Help! My mind went blank......

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  1. otherhalftw

    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    I thought you made a hash mark on the paper for every mile marker you pass, then count up the hash marks at the end of the day!

    ####, I been hashing and marking all these years...it could have been so much easier, and less expensive...all the paper and pens I have wasted!:biggrin_25523:
     
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  3. Working Class Patriot

    Working Class Patriot Road Train Member

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    You could guess...but there are patterns....
    For example if you run the 15 from Cali through NV, AZ, to get to UT....NV is 123 miles from b/l to b/l.....AZ is only 29 miles......If you put down 28 or 27 one time...it's your Az z........

    NM is the biggest stickler for miles.....I usually fuel up at the Refinery behind the Pilot in Continental Divide (E/O Gallup) and that is an extra mile from the 40 to the refinery and back around....One trip I didn't fuel there and NM tax dept called the house to ask me about the "shorted" mile I "owed" them.....
     
  4. otherhalftw

    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    I was joking WCP...I guess i need a bit more coffee to be a bit clearer....LOL

    Count the mile markers....sometimes I crack myself up...BUT NOBODY GETS MY HUMOR IN MANY CASES:biggrin_25521:
     
  5. blackw900

    blackw900 The Grandfather of Flatbed

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    I don't fuel in New Mexico or Oregon...In fact as far as Oregon is concerned, I will not take a load in there unless it pays extremely high.
     
  6. Working Class Patriot

    Working Class Patriot Road Train Member

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    I don't know.... based on the Swifty's I have seen.....That might be the policy....:biggrin_25523:
     
  7. otherhalftw

    otherhalftw R.I.P.

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    I got high once in OR...but that was wayyyyyy back in college days at the USC vs OR football game.....what a party!!!!

    I do remember the team that had the most points won the game!:biggrin_25523: I do remember also the cheerleaders were better to look at than the #### game....bouncy, bouncy, bouncy!
     
  8. Gears

    Gears Trucker Forum STAFF - Gone, But Not Forgotten.

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    That's my hi-tech method as well. You can either use a notepad or even a little voice recorder. Some phones have voice recorders built into them.
     
  9. mitchtazz

    mitchtazz Road Train Member

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    doesn't the mile markers count themselves? i know leaving florida on I95 if the mile marker says 250 that means you're 250miles from the Florida Georgia border
     
  10. Scarecrow03

    Scarecrow03 Road Train Member

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    Milemarkers count up when your going north. Only way you'd be 250 miles from the FL/GA line is if the last MM on 95 in FL is 500.

    If you meant that as a joke, disregard this post.
     
  11. musicmaker

    musicmaker Medium Load Member

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    or get you one of those digital recorders, its easier to hit the button and say your mileage than to write it down while driving
     
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