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Reply to A Cake in the Rain. in Misc JoeUser Forums

The real question is: Would you still have been caught in the rain if you hadn't thought of/heard the song? Things that make you go....hmmmmmmm

Reply to What's Wrong With Skinny Girls? in Just Hanging Out JoeUser Forums

That's a healthy attitude there Cappy. While we all sometimes have a tendency to pre-judge someone based upon their appearance, which is only natural, a healthy, open-minded person will still go on to base a more substantial opinion of a person based upon who they are, not just what they look like. We all form some sort of opinion about a person based on what they look like. We have a differing opinion of a person wearing filthy clothes and sm

I really Do Enjoy My Cigars in Misc JoeUser Forums

I really do enjoy a good cigar. I know this is an unpopular subject in today's sickeningly PC culture, but I have never been accused of being very PC in the first place. While yes, I am working on losing weight, working out, and generally getting healthier and more fit, I do still enjoy my cigars. I doubt that I will ever give them up. I imagine

Getting fit in Health & Medicine JoeUser Forums

As I wrote in a previous article, I have been working on getting more fit and healthy since the first of the year. My diet has become much more healthy than before. I eat, on average, six times a day now. I eat small meals and healthy snacks. This serves to keep my metabolism up and burning energy. I cut out fried foods altogether and reduced the amount of

Reply to I am almost in the top 100, and Husband got a blog! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Congrats on your ranking. To tell the truth I never paid any attention to the ranking before. Now I can't help but check it.

Reply to Been an interesting couple of weeks in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoy my meager writings. Hopefully I'll get the laptop fixed soon (as ordered)

Reply to Does anyone care? in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

I would comment on this, but frankly, I just don't care. Just kidding . Sounds like you're just going through a rough time. And yes, it does sound like you're a bit depressed. If nobody wants to go drinking (or whatever) go by yourself and meet some people who are in the mood to do what you are doing. Enjoy life, it's too damn short to waste any of it.

Reply to The More I Think About It, The More I Like You in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Very well written and I feel the same. It is a community with all the good and bad that goes with that. While I do not write a great deal (my work keeps me away from the computer for a couple of weeks at a time), and my blog is far from popular, I do enjoy reading what others have to write about, and what comments they make. Perhaps once my laptop is repaired I can be a more active part of the community. Until then I'll continue to be the stran

Reply to Why do people blog at Joeuser? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Personally I blog because....ummm.....well................I have no idea. Catharsis of sorts? Kinda like keeping a diary which you then allow others to read and (hopefully) comment on. I always look forward to the comments. A way of sharing your life and experiences with others. And, oh yeah, to read SIr Peter's articles. Pizza for dinner

Reply to Road Rage 2 in Misc JoeUser Forums

Glad to hear a fellow trucker pitched in to help. People ar just in too much of a hurry to help out their fellow man. Just another sign of the times in which we live.

Reply to Road Rage in Misc JoeUser Forums

As a professional driver, I see the road rage thing every day. It is mostly a result of impatience, but I think there is more to it than that. Otherwise "nice polite" people become completely different when they get behind the wheel. They become very competitive, rude, and aggressive at times. Then, of course, there are the ones who drive without engaging their brains. They talk on the cell phone, read a book or newspaper while driving (yes the

Been an interesting couple of weeks in Life Journals JoeUser Forums

Just got home from the road. The new job is going well. I should have been doing this kind of trucking all along. Have been hauling machines and equipment on drop-decks. A lot of farm machinery and diesel generators among other things. It's nice to just chain or strap down the load and haul it where it needs to go. No warehouses or appointments to deal with. The l

Reply to u r what u want to be in Blogging JoeUser Forums

you mean i'm wealthy and didn't know it????

