ATITUDE

now i think most of you no that i pretty much tell it like it is weather you like it or not I'm not at all bashful and if i feel your wrong i tell you and because of that i have admittedly ruffled a few feathers and it has caused some problems for some including the moderates. now that was not my intentions but i no it did because some didn't like what i said, nothing new Ive been down that road before but usually my confrontations are face to face not on a forum such as this and apparently there are those that have thin skin and don't no how to defend themselves and it has caused some problems and i think i am responsible.

now this is my second try at these forums the first lasted about a week and i was gone i don't play well with kids however i did offend two drivers and i regret doing it but they let me no about it and i hope i took care of it.
one was a driver that is called josh and he was really upset and took issue with some of what i said apparently what i said was not what i meant he was hurt by it and probably a little angry and i had to make it known that in no way was trying to put him down and i wasn't he thought because he was a new driver that i thought less of him ,NOT SO and i hope i made it clear to him that it was not at all what i meant BUT he did stand up for himself and et me no real quick got my legs striped on that one and he was right .

another was a driver called big john and he also called it to my attention and i hate to say it but he was right also but he to let me no and i might add in a very professional manner and he more then gained my respect and deserved my apologies.

and just a short note to josh, my young friend you are very much a professional driver no slang words such as newbie or wannabe DRIVER and a pro.

now I'm putting this thread here so everyone one on this forum knows what i did and i was wrong and I'm not to good to admit it when I'm wrong I'm wrong and that is it period but when i inadvertently hurt some ones feelings i am obligated to at least try and correct it and when you let me know i will every time , and no one has to be afraid of me if you bring something to my attention I'm not gonna start screaming and raising hell I'm going to take care of it as much as i can.

but it would help if you take care of it yourself i cant do anything about it if i don't no about it and i will always try to take care of the problem no matter what it is.

now another issue i had was concerning driver bashing , I DON'T DO IT AND I DO TAKE ISSUE WITH IT inperticular if you don't even no the driver ans if i ruffle your feathers because of it i offer no apologies for it period that not what we are out here for we are in fact AMERICAN TRUCK DRIVERS AND WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE A CUT ABOVE THE REST and by god we need to show it and no matter what some of the young ones think we need to take care of each other. we are in fact all we have .

now another issue is this , one of the moderators had to close a thread now i don't no but i think i was at least partly responsibel i did read all that was said when i got to it , it was already locked and the probabel cause was a comment i made to a youg lady that was bashing a driver with some catty comments and i replied sinch it was a driver that i was trying to help if that is the case i offer no apoligies the comments were u called for , WHY DO WE ASSUME A DRIVER IS BAD JUST BECAUSE WE DON'T NO THEM. makes no sense to me but that is me i try to find somthing good in evey one wheather i no them or not i don't assume that any one is bad.

now if that is the case i apoligies to the moderator that had to take that action sorry if i was a part in making that action nessasary it was not my intent.

in closing if any one of you takes issue with anything i have said on this sight feel free to let me no there will be no reprocuussions no screaming insults just plain talk driver to driver and if you show me im wrong i will be man enough to admit it .

my best to all of you. southernpride