how long does the societal upheaval last

With everyone around you getting worse, you have to get better. Traffic continues to get worse, you continue to improve. @homeskillet mentioned “spidey sense.” That’s the ability to see the disaster before it happens.

The Adventures of Dummy, Dingleberry and Stupid (the Darwins)

Can you read traffic? Of course you can! If you can’t driving a semi, you’ve already killed someone! Every day, every place has a different “flow” to it. Get a base line behavior, adjust for the baseline driving behavior, and then LOOK for the anomalies. As soon as you see the anomalies in the baseline traffic flow, BET ON SOMETHING BAD ABOUT TO HAPPEN.

In my post about the Darwin’s, Stupid is the intelligent one. What makes him stupid is he sees the anomalies but chooses not to take precautions. His intelligence failed him.

One more thing, reward yourself by getting out of the truck for a 34. It will help you unwind and recharge and stay sane. And every day be sure to get proper rest. Sleep is the best reward for a long day.

Luck in battle.

 

Seattle, Portland, SoCal ( ZOMG RUN FOR YOUR LIFE ), Phoenix, Tucson, El Paso, Ft. Worth / Dallas.

Fun trip.

 

Back before the dawn of time when cabovers still roamed the earth the old hand who trained me said, "just expect everyone you see driving around your truck to do the stupidest thing they can 90% of the time..." best advice ever and has saved my butt more times than I can remember.

 

They’re all 12-year olds

STOOPID 12-year olds.

 

Drive 25 with the flashers and your safety vest on.

 

It is

Knew a girl (not a woman) that thought it was her civic duty to show her boobs to every trucker she could. All the while she was Miss Proper to the locals.

Don’t know where she is now. Probably stripping somewhere far away.

 

In all my years of driving I've never been flashed. And some guys see it all the time. I must just travel the wrong highways.

 

I used to get it all the time. Not so much now. Actually I might, I just don’t look down as much.

My all time favorite was the carload holding up a sign. Hooters for Horns.

 

Yep I am the same way. If their haulin Butz coming up behind me, pedal down gettin outa the way by stayin ahead of them.

If I come up on them I will pick my spot with no hills, curves or bridges and hammer down riding the shoulder.