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[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="2" id="2711394"]I would have been pissed as well! But then glad when all was explained and I was released. A shame that they could not detain the coke head and do a drug test on him! [/quote] This morning the desk clerk told me they arrested the idiot for making a false report. [quote] I had a similar experience several years back. I had been driving all day and pulled into a town I was going to do training at th

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[quote who="Bahu Virupaksha" reply="1" id="2711142"]Sorry about what happened. Something similar happened to Louis Gates not too far back.[/quote] Shit happens.

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I am back at the yard tonight and my truck is in the shop so the APU (Auxiliary Power Unit) can be repaired...again. I checked into the hotel and went over to Applebee's for dinner and a few beers. As Wisconsin has passed an outlandish smoking ban that includes not only bars but hotel rooms as well (totally fascist!) I took along an e-cigarette as I refuse to be forced to stand outside like a damn dog. As I walked back to the hotel I saw a couple of local police cars, lights a

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This evening is a perfect example of why I hate to try and watch a movie in a truck stop TV lounge. I am trying to watch this movie that was playing and this moronic asshole sitting next to me kept making comments, loudly, about every damn scene of the movie. At first I just tried to ignore this ignorant piece of shit but he just kept going and going and I finally got to the point of feeling an irresistible urge to punch his face in. I decided that it was better to just return to my t

Reply to Pleasant Time At Hooters in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote]it was probably a relaxing time for her to be able to talk to someone who had something other than putting a move on her.[/quote] I honestly hadn't thought of that but it's quite possible.

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[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="1" id="2702543"]Most people do not travel more than 100 miles form their home. You do every day, so of course we read your stuff - to find out what is going on - from a real person viewpoint - around the country![/quote] Good point. Thanks.

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I belong to a great forum for those of us who enjoy pipes and cigars. It's called Smokers Forums. It's a great collection of folks who appreciate the finer aspects of tobacco. I have a thread there, thanks to the suggestion of one member who is a nationally syndicated newspaper columnist, where I simply post, well, much the same as I often post here, just a few things about my travels around the country. I named the thread "Where the Pipe Smolders" in keeping with the theme of the fo

Pleasant Time At Hooters in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I've been holed up in a motel on the South side of Nashville for three nights now. Tomorrow morning I'll head on my way once again. Tonight I wandered over to the Hooters next to the motel for a few beers and something to eat. The inside area was non-smoking so I took over a table out on the patio. I chose one that was under cover as the sun had not yet set and was very hot. My server out there was a young lady who expressed an interest in my pipes, ebook reader, and tablet co

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[quote who="notronaj" reply="3" id="2701434"]GREAT STORY! You sounded more like yourself. Glad you had a good conversation with an intelligent man and the bonus has to the pipes! Nice to have you check in again. Stay safe out there.[/quote] Thanks. Some evenings just kind of recharge you if you know what I mean.

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[quote]Lebanon? At first I was thinking you had skipped the country - but nah! Then I was thinking Lebanon Virginia! I did not know there was one in Indiana too.[/quote] It's actually a very common name and there is one in many states. [quote]As for "African -American" and "black", I heard Glenn Beck once mocking the term (I catch him when I am on the road). He had a caller (Skype) from England who was talking about blacks in England. Glenn

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I am currently hauling a load from WI down to Florida with some stops in TN and GA. This evening I stopped in Lebanon, IN where there just happens to be a bar next door to the truck stop. I accidentally walked in the bar and since I found myself there I decided to go ahead and order a beer or three. While I was sitting there conversing with the bartenders who seemed to know me for some odd reason a black fellow sat down next to me. Yes, for the PC crowd who may be shocked by thi

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[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="5" id="2696925"]It has been brutal all over the east coast. It dropped into the 90s here this week and it felt almost like spring![/quote] I know what you mean. I am currently back in WI and today is much cooler and less humid than it has been. It feels very nice for a change. Now if we could do something about these damn black flies (they bite) it would be perfect.

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[quote who="notronaj" reply="9" id="2685761"]Ok.. Baltimore it is then. Thanks. judy[/quote] De nada.

