Corona virus. Stay home or work?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by DUNE-T, Mar 14, 2020.

Home or work?

  1. Staying home

    25 vote(s)
    12.8%
  2. Keep working

    170 vote(s)
    87.2%
  1. jcrack08

    jcrack08 Light Load Member

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    Some of these questions really make me wonder how people function in day to day life, notwithstanding a virus.
    Less than minimum critical thinking skills required to be an o/o too.
     
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  3. bentstrider83

    bentstrider83 Road Train Member

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    And your point being what? Just because I've elected to not fly due to this and other reasons doesn't mean the airline industry is going to croak because I refuse to buy a ticket and subject myself to(and refuse) a pat down. It'll survive without me. It was here long before I was born, it'll be there long after my essence has been uploaded into a digital interface.

    You go on and fly. I'll trade any ticket someone gives me for Pokemon cards.
     
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  4. Otr294highway

    Otr294highway Light Load Member

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    Stay home for a minimum one month
     
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  5. bentstrider83

    bentstrider83 Road Train Member

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    Lots of people with families in here. I'm just going to keep rolling and keeping my distance. I'm pretty much all alone in this world, so this should be cake.
     
  6. Otr294highway

    Otr294highway Light Load Member

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    Coronavirus: 100,000 More Cases Reported Worldwide In Less Than two week. spreading like a wildfire. 306 people die in a day in Iran
     
  7. bzinger

    bzinger Road Train Member

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    Go to work or stay home ?
    Guess I'll keep working ...why ?
    Because I'm not a wine teat moron that hoards toilet paper and have Bill's to pay .
    I'm also to lazy to rob banks and deal dope .
    Hitting the hay now , gotta work tmw !
     
  8. JonJon78

    JonJon78 Road Train Member

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    Loaded at a mill today in Kentucky before you could even check in, they made you get your temperature taken by two EMTS they had on site working.

    Wonder if more places are going to be doing this type of thing?

    It was a heat thermometer that they just stick right by your forehead, didn't have to put one in my mouth or anything... Only took couple seconds.
     
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  9. 86scotty

    86scotty Road Train Member

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    Great! Maybe I can cancel health insurance now that shippers are going to take care of me. Win win!
     
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  10. MTN Boomer

    MTN Boomer Road Train Member

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    I was in an accident, truck and trailer was drivable, Company I was leased to had an agent ,, come and get the truck and trailer and stored it in his yard, Seems like a reasonable request to me.
     
  11. wtlong88

    wtlong88 Bobtail Member

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    I'm curious to see how things will be in two weeks. I'm currently working but my company hauls furniture so who knows if the freight will dry up. So far no signs of them closing but if the stores and places that build it close then I guess it don't matter..

    Company isn't letting drivers into the warehouses or offices. And apparently we got a couple drivers who aren't going to run right now.
     
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