Drivers don't look like drivers anymore

Discussion in 'Discuss Your Favorite Trucking Company Here' started by 2old, Aug 5, 2018.

What kind of hat do you wear?

  1. Cowboy

    23 vote(s)
    3.8%
  2. Baseball cap

    316 vote(s)
    52.8%
  3. No hat

    199 vote(s)
    33.2%
  4. Tilley

    6 vote(s)
    1.0%
  5. Sombrero

    21 vote(s)
    3.5%
  6. Sock or Ski

    5 vote(s)
    0.8%
  7. Crash helmet

    29 vote(s)
    4.8%
  1. tucker

    tucker Road Train Member

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    I have great legs so I wear shorts in public. But you’ll never see me without a shirt on in public. Sure I’ll mow my grass behind the tree line with my shirt off, but if you pull in my driveway I’ll quickly put on my shirt.
    Once you hit 30 you have to leave the shirt on when you’re visible...
     
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  3. 2old

    2old Heavy Load Member

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    @tucker... it is true that you and I have had differences of opinion on things. John Wayne being the best example of that. But, it is really important to me, that you understand that there are people (you and @Swiss Mountain Dog being two of them -- and there are several more) whom I think are very important to this thread. Both of you offer very good opinions.

    Having said that, I hope that quoting your original post on this topic does not upset you. You said "She should have stayed at home" with regard to the lady with one leg. So in fairness to all, you kind of singled yourself out as being very unfair with regard to someone who should (in your defense) have had the sense to, for lack of a better word, been a little thoughtful and modest. I absolutely agree with you that perhaps she could have taken precautions to cover that ghastly looking leg. However, my idea of modesty is far more conservative than many other people. So, with that in mind, I have to allow for other people to use their discretion when it comes to common sense and/or sense of appropriate or modesty. I dont think you have it in your heart to intentionally hurt anyone. That is something that I really admire about you. But, please understand that telling someone to stay home because they are gross looking is unfair. The beach is there for everyone You agree I'm sure, right?
     
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  4. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    Now that is a problem for many people.

    I would have a problem with that too. It's not so much the meat and bones but the potential for problems. I don't know what in the world kind of medical care she was getting but that's outrageous.
     
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  5. Swiss Mountain Dog

    Swiss Mountain Dog Medium Load Member

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    Well.... I sort of have to leave my shirt on everywhere. :)
     
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    I took a container to Ocean City back in the 90's to roughly the 35th street, give or take a few blocks. A new or replacement hotel was being built there. In the container was a floors worth of wicker furniture made in Indonesia or some place that took a long time to reach Seagirt in Baltimore before they gave me the load that morning. When the dispatcher gave me that load he teased me saying that now I get to have some fun on the job at the beach. I imagine he wished he would like to escape his cubicle and hit the beach as well. Ocean City for me was a vacation spot and therefore not a stressor except now I had to be careful where I stuck that 18 wheeler.

    The crew told me to vamoose they have the understanding what to do with that load. And will stick the signed bill sometime that afternoon into my cracked window when done. It was a rainy day, but a memorable one. Kind of off a little bit because Im in work clothes, boots and jeans etc. Not exactly the sort of thing you go to the beach on. In the end we made some good memories there worth a lifetime. Particularly the food. (And the outrageous tourist prices to boot.)
     
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    :smilebox: LOL
     
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    2old Heavy Load Member

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    I think he looks great but, I would like to ask him, "why the long face?"
     
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    The older I get the more I measure places/events by the food lol. I really look forward to eating good.
     
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  10. Swiss Mountain Dog

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    Scent Hound = long nose. And it's his way of telling me that I have 5 more seconds to get the right shot or he's just going to take my hat off and chew on it..
     
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    He's a good sport... my dog would not tolerate it. I showed him Travelers picture but it didn't help lol.
     
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