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Back Ache in Blogging JoeUser Forums

A week or so ago I picked up some equipment from an auction yard in MI. It was a couple of dozers and a pair of forks for a loader. Picking up the forks, even with a forklift, was difficult. I had to pitch in and lend some manual effort to balancing them to get them on the trailer. During the process the guy running the forklift hit a pothole and I found myself trying to hold up this 1,000 lbs set of forks. My back has been hurting like hell ever since the day after. Typical s

Reply to Cost of Public Unions in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="myfist0" reply="7" id="2960938"] I can somewhat agree with that but the point still stands that the people that had nothing to do with creating the economic crisis are the ones carrying all the burden to fix it. Trying to cure a flesh eating disease with band-aids. They are once again successful at drawing the publics attention away from a broken system and placing the blame on the middle class.[/quote] The public sector employees are hardly carrying all of the burden

Reply to Cost of Public Unions in Politics JoeUser Forums

Public sector employees should have never been allowed to unionize in the first place. They work for the taxpayers, are a part of the government, and as such have no "right" to collective bargaining. Somehow, somewhere, public sector employees lost sight of the fact that they work for the taxpayer and adopted the idea that the taxpayer works for them. They demand more and more of our money with diminishing returns for that money, mostly to feed the unions and their political agendas.

Reply to Wet And Busy in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote who="myfist0" reply="3" id="2957081"] Is that your clouds silver lining? Sweet. All I ever get is a cold. [/quote] AH well, right place at the right time I guess. Getting to meet...interesting people as I travel is one of the perks of my line of work.

Reply to Wet And Busy in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote who="notronaj" reply="2" id="2957067"]Nice to see you post Mason. Rain would be appreciated here in ABQ. Stay cool and dry guy. [/quote] Thanks. I could do with some dry weather at this point. I got caught in a downpour over in IL last night as I was walking back to my truck after dinner.

Reply to Wet And Busy in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2955289"]Your rough "cowboy" look gets you all the cuties! As for the rain, get a load for this area. We had a squall line coming at us the other day. And as it got here, it separated and went around the city! Another was coming yesterday. Dried up before arriving! So if you get a load for Richmond, one of 2 things will happen. You will load/unload with no rain, or we will get rain (unless you have your own pers

Wet And Busy in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Wow, I have been really busy. And really wet. It seems like everywhere I have been lately it has been raining. At least everywhere I have had to get out and secure a load. I am damn sick of getting rained upon. I picked up a load, a couple of really big crates, in the rain, in Omaha on Friday that were going to Milwaukee. I dropped them, at the yard in Wisconsin, in the rain, on Sunday. I then secured a new model of snow removal truck, in the rain, and hauled it down to Indiana.

Reply to iPhone got wet, won’t come on, how to fix in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Geez, I thought everyone knew that rice was a magic cure for wet devices.

Reply to It Just Never Ends in Politics JoeUser Forums

Anyone above the age of 10 who still buys into the MSM lamestream feed needs to self-terminate ASAP.

Reply to How Did Bush Ruin the Economy Again? in Politics JoeUser Forums

LOL even before the last election I was hearing about how Bush caused a world-wide economic crash. Wow, he was one powerful dude. In a bar in Ohio I actually heard a guy say this. This was a couple of years ago, and several of us were talking about how bad the economy was at the time. I looked the guy straight in the eye and asked him to explain exactly how Bush caused a world wide economic crisis. After a lot of him and haw, with a lot of prodding by myself and others, he fin

Reply to Seeing The Destruction In Person in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Thanks, folks. It certainly was a sobering sight.

Seeing The Destruction In Person in Blogging JoeUser Forums

As I sit here in my comfortable motel room, syncing my iPad and iPod, I can't help but think about the people in Joplin. Monday morning I delivered a couple of excavators in Joplin, MO. They will be used to help in the clean up of the aftermath of the tornado that recently hit there. My route to the delivery point took me through the middle of the area that was destroyed by the tornado. I have seen areas hit by tornadoes before, and had seen television images of the recent

Reply to Best Buy get’s “Newegg in the face” in Gadgets & Electronics JoeUser Forums

