Huge storm coming! Anyone one have any driving advice besides " dont do it."

I don't know if they are or not, I don't know if our local guys are or not either. I am going to ask you pete the same thing I asked windsmith, did you click on the link? Did you think that the guy from Alabama was not on the level? I honestly believe the guy, but I have stubbed my toe a few times in the past, I'm no different than anyone else, and my opinion is no more important than anyone else, I just feel like that if this is true, what a tragedy.

 

windsmith, I am not trying to criticize you or for that matter disagree with or irritate you, but, you didn't answer my two questions, I was interested in your opinion.

 

the way they photoshop and dub tapes etc these days i never know what to believe but your right it is a tragedy all the way around and yes i looked at the links

 

I agree completely. It might be that someone from Alabama will come across this thread that might happen to know the guy, or his neighbors cousins bus drivers brother, and shed a little more light on this.

 

I'll be the first to admit I've softened my tone on this particular story. But I'll stick with my theory that it did not start all by itself.

I think it was grown from a few comments that a few hard-core union members made. Members that resented the non-union workers being there. And the "story" took off from there.

There is NO question in my mind that there are plenty of union members working the lines that are indeed resentful, but they have to keep quiet for the general good.

What a concept.

 

That man in Alabama said that they handled everything from his end while the drivers were still in Virginia, and that the union sent them the papers to be signed, but that they just couldn't sign them. That part kind of sounds like something I can believe, but what doesn't jive with that is the recording that they played on the radio with all of the comments. I wish that I would have gotten on that sooner on google and searched it out, I just figured that it would be on the news later. If the trucks were still in Virginia, how could the tape have been made? Although it is like pete said, with the photoshop and dubbing capabilities that are available, and even like windsmith said some of it is just unbelievable, how do you get to the truth. That interview with the guy that made the decision to send them up there is really hard to dispute though, I feel like.

 

Well, my stand is that I am against organized labor as it is now. I cannot support a bureaucratic system that rewards seniority and tolerates laziness over knowledge, skill and ability.

Is he lying? Probably not. Is he leaving out important details that would explain the whole story? Probably. Is he frustrated? Probably, and justifiably so.

You did not irritate me, and I didn't feel as if you were criticizing. My apologies if I came across as such.

 

Crap like this gets the blood boiling on both sides of the issue.

Your last post was excellent and spot-on, IMHO, Windsmith.

 

That is all I was interested in was your opinion, and having gotten it I agree with what you say, and never thought about the "leaving out important information" angle, good point. When you are free to state your opinion and everyone else shares theirs, and all without worrying about someone criticizing you or biting your head off, you can usually get several people together and come up with some pretty good information and solutions in the long run.

 

Oh no, I didn't intend for this to go in that direction, that never solves anything. I've found that usually an ice cold sody pop gets your blood temperature back with in safe ranges.