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  1. MaidMarion

    How long do you stay out ?

    Getting back on topic... We only go home when the freight takes us by or business matters dictate it. Last year we were home about 10 days, I think. We did do a 9-day family vacation at Disney in December, but that's not the norm. It helps that we have grown kids at home that take care of the...
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    DOT Physicals

    Hubby and I had our physicals done this morning. The examiner was an intelligent and articulate person. He understood, and even agreed, with truckers' view of mandatory sleep apnea testing. But he explicitly told us that he had no choice whatsoever in whether to send drivers for the test if...
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    straight truck average

    I sent you a PM.
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    Thanksgiving

    We'll be working through Friday, then to Disney World for 10 days for a combined Thanksgiving and Christmas celebration...
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    GPS Rand McNally GPS

    As logical as that sounds our Rand generally has a couple of turns listed after the u-turn so I don't think it sees our destination as being on the ramp...
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    GPS Rand McNally GPS

    Yep. We have the largest, latest, greatest version. Would we buy it again? Nope. It has lots of faults that updates and changes to settings can't fix. It has lots of 'extra' gizmos and calculations that we don't need or want. Yet it doesn't execute its basic function reliably--finding the...
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    Web Browser choice

    Firefox on my phone. I can configure it to work my way instead of having it train me. And I've only had it crash once, but that's probably because I had 4 rows of tabs open for days at a time.... Chrome on my phone.
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    Chihuly Garden and Glass Exhibit in Seattle

    I love them, actually. Thank-you for posting them. The exhibit is now our my 'must do' list.
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    To expedite or not to expedite

    We're running our socks off. Also at Panther, ST team, with all the bells and whistles.
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    Here is your CHANCE give HOS feedback

    I followed Load One's FB post to the link and took the survey a few days ago. It's short and easy. Well worth the time.
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    What scares you the most on the road?

    Freezing fog and texting drivers run neck and neck for me.
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    HELP - Need help with TV Coverage in truck

    Our setup is similar to witchywoman's. We are using a stationary (only for use when sitting still) automatic (it finds the signal on its own--no aiming necessary) portable (not permanently mounted) antenna with a window mount. ($450.00) We have an HD Dish account for the house, and we added the...
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    Freight Was Strong in July....How Did You Fair?

    July was slightly above average for us, but not as good as July 2012. Having said that, we've only been back at it for 13 months, and only now reaching the point where we have enough data to make a few comparisons...
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    How Goes the New 34-Hour Restart for You?

    Not with my carrier, unfortunately.
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    How Goes the New 34-Hour Restart for You?

    We would have loved to stop sooner. This was the closest place after we delivered. The consignee took extra time to unload us, but we were still hoping to get to the truck stop in time for Dean to reset. And we are on QC electronic logs.
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    How Goes the New 34-Hour Restart for You?

    Dean was driving. We should have been able to get to the truck stop with a couple of minutes to spare before 1 a.m., but the exit was closed due to construction. So it was 1:15 a.m. before he parked, which meant he missed that 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. period of rest by 15 minutes. We only sat for that...
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    How Goes the New 34-Hour Restart for You?

    It has only bitten us once so far, on a coast-to-coast run, when we couldn't make it to our parking spot before 1 am terminal-time. But considering that the change has only been in effect for a short period, that's significant, I think. It's definitely less convenient for us. Before the change...
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    November Locations

    Deadheaded from Hattiesburg, MS to San Antonio to run a mini. Sitting at the shipper now trying to decide if we'll fit under the trees. Gotta love it--fun way to end the week.
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    October locations

    Delivered this morning in Laredo, now at the TA. Looks like we'll be here for the weekend at least. If anybody else is here stop by the pearl gray ST and say hello.
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    October locations

    Stopped at the DQ in Kyle, TX, on the way to Laredo for the first time.
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