I buy from Best Buy often, spent money there today in fact, but many of their employees are much like the one in the video. I guess the truth hurts, eh? Let's face it, many of us ARE geeks. I am proud of the label. Many of those who work in the big box stores are just trying to make a living and aren't really geeks, I cut them some slack, but it would seem someone, my friends at Newegg, has touched a nerve. I will be sending them an email telling them to back off on this or I will find other

Reply to Cooking On The Road in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote who="notronaj" reply="4" id="2949311"]Hi there Mason. Back in my old stomping grounds again I see. I remember you talking about cooking in Florida and that you did enjoy it so hope that works out for you. Stay away from the fires and the smoke. Happy Trails. judy[/quote] Thanks. Stay safe from those fires and smoke.

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[quote who="Big Fat Daddy" reply="3" id="2948290"]I have heard that the prices have gone sky-high since my last visit, but I used to love to stop at BoomTown just west of Reno. They had a buffet there that was world class and it was $2.99 weekdays and $3.99 on weekends...can't buy raw for that. Sierra Cid's on the other side of town was pretty good, too. Ahh well, I know they charge an arm and a leg nowdays. Sounds like you got a system going there...happy trai

Reply to Snookered Again in Politics JoeUser Forums

I think the biggest problem with these media morons is that they are in such a rush to smear that they can't be bothered to take the time to check their facts even though it would likely take less than 30 seconds with a good search engine.

Reply to Cooking On The Road in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2947917"]Steaks should always be cooked on an open Grill - but I guess that is kind of hazardous in your occupation! So the Electric skillet is the next best thing! Happy Cooking! BTW: On the snow removal - they should have shipped it out to I-80. I hear they got snow yesterday out in California! Global Warming is rough! [/quote] Yeah, I will be adding a gas grill for outdoor on the truck some time soon. Dealing

Reply to Back From California in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote who="notronaj" reply="3" id="2947777"]So what is next? Hope you can avoid the forest fires. It is bad for everyone with the deadly smoke hanging over Albuquerque. Stay cool! It has gotten HOT over night here. [/quote] I can well imagine. Hope you are clear of the actual fires.

Cooking On The Road in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I am currently hanging out in Denver, CO. Yesterday (Monday) morning I delivered a new model of snow removal truck to the airport here for a demonstration. I will be picking up again this afternoon to haul it back to the factory. It has been nice and warm here, the locals complaining about it being too hot with temps in the upper 80s. Feels just about right to me. Lately I have been getting tired of eating in truck stops, and eating in my truck has been limited to what I could

Reply to Do You Have a Tablet Device? iPad, Galaxy Tab, etc… in WinCustomize News JoeUser Forums

I have an iPad 1 as well as a 5" Archos Android tablet. While the tablet isn't yet ready to replace the laptop, I think that the tablet/slate concept will do so eventually when they achieve the full functionality (printing, external device connections, etc) people need.

Reply to Liberals are so hateful in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="31" id="2945490"] I have to ask - when did you piss off the machine Manitou? He is out to get you! [/quote] Beats me.

Reply to Liberals are so hateful in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="29" id="2944894"] Anyway, so how do you like the heat now? In Pa, right? [/quote] I prefer the heat to the cold. Naturally, as soon as it warmed up the ac went out in my truck LOL. I am back in WI having that repaired now.

Reply to Liberals are so hateful in Politics JoeUser Forums

Guy, I don't think she is LW. LW and I had something of an understanding and even friendship, and I can't imagine a reason for her to wish to pick a fight with me. I suppose that leaves sycophant, eh? Frankly, I have already decided to simply ignore it entirely.

Reply to Back From California in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Quite right, Guy. Without that trailer I could not have delivered the truck as there was no way to make the axle weights right. I think CA just enjoys being difficult. It was quite warm in both PA and OH today. Feels good to me, but others were already complaining about the heat. Geez, it isn't even Summer yet LOL

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[quote who="BoobzTwo" reply="15" id="2943445"] Are you capable of speaking your case ... or are you just another JU practitioner of mumbo jumbo to make their way through questions ... with innuendoes, or hum … do you actually have something constructive to say. [/quote] I am perfectly capable of "stating my case" when needed and appropriate. As it is, I said all I felt was needed. I don't recall posting any mumbo jumbo, I am fairly certain what I posted was plain