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<p>[QUOTE="Calve, post: 2031416, member: 30787"]Admiral,</p><p><br /></p><p>I don't like connecting the dots for people, but I will in this case. The above quote is out of a story called, "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. It's a Christian story about the fall of Satan and the rise of man.</p><p><br /></p><p>The quote above is actually a very accurate description of being an O/O. You have total control over your destiny. Be it good or bad. Total control is what the main drive to being an O/O is after all. Control over your loads, off time, you name it.</p><p><br /></p><p>Of course I'm speaking of either running on a percentage lease like LS or having your own authority. Mileage based leases and forced dispatches not so much. Savvy?</p><p><br /></p><p>Want to be an O/O because you don't like down time? How about downtime with 4,000.00 coming out of your own pocket? (Hell)</p><p><br /></p><p>Want to be an O/O because you want to control where you go, when you go and how long you're gone? (Heaven) you can follow the money or take runs that keep you close to home.</p><p><br /></p><p>With every gain in one area, there's risk in another. This is the hook. Didn't mean to offend your Christian sensibilities.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Calve, post: 2031416, member: 30787"]Admiral, I don't like connecting the dots for people, but I will in this case. The above quote is out of a story called, "Paradise Lost" by John Milton. It's a Christian story about the fall of Satan and the rise of man. The quote above is actually a very accurate description of being an O/O. You have total control over your destiny. Be it good or bad. Total control is what the main drive to being an O/O is after all. Control over your loads, off time, you name it. Of course I'm speaking of either running on a percentage lease like LS or having your own authority. Mileage based leases and forced dispatches not so much. Savvy? Want to be an O/O because you don't like down time? How about downtime with 4,000.00 coming out of your own pocket? (Hell) Want to be an O/O because you want to control where you go, when you go and how long you're gone? (Heaven) you can follow the money or take runs that keep you close to home. With every gain in one area, there's risk in another. This is the hook. Didn't mean to offend your Christian sensibilities.[/QUOTE]
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