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ROFLMAO!!!

I have already stated several times on this board that there is no way in h*** I would ever lock myself in a rolling closet with another woman for weeks on end.... nope, nada, not happening........

OMG....... you boys have your issues but are you kidding me...... a woman can go through 4 mood swings and 3 different personalities before she gets her first cup of coffee in the morning!

I know myself.... if I tried to team with a woman, the first time she PMS'd on me I'd probably kill the poor girl..... then I'd have to take her to the taxidermist, have her stuffed, and put her in the sleeper so I could run two log books... not good...

Okay Shakey, Lurch, Dance and Tarps....... so how about it? You guys ready to run over to Werner and be part of a team?

 

I can agree with that, women are not always easy to get along with either! But I will be perfectly honest, maybee its just me , but how can you spend so much time with another guy in the cab , and not have something eventually happen, I would have a hard time with that, or he would have to be what was mentioned, about the ones having to pay!! Now that I think about it, would I want to spend so much time, and be at such close quarters in that type of situation??

 

When are they EVER?

Now HE may have a "hard time with that" as you say...........

But no.... that is not a problem for me..... I have been playing in the boys sandbox for so long when it comes to cars and racing...... that I got over the chemical thing ages ago.......they might as well be women, it never even crosses my mind with 99% of them......

Now..... that being said..... I do have a type.... a very definite type and I know it..... and since I have been in 3 serious relationships for over 27 out of the last 28 years..... I walk very fast in the opposite direction from those men..... I don't go there...... plain and simple..... I am way too ...... ummmm.... me.... to go playing with that fire.....

But I don't think it would be an issue for me as a driver..... because I could tell you in five minutes flat whether the guy was in my 1%...... I would just have to refuse to team with that person..... and I would ........ (really, I could probably tell you within seconds...lol...)

 

Woodstock...

it is kinda strange at first... but then the lady becomes..well.. uninteresting in that way. Or at least,that's how it worked for me in the military.

Further.. she could be Raquel Welch, Lucy Lawless, Claudia Black or even Diana Rigg and she'd be safe. I know my wife, after all.

(ok - honesty compels me to admit that Diana Rigg would be in trouble. But I sincerely doubt she'll ever get into a truck)

It's a *professional* arrangement. And not of the reptilian kind. I'd no more.. um.. bother a co-driver than I would my secretary back in my old life.

 

I can't imagine having a problem with Co-ed drivers for me or my husband. Your co driver is that, your co driver, not your mate, unless like us, you are planning to drive as a husband and wife team.

I have always worked with men and most of my friends are men, and I have not had the urge or inclination to even consider a different kind of relationship.

Don't get me wrong, I love men; I like the way they look, talk, tell jokes, smell, the games they play, etc, but I don't want someone else's man and I already have the best!

There have been times when I have been out alone and gotten a little skittish about being alone. When that happens, I look for someone with a friendly face and will walk with/near them into a parking lot, so it looks like I have protection, even if they don't know they are my protection. If all else fails, I will ask a clerk to watch me walk in the lot.

 

Babe, I am really, really sorry that he doesn't acknowledge you to his folks...that is a RED flag, but hang in there if you must...I will understand and be here for you!:smt049:smt049:smt049

 

Yes, SOME women go thru that, but not all of us. Babe is looking for and asking for support at this time.

Storyteller, I like your wit and comments most of the time, but she needs help. Let's be supportive of her! Let's share our strength, hope and support!

I personally have made a few bad choices... Anyone else? Let's help her!

Baseball Sweetheart

 

Going out alone for the first time is always hard. Heck it's hard enough in a "normal" life to go it alone after being with someone for a while.

Having said that, in my early 20's I was married to a gal for 5 years, and 2 of those we spent in a rig together. After we divorced, going on with life without her was bad enough, and hitting the road alone for the first time was downright scary. But after a while it was fine. I know I'm a guy and we're supposed to be able to handle it better. Maybe that's true, but the point is you will adapt and be OK!

My best to you.