If today is any indication...

Discussion in 'Ask An Owner Operator' started by Dino soar, Mar 9, 2022.

  1. REO6205

    REO6205 Road Train Member

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    No problem. You keep on trusting to luck and I'll keep on trusting to skill, ability, and ambition.
     
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  3. Beaver9

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  4. REO6205

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    Maybe. Maybe not. I've seen luck turn against a man. I've never known skill, ability, and ambition to fail.
     
  5. Rideandrepair

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    ADBE3F5D-015D-442F-9A9C-B0EF4DEE23AF.jpeg I booked a last minute Load home off the east coast. Delivering now, 14 miles from home. 744 miles for $3000. I had seen it on Monday, posted for $2000. Got empty at 4:45pm on Tuesday, checked the board and it was still there, except it was $3000. I can’t call it skill. I wasn’t sure I’d be empty on Tuesday. I just had some Dumb Luck. I’ll take it. Bought 2 new seats on the way home. $1117.00 each. After fuel, and the seats, I still have enough to buy dinner. I’m geeked about the seats. Waited a long time to buy them. Everything worked out just right. This time anyways. Old seats are 13 yrs old, w/1.5 mil miles on them. I’m way overdue. Hopefully my back will notice the difference.
     
  6. Beaver9

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    Probably you are one thinking homeless people have no higher education. Some are there by choice. Might have a degree too. Weird you are taking a simple statement I made and debate on it. A sportsman might have an accident and lose everything in one day. Skill, ability, and ambition here makes no difference.
    People get into this business many ways. There isn't a formula to follow.
     
  7. Beaver9

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    Nice!
    And there is someone probably who got a TONU rate of $150 being stuck all day. Some people have it, some don't with small or big decisions they make.
    A cliche but true--people don't have a crystal ball knowing what future holds.
     
  8. pete781693

    pete781693 Road Train Member

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    And I am sure he will have it for sell before the year is out.
     
  9. Last Call

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    Going by his periods track records he will drive the guts out it and not PM and just walk away when it's junk in a year.. that seems to be his MO
     
  10. mpd240

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    good luck with the new seats.
     
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  11. Dino soar

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    I think luck is relative.

    If you base everything on luck that's a bad proposition. If everything falls apart you had bad luck.

    If you base everything on skill and knowledge when things happen you apply your skills and knowledge to overcome obstacles. Then from time to time you get a lucky break.

    Life is not without Luck playing its part at different times for sure, yet very successful people will tell you that they make their own luck.

    And with that being said I wish all of us good luck going through whatever this is or what it will be.
     
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