It means a lot to my wife to meet other ladies on the road so she doesn't feel like the only lady in a van out here. It's a tough life style for a lady out here and the support she receives from the other ladies helps a lot.
Which EO Members...
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littlejoe
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OPPS... I met Westmicher down here in Laredo this weekend also!!!
How dare you forget to mention me Dennis (lol)
Breezewood PA (T/A) and Lansing MI (Flying J)
jes teasin ya Den
Joe
chefdennis
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Yeap Little Joe, I remember, but the Key word in this thread was "RECENTLY"...In my almost 5 yr out here, I have met amore then a few EO members....
Maybe you should define "recently". I believe you were the last E.O. member I met and I think that was last September. Was that recently?
chefdennis
Veteran Expediter
I don't know, 5-6 months might be considered "recent", Its been almost a yr since i Met Little Joe, and over 3 yrs since i met Layoutshooter Joe...I wouldn't consider either of them "recent".....
I met another member this morning, he is a lurker, does post but not alot. He told me and showed me things that he has done to his Sprinter that he took directly from my post and pictures on the building of the Cargo Max....He stopped more because he knew the Van, but it still goes back to EO....
We have a common bond with every one in a CV, Sprinter or whatever that does expediting and is sitting in a parking lot waiting for that next load...I know for me people approuch me because of the EO Stickers, and because they recognize the Cargo Max...Ok so some have had EO sticker on their truck for years and have never been approuched...so what....While we have that "expediter bond" if there is an EO sticker on your Truck, to me thats just one more bond d the "community" just got smaller....Most often I'll say hi, even it you don't have a sticker from EO, thats just me, but if' I see one, I'll for sure stop.
I met another member this morning, he is a lurker, does post but not alot. He told me and showed me things that he has done to his Sprinter that he took directly from my post and pictures on the building of the Cargo Max....He stopped more because he knew the Van, but it still goes back to EO....
We have a common bond with every one in a CV, Sprinter or whatever that does expediting and is sitting in a parking lot waiting for that next load...I know for me people approuch me because of the EO Stickers, and because they recognize the Cargo Max...Ok so some have had EO sticker on their truck for years and have never been approuched...so what....While we have that "expediter bond" if there is an EO sticker on your Truck, to me thats just one more bond d the "community" just got smaller....Most often I'll say hi, even it you don't have a sticker from EO, thats just me, but if' I see one, I'll for sure stop.
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I met the Slacktide New Years Eve and good times ensued.
Jenny
Veteran Expediter
I enjoyed the few minutes we were able to talk. Looking forward to the expo again this year.
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I have met Davekc, Dreamer, Turtle, Leo, OVM, John Elliott, Teamcaffee, JohnO (RIP) Lawrence, RichM, TerryandRene,and so many others sorry if I forget. All nice people. Members that drive or drove for us are Misskatt, BigCat, and Wombat started in Expediting as my Co drivers many years ago.
It wasn't me in the Load One booth. I have yet to make it to an Expo. On two occasions I have crossed into a parallel universe. Both times I made it back safely and alone. At least I think I came back alone. Maybe the me that inhabits the other universe sneaked back into this universe with me and I didn't notice. Maybe you and Steve are in that other universe and met the other me in that universe. If the other me is with Load One, I wish that me would share some of his paycheck with this me. Is a gift tax involved when money transfer from one universe to another?
If we ever meet, you'll recognize me because I'll look just like the Moot that was in the Load One booth but from a different universe.
If we ever meet, you'll recognize me because I'll look just like the Moot that was in the Load One booth but from a different universe.
Jenny
Veteran Expediter
I think the L1 booth consisted of Steve, John, Chef, Xiggi, TJP, Enemy, and myself. There were a few others that I am not sure they are on here
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I think the L1 booth consisted of Steve, John, Chef, Xiggi, TJP, Enemy, and myself. There were a few others that I am not sure they are on here
Having met every one of the guys listed, I promise none of them resemble the Moot I've met a few times. Though now I'm not sure which one that was, exactly....oh wait, I know: the one who used to raise chinchillas! And take sneaky photos to post here, and put hilarious bumperstickers on the back of an innocent driver's truck when they weren't looking, and generally enliven conversation whether present or not - that version, I've met. And if his doppelganger is single, I'd enjoy meeting him, too, cause the Moot I know is happily married, and that's how it goes: all the good guys are taken, sigh. [Just kidding - I'm happily single, and plan to stay that way.]
And yesterday, I had lunch with the one & only GottaGo, who was/is parked in the truckstop across the street [I only get internet at the QT, & she likes to be close to the chrome shop, lol]
That was kind of my point about the bumperstickers & the 'Location' thread: vans can congregate in a specific area and socialize easier than the trucks, who could be parked in the same lot as a fellow EO driver without even knowing it. Heck, in a van, you can see who is where just by driving by, cause the vans are out front - but the trucks don't have it that easy. And us women drivers don't like walking the rows in a truckstop parking lot, because too many drivers think we're looking for something [or someone] we really don't want. The 'Location' thread is the safest way for many of us to see who is where & when.
Oh - we're in KC today.
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I think the L1 booth consisted of Steve, John, Chef, Xiggi, TJP, Enemy, and myself. There were a few others that I am not sure they are on here
Having met every one of the guys listed, I promise none of them resemble the Moot I've met a few times. Though now I'm not sure which one that was, exactly....oh wait, I know: the one who used to raise chinchillas! And take sneaky photos to post here, and put hilarious bumperstickers on the back of an innocent driver's truck when they weren't looking, and generally enliven conversation whether present or not - that version, I've met. And if his doppelganger is single, I'd enjoy meeting him, too, cause the Moot I know is happily married, and that's how it goes: all the good guys are taken, sigh. [Just kidding - I'm happily single, and plan to stay that way.]
And yesterday, I had lunch with the one & only GottaGo, who was/is parked in the truckstop across the street [I only get internet at the QT, & she likes to be close to the chrome shop, lol]
That was kind of my point about the bumperstickers & the 'Location' thread: vans can congregate in a specific area and socialize easier than the trucks, who could be parked in the same lot as a fellow EO driver without even knowing it. Heck, in a van, you can see who is where just by driving by, cause the vans are out front - but the trucks don't have it that easy. And us women drivers don't like walking the rows in a truckstop parking lot, because too many drivers think we're looking for something [or someone] we really don't want. The 'Location' thread is the safest way for many of us to see who is where & when.
Oh - we're in KC today.
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You could wear a sandwich board that says: DRIVER...LOL
Cheri, if you want to meet up with my doppleganger, go to the universe next door. The best way to do that is by elevator. At least that's the only way I have ever done it. Even if an elevator doesn't take you to a parallel universe, they are still way cool to ride in.
Have you ever ridden the "inclinomators" sp? at Luxor in Las Vegas? They rise and fall at something like 37 degrees. Pretty cool.
Just a wee bit claustrophobic, so I'm looking for the right mirror/leak Kurt Vonnegut wrote about instead. Taking my navigational skills [and my screwy GPS] into account, I'm sure I'll find it, too.
You need to find your way to Wilmington, Ohio, next July, cause we couldn't possibly suck helium & sing "I'm too sexy" without you on board, ok?
You need to find your way to Wilmington, Ohio, next July, cause we couldn't possibly suck helium & sing "I'm too sexy" without you on board, ok?