Saw a New Trucker Story Yesterday
Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by ukdon, Apr 8, 2012.
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If they don't have the simple courtesy, how do you think they will care if we said anything to them.
Sometimes, they can't even speaka da English.truckermario Thanks this. -
This guy had an expensive shower at the Pilot in Tumwater on Friday. Fueled up, pulled forward, went in and took a shower. They were trying to get the guy before the wrecker got there, but as we were pulling out, the wrecker was pulling in, and he was still blocking the fuel island....
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It's not even about the time that I waste waiting for them. It's the fact that they disrespect multiple people, and don't give a ####. It's me me first attitude that kills me. More people need to step up and confront those that give the rest of us a bad name.
Also, some Flying J's have hired someone to patrol the pumps to make sure no one is holding up the pump. If you even start to leave your truck unattended, he's on you. Any decent size truck stop should be able to afford a minimum wage worker to babysit lazy truck drivers.Hitman and Whitey14243 Thank this. -
When I first started driving I was fueling in Gary, IN and a local container hauler pulled up next to me. He has his flying chicken stuck in the side of his truck (Polish) and proceeded to take 3 pee-bottles out and set them in top of the pump (garbage can is right next to it)
So he fueled up and went inside (didn't pull up) so I politely grabbed a pee-bottle, twisted off the cap and tossed it inside his truck for him
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On a more recent note, I had parked my truck yesterday and was walking in to take a shower. On my way in I walked in front of the fuel island and got the crap scared out of me as a driver blasted his air horn at me cuz I was in his way as he was screaming thru the fuel island. He was not getting fuel, just pulling thru at mach 5. So I stood there and just looked at him. He motioned me to move and I motioned to him that he was #1. Well he didn't like this and decided to yell out his window at me. I offered him to come out and we could talk about it but he rolled up his window and just sat there. I blew him a kiss and walked inside.
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LMAO
wildly inappropriate and utterly hilarious! can't say as I'd stop you if I saw it happen today tho hahahaha
I expect to be followed here by all the safety squad finger waggers, but kudos. That's funny stuff right there -
You see most people only see what THEY want to see. From their perspective. I was slowing him down. I know that this guy either didn't fuel or did fuel and is in a hurry to get out of the lot so he is now rushing me. So anyway back to the story. So this guy starts to roll his eyes while I start talking my trash talk. He did not want to come off the top step but I think he kinda figured he didn't want this to turn out to be a long day. Honestly he probably would have kicked the turd outta me but I think he realized he was wrong in rushing me and let me get back to my truck with little delay.
You know another thing is how you approach someone in this situation. I have been behind people when I was in a rush as well. Now I don't know about this dudes day ahead of me. Is he done for the day? Did he just start? Was it a day from hell for him? I try to just ask in a friendly tone if he is finished ( after waiting 15 min ). Anyway that's my rant.SHC Thanks this. -
I learned long ago to not take life so seriously. Your born and you die, what happens in between those 2 things is just a joy ride, so enjoy it and not worry about every little thing.
That driver was just in a hurry, and in the end he got where he was going....and in the end of it ALL, nobody will remember him getting there or who he was. We all are just little ants moving about a planet that is millions of years old.
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