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  1. OntarioVanMan

    Update: $2M Michigan lottery winner defends use of food stamps

    Good story Joe...for those times.....back when income tax was collected to support the war effort.... back to present: 2 different societies Joe...BUT unfortunately the US is morphing into a social one...for you...and abuses are taking place here as well....sometimes I think governments...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Generator

    Over the years I've tried many a combination.... My Honda is over 5 yrs old and other then 2 pull cords and learning how to clean the carb cup out...never missed a beat.... I gave up on the aux fuel tank and went to propane heat....a 1500 watt electric heater just does not give off enough heat...
  3. OntarioVanMan

    Rates for CV's

    You've really got to use your head in tough times...not every load has to have the replacement costs or even maintenance fund built into it...there will be the next load to make up for it....as long as one does not make a regular habit of it...some flexibility goes a long way.... If the load...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    Update: $2M Michigan lottery winner defends use of food stamps

    Don't leave me hanging Joe.....gee whiz....:p What is it?
  5. OntarioVanMan

    Rates for CV's

    Depending on fuel costs Pjjjj mine is about .25 - 30 cents as well....
  6. OntarioVanMan

    Update: $2M Michigan lottery winner defends use of food stamps

    The poster never made it clear if his statement was pointed at this issue....it appeared at least to me he was being very general... I knew people in Canada that had this sense of "pride" and their kids went hungry...The Canada system as you know is more social based then here... My thinking...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    Rates for CV's

    I agree with Jeff on this one...a 1 on 1 you will get to see the expressions on the persons face and get a better feel....lay your cards on the table and see what comes back.... You could try this as well.... Go in person...give them an recent pro number that you think is questionable...and...
  8. OntarioVanMan

    Warning Concerning The "Other Site"

    They have no RULES, No sense of order....would you even expect them to play fair If those demands were met? That site isn't going anywhere....it is NO threat to EO... Actually THEY are helping EO keep an orderly site...the usual trouble makers are leaving here and threads with REAL substance...
  9. OntarioVanMan

    Update: $2M Michigan lottery winner defends use of food stamps

    Many moons ago ...when between jobs and 3 kids to feed...I NEVER felt ashamed to collect welfare..... WHY should I? As a citizen that usually works and pays taxes...I used the safety net, my tax money helped create.
  10. OntarioVanMan

    May locations with banter

    Plaster and lathing off the other half of kitchen....Power people coming on Monday to put in new receptacles....off to town next week to pick out new flooring....been raining for 3 days....and still more to come....tired of hearing.." we need the moisture":rolleyes: *LOL*
  11. OntarioVanMan

    China calls for attacking Somalian pirate bases

    I like this idea...maybe rotating squads US...British and so on....be like training missions but a live audience for a few minutes...and YES I am all for killing them outright. They would do it to us without blinking...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    Heavy Truck Orders Up 31 Percent in April

    if they are that busy...suppliers get behind and they need us....hopefully....which will increase the cost of that straight and make them more expensive... Hate the straight!....:D
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Heavy Truck Orders Up 31 Percent in April

    Hopefully the expedite market is getting its share of the action..:)
  14. OntarioVanMan

    China calls for attacking Somalian pirate bases

    11:56 PM, May. 20, 2011 | BEIJING (AP) – China’s military is urging land attacks on Somali pirate strongholds in a bold call signaling the armed forces’ growing assertiveness. China’s navy has taken part in anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since December 2008, but the government...
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Speaking Freely on EO

    "Speaking Freely" carries a degree of responsibility. Keep in mind this is a "Public Forum" and also keep in mind when you signed up for this forum there was a set of rules that everyone agreed to follow. To judge what should or shouldn't be typed..is your decision and yours alone...YOU hit...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Please welcome our two new Moderators!

    That would be Ameri-Can....:D
  17. OntarioVanMan

    Heavy Truck Orders Up 31 Percent in April

    Heavy Truck Orders Up 31 Percent in April | Journal of Commerce William B. Cassidy | May 18, 2011 8:37PM GMT The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story Backlog grows as analysts question whether manufacturers can meet demand in 2011 Net orders for heavy trucks surged 31 percent in April...
  18. OntarioVanMan

    Rates for CV's

    That IMO is the feeling I used to have at another carrier...they gave just enough for us to get by...all while showing record profits...
  19. OntarioVanMan

    Rates for CV's

    Busy,,,would be subjective....but when we do run it is usually at a good rate.... My sig says it all....
  20. OntarioVanMan

    May locations with banter

    Although...N.O is not the freight capitol of the U.S...... Now I've said that dispatch can make me look like a stooge....*LOL*
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