What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    13 miles from unload, I guess they didn’t wait on me, dude never called back, and it wouldn’t have mattered.
    Ate 2..(two) bacon cheeseburgers and 2 orders fries, and like huge endless glass of sweet tea.
    I am not ashamed, an accomplishment few can do.
    I was sweating out the last few bites.
    No discount though, $27.87
    Even felt generous and gave the lady $5,
    They was busy tonight.

    I’m hoping to crash out and not have to dream like last nights.
    Started off ok, but ended weird, it’s a sign.
    A sign the end is near...
    At first people you know one to ask to borrow food/drink.
    Then, as supplies near nothing, they’re not coming to ask, but take!
    So.. somehow switched to being barricaded inside some building I’ve never seen, which allows your imagination to run wild.
    So eventually they get in and are just about to lunge at you and attack and the alarm went off on the KW radio, and I’m like outta breath and sweating like I just tarped a load of dry kiln in the summer in South Texas heatwave.
    :biggrin_1square5:
     
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  3. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    They aren’t covered in salt?
     
  4. Cattleman84

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    Ive seen many, many bollards broke out of the ground and whatever they were protecting smashed. All were made of nice heavy wall steel pipe, filled with concrete... Set only about 12 inches in the ground.

    When I was working at the fertilizer plant we had a new part of the plant built. The boss asked me to take care of putting in the bollards because we could do it cheaper than the contractor wanted to do them.

    4 bollards were needed. So I ordered two 20 foot lengths of 8 inch pipe with 3/8 inch wall thickness. When the pipe arrived I cut them into 10 foot lengths amd went to tell the boss I needed a post hole auger... He asked "What the hell for?" So I explained and showed him the pipe. He ptoceeded to explain that I as waisting money and that he wanted me to cut the pipe down to 6 foot lengths and set them 2 foot in the ground with a shovel.

    Before he was done lecturing me on how I was doing it wrong I had already found 4 or 5 images of failed bollards online. Then I asked him how long he wants the brand new $200k worth of equipment to remain functional, and shiwed him the pictures...

    He grudgingly had a rented post hole auger for the slid steer on site the next morning. 2 weeks later the first impact completely destroyed a set of duals and an axle. About a month or 2 after that the belly of a tank trailer was ripped out. The brand new $200k equipment remained unscratched. All of a sudden he was glad HE had insisted on setting 5 foot of each bollard in the ground...
     
  5. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    3 spots left all in a row here, on sight side back.
    Hurricane Express takes middle.

    Is this becoming a trend?
     
  6. lovesthedrive

    lovesthedrive R.I.P.

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    Maine is better. No need for AC here. The highest it has been is 85*. Oh and it is 64* outside now.
    I pity those of you whom have to use the engine or apu to sleep tonight. Plenty of free parking here.

    Gravity. Its where all the goodness goes to. Tho personally I like to take the fries and throw some grated cheese on top and nuke it in the microwave for 30 seconds.

    Night all.
     
  7. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    Still warm with truck off.
    When I lie down I’ll pass out and not wake til alarm goes off.. I hope.
     
  8. Cattleman84

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    Is that why, what was once firm and perky... Eventually becomes soft and saggy?... To much goodness???
     
  9. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    HAHAHAHAHA

    HAHAHAHAHA

    We got unloaded in like 20 minutes.

    Swift was still sitting there getting to hate when I rolled by.

    So we found another J that puts us 24 miles from target where we were able to fuel and DEF, and get a FREE parking spot.

    The OM is pleased.
     
  10. Cat sdp

    Cat sdp . .

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    In landstar speak what is a “qualification center”….?

    Asking for a friend……
     
  11. Blu_Ogre

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    I think that is the group that does the driving record check, references, and verifies experience/endorsement type stuff.......
     
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