Receiving Clerks can be ..........

Everybody is entitled to a bad day. I've seen places where the receivers are overworked just like the rest of us. I've seen some nice people, and some not so nice people. I don't take it personal. I just make the delivery, thank them, and wish them a nicer day.
I have seen drivers who go into a receiver with a chip on their shoulder. They walk in and start complaining about how long it took to get in the gate, and how they are in a hurry and want to be unloaded fast so they can get on their way.
The clerk doesn't want to be on the receiving end of a driver with a bad attitude. That will get the driver put on the 'long wait' list. Could also get the driver ejected from the property.
So, like I said, I always be as nice as I can be, and sometimes it pays.

 

Oh yeah, the couple of times I went to Canada, the Canadian people at the border were very nice. They asked me their questions, and wished me a nice day, hey?
But, coming back to the U.S., the American border guards were less than friendly. All they wanted from me was my identification, and the processing fee, and any manifests. It's a good thing they don't work at Mcdonald's, because they would have to do away with that 'we like to see you smile' motto.

 

Forgive me for saying so, but I kind of find this comment condescending...

 

Then use my favorite line to those friends and family members that are telling you that "Bite Me!"

 

It's in your blood now, you'll never get rid of it!

 

Which is a whole lot nicer than I am.

Truck drivers aren't underachievers. An underachiever is someone who is too lazy to make their way and better themselves. I could have chosen other lines of work that others might deem "more acceptable" or "higher class", but I chose trucking because that's who I am and I'm proud of it. When I became a driver I found myself surrounded by a class of people I wouldn't trade for a million BMW-driving #######es. Things (such as attitudes) have changed some since then, but there are still a lot of great people in the industry.
I missed out on a lot in the years I spent pounding the pavement. I lost many things that can never again be obtained. Know what, though? I wouldn't trade a minute of it for anything. Trucking is a way of life many people, including some "drivers" today, will never be able to comprehend, never grasp.

We now return to our regularly scheduled thread, already in progress...


US Customs agents rate right up there with ATF agents in many cases, as far as I'm concerned. I think they're genetically grown in some crap-filled greenhouse somewhere.
Had on in Oroville, WA, years ago that would see me every week when I would haul cyanide into Hedley, BC. This guy knew who I was. My paperwork was always perfect and he still liked to pull me in, check everything over and make me sit there forever. His name was Castro. Go figure.