My impressions of drivers from being on this board 2 months

Endzone · Jul 26, 2010

nah, nevermind. The quick brown fox....

Endzone · Jul 26, 2010

jmcnewbie said: ↑

Well Endzone, some people say nothing bothers me because I am so conceited. But I really think that something an old boss of mine (smartest person I ever met, despite his 3 PhD's) told me once as I was starting my first design project.

"Well, you will get a lot of help, advice, thoughts and other stuff from the engineers and other useful idiots up here. And when you are ready for the important half of the advice go to the R&D shop and talk to the head mechanic and Chief Test Pilot. Listen closely to what they say. Thank them politely. Bring them donuts every Friday morning."

Best ###### advice I ever got!!!!! Learned to never take myself too serious and respect everyone thoughts. Everybody's input and opinions are worth something, although I sometimes reject some of it, it all should be considered and just because someone was wrong the last time doesn't mean they won't be right the next time. We all make mistakes. We all have brilliant ideas. The ratio of one to the other may vary widely from person to person and time to time.

With this advice I made many improvements on the airplanes we were building. I had a lot of fun doing it. And when I went into the R&D hangar none of the mechanics gave me a hard time (unless I was alone, then they were like chickens on June bug, really a sign of respect). Some of the other engineers would not even go to the R&D hangar.
I will try to keep everyone informed when as the wife and I go along, but I will warn you. My old habit is to go totally into something until I think I am 'up to speed' on a subject. So I might not post very much for a few weeks starting next week.

All of our offers were from 'starter companies' so I used a very logical method of choosing.
Nailed the offers up on a wall. Blindfolded myself. Fired fourteen rounds from the ole P-14-45 and counted holes in offers. The winner? Werner, 3 holes.
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As an electronic technician, I always had much respect for any engineer that would come down from "on high" to the production floor and ask us how it was going. Most of them we never saw, but sometimes I went to see them. I really appreciated the ones that were willing to explain how a particular circuit worked that they had designed.

Some folks like Werner and some don't. I guess there isn't a perfect trucking company.

But I can't act like I'm smart or know a lot about trucking (and I don't) because a lot of folks will start screaming at me. I'll just say that I read where a driver said don't ever worry about how much time you take when you're backing. Don't worry about what other driver's think if you are holding them up. And this lady said get out 100 times if you have to when you're backing. I'm not trying to act like I'm smart, but tha'ts just what I read somewhere on a trucker blog.

jmcnewbie · Jul 26, 2010

Our instructors told to take the time we needed, plus a little more. They said get out and check at least once more than you thought you needed. All those people wanting you to hurry aren't going to help you pay for damages after you hit something and none of them are going to give you a job when you get fired for hitting something.
I plan on following their advice.

Saddle Tramp · Jul 26, 2010

jmcnewbie said: ↑

A vocal segment of a group may or may not accurately reflect the actual composition of the group on whole. Thus the term 'silent majority' frequently applies when considering any large diverse population. Truckers, engineers, school teachers, any large group.
One must consider that in any working group that many are doing just that, working and living life. Many don't have the time, energy, inclination to post on these boards.
The wife and I are about to go to orientation (Aug 2) and we have a lot to learn, so I am sure that after this week any posts from me will be few and far between for several months.
Heck Endzone, we are both from Texas and look at the extremes that exist in this state, and look at the national news descriptions of "Texans".
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Have fun at your orientation, learn all that you can about the job & be safe. What company are you & the wife drivtng for?

Saddle Tramp · Jul 26, 2010

Endzone said: ↑

Your post reminded me of a joke that somebody either emailed me or posted on one of the college football forums. Here it is:

An honest man was being tailgated by a stressed-out woman on a busy boulevard. Suddenly, the light turned yellow, just in front of him.

He did the right thing, stopping at the crosswalk, even though he could have beaten the red light by accelerating through the intersection.

The tailgating woman hit the roof--and the horn--screaming in frustration as she missed her chance to get through the intersection. As she was still in mid-rant, she heard a tap on her window and looked up into the face of a very serious police officer. The officer ordered her to exit her car with her hands up. He took her to the police station where she was searched, finger printed, photographed and placed in a holding cell.

After a couple of hours, a policeman approached the cell and opened the door. She was escorted back to the booking desk where the arresting officer was waiting with her personal effects.

He said, "I'm very sorry for this mistake. You see, I pulled up behind your car while you were blowing your horn, flipping off the guy in front of you, and cussing a blue streak at him. I noticed the 'Choose Life' license plate holder, the 'What Would Jesus Do' bumper sticker, the 'Follow Me to Sunday School' bumper sticker, and the chrome-plated Christian fish emblem on the trunk. Naturally, I assumed you had stolen the car."
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I heard the same story on one of Joyce Meyer's
programs.

cycloguy · Jul 26, 2010

the only opinion I have is I just find it kind of wierd at the amount of some of the post some have. I've seen some people with like 10,000 post and have been members for like 2 to 3 years thats an average of 9 to 10 post a day. How much driving are they getting done.

badcompany · Jul 26, 2010

Stunt_Driver said: ↑

I think from my experiences, if we had cannons on the front of our trucks to take out four wheelers we'd all be a little more sane.
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i was just thinking today going thru new jersey how nice it would be to have a .50 cal on a tripod on the hood with a remote control on the shifter

otherhalftw · Jul 27, 2010

cycloguy said: ↑

the only opinion I have is I just find it kind of wierd at the amount of some of the post some have. I've seen some people with like 10,000 post and have been members for like 2 to 3 years thats an average of 9 to 10 post a day. How much driving are they getting done.
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this question/accusation always makes me laugh! How long does it take to type up a post. Well, depending on the amount of research done, one single post in say politics, or having to do with a mechanical question, and doing it the right way, posting links and referencing all the research could take some time. but the average post is generally two or three sentences, so the average would be 2 or 3 minutes...now I have made some lengthy posts, and I do drive my 2700-3200 miles every week...no problem. I don't require 12 hours of sleep, only 6 or so, and i am ready to roll...so I have 4-6 hours available most everyday for posting and reading.

so is it written somewhere, that a driver who is really making good miles, good $$$, must max out their log every day, every week,...then what do you do with the 34 hours to restart the log????

POST...POST...POST! THEN POST AGAIN!!!

JustSonny · Jul 27, 2010

My posts/day count has slipped below 15! I'm soooooo ashamed.....

cycloguy · Jul 27, 2010

no your still above 15. 15.31 to be precise!!!

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