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A wife arrived home after a long shopping trip, and was horrified to find her husband in bed with a young, lovely thing.
Just as she was about to storm out of the house, her husband stopped her with these words: "Before you leave, I want you to hear how this all came about.
Driving home, I saw this young girl, looking poor and tired, I offered her a ride. She was hungry, so I brought her home and fed her some of the roast you had forgotten about in the refrigerator. Her shoes were worn out so I gave her a pair of your shoes you didn’t wear because they were out of style. She was cold so I gave her that new birthday sweater you never wore even once because the color didn’t suit you. Her slacks were worn out so I gave her a pair of yours that you don’t fit into anymore. Then as she was about to leave the house, she turned smiling and asked, "Is there anything else that your wife doesn’t use anymore?"
"And so, here we are!"
16 hours ago
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A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her shower, when the doorbell rings.
The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.
When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbor.
Before she says a word, Bob says, "I’ll give you $800 to drop that towel."
After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands naked in front of Bob. After a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and leaves.
The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.
When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, "Who was that?"
"It was Bob the next door neighbor," she replies.
"Great," the husband says, "did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?"
Moral of the story: If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent avoidable exposure.
I know this is long, but please bear with me and read this. I would love your opinions.
Trucking is one of the most low paying jobs in the America. You work 80+ hours a week. You only make money when ... View MoreI know this is long, but please bear with me and read this. I would love your opinions.
Trucking is one of the most low paying jobs in the America. You work 80+ hours a week. You only make money when you are rolling.
The company that we work for does not pay a driver on Sundays. It does not matter if you are 3000 miles away from your terminal and loaded with an oversized boat or if you are home. There are absolutely no Sundays being paid if you are not rolling. Even if you have a permit that states that you cannot move over a holiday weekend. Some of those weekends begin no travel on Thursday at noon and you cannot move again until Tuesday morning. You also have curfews through major metro areas where you cannot drive near them during heavy traffic times.
When all you get is $50 for holiday pay (only the day it falls on) especially with prices being what they are, eating a good hot meal at a restaurant is not going to cut it. There goes that $50 on one meal plus tip. You will sit for four days over the holiday without being able to see family and only get $50. The office workers and bosses her to go home and be with their families and never give the driver a second thought. If it is a weekend, you can’t get anyone to answer their phone if you break down or have a problem. Being ill is not an option either. You can’t delay the load because it has to be there. We have not been in for a holiday in over 7 years. We try to let those with small kids get home first. It is the old school way of doing things.
There are times when we sit 3000 miles away from home for 4-7 days waiting for a load. They don’t like to pay for that either. When you are out like that, without making money, it gets rough. We have bills to pay just like the owners do.
It seems that in this industry you live to drive and not drive to live. There is no life outside of driving. Or so the dispatchers and owners seem to think. I don’t know of any other profession that treats there employees this way. Many places close early so people can get home or they close altogether.
The trucking industry needs some major changes in order to keep the seasoned drivers and employees new drivers that are willing to work and keep traffic safety in mind.
These are the drivers that take pride in their work, put their trash in the vans or dumpsters, dress appropriately, and are the courteous and helpful drivers that they used to be.
With the industry paying such low wages, constantly pushing the drivers, and not caring about their home time and hiring anyone with a pulse just to move freight, the industry has become a nasty version of itself. Drivers throwing piss bottles all over the place, throwing trash out of their trucks and pulling away, tossing bags of crap our of the trucks, and just generally being gross and inconsiderate to all others which seems to now be the norm. It has turned into a me first society and it has to stop.
People outside of the trucking industry have become the same way. No consideration for anyone else. They cut trucks off and the flip them the finger for not giving them more room. Everyone is so impatient.
Truckers no longer stop to help stranded individuals on the roadside because it gets them in a possible lawsuit. I remember reading, some time ago, about a trucker stopping to help a woman and her kids when her car broke down. It was cold outside and he let her and the kids get into his truck while he worked on her car and for it running. She then told the cops that he tried to kidnap her and the kids. That they could find their hair and other dna in his truck. The trucker finally got the charges dropped when they figured out that she was lying. But the damage to that trucker had been done.
We have became a sue happy, money scamming, sickening society. Too many people who don’t want to work and feel that the world owes them something. Newsflash people!!! The world don’t owe you a damned thing. We, the older generation, had to work hard for whatever we have. No one gave us anything. If you want it, you work for it. It is just that simple. Hard work, humility, humanity, and courtesy are things that were instilled into us when we were young.
This has since gone by the wayside. It is a sad commentary on our times when there is no longer respect for one’s elders, no longer being kind to others, no more respect for those who are teaching our children, and the inability to clean up after yourselves.
I am so glad that I am on my way out of this new world that is coming along. I had never thought that the world would come to this.
I feel for all of those that are just beginning their lives in this mess.
Driver Safety Quiz
- What is the most important driving technique to avoid crashes when driving in icy or snowy conditions
- A flashing red traffic signal at an intersection has the same requirements as what
We got loaded and are heading back to Florida. Get our truck back and clean it good. James will have to fix the trailer himself. The welder doesn’t seem to feel it necessary to come to work most days.
Par for the course. Escort is late and not answering texts or phone calls. Going to run smack into curfew. This is what sucks hauling oversized loads.
Well, sitting at the Petro in Sparks, Nevada waiting for our escort at 2am. This trip has been a pain. First off, the restaurant is closed and they have absolutely nothing on the roller grill or in th... View MoreWell, sitting at the Petro in Sparks, Nevada waiting for our escort at 2am. This trip has been a pain. First off, the restaurant is closed and they have absolutely nothing on the roller grill or in the hot sandwich case. Not in our truck, so no microwave or cookers. Hopefully the escort shows up on time. Get this thing off and eat. Then off to Mag Bay.
Fire seen off I-80 in Sinclair, Wyoming at the refinery.
Just a big hello to anyone that sees this
Heading back out to Point Richmond, California with a sailboat. Yay!!!
Feeling 95% better. Now just hanging around waiting for permits and escorts. Oh what fun!
Still feeling like crap , but have to go get a load in the morning.
Been a few days since I was on here last. There was a carbon monoxide leak in our truck and we got sick as dogs.
Traffic Law Quiz
- If you plan to drive after drinking, everyone should be aware that alcohol first affects:
- While driving, if you are approached from any direction by an emergency vehicle using its flashing lights and/or sirens, you must:
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