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chefdennis

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
Got tired of sitting in Haubstadt In of after talkin to Frankie ran over to the Pilot south of Louisville...the Italian place i eat at while here closed up....sooo...now i have to look for another place to eat at....oh well...Hope to get a load out of here tomorrow, hate to think of sittin here all weekend...
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
Great day....4 more trailers coming in this weekend....chaching$$$...a trip to the big town Hettinger ND......this morning...:)
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
guido4475 said:
Just think, with all of that money coming in, you could buy a new sprinter, Cash! What ya waiting for????
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Thinking of retiring...there'll be NO new van.....LOL

Besides I am butting heads with Chef in the soapbox.....he posts, I post, he posts, I post....tug of war...LOL.... we are fencing....hehehe....
 
guido4475

guido4475

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So, I was about to go out of service yesterday morning, and really get involved in doing things to the van that I can only do at home, and also do some things in the yard that have been put off for a while.As I just got up from eating breakfast to go out to the van to go out of service,(as slow as it is, what could it hurt?) Mike Jr. calls with this load, Cleve to Belvidere.I am thinking, I really need the money, and don't want to turn this down, so I take it.

Of course, on the way to the pickup, I am asking myself if this was such a good decision on my part, doing this.I mean, it is Thursday, A real slow week, And the chances of me sitting are pretty good,being as slow as it is.But, then I think, Dispatch here at Load One have always surprised me when I least expected it with a load, even on holiday weekends, so this may work out for the better.

I get unloaded.#4 out of 4, bases loaded around me.I guess it's one of those things, dammed if you do, dammed if you don't.

All I can do is keep the faith in dispatch and hope for the best.
 
guido4475

guido4475

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OntarioVanMan said:
Thinking of retiring...there'll be NO new van.....LOL

Besides I am butting heads with Chef in the soapbox.....he posts, I post, he posts, I post....tug of war...LOL.... we are fencing....hehehe....
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Aww heck, I think were all a little edgy right now, with it being slow and all...Open a Labatt's Blue, sit back in the lazy boy, and don't let it get to ya...It's all good..As I have learned from past experiences.

If I am not loaded by tonight, thinking of finding a campground and plugging in, and sit back and relax..But, I hope dispatch changes that as well!
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
guido4475 said:
Besides, with as much time as you had off, I would think the Freight vacuum's bag is empty, and ready to be filled up again!...lol..
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Do a 19 for Madison Wi.....see if them vans are close to you....ya might be closest truck if they are all on the southside....you maybe in better shape then you think....
 
OntarioVanMan

OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
Owner/Operator
guido4475 said:
Besides, with as much time as you had off, I would think the Freight vacuum's bag is empty, and ready to be filled up again!...lol..
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I've made as much cash in 5 months as I made in an entire year at another carrier that ends in a 1....;)
 
chefdennis

chefdennis

Veteran Expediter
Noon here in Louisville..nothing from dispatch yet...not sure whats going to happen, i know its slow and my week hasnt bad, but i aint sittin here all weekend.....
 
Dreamer

Dreamer

Administrator Emeritus
Charter Member
Doh... Chris called to make sure I was still in Avon Park, FL... as the QC hadnt pinged in a while. Ya ever get that sinking feeling? Yup, so tired when I parked, I left the headlights on, and had no reason to try to start it lol.

Luckily, they keep battery chargers around the retirement village here for their golf carts! In 5 minutes, one of the guys had 100 ft of extention cord rolled out and a charger on my battery!

Retired guys in FL...always prepared!


Dale
 
guido4475

guido4475

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OntarioVanMan said:
Do a 19 for Madison Wi.....see if them vans are close to you....ya might be closest truck if they are all on the southside....you maybe in better shape then you think....
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I'll do that, thanks for the fishing hole tip! Gotta take a shower, get ice, get a money order for my friends at the IRS and send it in, along with some paperwork, and then see where I am at.
 
guido4475

guido4475

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OntarioVanMan said:
I've made as much cash in 5 months as I made in an entire year at another carrier that ends in a 1....;)
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I know, it's a good feeling, isn't it? I was reflecting on how much my life has changed since coming to Load One the other day with my Dad as we were talking on the front porch.I am able to do so much now, along with the bills getting paid. Taking care of so much on Mom and Dad's house that they cannot afford to do as well.It's payback time, for all those years of them taking care of me, now it's time for me to take care of them.I thank God everyday for blessing me with Load One.
 
guido4475

guido4475

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Dreamer said:
Doh... Chris called to make sure I was still in Avon Park, FL... as the QC hadnt pinged in a while. Ya ever get that sinking feeling? Yup, so tired when I parked, I left the headlights on, and had no reason to try to start it lol.

Luckily, they keep battery chargers around the retirement village here for their golf carts! In 5 minutes, one of the guys had 100 ft of extention cord rolled out and a charger on my battery!

Retired guys in FL...always prepared!


Dale
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Dale, you mean to tell me that the German engineered Sprinter doesn't have a headlights on buzzer? Even my American made slop bucket has one! But, I think J.C. Whitney has them real cheap.Easy to put in.

But don't feel too bad.I once was so tired from doing a run, that when I parked, I pulled the parking brake knob on the dash, and forgot to put the Allison automatic in neutral.I left it in reverse the whole time.Needless to say, I woke up, and sat up front and was wondering why the trans temp gauge was in the red.Called Allison and had it looked at, luckily, it was fine.
 
RoadTime

RoadTime

Veteran Expediter
Owner/Operator
guido4475 said:
Dale, you mean to tell me that the German engineered Sprinter doesn't have a headlights on buzzer? Even my American made slop bucket has one! But, I think J.C. Whitney has them real cheap.Easy to put in.
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It does, at least mine does. Although sometimes I seem to have selective hearing :rolleyes:
 
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