"That kid that don't know nothin'"

Interesting, I have a copy of the Tao Te Ching from a used book store. Maybe it's even more apt now as you try to go with the flow unloading in this job.

 

I've always believed had Stonewall not been shot so soon.. the South would of won the war.

 

There is a book from Authors W Forstchen and N Gingrich which is called Gettysburg ISBN 0-312-30936-8 that offers a very accurate Generalship protrayal based on facts. It engages in a what if, in this case Lee learning he did not quite capture Cemetary Hill on Day one and the Union Army beginning to flood in within the next 40 hours and no Calvary from Stuart. Lee makes a decision to hold with Ewell's Corps to fix Meade in place long enough to back off the Seminary and Herr Ridges and travel dead south via Blackhorse Tavern Road to Emmisburg Md and east to Taneytown Md and thence to Westminster and possibilites include capture of DC. The book explores one possibility result from that what if. I have physically travelled the grounds in the entire book and am familiar with the terrain at Union Mills (Google Earth) These authors also created other books including a Notchcliff Line option at the little Gunpowder NE of Baltimore and a few other possibilities based on Grant coming east from Vicksburg.

The Confederates were indeed many opportunities overall in infantry, very limited in Artillery and best in Calvary beyond anything. I think there was 800,000 in Missouri area early in the problem and the Union had the weight of industry, able to replace losses.

I beg the moderators indulgene, I know this is a Bulk Thread to help someone new to it. It is also a subject of interest where it's possible to have a short side talk without problems and learn from each other.

 

It is good that People engage in a belief system that is particular to the individual. I am very lightweight in Theology having examined all of the Major Religions beginning with the Crusades, Islam, Judasim and Christianity plus working out wards through the greek/roman gods into the Far east Buddasim, Bushido, A time learning about India in elementry school (We had a doctorate teacher who had all the degrees possible about India. I don't know what is above Doctors or Masters but it's up there from her. she spent some time teaching us kids about India in 4th grade we were nice about it. But it was not our forte for the most part) and working into other religions I believe there is about 35 or so if not more. You could examine the Pagan, Wiccans, Druid and many others.

With that said, I follow the 1500's era of Martin Luther when he broke away from the Roman Catholic Church and essentially disposed of the Pope's Authority etc. About 100 years ago in the family where we were you had all sorts of religions in Baltimore as well as a whole world of food from all cultures. So we have literally had a taste of this and that some of which is good to eat and a little bit of learning where possible from all of the Religions. Our school being deaf once a week had the entire student body after school hours visiting their Rabbis, Pastors, Fathers, Monks and so on according to what they believed. We had the whole world in there. (Talk about church and state, but this was carefully seperate between class time that is done for day and free time which was ours to do as we wished.) So there was probably a little more conversion attempts or saving those who did not have any religion at all. I recall a few classmates who absolutely reject any and all religion in any form. Whatever the world will give to them in pleasure or pain in life is what they got. (More pleasure where possible you can be sure of that)

 

I was thrown to the wolves also but in a bit different circumstances. At a drilling rig with a load of cement that needed to be put in a silo. Company man and all the rig hands watching your every move knowing that you don't know your ads from a hole in the ground.......talk about pressure but I got it and it only took about 4 hours lol but that was the best way to learn Imo. Now a days 48 K is gone in 30-35 min if I have the short 10ft hose and running her @14psi with 1 pod fully open and another cracked about a 1/3.......its a real fine line between really moving product and plugging up

 

Something bothered me and I thought about it all night. I understand now what might be a problem. Sometimes I see things and I don't know why I get bothered so I think on it carefully.

Your Turbo, your frame on the right side steer tire position. You have what appears to be a braided or armored rubber or synthetic tube that come off the frame via it's bolt fitting right over or ahead of the Steer axle and curve back down probably towards the right front air brake service chamber that should be just below that picture.

Here is my problem I want ask you a favor, raise your hood and eyeball that particular line for rubbing from either the steer tires or flapping in the wind as you drive. You want to check the left steer air line (Or whatever it really is... Im just working off assumptions or .. educated guesses because I am not there in person.

I expect that hose covering is rubbed too much and should soon start to fray. You want to have a shop drop new hoses on there.

The bigger problem is when those important lines start to go back on a tractor like that, which has been a warrior a long time; you will need to check every one in a similar situation to make sure those lines are safe as well.

 

One particular load I had a humming plant engine feeding that tanker. They informed me that it was a brand new replacement from 200 to 400 horse. Just standing 10 yard from it gave you a foot massage. It's bolted and secured beyond reason. And that sweet whistle of the turbo injector or whatever they call it.

At 8 pounds my trailer hummed. And I thought Im not doing anything this will be interesting. At 12 the feed pressure to the tank started increasing in rate towards 15. I thought ok, pump has had it's wheaties this morning. Took it to 16.

Opened all the product after all the feed unloading pipe was full of air and the tank gauge fell to 14.5 or so (Not necessarily in that order but there is a specific order...)

All parts started unloading. Piple snaked. Pipe on building started viberating all the way up. Plant people came out asking is everything ok? Im standing on my hose and I could feel the power. I allowed the tank to drift to 16 a couple of times and made sure I maxed out the feed unload pipe in air supply. Viberated the pots a few times too. ZZZZZZZRRRRRRRRPPPPPPPPPP!!!!! ifyou gots fillings you have to deal with replacements now.

That product was gone (Cement) in a touch over 34 minutes. No plug. But I learned to eyeball that pump supply hose to tank because if it was twerking in the air then the pump has had enough and you need to find a way to move less product during the unloading until the tank pressure calms down for the time being. And when everything reaches balance you can literally see it.

Some of you think I am weird. But there are certain things in trucking for me that was both alot of fun and a little bit of missed opportunities.

We had two plus feet of wet on I70 to Baltimore. Made it to Blue Circle to load empty. (God I love mack trucks...) get loaded. Head back out to deeper snow which is now being mashed into a giant slushee.

I get to TBH in Westminster south to unload off I think 97. The batch man growled and cursed at me with snow all over the place. This winter wonderland is unhappy because I am on time with a order of Cememt powder to unload in about a hour or less. Easy peasy. Just need the plant man to stay put and don't go running off with the young Maidens just yet.

 

What rank does Pettigrew, Barksdale, Law, & Armistead get?

 

Something I practice; and I'm very aware of when it is happening, is when the funk starts. Just a chain of events that get going and it's 'just wow', is to step back, and go methodically slow for a time, so as not to F/U.

 

Have you ever visited Gettysburg? If you stand where Pickett was, where Barksdale fought, you're first thought will be " what exactly in f is somebody thinking?"