Cost of shutting down.

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by buckawsomeshot, Dec 3, 2019.

  1. D.Tibbitt

    D.Tibbitt Road Train Member

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    The worst is when ur on hometime and u wake up in the morning and have to pee, trying to hold it so i can make it to the truck stop. Oh yeah im at home lol bathroom right down the hall. The life of a trucker is a difficult one.
     
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  3. HoneyBadger67

    HoneyBadger67 Road Train Member

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    I so seldom take more than a day to unwind, it was just the other night I woke up groping for a dasani bottle. Wait a minute...the wife is over there, that means....yup, potty is only 6 steps away!
    I know there's that country song about sleeping single in a double bed, I wonder if she'd bother singing about sleeping double in a single bed? The only way to know for sure I'm not on the truck is how close we are to one another.
     
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  4. Tx Countryboy

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    ^^^winner^^^^^
     
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  5. Tx Countryboy

    Tx Countryboy Road Train Member

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    Not -I used to run reefer & never needed one. 34 years and not one time.
     
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  6. Tx Countryboy

    Tx Countryboy Road Train Member

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    If they are running you that tight you are with the wrong company.
    Do the office people use a bottle??
     
  7. 201

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    I don't think it's necessarily laziness, more like, it's probably a huge hassle finding a shower. And for the most part, these people rarely deal with any other people, it's not like coming to the office in dirty clothes and smelling. Also, trucking is generally a dirty job, it doesn't attract super models. The pee thing, same thing. You know what a hassle it is just getting off the highway today? You can waste an hour, even risk someone running into you, and since exit ramps are off limits now, a pee bottle is the only choice. What happens to those contents is anyones guess. I've said it before, you want office cleanliness in the trucking industry, you're asking for a lot. In the 35 years, I can name on one hand how many truck stop showers I took. I stayed regional so I could shower at home, and didn't have to deal with that ilk.
     
  8. Pete jockey

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    There’s no excuse to smell like a filthy animal.
     
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  9. Moose1958

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    Honestly, I sometimes still am amazed these things still happen. The average trucker will fuel at least every other day. You at least used to get a shower credit for 50 gallons bought. It takes about 15 minutes. No need to stink as an OTR driver. As to the other thing, I used to use SOMETHING LIKE THIS when I drove and disposed of my urine and washed it out. Urine is not a biohazard, it just stinks. No point in making urine bombs. Yes, unfortunately, some meds can cause excessive urination. Then add to this the fact the average trucker takes coffee via IV you are going to time to time need to go. It is part of being human just like flatulence!
     
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  10. buckawsomeshot

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    So maybe its the Soldier in me that cant get over this. I would make a troops life a living hell if they were a dirty bird not showering for days and using piss bottles to save a 200 yard walk. While deployed we lived in what is basically a shipping container with a heater and the bathrooms/ showers being a few hundred yards away. The only time i condoned the use of a piss bottle was on a long convoy or patrol where stopping to take a piss could have life threatening results.
     
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  11. TripleSix

    TripleSix God of Roads

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    You’re in for a rude awakening.
    Look them up when you get the chance.
    Neckbeards
    Hikikomori
    Herbivore men
    N.E.E.T.(not in employment, education or training)

    There is a huge percentage of the population who thought that they could go through life smoking weed and playing video games. They lived in their grandmother’s basement because even their own mom can’t stand them. Suddenly, grandma passes and neckbeards now needs a place to stay. Then they find out that they can live in the sleeper. And play their video game.

    Now, these guys didn’t bathe in grandma’s house, why should they bathe in a truck? Some of them refuse to bathe or be sanitary because they feel that they should be paid to bathe. The worst thing about trucking is that no matter how well you do, you will be lumped in with that fat stinky subhuman that was there before you.

    Proceed with caution.
     
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