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  1. OntarioVanMan

    September Locations & Banter

    This 1 and the last 1 were..ummm virgin Walmarts...and even the one in NC was sloped.
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Those Blair Drivers

    ....Thank you for the lowdown.....now members can judge for themselves....
  3. OntarioVanMan

    September Locations & Banter

    so did you spray them with some lubricant?..... Foggy here in London Ky.....scratch this Walmart....not a level spot in the lot unless you get real close to the doors....one heck of a slope....might move to the next one up the road...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    That Laredo sitting thingie

    I was expecting someone to blame Bush...we would have been off to the races....then it would have fit.....lol
  5. OntarioVanMan

    The 1000 Mile Load

    it most certainly is an improvement...relatively of course....
  6. OntarioVanMan

    A simple question...

    My great uncle I lived with as a kid in the early 50's in Toronto, I just barely remember him having a horse and wagon...he was a milkman...I helped him on Saturdays....
  7. OntarioVanMan

    The 1000 Mile Load

    $1.85 a mile?.....isn't that just a tad cheap for a semi?.....just asking....
  8. OntarioVanMan

    That Laredo sitting thingie

    I'll go especially in Jan or Feb. ;)
  9. OntarioVanMan

    A simple question...

    I think post offices are a losing proposition...even with all Canada's cuts...last year they even lost money for the first time....the electronic age is here to stay....the mailman will go the way of the milkman and breadman.....
  10. OntarioVanMan

    A simple question...

    as we move into the future, mail will take the way of the dinosaur....
  11. OntarioVanMan

    That Laredo sitting thingie

    Just because we drive a little ole cargo van doesn't mean you have to have a little brain to go with it.....always be aware of your surroundings, like time of month, the scuttlebutt, how your carriers history is down there, and just because a load offer of 1700 miles is offered doesn't mean it...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    A simple question...

    I suppose the point is....no where do I see a move down here in that direction....the postal service is losing billions of dollars and states crying for money, but yet no move to privatization....just the cost to maintain their equipment and capital expenditures...could all be cut.... yes its...
  13. OntarioVanMan

    That Laredo sitting thingie

    while a week sounds like a dreadful time...it is not really if you do the new math.... 7days = a 1500 mile load.....or you could do 3 - 500 mile loads with 2 days in between..it is a wash....
  14. OntarioVanMan

    A simple question...

    agreed....but the act of selling postal services, lke stamps and picking up parcels and stuff is ALL privatized......the salting of highways and most plowing same thing....the government has now shed millions of dollars in liabilities...like pension funds and accident insurance....
  15. OntarioVanMan

    A simple question...

    Are Americans opposed to privatization of state and federal services? Being from Canada and Ontario....a whack of government workers are no more...thru privatization...postal workers, DOT, waste collection.
  16. OntarioVanMan

    That Laredo sitting thingie

    That is the thing Sky....People have to realize the goal of any shipper/company is NOT to go expedite...it is expensive and prohibitive....Better inventory control/shipping habits should really cut into our job... We;ve been referred to sometimes as the ambulance of freight....well if people...
  17. OntarioVanMan

    September Locations & Banter

    weekend must be here... the .50 off coupon from the Red Box is in my e mail...:rolleyes:
  18. OntarioVanMan

    September Locations & Banter

    LOL...I know I know...thinking is the root of my demise...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Estimate $1.4 Billion taxpayer dollars spent on Obama family last year

    But Dave....200 billion?....chump change in the big picture....and did you read on some banks they turned a profit...that no one talks about.....it is out there but not gone....we are talking trillions here Dave...just pizzed away...no hope of getting any of that back...
  20. OntarioVanMan

    September Locations & Banter

    thinking of something completely off the wall....for my next move.... P.S. having night mares I'll get the same load you got earlier and end up...well you know.....LOL
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