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  1. OntarioVanMan

    2006 Sprinter

    Since the poster didn't say anything about whether they insulated yet...all the heaters from down below won't matter much..all you get is an internal ice cube all over the walls... My 1st van I hadn't insulated yet and it was like -40 in Quebec...the walls of the van had like 1/8 of an inch of...
  2. OntarioVanMan

    Re: 07/08 Sprinters

    do you idle a lot?
  3. OntarioVanMan

    what bad economy

    I remember when I was a kid...my mom bringing me to the bank to open a savings account when I got my paper route....I did the same with my kids...I was explained the theory of interest and all that boring stuff at the time and told of the importance of cash and of having a stash for "them rainy...
  4. OntarioVanMan

    NEW discount Panther van rates

    Nope you don't...as there are no quarantees they will find you a load....
  5. OntarioVanMan

    How long do you Stay out?

    That would leave me out...Lord knows how many word collisions I've had....:D
  6. OntarioVanMan

    what bad economy

    see...Now cash is good for the economy...if that trend was reflacted across the country...things will improve ever so slightly...retailers, corporations need cash...
  7. OntarioVanMan

    NEW discount Panther van rates

    The last line of most contracts read.....The carrier reserves the right to...... which makes everything above that line ....null and void..... Gotta love our "contracts":rolleyes:
  8. OntarioVanMan

    what bad economy

    There weren't too many necessities on "special"..... Not saying some people in some sectors aren't having a tough time....but some of the tough is self induced....
  9. OntarioVanMan

    what bad economy

    How many of them woke up for a stupid Garmin or TomTom just to find thier way to work or thier moms house?...some still buy the stupideous things....nearly every commuter has one in the dash? DOH How many stood there for a Blue Ray when thier old DVD worked just fine and would do? How many...
  10. OntarioVanMan

    what bad economy

    Linda...your absolutely right AGAIN....imagine that? Since JuJu and I have been in this biz a lot has changed and a lot has stayed the same...we've managed to eek out a living, bills are paid, roof over head, food in the fridge. One learns a lot of tricks in this biz after awhile and it...
  11. OntarioVanMan

    what bad economy

    Its been about a year or so and the regular American has been squeezing thier personal spending...that coupled with the lower price of gas has put a couple hundred bucks a month back into the consumers pockets....things are slowly getting straighten around...it will I am confident go upward...
  12. OntarioVanMan

    How long do you Stay out?

    Ultra-Member.......maybe even Super-Hero member?*LOL*
  13. OntarioVanMan

    Express-1 losing Ford Account

    Maybe constant was the wrong word choice....considering I DH less and I take "almost" twice as much time off now compared to 8 years ago...and manage the Approx. the same yearly income...I figure I am up or holding even...sorry I didn't get into the details previously. Who pead in your Cheerios...
  14. OntarioVanMan

    Happy Thanksgiving!

    Do you feel heavier after your Thanksgiving dinner? If you don’t, be thankful you were able to restrain the urge to overindulge. If you do, just thank the Lord that we live in a nation of plenty. Much of the rest of the world lives in extreme poverty and, although our economy has taken a hit in...
  15. OntarioVanMan

    Our tax system

    An oldie with a twist... Suppose that every day, ten men go out for beer and the bill for all ten comes to $100. If they paid their bill the way we pay our taxes, it would go something like this: * The first four men (the poorest) would pay nothing. * The fifth would pay $1. * The...
  16. OntarioVanMan

    Express-1 losing Ford Account

    I heard something of that tune 7 years ago..and yet my yearly gross has stayed near constant.. I'm a lean, mean, freight machine!:D
  17. OntarioVanMan

    How much have cargo vans been running lately?

    Noooo..It's "I hate the straight":rolleyes:
  18. OntarioVanMan

    How much have cargo vans been running lately?

    I stand corrected...:rolleyes:
  19. OntarioVanMan

    How much have cargo vans been running lately?

    moose..I have a CDL...solo in a straight? 4get it...I make more with less aggrevation...ALL them newbees coming in? No problem...after 8 years in this biz...most newbees don't have any "stick"
  20. OntarioVanMan

    How long do you Stay out?

    I hope my useage of "green" didn't offend you...It was not intended as such...maybe I should've used "newbee"?
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