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Just because I love all your funny contributions, I'm gonna tell you what this one reminded me of: Walking into an elderly male patient's room, I heard him shouting into the phone "my doctor says I can go home when my gonorrhea is gone!" Knowing that this wasn't exactly what the doctor said, I...

My frequent in-a-big-hurry mode was wreaking havoc with my neatfreak personality, till I put a little plastic basket on the dash. Now I can just throw stuff in there when I'm in a hurry to roll, & my neat personality is happy that it's contained, at least. Of course, you have to clear it out...

I can really understand your frustration, when you asked for help over the CB, & got only insults in return. I too, am often appalled at what I hear when I listen, because when I listened 20 yrs ago, it wasn't like that - drivers communicated information to help, not impress or ridicule each...

Thank you, Terry & Rene, & everyone who responded to my original post (on the Newbies forum, because there was a question on HOS that reminded me of my problem). The fact that it is a gray area is what causes the trouble, & I've been advised to log for my own protection, & also not to log, for...

The computer won't let me edit my post, it's been too long, but I need to clarify one point - I was mistaken in the name of the couple who suffered the accident - it was not the Beans, it was the Rices. I aplogize to both teams, & anyone who was misled by my error. I guess if I can't tell the...

Thank you, Tom, for saying what I felt, but didn't want to post in case I was just being overly sensitive. There may be some who drive a van because they want to skip the logs & scales & be home every weekend, but they won't last long when they find that we log, (when hauling hazmat, or in...

So what it means is that even though I don't have to log, in order to protect myself just in case I get a hazmat load, or am involved in an accident - I have to log, right? Actually, it was an accident that caused me to realize that I'd been skating on thin ice - and will continue to do so if...

RE: single,looking for agood women to share the ro If the avatar were reversed, I could be the other foot - because it would be a left foot, which both of mine seem to be. Except when I'm in Margaritaville, of course. Thank you kindly, JoeBob, but I'm happy being a roadrunner - & I'm makin...

( Oh , that's right , vans don't have >to log . ) Vans have to log when hauling hazmat, & I recently ran into a problem with a DOT inspection, which I find very hard to believe has not been addressed before - logging the previous seven days. I have logged when driving t/t, & I know that it's...

I wouldn't leave without my cell phone & debit/credit card - also my laptop, but it isn't strictly necessary, I'm just getting spoiled! I just found a sheet-fed scanner the size of a roll of aluminum foil, that means I don't need to have a copy of the BOL (no more looking for a copy machine), I...

RE: single,looking for agood women to share the ro Rich, after 20 years of expediting, you oughta KNOW where I'm going, lol! From wherever I am, to wherever the load is, then to wherever the load needs to be, right? Or have I been doing it wrong? :P

RE: single,looking for agood women to share the ro My thoughts on feet?! I like to put mine up whenever possible, & I don't like to wear shoes, so the foot avatar reminded me of when I drove a t/t, & could occasionally put my left foot up on the door - it got some double-takes from people...

RE: single,looking for agood women to share the ro All right, I kept quiet when you took the avatar that I chose because I associated it with being comfortably carefree, & gave it an association that I don't care to imagine, but you asked where to find "women to share the road with" so I have...

My short term goal is to build up the savings that I depleted last year. 05 was my first year as an owner/operator, & it was great to find so much advice & help here, especially when you're spending soooo much money! Thanks to everyone who helped me spend it (I think) wisely. My long term...

Um, I sure hope he didn't get that far ahead of schedule, lol. Sometimes we pick up a load on Friday for a Monday delivery, which usually gives 2 & 1/2 days to get there, so 1800 is not unheard of.

Redytrk is correct, the Road Atlas lists all locations, and it only costs $5.00. Which is good, as it's unlaminated, & therefor subject to wear & tear. And spilled coffee.....:o

Rest areas in Iowa offer free wireless now. I posted awhile ago that I checked with Verizon, as I am a cell subscriber, & they said I would have to buy a card for $200, then pay $80 per month. I don't think I'd need the card, as my laptop has an internal whatever-it-is, but even so - no thanks...

Thank you for posting this question - it isn't just the carriers who could benefit from the voice of experience,you know. I'd bet a lot of drivers who have never done it have thought about it, and would like to hear how it turned out for those who made the leap. I'm happy where I am, haven't...

Bravo, Lawrence - I think you've scored a bullseye this time! :9 PS: I ask every driver I talk to if they know EO, & then I tell them to check it out, because, amazingly, most of them never heard of it! The only bad news is that I seldom actually talk to other drivers, but I'm trying, lol.

When I woke up this morning in Connecticut, & I could see my breath, in spite of the propane heater, I hit the highway west. But three times I had to get off, to whap the ice from the wipers. (I just don't have the wingspan to reach out the window) After the third experience of almost getting...