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vandriver2

Veteran Expediter
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Making my everything but the kitchen sink soup..beef, smoked sausage, onions (both red and white) garlic,green peppers, jalapeno, cabbage, potatoes and a can of tomato soup, beef broth and a jar of my canned tomatoes..hope it turns out good!
That sounds so flavorful and good for the heart!
Toot! You know that's gonna happen with all that good stuff!
I can smell it simmering JuJu!
 

vandriver2

Veteran Expediter
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Oh my that hoarder lady must've been one hellatious trainer and driver lol. I'm now in a international 9200i that's an '02 model a little rough but seems mechanically sound. Engine area and all the stuff on Pretrip is pretty clean. Black Beauty is a pretty truck.
She wasn't all that bad of a trainer or person...coulda known more about HM...it was just such a safety issue for me with cans and stuff rolling around and by DOT Regulations, she'd have either lost her Lisence or been fined big time if we were stopped or in an accident. I was completely shocked when I climbed in and couldn't sit in the passengers seat, nor could she when I drove. All I wanted after the previous two men was to do my time and get in my own truck!
 

KickStarter6

Veteran Expediter
You'll never forget these days kickstarter6!
I loved my Truck! Thanks, she was a dependable, comfy old girl. Had to shut down in Fargo, ND that day at a small rest area NOT for Big Trucks. Next morning driving, a big truck ahead of me. 1/3 of a mile getting off on the same ramp as me starts up it and disappears. Ya, I crawl up the ramp and there he and his truck are down in a gulley, 60 yds. Deep, still upright and he's climbing outa the cab in his shorts. Yelled he was FINE!
I recall my trailer was empty and it's a blowing blizzard on the Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound...I'm going 35mph, 4 ways on, far right lane like some other smart truckers, each going by the glow of their tail lights, can't see worth squat and the worst part was the Empty trailer losing it ever so slightly...decreased speed more on the declines. Man...the times you'll never forget. Not feeling your trailer and hoping she'll not come out beside you so you accelerate! And Drivers were flyin past me 60-70mph...then you'd see em Jack-knifed in the median.
I had an experience like that in my van driving from Jamestown New York to Niagara Falls to pick up a 1100lbs steel coil to take to Youngstown Ohio. Snowing like crazy wind blowing something fierce and me this 24yo kid from Kentucky that had never driven in snow deeper than maybe 4-5 inches. Empty vans don't go up hill in snow all that well but after about 15-20 attempts I'd finally removed all the snow from this particular hill and got up. While driving from Niagara to Youngstown it was worse but I had a truck in front of me going about 20mph so I followed it all the way to Cleveland when things finally settled down. That's a drive I doubt I'll forget anytime soon
 

blizzard2014

Veteran Expediter
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You'll never forget these days kickstarter6!
I loved my Truck! Thanks, she was a dependable, comfy old girl. Had to shut down in Fargo, ND that day at a small rest area NOT for Big Trucks. Next morning driving, a big truck ahead of me. 1/3 of a mile getting off on the same ramp as me starts up it and disappears. Ya, I crawl up the ramp and there he and his truck are down in a gulley, 60 yds. Deep, still upright and he's climbing outa the cab in his shorts. Yelled he was FINE!
I recall my trailer was empty and it's a blowing blizzard on the Pennsylvania Turnpike eastbound...I'm going 35mph, 4 ways on, far right lane like some other smart truckers, each going by the glow of their tail lights, can't see worth squat and the worst part was the Empty trailer losing it ever so slightly...decreased speed more on the declines. Man...the times you'll never forget. Not feeling your trailer and hoping she'll not come out beside you so you accelerate! And Drivers were flyin past me 60-70mph...then you'd see em Jack-knifed in the median.

What I can't for the life of me figure out is why are there still hundreds of big trucks in the ditches after every major snow storm? Why are there still those rogue prime drivers going 70 miles per hour in the hammer lane In the snow? Some of them even get on the CB and tell the other drivers to stay the hell out of the hammer lane and let the real drivers through. Then you'll see them in the ditch with their flashers on a few miles up the road. You mean after this many years of knowing that you can't drive that fast in the snow, no one has learned their lesson? It just simply amazes me at times!
 

blizzard2014

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A man was stopped by a game warden for fishing without a license.

The game warden said he was going to issue the man a citation.

The man said I'm not fishing without a license.

The man said the seven fish he had in the bucket were his pet fish.

He said that he always takes his pet fish out for a swim every night after dinner.

Then after they've been swimming for 30 minutes, he claps his hands, and they jump back into the bucket.

The game warden called bullsheet!

The man said, here, let me show you.

The man dumped the fish back into the lake.

After a few minutes went by, the game warden asked the man why the fish haven't jumped back into the bucket.

The man looked at the game warden and said "what fish!"

The game warden shook his head and said "son of a bich!"
 
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OntarioVanMan

Retired Expediter
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Got my (lab rat) tests done today ...CT scan ..office visit ... insides looked better , but still slightly inflamed .. but can go back to the Road ...next CT scan and 2 different Doctor visits scheduled for Oct. 5th.. more on seedless Diet .. NO pickles or tomatoes (sorry Juju) sesame seed buns , nuts, strawberrys, grapes or watermelon with seeds , anything with a Hard to digest type of substance ... protein or fruit or vegetable shake drinks ... going to really miss my morning Strawberry/Bananna smoothie ... but I have already adjusted with the mental aspect of dealing with small changes in my lifestyle ....
Went back in service after 6pm ....:D
nothing with nuts in it eh?......going to be hard to do this job....LOL......
best of luck to ya.....C U on the road next week....:)
 
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OntarioVanMan

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What I can't for the life of me figure out is why are there still hundreds of big trucks in the ditches after every major snow storm? Why are there still those rogue prime drivers going 70 miles per hour in the hammer lane In the snow? Some of them even get on the CB and tell the other drivers to stay the hell out of the hammer lane and let the real drivers through. Then you'll see them in the ditch with their flashers on a few miles up the road. You mean after this many years of knowing that you can't drive that fast in the snow, no one has learned their lesson? It just simply amazes me at times!
Stupidity, plain and simple....like their brain, simple!! The roads super drivers, the load must get there, have a dock appointment just can't miss....the company needs them! type.....Idiots all....
 
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vandriver2

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What I can't for the life of me figure out is why are there still hundreds of big trucks in the ditches after every major snow storm? Why are there still those rogue prime drivers going 70 miles per hour in the hammer lane In the snow? Some of them even get on the CB and tell the other drivers to stay the hell out of the hammer lane and let the real drivers through. Then you'll see them in the ditch with their flashers on a few miles up the road. You mean after this many years of knowing that you can't drive that fast in the snow, no one has learned their lesson? It just simply amazes me at times!
It's WHO they are I'm thinkin', as Drivers and as just a Person.
Aggressive, easily frustrated, impatient. Just a guess. Not Judging, just stating.
 
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Mailer

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Well uh, lost the shortly yesterday to FedEx, Lol. So, slept good last night. Told my dispatcher, I can do local or shortly today only. Got to catch a flight in the morning.

Now to the gym for a swim. :watching:
 
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xmudman

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Yesterday: Lancaster, PA to Franklin, Ky. No cell service on 65 between E-town and the Tennessee line. Wtf Verizon?

At J in Fairview, TN.
 
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