[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="4" id="2832857"]When John Tyner refused the pat down, that should have been the end of it. He was not allowed to fly. However, their threats of fines indicates they have assumed dictatorial powers in direct contradiction to our rights.[/quote] Atlas Shrugged, anyone?
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2834151"]Trivia - that which we have no use for, but our minds still recall! [/quote] Yep. :LOL: [quote]I hope that is the end of the truck problems for this winter at least![/quote] Thanks, me too.
I took a short run down to Sioux City, IA. No big deal, just a snow blower truck. In less than 500 miles my truck went through 4 gallons of coolant. That is NOT a good sign. Well, I made it back to WI today, after another 4 gallon of coolant, and put my truck into the engine shop in Milwaukee. They offered several times to give me a ride up to our yard, but I said that I would stick around until either they had it fixed or said they couldn't get it done today. In my experience
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="3" id="2832838"]We had our first good freeze last night, so the cold has not yet arrived. 3 cheers for the bartenders and their hospitality! Good to hear they did not hold you over for the winter out west! [/quote] Some bartenders are a god-send. I still think it is going to be a long Winter.
[quote who="Daiwa" reply="7" id="2832129"]Glad you're OK, MM. Have to admire your restraint. Musta been the Thanksgiving Spirit.[/quote] Thanks, but restraint? I hurt the stupid kid far more than he hurt me. Nobody bushwhacks me with a long neck without my hitting back.
[quote who="notronaj" reply="1" id="2831679"]Smoke away Mason. Everyone has a choice. Glad you got to your shop and got checked in and repaired and fed and dropped off. it was a success. Sleep well. Stay warm. Spring is a LONG, LONG way off. [/quote] Thanks. I think it's going to be a long Winter.
I'm sure most of you heard about the Winter storm that hit the west coast, even if you haven't read my blog about the problems it caused me. Well, I finally made it to my delivery in Three Lakes, WI this morning after holing up in a hotel in Wausau, WI last night. It was just too damn cold and windy when I pulled in there and checked in. MY GPS told me there was a Buffalo Wild Wings across the street from the hotel. As it was Thanksgiving, the Buffalo Wild Wings was closed. Da
[quote who="notronaj" reply="4" id="2830606"] OMG says it all. Wonder if you are still stuck there. I hope not. Try to find a turkey dinner tomorrow somewhere!.[/quote] :LOL: Nope, am now in Walcott, IA. I'll be pulling out shortly and heading on up to Wisconsin. I'll probably grab some turkey at the Petro in Rochelle, IL.
[quote who="Anthony R" reply="3" id="2830087"]Well, guys develop Budweiser muscles at bars and lots of stupid fights are produced as a result. Hope your head feels better [/quote] True. Thanks.
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2829581"]I wonder if he "really" was mistaken, or just konked you on a dare (I have heard of those before - they have to start a fight with the biggest guy in the bar). In any event, I hope the cops stay out of it. I do not think he will be trying to pick another fight anytime soon. Youth - where your hormones act and your brain is on vacation![/quote] Well, I wasn't the biggest guy in the bar, so that's out. I'm not a small fel
I am still holed up in a hotel in Grand Junction, CO. Once it was obvious that the weather wasn't letting me out of here today I decided to go down to the lounge for a couple of drinks. I had spent the afternoon downloading some old 1980s music videos and running them through some enhancement and editing software to make them reasonably presentable for my Archos tablet. Have I ever mentioned that one of my hobbies is collecting 1980s music videos? While sitting at the bar I wa
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2828787"]I saw the pictures of Minnesota. I like snow (when I do not have to drive in it), but ice? I guess when your career is driving, any frozen stuff is taboo. Good luck on getting the restriction lifted! Suppose to be in the 70s the next couple of days here.[/quote] Thanks, 70s sounds real good about now. They are forecasting more snow in Vail later today. Winter storm warning and all that. I am hoping the restriction
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2828828"]I have had one of those tarp straps break and snap back on me. Not something I would want to to do for a grin! It was a nice weekend here - mid 60s. Time to check the Christmas lights and blow the leaves again! Late fall - most of the leaves have not come down yet (in years past, most are down by now). Which is not good since I just planted new seed.[/quote] I'm sure those leaves will keep you busy for a whi
The hypocrisy is stunning. As for the screenings, I have no objection to them in principle. Room for abuse (child molesters and such), sure. Where I have an objection is that they have claimed the right to examine your portable electronic devices such as iPods and laptops to search for illegally downloaded music. That has nothing to do with flight safety and is a blatant violation of our rights against warrantless search and seizure.
