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Snowed in in Blogging JoeUser Forums

So much for this week's paycheck and a ripping start on the new job. This snowstorm has really socked it to us here. I live up a pretty steep hill and right now our road is covered with several inches of snow with a nice layer of ice on top of it. Can't go anywhere until it's cleared, and we are expecting round two a little later today. Already getting cabin fever. LOL Last night I bundled up and walked down the hill and around the corner to the store. About a mile or so, not too far. Amazin

Reply to First Week on the New Job in Blogging JoeUser Forums

LOL Yes that is the life of a trucker who hauls any sort of grocery products. That is exactly why I won't haul anything into any grocery warehouse. No, I don't drive for Swift. Never been that desperate for a job. LOL Until March of last year I was an owner operator (owned my own rig). Expenses just got to be too high with rising fuel prices and insurance rates so I sold out. I am a company driver now, with a governed truck (yuk) but not as slow as a Swift truck. I could never drive that slo

Reply to First Week on the New Job in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Well, I wouldn't say 'randomly'. Yes, truckers are, as a rule, a pretty tough bunch. The nature of the job and lifestyle require it. Hundreds of truckers are injured or killed every year in robberies, muggings, etc... So yeah, we do tend to be a bit tough. Warehouses, factories, and truckstops aren't located in the 'good' parts of town. But I don't make a habit of 'randomly' punching people. Just the ones who are deeply in need of it. LOL We do the same job that the cowboys and wagon ma

First Week on the New Job in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Just got home last night around 10pm. I really hope that this first week with this company isn't representative of a typical week here. After spending Monday and Tuesday in boring orientation class, we did our driving tests on Wednesday. What a joke! I have been a professional driver for a number of years, as had everyone else in the orientation class. The idea of giving us a driving test is insulting. But, this company is very selective about who they hire. A number of drivers were wa

01/15/04 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Today has been pretty average, I suppose. Decided on who I am going to start work for next week, and arranged a hotel for orientation which starts on Monday morning at 7:00. After talking again with Swing I decided on Landair. While the job at Swing actually sounds like the better job, practical considerations exclude them at this time. Firstly, the local 'home every night' positions have been filled. They wanted me to do a dedicated run. Still not bad, home a couple times a week and still o

Reply to NEW WEBSITE CALLS CHRISTIANS TO RE-THINK in Politics JoeUser Forums

After taking a look at the site, and reading the articles, all I can say is: What an obviously politically motivated bunch of misinformation! Half-truths, out of context statements, and outright propaganda. Yet another political site aimed at misinforming the public to sway opinion. While I am not affiliated with any political party, and do not publicly advocate any political candidate past or present, I find this sort of thing to be exactly wh

Reply to Wilson, We'll Miss You Good Neighbor in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

Ah, that is sad. I hadn't heard he had passed away. I always enjoyed his Wilson charactor as well.

Flying Pigs in Philosophy JoeUser Forums

Just exactly how do you think your life would differ if pigs could fly?

Reply to Fun Things to Do When You’re Bored in Misc JoeUser Forums

Was difficult to type a response while rolling on the floor!

Reply to Americans are humans in Politics JoeUser Forums

I am an American. I was born in the US., and have traveled all over the world (including the middle east) and have experienced anti-American bias first-hand. When I could actually engage these people in conversation, they could rarely give rational arguments for the way they feel about Americans. One thought that has popped in several responses here is that 'if America weren't such a big, powerful, wealthy country, nobody would hate them'. (I am co

01/14/04 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

The comedy show last night was great. They made a mistake and booked two headliners for the same night, so we got a two for one show. Both comedians were really funny. We had a pretty good time. Jo Ann called me around 9:30 this morning to tell me a patient drove her car through the front door of the clinic this morning. The lady is 75 years old, and probably should have stopped driving years ago. Not that all older people shouldn't drive, but there are many who are just not

Reply to Twenty Things to do Before You Die!!! in Misc JoeUser Forums

1. Put all the money you have in the world down on a blackjack table. (This should be the very last thing you do before you die.) 2. drop your drunk friend off in a gutter (*done that) 3. Wake up In a Frickin’ Gutter (*done that in New Orleans) 4. Hit a hole in one (with witnesses). 5. Go to your high school reunion dressed as a homeless guy. 6. Make it through an entire porn video. 7. Survive a bar

Reply to Driving for Everyday Life in Misc JoeUser Forums

Thank you JillUser. I am happy that someone out there is paying attention when driving.

Reply to Why Can't I Remember That?! in Blogging JoeUser Forums

They say the memory is the first thing to go. For the life of me I can't remember what's second.

Driving for Everyday Life in Misc JoeUser Forums

George Carlin once said something to the effect that "The principle of driving is to go down the road in a big iron thing, without changing the shape of it or any other big iron things on the road". This sums up the basic idea of driving pretty well. But now, with added stress of more and more vehicles on the roads and highways today, I would have to add "... and without getting shot ". According to national traffic statistics, in 2001 there were 6.3 million vehicles c

01/13/04 in Blogging JoeUser Forums

The afternoon is just about over. Just had what I hope is the last call from a recruiter for the day. Yet another company I'm really not interested in working for. At this point I'm pretty sure I'll be going to work for Swing so I can make a good living and also be home every night and weekends. Will be a nice change from being on the road for two or three weeks at a time. I know I'm ready to get back to work somewhere; sitting around the house gets old pretty quick, and I've been home s

Reply to Flame warriors: Styles of forum members. in Internet JoeUser Forums

Took a look at the Flame Warriors site. Too funny!!! Scary thing is, I've seen every one of them at some time or the other.

Reply to This Evil Must Be Stopped! in Misc JoeUser Forums

Weren't those the days?

MasonM's blog Welcome in Welcome JoeUser Forums

I guess this should have been the first thing I wrote, instead of the third. Oh well, this blog idea is all new to me, and I'll muddle through as best I can. I write what I write, most of it quite boring to the average reader to be be sure. SO, if you have nothing better to do than read my ramblings, feel free. Responses, comments, or whatever appreciated and looked forward to.

This Evil Must Be Stopped! in Misc JoeUser Forums

I am here, brothers and sisters, to tell you about a great evil which has spread across our great land. Most of us have come into contact with this evil force at some point in our lives, and it never fails to bring misery and heartbreak whenever it is encountered. Imagine that you are out for the day, shopping for example. There you are, strolling along the sidewalk peering into the windows of interesting-looking shops when it hits you. That sudden, unmistakeable urge that tells you that you

Reply to Is there alien intelligent life in the universe? in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

Engeeke, your response echos my own thoughts on the subject, so I won't repeat. Just adding my agreement.

Reply to Stop Procrastinatiing in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm going to stop procrastinating, as soon as I get around to it.

New to blogging in Blogging JoeUser Forums

OK. I just signed up for a blog here. This is a totally new concept for me, and I'm not even sure why I started it; just sounded interesting. I will be reading articles written by others to get a feel for this, but for now I'll just begin typing. Where to start? Well, let's see, I'm currently between jobs. I've been off work since November due to an accident. I was/am a truck driver. I was in Ohio, bobtailing (tractor, no trailer) to a shipper to pick up a pre-loaded t