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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    Well.
    By not being aggrivated by spending my day watching these true professional drivers..woller.. yes its a true word, us from the south use.., around the oarking lot. The agent that has this load, again called and to apoligize that he missed the appointment needed note.
    But he has a load 50 miles from this ones unload coming back here to same place Friday, and one loading Friday, same place going back for Monday morning..

    So it is true, you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.

    Notes.
    Woller: to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner,
    hogs wallowing in the mud. 2 : to billow forth : surge. 3 : to devote oneself entirely especially : to take unrestrained pleasure : delight.
     
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  3. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    Yep, I was born and raised in Newport. The old truckstop there is owned by the guy who has the Truck Towing service.
    Got an Exxon at xit 85 holds maybe 40-50 trucks if people park right (no painted lines) a few places around town will let you park to eat, like where the empty lot by Hardees, the Shell used to have a carwash, can fit a couple there, usually none park there, Freds closed now, so that lot is open along with village mall lot, as long as noone trashes it, they’ll let you park.

    Kroger/KFC/Long John Silver lot open too, theres a doctors office, but they’ll let you park as long as you don’t bogard the parking lot
     
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  4. x1Heavy

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    Let me explain what happened with Freds if you didnt already know.

    They were about 360 stores. Some union warehousing. 168 of those stores sell a pharmacy within their system. They grew FAT on that bazillion income on pills and other things.

    What did they try to do? Buy the entire National chain of Rite Aid's 2450 stores most all of which had A pharmacy with Dollar Signs of future riches based on pills. The Anti trust (Monoply) judges told Freds NO. scram. Well Walgreens came along and bought ALL of the Rite Aids.

    Freds proceeded to choke one Rite Aid at a time that was discarded like fish bones from Walgreens. Finally they realized there is no money left to run the entire system.

    Poof out of business.

    Thats not all. Union Warehouses were promised one week of severance for every year worked.

    Freds stiffed them at one week only for all. They sued.

    I know pharmacies are a really big deal around here but Freds as we say got greedy.
     
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  5. Judge

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    First they closed the pharmacy at that store, then quit sales of tobacco products next. Then closed that location about a year later.
     
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  6. lovesthedrive

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    lovesthedrive R.I.P.

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    This kid should be teaching at a trucking school

     
  8. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    It's been put in the mojo shrine.
     
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  9. Deere hunter

    Deere hunter Road Train Member

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    Well thought I was going to get to go south today maybe use my air conditioner a little bit but no everything went to heck in a handbasket and I’m headed back to Minnesota!
    Minnnaaasoda! I love the way those people talk. :biggrin_2551:
     
  10. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    Today was mostly awesome. Mostly.
     
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  11. MACK E-6

    MACK E-6 Moderator Staff Member

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    Ok. What happened to make it not “totally”?
     
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