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Like nearly all truck drivers, I think of myself as tougher than average - but that scares the bejeebers out of me. I could have told you the Tramadol wouldn't work [not for serious pain], but the docs like to see if the placebo effect is enough, I think. :rolleyes: If there's any 'good' news...

You seriously resurrected a nearly 4 year old thread to make a snarky comment?! I take "The Ritz" with me too, because the truck is set up exactly the way I want it, inside. If yours isn't [assuming you drive at all], it's no one's fault but yours.

Thank you for clarifying. I'm not sure whether 'hand load/unload' was a separate item, though, because I never saw the charges broken down like that. Do most carriers charge for both? Because every one I did required me to at least operate the liftgate, and usually deliver the items inside...

Just a little. Ok - a lot, lol. ;)

I think LDB's system is eminently reasonable - except for the liftgate item. I've only done a few of those loads, but they can be extremely labor intensive. One memorable one involved backing the truck to the front door of a Holiday Inn near Chicago, in January, and wrestling a really heavy...

I just want you to know how much it's appreciated, even though I didn't take advantage of it. [If I'm going to overeat, it has to be something I REALLY like, so I made stuffed cabbage, lol]. It's a heartwarming gesture, and including drivers who run for other carriers is a real class act -...

Happy birthday, Andy! If your lovely bride whipped up something extra special, we'd love to hear about it, because right now, we're too full to be jealous, lol. ;)

Maybe the fact that "patriotism" has come to be equated with putting a flag pin/decal on your lapel/vehicle/whatever, and considering it done. Maybe the fact that "American exceptionalism" is one big 'hoo-rah!' for a country that isn't perfect, but can't seem to admit to making mistakes...

Can you please explain why "men became sperm donors...kicked out"? Is it because they couldn't get a job? [Long before that became a problem for white people.] Beginning in the 1980’s, the private sector began an effort that continues to this day to reduce the proportion of the cost of...

The officer is Timothy Loehman, a rookie. Maybe people aren't as outraged over this killing because the gun appeared real [the orange tip had been removed], and the caller's comments about "probably fake" were not relayed to the responding officers. Still, the vid showing the shooting just 2...

"Evenly"? Where would you get such a dumb idea? I specifically said that when the CEO made 200 times as much as the workers, no one complained. We understand that capitalism rewards those who succeed, and that's how we want it. But this is capitalism run amok, when profits and bonuses and...

Profit isn't "available dollars to be made", it's actual dollars made, and that number is concrete. You're talking hypothetically, but wages and bonuses are determined by actual numbers.

The mentality of rioters is the same as that of someone who punches a wall in rage - if they thought about it, they'd know they're just hurting themselves, but anger doesn't promote rational thought, and rage demands an outlet. There's a lot of things that changed in the 70's, and they changed...

Moot's the first to say his sense of humor is warped - but that's what makes the best funny people, lol. It's hard to imagine an actual business running that ad, but it would have been spot on, if they had. On topic: I would compare models & prices online, then decide where to buy - saves time.

Y'all can argue over the tactics, testimony, probable cause, & all of it from here to eternity, but you're forgetting what matters: black people were and are angry at being treated as 'less than' white people. Yes, destruction of property and looting is counterproductive - but good luck...

Agree with Juju - I've never admired Hillary Clinton. Elizabeth Warren is a great prospect for representing 'we, the people' for a change, and bringing Wall Street to some recognition of reality, but she says she won't run.

Of course there will always be poor people - we get that. There will also always be people whose best financial interests lie in keeping the working poor as poor as possible, because there's only so much profit: more for you is less for me. It is not in our best interests to restrain them too...

Probably the part about The National Report being a site known for publishing fake clickbait stories....SMH

A horrible joke? A planned disaster? [Planned by whom?!] Neither of those seems remotely relevant to what's happened in Ferguson, which is the boiling over of long simmering anger, exacerbated by the aggressive military response of law enforcement, which set the stage for self aggrandizing jerks...

Lawrence's comment reminded me: when the grass is greener on the other side, it's often because there's more manure under it. :D