How to sleep without A/C while in Texas at noon?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by ShadesofYank, Jul 1, 2010.

  1. IROCUBabe

    IROCUBabe Road Train Member

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    Do not risk irreversible health damage to save some money grubbing company 2.00 an hour. Seriously.
     
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  3. grimesjm1

    grimesjm1 Medium Load Member

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    theres a lot of companies that wont treat drivers this way. Ive never spent an uncomfortable night in a truck.
     
  4. REDD

    REDD The Legend

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    You've never slept in a Peterbilt, have you! Those sleepers are uncomfortable to even look at!
     
  5. truckerdave1970

    truckerdave1970 On Probation

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    You know they are working on the whole robot solution! If they could eliminate the driver out Oh trucking there would be a lot more money for them!!!
     
  6. Strada

    Strada Bobtail Member

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    Do you really trust 80,000 lbs of freight running down the road at 55 miles an hour to the Terminator or RoboDriver? What happens when he needs a reboot?
     
  7. Hubcap

    Hubcap Medium Load Member

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    Chane Drive, the Drone with the chain drive wallet.
     
  8. Rollover the Original

    Rollover the Original Road Train Member

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    :biggrin_2559:

    Peterbilt was the first company to come out with a temperature controled heating and cooling thermostat on the blower in the sleeper! The sleeper is separated from the cab and is my main choice of truck to own and drive! Screw FL, KW, Int, and Volvo! I've driven them all and Pete to me is the best. That's MHO!


    Oh the way to sleep in Texas without A/C at noon is to wait for fall, winter, and spring or not sleep at noon!
     
  9. Puppet

    Puppet Light Load Member

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    You can sleep without the air conditioning...it isn't comfortable,but what do you think they did years ago when there wasn't such a thing?
     
  10. Texas-Nana

    Texas-Nana Princess Drives-a-Lot

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    Well puppet, there were fewer people, less autos and more breeze. You could leave your windows open and not get your throat cut.

    Also......some of us folks born & raised in Texas can tell you that we got freaking sick during the summer due to the heat and the humidity.

    Idle the truck.
     
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  11. Puppet

    Puppet Light Load Member

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    It sucks but you do get used to it after awhile I know...just like you get used to being in controlled air all day long.
     
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