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Jenny

Jenny

Veteran Expediter
guido4475 said:
Dad's all juiced up and doing good....Mom's a little better...They are all set up, as far as I can see, they shouldn't need anything for a while. I'm in service, and ready to go.Everything done on the van that I wanted to do. Hoping for a decent load to salvage out this week.And get caught back up.All ready for the winter, seeing as how I don't think I will be home until Christmas.
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Happy to hear your parents are doing well.
 
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nottoold1961

Active Expediter
jelliott said:
We did run the new people through training for 2 to 3 weeks till we started to set them free. Sometimes you just have to take the short term pain and have them fall down a few times till they can run. With I think ten of them added it was quite a challenge. I think a few weeks from now we will hopefully start seeing a real difference. We have added dispatchers, dedicated bidders and customer service people. Now we are just running out of space in the building and the parking lot.
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Time to open that office up in the south?
 
guido4475

guido4475

Not a Member
Wolfeman68 said:
Glad to hear everything worked out Dave.

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Thank you, Mr.Wolfeman. Much appreciated. I'm gonna vent here.I know it won't do any good, but, .....I have 2 sisters, and one out of 2 brothers that live within a 10 mile radius of Mom and Dad's, and all work 9-5 jobs. Last time any of them came by to check on the parents? 2 months.Absolutely no excuse.The sister got a royal asse ripping from me tonight outside. Guess I won't be invited to her Christmas party this year...

Anyway, I hope you're feeling better as well.Hang in there.Ever thought about going to one of those Spa's and getting a massage? My relatives in NYC call it a "spritz" and it does do wonders for the muscles, joints, etc. We owe it to ourselves to pamper ourselves once in a while.

On a different note, Dad and I were sitting on the front porch talking, and he told me how surprised he is that dispatch hasn't called me once since being out of service.I told him that is respect.He reminded me of how a company I used to be leased to called me on Thanksgiving while sitting at the table,out of service.
 
wombat52

wombat52

Veteran Expediter
ok morning guys & gals of load 1
still sitting here in the twin city,s of MN wow i see the state fair is on up here day 3 ye ha hopefully these wonderful folks in dispatch can get this unit moving today ,
i guess i could wander over to state fair grounds & find my very own barbie doll ..

on another point i read on facebook on load 1 something about great lakes convoy i asked several times about it but it seems i cannot get a reply on load1 facebook so i will see if i can get a reply here what is the convoy all about ?
 
wombat52

wombat52

Veteran Expediter
OK I REPLY now i want something ok long time between now & xmas in your suitcase on the return trip have uuuuummm two cans of VB please please i will buy you hot dogs all year long from a&w or a bowl of bert,s chilli @ waffle house but two cans of VB PLEASE ... if you get a chance check out the shine of rememences on st kilda rd can see it from the city real easy and check out a game of footy at the MGC magpies and a four & twenty meat pie if you want i can ring a good mate of mind in melbourne i know rick would have a spare bed for you guys
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
Just in case some may have missed it....I removed nearly everyone from my FB account....the rest will also be deleted soon...except Load 1, John, and MY Family...I don't really like FB, ..I just want it for family use....
 
wombat52

wombat52

Veteran Expediter
well i guess being stuck up here in MN i will not be making the party to see my mates at GATS in dallas but still hoping these guys in dispatch can get me out of the twin city,s today..

to far to even deadhead with the price of fuel as it is even to chicago ,
to get rolling again checked out prices at state fair wow $15.00 just to get in so will pass on that one after low week i have had & other maybe but not sure on that one .

is MN a good area to get loads guys ??
 
wombat52

wombat52

Veteran Expediter
well it seems like a text i just recieved my big sister back home is having a gallbladder operation later on today australia time ( saturday ) is that a serious operation or not as i am not sure she is in a lot of pain so the doc,s are removing her gall bladder she is 66 will she be find or not ?
 
Jenny

Jenny

Veteran Expediter
wombat52 said:
well it seems like a text i just recieved my big sister back home is having a gallbladder operation later on today australia time ( saturday ) is that a serious operation or not as i am not sure she is in a lot of pain so the doc,s are removing her gall bladder she is 66 will she be find or not ?
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If they do the keyhole surgery its not a major surgery. I had mine done a few years ago and Nick a few years before that. It is a pretty simple.procedure, with a few days of recovery time.


As far as the convoy goes, you can check out greatlakesconvoy.com for the date, time, location, and.cost of the convoy. You can also see pictures.from last years to see.how the trucks were.decorated.
 
wombat52

wombat52

Veteran Expediter
Jenny said:
If they do the keyhole surgery its not a major surgery. I had mine done a few years ago and Nick a few years before that. It is a pretty simple.procedure, with a few days of recovery time.


As far as the convoy goes, you can check out greatlakesconvoy.com for the date, time, location, and.cost of the convoy. You can also see pictures.from last years to see.how the trucks were.decorated.
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i really appriecate the answer jenny thankyou so very much for putting my mind to rest she is my only sister and i was wondering about it at her age ,
as i cannot afford two flights home in the one year,
it seems by what i found out she is in a hell of a lot of pain got her on high meds & the bloodly hospital would not tell me much even after i told them i was calling from usa i will have to wait till Australia wakes up later this afternoon being it is only 2.30am in the morning there .

and thankyou jenny for info on the great lakes convoy i asked like i mention on facebook but was not getting any feed back so thanks a real lot hope you have a great day & get a killer load if you have not already
wombat
 
Jenny

Jenny

Veteran Expediter
wombat52 said:
i really appriecate the answer jenny thankyou so very much for putting my mind to rest she is my only sister and i was wondering about it at her age ,
as i cannot afford two flights home in the one year,
it seems by what i found out she is in a hell of a lot of pain got her on high meds & the bloodly hospital would not tell me much even after i told them i was calling from usa i will have to wait till Australia wakes up later this afternoon being it is only 2.30am in the morning there .

and thankyou jenny for info on the great lakes convoy i asked like i mention on facebook but was not getting any feed back so thanks a real lot hope you have a great day & get a killer load if you have not already
wombat
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The gallbladder does cause a lot of pain, but as soon as she is out of surgery the pain from that is gone. Nick was out of the hospital a day after, and myself two, because I had complications. It takes a week or so to start moving around normally, and the follow up appointment . Didn't even require stitches, just surgical grade super glue to close the holes, which are three to four of them about as big around as a pencil.
 
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