[quote who="JillUser" reply="1" id="3070652"]Perfect! [/quote] I thought so as well. [quote who="Daiwa" reply="2" id="3071413"]What were you doin' down there, Mason? [/quote] :LOL: It does look like something I might have done.
Well I am now back in Wisconsin once again. It was raining down in Texas and I saw a lot of flooded out roads, not to mention all of the lakes that are normally fields. There was even a few cars I could just see the roofs above the water. Dumb asses actually drove into it, can you believe it? After spending a day in Kansas delivering one load and picking up another I made my way towards Wisconsin, I stopped in Council Bluffs, Iowa for the night and visited a little redneck, hole-in-th
[quote who="notronaj" reply="7" id="3069384"]It sounds like it. Too tired to tell us your tales too. Hopefully you can get some rest and have a good next week. Keep on truckin.... [/quote] Actually I just haven't had much net access. About to post a new entry now. Thanks.
I was down in Texas but am now in Iowa. I am on my way to Wisconsin once again. It's been a long week.
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="3" id="3056396"]I just broke down and got my first smart phone - an Android. So far so good. The first problem however, was the sales guy did not sell me the right plan (I wanted the WiFi Hotspot feature). That was solved, now I am fighting the exchange issue. But at least the tech support was helpful. Good luck with your phone. It costs - but then it is a new play toy too! [/quote] Thanks. They can be
[quote who="notronaj" reply="1" id="3056087"]Some of us "older" peeps are forced into the new experiences and sometimes we find we really do like them. Hope this continues to be "good" for you. Is this nation wide, any kind of trucking? I had not seen anything about it but that is nothing new. j[/quote] Yep, it is a federal law and applies in all states and to all commercial vehicles. Technically it even applies to delivery
Well, the burden of yet another new regulation has been placed upon the trucking industry. No hand-held cell phone use at all. One must use a hands-free device and must use voice dial or one button speed dial. Pressing more than one button, or failing to use a hands-free device will result in a fine to the driver between $1,000 - $2,750 and a fine to the driver's company of $11,000 (and most likely costing that driver his job). In order to be certain to comply with this new law, a
Thanks everyone. I agree and grudgingly acknowledge that it could very well be that I have developed high blood pressure. I am now 50 years old and have never had a regular doctor and have only gone to one when I absolutely had to do so. I will be making an appointment with a doctor for the first week of next month not only to follow up on this blood pressure thing but also to consult with him or her on becoming my primary care physician. I guess at my age I probably need to have one. <p
[quote who="Dr Guy" reply="3" id="3054878"]Ruined a good guard dog! [/quote] :LOL: Somehow I don't think she will suddenly become a passive pooch. [quote]You do know dogs. They are pack animals. [/quote] Exactly. I have a pretty good understanding of their mentality and social interactions, as well as their instinct to be territorial. The true Aplha dogs can be the most difficult to deal with without making them feel like
[quote who="notronaj" reply="2" id="3054197"]Every delivery is a different challenge I guess. Flood, draught, wind and snow, mud and narrow streets. I had never thought about dogs but I can now see how you might run into a lot of dogs along the way. Every day is different........[/quote] Yep, every day is something different for sure.
[quote who="JillUser" reply="1" id="3053302"]Glad she decided not to bite you! I've learned a lot about dogs over the years too. A lot of dogs won't like you no matter what if you're a stranger and their master isn't home. That's probably what the farmer was thinking. Glad you made friends![/quote] Yeah, I was really glad she chose not to bite as well. In my entire life I have only been bitten by a dog once, and that was my own dog! :LOL:</p
This morning I delivered a farm tractor to a, well, farm. I pulled up and stopped at the place, climbed out of my truck, and immediately heard ferocious barking a little way from me and moving closer, fast. It was a medium sized black dog. There was a larger dog loping along behind her but he wasn't barking, just running along for the hell of it. I stood my ground and waited for the barking dog to get closer. I was watching her the whole way. She was barking madly but her
Today I had to go in for my bi-annual D.O.T. physical. It's normally just a routine bit of nonsense needed to get a medical certification card for two more years. Today my blood pressure was 6 points too high for me to pass the physical. I have never had high blood pressure, not even close. The doctor did say that it could be due to the cold medicine I have been taking for the past week or so. She then issued me a 3 month medical card. I have to follow up with my regular doctor in
[quote who="notronaj" reply="4" id="3049060"]I think you made a good decision with the hotel as far as being more user friendly when trying to get well. I personally swear by Echinacea tea and capsules, With my compromised lungs I must jump immediately when I think I maybe looking at trouble. QUIT SMOKING! Hope tomorrow goes as smooth as silk. [/quote] Thanks. The hotel is a better place to try and get over a bug for sure. The delivery was as
[quote who="Daiwa" reply="3" id="3048814"]Two of my best friends, one now deceased, RIP, hail from York. You do get around, Mason. Get well soon.[/quote] Small world and all that. Getting around is what I do.
[quote who="ellieblue2" reply="1" id="3048441"]Sorry to hear you're down with a cold. I usually start taking Zinc tabs at the first sign of a cold coming on and if I catch it early enough, it is gone the next day. [/quote] Thanks, I'll keep that in mind for next time.
I am holed up in a hotel in York, NE. I will be delivering over in Lincoln, NE tomorrow morning but in the interim I am trying to stay inside, slug down Nyquil, and try to get over this damn cold. I've been battling this cold for nearly a week now and I think it has hit it's peak now. I spent a lot of last night coughing and blowing my nose despite the Nyquil. It was the worst night since I started having cold symptoms. Hopefully I am on the downhill side of this thing now.</p
[quote who="notronaj" reply="1" id="3047336"]Oh, I just spotted the new hat! You must be BORED in Houston. At least it is not in the miserable heat of a summer. As usual, the people who would gain so much by listening to you DON'T. I would have just sat and smirked too. Well you have your Sherlock and I am sure you can scare up a libation or two. Sorry.. would buy you lunch if I was closer. HAPPY NEW YEAR and my be you continue to roll safe.  
Good seeing your post, Trudy. The scooter sounds like the just the thing. I can imagine you racing it around, beeping the horn for people to get out of your way :LOL: The dog sounds like great company for you. Good luck on the book, I know what you mean about how difficult it can be. Been working on one for years now. Keep after it as you'll have days when you feel inspired and it will make it's way to the pages. I look forward to reading it some day. Happy New
This morning finds me sitting in Houston. Yesterday I arrived at the jobsite with the large generator at precisely 9:30 am, as promised. My part of the job was over at that point. It went downhill from there. It only took a couple of minutes for me to figure out that the crane operator and his rigger didn't have the slightest idea of how to rig the straps to this big generator to lift it off my trailer. I stood and watched them for a few minutes as they discussed their var
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This afternoon finds me just outside of Houston, Texas. I hauled a very large generator down here from Wisconsin. The load is 10' 7" wide, 13' 11" tall, and has my rig weighing in at 90,000 lbs. When I went to bed last night in Little Rock the temperature was pleasant so I didn't bother running my APU. I have caught a cold and wanted some nice, quiet sleep time between coughing and blowing my nose. When I woke this morning and tossed back the blanket it w
[quote who="crimson" reply="7" id="3045818"]Merry Christmas, Mason! Hope you get a chance to relax and enjoy some quiet time. Best wishes for the remainder of the year, and a safe and happy upcoming New Year. Nicky[/quote] Thanks, Nicky. It was quiet, that's for sure.
Great to "hear" from you. Sounds like you're keeping busy. Me, I am just wandering the country picking up this and delivering that. Pretty much business as usual. Merry Christmas to you, Brad, and your family.
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