Reply to Beginning a New Job in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well, yes it is hard in some respects. The current regulations permit us to drive a total of 11 hours at a time, and work a total of 14 hours at a time. After this we are required to take a 10 hour break before we are allowed to drive again. I enjoy my work (most days) and with the right company the income is very good. You have the expected problems of traffic, dangerous, thoughtless drivers, and contruction backups which can really throw a crimp

Beginning a New Job in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Quit my job Friday. I was at our terminal in Hartsville, SC awaiting a dispatch to the Greenville, TN terminal where I was to turn in my truck. Well, dispatch was unhappy that I was quitting and giving me the run around so I told them I would just turn in my truck right then and there. I couldn't get a ride to the hotel so I walked the 7 miles and checked in Friday afternoon. My girlfriend was to head out from home Saturday morning to pick me up.<B

Reply to Greatest Movies Ever Made in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

and what of The Rocky Horror Picture Show???

Looking for a new job in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I have only been with my present company since Jan. but have already decided to secure a position elsewhere. In a job that should pay over $1000 a week my gross last week was only $375, and after deductions my take home was $0. And I even worked over the weekend for some extra money. What a laugh! I spend far too much time sitting around with these people than actually driving. Last Monday I was unloaded

Getting Fit in Blogging JoeUser Forums

This past week I have started working out on the road. I bought some weights and portable exercise equipment to take on the road. Have a workout room set up at home but can only use that when I am home. Now I am working out Tuesday and Thursday on the road, and Saturday or Sunday I do a thorough heavy workout at home. This routine should speed up reaching my fitness goals. Since the first of the year I have dropped from 250lbs to this morning's weight of 213lbs. I tried on my old size 38 je

Reply to Let me ask you something? in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

I'll attempt the second question first. (So I ass-backwards, sue me) I think we learned a lot from the great depression. Recessions are still quite possible, happen from time to time, and are actually a normal part of the economic cycle as far as I have observed. While a major catastrophic event could cause econimic collapse, I don't see the condition of severe depression coming about again in some other way short of this. I'll note here that I

Primitive Lighting in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

For several years now I have used so-called primitive lighting in my home instead of the harsh artificial electric lighting most commonly used these days. Ok, I am a little old fashioned by nature. I prefer simple country fare to gourmet. A nice walk in the woods is fare more enjoyable to me than hours spent sitting in front of the idiot box being inundated with endless commercials. I feel that the simple pleasures are more real and lasting, and they bring peace instead of frustration and st

A week 1/2 on the road in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well, I finally got out of here on wednesday of last week and headed for Scranton, PA. I made it as far as Carlisle, PA and the road started getting iced up. I stopped in Carlisle (there just happens to be a trucker bar there) and spent the night. Had a few jack n cokes and some conversation, then a good night's sleep. Made it to Scranton on thursday morning and delivered the load. Then I picked up a load going to two Big Lots stores over in WV. What a trip that was! I got to the first

Reply to Stupid Warnings on Labels in Misc JoeUser Forums

"For indoor or outdoor use only." -- On a string of Christmas lights. Yep mine say that. Have seen many of these from time to time. One of my favorites is on hair dryers "Do not use while sleeping". This is what you get when you have too damn many lawyers.

Reply to Small Town Country People in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Great. I am glad to hear of a 'city person' who has learned the charms of 'small town' country folk. As one of those country folk myself, I have never been comfortable living in a large city where people are unfriendly and always seem to more afraid of each other than anything. I live in the southern US, in a small town (technically not even a town, just "the county") and would never try to move to a big city again. I tried it for a few years and

Reply to Snowed in in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Yeah I'm in Virginia too

Reply to Linux, goes mainstream and gets Serious in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

Personally, I hate windows because of the massive resource hogging of the os and the frequent lockups, quirks and crashes. I haven't upgraded to xp which everyone says is much more stable, but I just can't bring myself to send even more money to microsoft. My desktop is running on 98SE mainly because my wife uses it a great deal more than I do and she's just not up to learning to use linux. My laptop runs on mandrake linux and it never locks up