On Saturday Donner Pass, I-80 in California, was getting pounded by snow. The only route open to me to get out of the state was to go south and cut over to I-15 and go out through Las Vegas. It added an extra 200 miles to my trip but was the only option other than sitting for several days. Nevada and Arizona were no problem but before I got too far into Utah and I ran into crappy weather. It started as rain and as I went along it progressed from sleet to full out snow. The roads were
Tonight finds me parked in Lodi, CA after a very tiring day. I started out at 5:00am CST and tried to make the best possible time for my delivery in Lodi. The wind continued to give me trouble with my tarps and I wound up stopping several times before the sun came up to replace broken tarp straps. By the time I reached Sparks, which is just outside of Reno, pretty much all of my tarp traps were broken and I was out of spares. The rear tarp was shredded. I went into the truck s
[quote who="notronaj" reply="5" id="2826499"]Piss poor planning ........... [/quote] Story of my life :LOL:
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="3" id="2825364"] AH! (Light bulb) My wife has the same policy and I always wondered why. I suspect a friend of hers told her this long ago, so she still does it (I doubt we get that cold, but she has lived in places that do).[/quote] Yeah, if it gets cold enough fuel can freeze and become useless. [quote]I hope the truckers are being generous with the tips (I know most will be)! Hopefully she will have a merry Christma
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2825246"]I don't expect that it is super cold (just real cold), so why is everything freezing? I can understand door latches and such (water gets in and freezes). but fuel? Hope things get better. It is no where near that bad here![/quote] It's the high winds. That blows the cold air into everything. I suspect the fellow with the gelled fuel probably had fueled up someplace that doesn't get cold enough for them to sell Winterize
Yesterday afternoon I picked up a couple of large water filtration units down in Colorado Springs heading for the Stockton, CA area. The units are quite large and had to be tarped. The guys at the shipper helped me to get the tarps over the units. The tarping was quite a job as there were high winds. We put one tarp on three times because the wind kept blowing it off before we could get a few straps on it to hold it in place. The high winds were a real problem as I was heading
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2824722"]Re: The ink - given the prices of printers and scanners, the ink is the most expensive part. Even for Kodaks (although I have heard they are better than HP and Lexmark on ink prices). As for nothing new, it is a shame that another breakdown is nothing new. You either got a bleeding edge truck, or a Monday truck with all the problems you have had. Hope you get a load out soon. Not a lot going on back east either
I am currently in Denver, CO. I drove out here over the weekend and had to fight a pretty strong wind storm through IA and NE. When I got to CO it was snowing. Yuck. I delivered some snow removal equipment to two locations here yesterday and am now just waiting for them to find me a reload back out again. Before I left out I had stocked up on food supplies. It's much cheaper to eat that way than in truck stops, and in Winter it is especially important to carry emergency suppli
[quote who="Bunnahabhain" reply="3" id="2824409"]Happy belated birthday. For some strange reason, I haven't been able to post messages lately without getting an error. Today its gone, so here I am! [/quote] Thanks. I have heard from a number of people who have also been experiencing posting issues. Hopefully the problem has been fixed.
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="2" id="2819528"]Interesting side bar. I just got back from a cruise and was waiting to disembark. It was a long wait for (as we found out later) the escalator decided to take ITS vacation at about the same time. But most of us were good natured about it. hey? What could we do? Jump over the side and swim? but one fellow was not. When we got to the disembarkation point, he blessed out the security agent something bad!&nb
[quote who="notronaj" reply="1" id="2819204"]Nice story from a nice trucker. Good to see you again.[/quote] Thanks :)
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