Letter to a Trucker

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Steve D, Oct 19, 2013.

  1. Pmracing

    Pmracing Road Train Member

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    Somebody should tell her that the drivers that toss those bombs probably do not know how to read...

    Mikeeee
     
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  4. TruckerPete1990

    TruckerPete1990 Road Train Member

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    Can I mail em to her and she trash em for me? Jking lol
     
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  5. HotH2o

    HotH2o Road Train Member

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    "In short, please throw your waste into the garbage, where it belongs."

    Since when does human waste belong in the garbage?
     
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  6. KW Cajun

    KW Cajun Road Train Member

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    Exactly.
    It seems all that high falutin' very elite college education never taught her that juuuust maybe, a proper disposal method might be down a toilet, followed by a rinse of the container.

    I'm just glad I'm not married to anyone like her.
     
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  7. jbourque

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    do you think his or her adventure along the super slab was court ordered?
     
  8. Florida Playboy

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    These lazy slobs that piss in parking lots and throw their piss bottles out the window should just have catheters installed with the storage tank underneath the truck.
     
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  9. Pmracing

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    I have yet to see one driver carry a "jug" into a TS and empty it. But I have only been out 2.5 years. Disposing in the garbage is a strong second and a thousand times better than tossing them out the window.

    The author produced a very well written commentary and is volunteering, through her church, to clean up trash in OUR world. I am the first to look at the negative side of things. But I am on her side in this issue.

    It is a shame the opinion of truckers is based on the worst few of our group. How many of you have run over a minivan with a family of seven inside? Maybe IOODA should spend some of their cash on infomercials showing the public how may thousands of drivers are accident free, for years and years, compared to the few that show up in the horrific news stories. Though I don't know how that could be worded...

    Mikeeee
     
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  10. Steve D

    Steve D Light Load Member

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    I posted the letter and also know the writer. Some of you guys are just reading her wrong. She is not bragging about her privileged status in life, she is acknowledging it and trying to understand people who live a very different kind of life. She is not putting anybody down for being a truck driver. She is proud of her truck driver dad (though one driver got all jerked out of shape because she felt embarassed when some graduate students laughed when she mentioned it--sheesh, kids are sensitive to peer opinion, get over it). Don't get so defensive. Some of you are awfully sensitive about any hint that driving is a low status job. Hell, I'm proud of the work I do so I don't have to bristle at somebody who wears a suit to work or makes their living with words instead of muscles. She's just pointing out an obvious truth...some truck drivers are anti-social, don't give a rip, slobs. Granted, dumping your urine jug in the trash is not a good solution, but throwing it out in the parking lot or along the road is disgusting. But some of you pointed out an obvious truth....people who do it probably also don't read.
     
  11. Tonythetruckerdude

    Tonythetruckerdude Crusty Deer Slayer

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    You make some good points , but I disagree with you on her premise. She is stating that she is an elitist....and she was embarrassed by her Dad being a trucker. That's where it went south with me....I've seen kids embarrassed by their parent's , but I'll never excuse that sort of commentary by a child whose parent was doing the job he was trained to do to help support her. I've raised 2 sons, along with my wife , kept them in church , lived my life in a way that I hope was an inspiration to both of them , so has their Mother. They are both college graduates , the youngest from Ga. Tech , the oldest from WinGate Uni. and Brody School of Medicine. And one thing I can tell you in all honesty...if one of their peers had laughed at my occupation..then they would have received a quick punch in the nose ...from either one of them.
     
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