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Hey, come on, the guy invented the internet. He must know what he's talking about. Right?
This morning finds me sitting at Rhode Island's only 24 hour truckstop located in West Greenwich, R.I. I had delivered my load in Maine on Friday and, as I had expected, there wasn't any reload available up that way. The best she could do was a partial, a skid steer, coming out of Greenland, R.I. Monday morning. Ok, no problem. I went down as far as Portland, ME and got myself a room for Friday and Saturday nights. I needed a 34 hour restart anyway. The hotel was pretty decent
Sounds like that professor had a positive learning experience. I wonder if he ever bothered to try and convince any of his fellow academians of the truth of military service?
[quote who="CygnusXII" reply="2" id="2996756"]Additionally I think pipes remind folks of their Grandad. I know that's what I think about. I put my pipes away when my Mom had cancer. Not out of fear mind you, but in sympathy to her quitting smoking cigarettes, and as a sign of solidarity with her plight. I still have my Peterson's, GBD's , Savinelli's, pots and free hands languishing in a trunk. I still have my love of the Briar. I still peek into the trunk every couple of mont
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2996742"]Pipe's make you look wise and learned! When they get to know you, they find out the stereotype is correct in at least one case. [/quote] :LOL: I think it makes people curious as pipes are not as common today.
Tonight finds me in Roseland, Indiana. Yesterday I picked up a snow removal truck headed for a small town in Maine. This morning I made my way down from Wisconsin to western Illinois to pick up a pavement roller going to a town a little north of Boston. The roller was supposed to be ready to load first thing this morning but when I got to the factory they weren't quite finished building it yet. It was after lunch before they finally had it done and ready to load.
Saint Obama is quite right. We need to spend much more tax money to create private sector jobs while increasing taxes on the people who create those jobs. After all, the more taxes the companies pay the more jobs they create. Right? Ummm, hello? Is this thing on?
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Thanks, KFC and BFD. Just a dream.
Thanks. If you're gonna dream, dream big I guess.
As my physical health declines on an almost daily basis I am dreaming of retiring on a sailboat. I spend some of my off time reading sailing magazines and checking out sailboats on the web. Given my financial situation it's just dreaming, but it's a pleasant way to pass the time. I spent a good bit of my youth sailing the Gulf of Mexico, The Caribbean, and the Atlantic Seaboard, so I am not unfamiliar with boats. I know what sort of boat I would like to spend my remaining year
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="6" id="2993123"] Yea, but having lived through that clown, I am real upset he is losing his title! [/quote] Yeah, I know, but I firmly believe that we, as a nation, will survive and rebound from this destructive idiot just as we did Carter.
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I was highly amused this morning hearing him decry the Republicans for playing political games when it was he who tried to upstage next week's debate by requesting to speak to a joint session of Congress on the same night as the debate. Who is really trying to play stupid political games here? I am loving the fact that this childish stunt backfired in his face and showed him to be the petty, small, and frankly quite stupid person that he truly is. He could have easily recovered fr
[quote who="notronaj" reply="2" id="2991297"]That story just wore me out reading it Mason! Your years of experience paid off but at what a price! Hoping that will be the hardest part of this haul. Stay safe out there. [/quote] Thanks. It was a tremendous amount of work, but I got the job done which is all that matters.
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2991078"]I wish I was only tired. Got a bug last week, and spent "Irene" in bed or on the floor! But I am feeling a lot better today. I made sure all the "evil stuff" came out one end or the other! Where are you headed with it?[/quote] Sorry to hear you have been ill. Glad you're feeling better. I hauled that laser to Wisconsin and delivered it yesterday. I now have a couple of days off before heading out to O
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="16" id="2991081"] Very true - for me at least. Lost power 10 days with Isabel, but Irene just caused burps. Of course for 80% of the rest of the residents, that was not the case.[/quote] There were some power outages in the areas I visited, but they were spotty.
I had an exhausting day, today. I picked up an over-sized load, a very large crate containing some sort of laser, at the port in Baltimore. The thing is huge and needed to be tarped. The biggest problem was that the top of the crate was basically sheet metal and so I couldn't climb on or walk on it. That presented a real challenge as to exactly how I was to get the tarps over the thing. After thinking about it for a while I rigged a couple of load straps together, en
LOL thanks. It turned out to be nothing. The storm had already moved out by the time I got here. Smooth sailing all the way.
LOL sorry. I have been extremely busy with work lately. Running my ass off. I am currently hauling some high security, top secret military equipment to a proving ground on the coast of Maryland. It has to be there early Monday morning and "Can't be late no matter what" are the orders. Tomorrow I'll be driving right into hurricane Irene. It should be an interesting drive. Tonight I am hanging out in a motel bar in Ohio waiting for the other guys who are hauling the rest of this so-called
Well I hope that will be the case. Thanks.
[quote who="notronaj" reply="6" id="2981686"]A sail boat! Yes! Sounds cool, especially now in the heat of the summer! Keep us informed. Safe travels.[/quote] Thanks, Judy. As I mentioned above, it may take me a long time before I can swing it. A retirement plan perhaps?
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="5" id="2981539"] Quoting MasonM, reply 3Did yoou visit Dick'S Last Resort while there? It is one of my favorite eating joints there. No, but will make a note of it! We went mo Renaissance theater place one night. Food was not great, but the entertainment was pretty good! Good luck on your sail boat![/quote] Dick's is next to the House Of Blues, and is a lot of fun. You must keep
Just to toss in something different, I sold my house a while back and am now seriously considering buying a sail boat to make my home. I just need to save some more cash to pull it off, but at this point that is my plan.
Judy: Congratulations on 8 years, that is great. Good on ya. Yeah, am pretty busy these days, I just wish I could take a bit of time off now, but I have to make hay while the sun shines. Glad the fire danger there has died down. Dr Guy, my friend, hope you enjoyed Myrtle Beach. Is a fun place. Did yoou visit Dick'S Last Resort while there? It is one of my favorite eating joints there.