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Time it took me to laugh out loud at your list: 1 bananosplitsecond! ;) :) :P

OMG! I think that was my truck in the picture!! I'll never forget that place, lol. I'd delivered in the morning, & asked another Swift driver, a nice old guy, if he knew where I could get a shower, cause I hadn't seen any truck stops. He said he did, & was goin there to eat, if I wanted to...

Here's another reason to stay off the shoulder: thay're usually not level, & no matter how tired you are, it's nearly impossible to sleep when you keep sliding to one end of the bunk! :+ As for WallyWorld - I'm seeing more & more that have "No Overnight Parking" signs, & one (I think in...

If you don't put business first, you won't be out there for long, but I run solo, & am sometimes too far to DH home for the weekend, so I've made the best of it. I've been to Stone Mountain in Atlanta, (& the great Farmer's Market), beachcombed in Clearwater, Fla, checked out the Mall of America...

- I did get towed to delivery once, when driving team with the owner - the alternator went out while under load, it was late-night, & the carrier did not have another unit to rescue the load. They arranged the tow, (& paid for it), and when we arrived at the consignee, the forklift unloaded us...

Maybe I'm giving thieves too much credit, but if I were picking a vehicle to steal, it wouldn't be one with a satellite unit on it! (And if there are ways to disable the GPS, I don't want to know - I like knowing that somebody knows exactly where I am)

RE: YES Passionate I say it's a great idea - open debate always is, I think. You can sign me up on TallCall's side, because, while I enjoy Gregg's posts, I think the facts are on TallCall's side here. America has a chance to be great in areas that are beneficial to the world, & I hope our...

At ConWay Now, you have to call dispatch to find out anything more than what number you are on a specific board. I don't like calling them too much - they are always helpful, but I think their time would be better spent on other things. (Like assisting drivers who need help, bidding on loads...

I had a spare key that I didn't get around to putting in a Hide-a-key box, until I locked myself out of the van - at 3am, in the middle of Nowhere, Tn, under load, of course. I'd left the keys in the ignition while filling the fuel tank, not intending to leave the van. I cleaned the windshield...

"Diplomacy is saying 'Nice doggie' while looking for a stick" & Terry gets it, lol.;)

Ok, I have to put an end to this - although my favorite shirt has a message in Latin, ("if you can read this, you are way overeducated"), I am just a compulsive reader & word person, & didn't know the word "fora" till someone else (maybe it was you, Doc) used it first! But I will keep using it...

Thank you, Lawrence - it's good to hear.

PJ - I will answer your questions to the best of my ability, & I'm sure if I miss something, someone will straighten us both out. Driving for a fleet owner is not being a company driver - you are always an independent contractor. (If you can't live without company bennies & a regular paycheck...

Terry - with all the emotions & concerns that are swirling around in your head right now, add this one as an occasional life preserver to hold onto in the whirlpool: Life is full of surprises, many of which are really good ones. I add my hopes for a wonderful outcome. Cheri

Not any kangaroos in Austria?! What about Waltzing Matilda, huh?!:+

I'd say it's not that their previous jobs were so great, but that their brains are off duty. Badmouthing your employer/carrier in public is not just unacceptable, (would you like it if they were badmouthing you in public?) - it's stupid, too. You don't know who might be overhearing, do you...

Is my cellphone deductible, & if so, how much of it? (I am paying for my teenage daughter's line, which is not a business expense, but the bills clearly differentiate charges for each line). Thanks for your time in answering, because I haven't seen this question addressed anywhere before.

Thanks - I needed that! :) :) :)

>It's not the disagreement that is a problem; it's the spirit >in which it is presented. > >The smug arrogance and cutting comments are overtly obvious. >This might come as a huge surprise to those who have been >repeat offenders, but we are not that naive. We can read >between the lines...

Rich - you are sooo funny! And I'm looking forward to meeting you and Kathy too, & everyone else - but I'm really wishing I hadn't read that comment just now, because I couldn't help laughing out loud. While that's usually one of my favorite things to do, I am currently holed up in a motel in...