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UPDATE: The Freightliner/Western Star in Baltimore has yet to take care of this. They have only called me once. When I ask what is going on they tell me that they are "still looking into it". It feels like a "run around" to me. I will give them till the end of the week. I will call them...

We pick up in Chicago on the 2nd, heading for AR. Worked out good. It is only a OK load but it allows me to go with my dad for his DR appointment.

No, the labor issue is due to lack of skilled trained people. I have a friend that lives in Oil City. He has been out of work more than in work most of his adult life. He went to ITT Tech to learn welding. He was hired before he graduated. They need pipe fitters, welders, etc. Truck drivers...

There is a huge BOOM in PA right now, going after those gas deposits. They are having problems finding skilled labor there now. Those deposits cover a lot of land in PA. Remember that the world's first commercial oil well was drilled in Titusville, PA. They started "fracking" those wells back...

SEALS would not carry the heavy gear on a mission like they just pulled off. They do train for it and do carry it on some longer term missions. The thing is, in the Army, EVERYONE is infantry first and their MOS second. I was only 125lbs (no one would believe that now) when I went in. I...

Unneeded right now. Should be left like an "ace in the hole" so to speak. There is also a lot of oil all over the country without messing with water at all.

I guess it was the 98 pound weakling could do it all statement that led me to say that. Hand to hand is still a very big part of modern combat, my nephew is a few stories about that. So does everyone in that bunch that hunted with us last year. The 75-100lbs of gear would be hard on a 98...

There is PLENTY of oil available without getting into the oil shales yet. Open up the Gulf again. There is so much oil there that it "leaks" the equivalent of 2 Exxon Valdeze spill EACH YEAR into the Gulf. Again, start making our diesel out of coal. It comes in about $60 per barrel. Oil...

There is PLENTY of oil available without getting into the oil shales yet. Open up the Gulf again. There is so much oil there that it "leaks" the equivalent of 2 Exxon Valdeze spill EACH YEAR into the Gulf. Again, start making our diesel out of coal. It comes in about $60 per barrel. Oil...

And why would that be?

The Viking moved onto Greenland during a period of "Global Warming" similar to what we see today. They left in part due to "Global Cooling" All of that took place long before the industrial revolution. Nothing new under the sun. This has happened before and will happen again. VERY...

Then drill for "free oil" not locked up in rocks. They won't let us do that either. They are fighting the "coal to oil" plants. No nuke plants, they don't want anything. Again, I don't trust those "sky are falling" crews. They ain't been right yet. ALGORE is a joke.

Sorry, don't buy it. Like the "global flooding" that is going to happen. Just how high are water levels going to rise if all the worlds sea ice melts? They have been 'fraking' in PA for over 100 years.

The problem is that the left wing "environmentalists" have a credibility gap. They have often made things looked worst then the might really, be, fudged data, made up data, refuse to recognize improvements that have been made and on and on. They once said that Lake Erie was "dead" and...

Yep, bet they try to stop it. They want our economy to go away.

I no nothing about the SRR. I know a little about the S.A.S. , Special Air Service. More like the SEALS, more and longer training I believe.

There may be a few, not many though. There is the "mental" part too. They MUST meet the same qualifications for that as well.

"yes, women have different needs to men." Yep, they do, BUT, there will be NO special accommodations will be made for those needs. In combat the needs that must be met are mainly mission related. Transportation in and/or out. Ammo, equipment needed to the job and basic medical supplies...

That won't help. :D They will just grab some OTHER hair or rip out a finger nail. :eek:

Well, Turtle, I have to disagree with most of what you said, other than part about the Medieval ax. Hand to hand is still hand to hand. Our troops often carry 75-100lbs of gear when going on patrol. The "elite" forces are NOT push button, they are mostly in your face stuff. They still are...