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It's you. Just kidding! But it reminds me of something I heard a long time ago, & have never been able to verify - did the Supreme Court determine that "forcing" people in prison to work for the cost of their room & board constitutes cruel & unusual punishment? Because I would consider it the...

There's a gazillion stories like these in the books called "The Darwin Awards" (so called because do many of those profiled did not survive their own moronic acts, or will be unable to reproduce due to lengthy imprisonment). I love the books - whether truth or fiction, the stories are...

The Ohio Turnpike toll collector once charged me an extra $30 "overheight" fee, after my truck was parked for the weekend, collecting about 6" of snow on the trailer! By the time I got off the turnpike, it had blown off, but she said I'd triggered the overheight signal when I got on, & so was...

Terry - 3 sets of keys locked in the van? Teeheehee...:P

2 weeks ago, I switched my cellphone to Cingular, and got Roadside Assist, for $3.00 per month. I told them I drive a commercial van, they said "It's free the first month, if they don't cover comm. vehicles, you can cancel". Before I could learn whether my van is covered, I blew a wheel bearing...

You didn't wreck "my illusions of grandeur" - never had any."Naive newbie" - maybe, maybe not - but does it mean I'm wrong? "2 kinds of drivers" - I've seen many combinations, few who are strictly one or the other."Go back to selling Mary Kay & having Tupperware parties" - this comment...

Hosting foreign exchange students is a wonderful thing to do, I wish I could. (It's also a pretty good comeback to the accusation that you are narrow minded!) All my experiences & impressions of Canada have been very good - it's the US Border authorities that make it a visit to dread. :o

Congratulations! Now, if you can make that wonderful owner as happy as you are, you've got a successful career going! Good luck to you :)

You and your fellow "filthy pig" drivers offend me in every way! You're the reason many customers won't provide bathroom facilities for drivers, truckstop parking areas are littered with garbage, and most people outside the industry consider all drivers to be dirty subhumans. If you don't have...

I'm glad I went through there Friday, not Sunday - accidents like that give me nightmares. I can't even imagine how it must be for those involved. As much as I like ripping the government for it's shortcomings, though, I have to say this: the best maintained roads on earth won't prevent...

Moot: I am green with envy, because you have the time to post great entries like that, while I'm running around trying to buy all the blinker fluid I can find, lol.:P

The HOS rules on sleep time would be sensible & effective IF human beings could sleep on command. I can't, & don't know anyone who can, either. FriscoMike is correct: drivers need to be able to sleep when thier body says to, not when the regulations dictate sleep!

The unions are also blamed when people see workers in the bar while on the clock, and that's wrong, too. It's the company that sets production standards, using time/motion experts to determine what constitutes an acceptable day's work. The standard is difficult, if not impossible, to achieve for...

Raceman, I was JOKING! But, I am also a Class A driver, & have always flashed both lights after moving in front of someone. And, years ago, I went to a car dealership to see for myself whether turn signals had been made an option, cause I wasn't seeing them very often, & thought maybe they...

I always flash each turn signal once: left, then right. To me, that says "thank you". Some of the big truck drivers, I notice, only flash the left signal, which I consider the ultimate in lazy, & I don't care if they do have to signal 98 gazillion times a day, it;s plain lazy! :+

I think you just answered your own question, there, BP. You choose to live in America, based on what you have learned about living in Canada. But you couldn't make that choice (intelligently, anyway) if you didn't know anything about living there. Both LDB & the quote in Lawrence's sig file...

I think the toppling of the Big Three automakers began when they listened to the principles for a successful business, making a first-quality product, as devised & presented by Edward Deming, but were too smugly arrogant to hear. They didn't see how a man who had never built an automobile could...

As long as we're wishing for what seems impossible, (government regulations based on common sense, not campaign contributions, or "I'll support your deal if you'll support mine" arrangements), how about going whole hog & wishing that tired drivers could have somewhere to park when they need to...

First, the good news: there's a big sign on the Superdome, saying it will reopen 9/24/06. Now, as whatshisname used to say, for the rest of the story: as ATeam posted, places are reopening, but all the fast food places are drive-through only. The major intersections with 4 way stop signs have...

Jeez, what took you so long to reply? lol, I hadn't even signed off yet! Seriously, thanks Kathy, it's good to hear. When I went in Oct, I was dumbstruck by the wreckage, including the house I lived in. Some progress will be hopeful, though, I don't think it will ever be the same.(Considering...