Thread: Live Bait Buckets and weddings
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01-19-2017, 10:21 PM #11
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I get behind them too. I'm told by some that I need to be more patient. Slowpokes need to get out of the left lane. I dream of a limited access 70 mph highway going from I65 all the way to County Road 8. Then the area will be so developed it will be as congested as Panama City.
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01-20-2017, 08:19 AM #12
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When I die I want to go peacefully in my sleep, like grandpa. Not screaming and yelling like the passengers in his car.
People are shocked to see sharks in the water around here.
If you see natural water taste it. If it's salty it has sharks in it. If it's fresh it has alligators in it. If it's brackish it has both.
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01-21-2017, 07:37 AM #13
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Maybe so, but getting older (that's me) sure beats the #$%^ out of the alternative...
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01-21-2017, 08:00 AM #14
In there defence......when I am in a very unfamiliar area, I tend to slow down when lookkng for a certain business.....down there I can see how the line of condo's could be overwhelming for some people, looking for a certain one or address.....myself I am very familiar, and am usually in a rush to get where I am going. ....but try to have patience also......I am learning to have more driving a semi-truck now around the state part time
Bill..............
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01-21-2017, 09:49 AM #15
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I drove Semi-trucks and Strait trucks , in and around Atlanta and in Hawaii, Patience must be exercised a lot. People don't understand
its not like driving the family Minivan , Truckers are Professionals hauling Everything!!! we use in our lives, It all has been on a truck at
some point to get to us. Always show them respect on the road and give them space to work.
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01-21-2017, 10:25 AM #16
My second career I guess at 59 last year when I started.....now 60.....and winters are semi stressful....I see big pile ups on the news, and wonder why people don't slow down.....some truckers are absolute idiots...... those are missles running down the road......I do landolls and rollbacks.....moving big forks and cranes around.....and operating when customers need it.
Bill..............
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01-21-2017, 12:28 PM #17
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Back when i was still physically working (70 yo consultant now) I used to haul dynamite and shaped charges in my pickup. People didn't give a dang about those big orange placards. I would always try to manage the distance between me and other traffic, but that was just an opportunity for some folks to shoehorn themselves in between me and the guy ahead.
Don't get me started about tailgaters.
Back when my mother was alive she would worry about me driving all over with explosives but I tried to explain to her that the roads were full of tankers of much more dangerous stuff.People are shocked to see sharks in the water around here.
If you see natural water taste it. If it's salty it has sharks in it. If it's fresh it has alligators in it. If it's brackish it has both.
Well, after several hours making phone calls, I was able to track down a certain manufacturer’s service center in California. Thankfully, they agreed to send out my needed parts. These were left over...
You would think I would know this!