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[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="2" id="2687367"]My lawn needs rain! If I provide the adult beverages, can you swing by my house after you drop off the firetruck? No charge for the brews![/quote] I've left behind the rain and now it's just been extreme heat and humidity. Yesterday was really brutal down in TN.

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[quote who="Bunnahabhain" reply="1" id="2686883"]"I love it when a plan comes together!" - Hannibal Just stopping by for the first time in awhile. Sounds like you are doing okay. Good to hear from ya![/quote] :LOL: thanks

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I am hauling an over-sized load, a fire truck, to the port in Baltimore. As PA has a weekend curfew that prohibits over-sized loads from moving between noon on Saturday and sunrise on Monday I pulled into the truck stop just East of Wheeling, WV around 2:00 PM on Saturday. As there is a tavern across the street I have taken my meals there as well as enjoyed a few adult beverages. It's a decent enough place and the food there is pretty good. When I walked across to there this a

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[quote who="notronaj" reply="7" id="2682832"]ONCE AGAIN. Where are you rolling? Did you find any cool weather anywhere. Keep it cool. j[/quote] I've been keeping pretty busy but no cool weather to be found. I am currently on my way to Baltimore with a fire truck.

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[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="5" id="2675142"]For the 4th, my wife and friends went to visit a friend of my wife. She has known this lady for about 20 years. Her husband (she got married after we did) owns a landscaping business. Yes, they are having hard times as well. But the funny looking thing was his face and arms are very well tanned (yes, I know a big duh!), but his legs make Caspar look like he has a tan! He wears those long pants regardless. Give

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[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="2" id="2674113"]Well, at least for a bit, things are getting busier! That is a good sign. Grab some Maple syrup while you are up there. I do not think it is much cooler than it is down here.[/quote] You're correct, it's very hot up here at the moment. Despite my normal rules regarding how I dress for the job this heat wave has forced me to go to shorts and tee shirts/tank tops. Just too damn hot for long pants at the moment when having

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[quote who="notronaj" reply="1" id="2673903"]So Mason where were you on the 4th? See any fireworks.? Hopefully you are not running on the east coast in this heat~ Let us know where you are guy! [/quote] I was in New York state on the 4th. Didn't get to see much fireworks. Yes, I've been working out in this extreme heat all week. Yesterday I passed a time/temp sign that read 108 degrees. I know it's been over 100 everywhere I've been

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I was originally planned to haul an over-sized load out to Washington but the great state of Minnesota threw a wrench in the works and wouldn't issue a permit until Tuesday. So instead dispatch put me on a load going to Vermont. Cool enough as that allowed me time to get a room and even visit the pipe shop in Milwaukee on Saturday to pick up some of my favorite pipe tobacco before heading out. As I was sitting in the Applebee's next to the hotel "R" called me and asked me what I was d

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[quote]Consider the fact that you were given another opportunity to smile with Smoky. [/quote] I do, and that's along the lines of what I told his daughter as well.

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[quote]Our inspiration does not come from world records or herculean feats, but from the simple greatness of those around us. [/quote] Very true.

Others Are Worse Off in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I delivered the fire truck to the port in Seattle despite being ill. I made my way to the truck stop and emailed the proof of delivery the customer requires (scanner/copier/printer in the truck) and then collapsed for a while. I was pretty well wiped out. After napping for about four hours I had a bite to eat and made my way down to the local tavern. As I am ill I eschewed alcoholic beverages and just drank ginger ale. Alcohol only serves to dampen the immune system and as I a

Reply to Shingles...Again in Blogging JoeUser Forums

[quote who="Daiwa" reply="10" id="2659071"]The vaccine is appropriate and effective for anyone age 60 or older, whether you've had shingles before or not, whether you've had chicken pox before or not. However, because it is an attenuated live virus, anyone with immune compromise or on medications which can impair immune responses should not receive it. Like any vaccine, it does not offer 100% immunity. It cuts the risk of subsequent episodes by about 50% and, among thos