I'm Falligator!" He mentions some names of people from EO that he's met, one of whom was GSmacker, and I...

I emailed Pilot today, telling them I appreciate being able to get a shower at Flying J and TA through their expediter programs of the frequent fueler cards. One email won't change anything, though. How about everyone sending a similar message? It would be nice to expand shower locations to...

From Crime Scene - Fairfax Naked Guy -- Not Guilty Now that he's been acquitted, what would happen in a free country to ensure true justice was done? I say his accuser pays his legal bills and a civil judgement over the damage she did to his reputation, and the police officers who barged into...

After having expedited in STs and TTs, this is my first foray into the world of CVs. I've been in one for a few days now and I'm learning of things I need to do to the van to increase my comfort level. One, I can't stand sleeping lengthwise in the van. I need to sleep cross-ways, like in a...