If leasing is so bad, why do so many take the bait?

Fair enough, I've got about 230 credit hours and two BIG degrees I don't use. But you got it backwards. I never harmed a truck or trailer backing it up and I always did it pretty. I did, however, have a problem with going forward. I ruined a trailer tire on a curb at the Flying J in Lake Station Indiana. I hate that darn curb in the middle of the parking lot. I was going about 1 mph and that curb jumped out and got me.

One cool opinion I learned in Torts was "There isn't any such thing as an accident. Only varying degrees of failure to plan." Yep. I failed to plan to stay away from the Flying J at Lake Station Indiana that day and it bit me. I've never been back though....

BRI

 

Don't feel bad. I caught the very edge of a curb going into a gas station and blew a super single. I saw people running because they thought the truck was going to blow up. That's the way people think thanks to the news. I thought it was funny. The boss didn't even question me about it. That's the difference between a great company and one that's needs a recruiter.

 

Chief and Red,
Are you implying that the typical truck driver cannot do 6th grade math?

Ya think?

For your amusement (and that of any curious onlookers):

6th Grade California Math Standards:
http://www.cde.ca.gov/be/st/ss/mthgrade6.asp

I should start a poll on how many posters will say they mastered what a typical 11 year old has.............

 

Awhhhhhhh..... come on.

Interest rates "will never go up?".......... From 5%?????

Only a moron would believe that!

I realize I am no spring chicken, but I am not exactly ancient either...... however, I have already lived through the 80's as an adult......... and at that time, interest rates were an AVERAGE of 12% !!!!!!!

I bought 8 different houses during those times....and I survived financially....... amazing isn't it ....

I don't think it is too much to ask the average person to look back 10, 20, 30 years and see patterns of interest rates before committing to hundreds of thousands of dollors of property...

(You young'uns have fun...... look it up...... Mortage Rates for 1980-1982 averaged 14%..... 1983-1985 averaged 12%..... and it wasn't until 1986 that we saw rates under 10%....)

If you can't afford a fixed rate mortgage of 6-8% then you have no business buying that house.

People need to stop trying to keep up financially with people who make more money than they do!!!

People need to buy the "nicest" house in the less affluent neighborhood (gasp! the one beneath their means)...... instead of the "cheapest" house in the fancy neighborhood (so they can try to keep up appearances)......... they would be so much happier and stress free.... not to mention, financially capable of handling unexpected events (uh.... like bad investments )

 

There is NOT EXCUSE in this day and age.

There is always someone somewhere (with no vested interest) who has the education and/or experience to help make sense of contracts.

But, you have to get up off your butt and ADMIT you need the help.

"they don't realize how stupid they really are?" or they just won't admit that they lack the knowledge?

Pride is a sad excuse.............


BTW....... you can always ask for a copy of a contract to take home and read at your leisure before signing....... in addition, most states have a 24,48,72 hour legal statute that says you can null and void any contract if you change your mind during that time. Take advantage of what people have gone out of their way to get you...... disclosure....... even if it is hard to read....

 

Red,
Well I think you should have filed against that curb...... I don't think it met the requirements of full disclosure since it did not inform you of its intention to jump out in front of you........

 

It's a plot on the part of Flying J to get you to buy more tires there.

 

I'm a lease operator hauling household goods. I make more $ then being a clocker.