Is being fat going to affect me getting a job?

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  1. Wild Murphy

    Wild Murphy HAPPY TRUCK DRIVER

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    It was a Cinnabon.
     
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    You two must of felt really out of place.
     
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    They are tightening down on the rules for BMI index and neck sizes. But your under 200 Your more then fine trust me. I'm 280 and seen guys that are 350 get cards , you should be fine for now. Give it a few years, regulations are coming that will effect us all
     
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    No more R & L?
     
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    that would be an understatement.

    even now 15 years later it still stands out as one of the most bizarre, surreal nights I've spent anywhere. walking into that hotel full of big girls and skinny guys was like walking into a twilight zone episode lol
     
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    With Prime you will be fine, when I went thru in 2013 they did not measure my neck
    Make sure your BP is below 140/90, you can do the duck walk and they check for a hernia
    I was asked about having any problems sleeping, did not have to take the sleep apnea test
    My BMI was 35
    Some very large men and women went thru when I was there
    I think you get the sleep apnea test if you admit to any problems sleeping
    Also they make you lift a box with weights in it, I think it was 50lbs .......not sure what the make the girls lift
    Prime is one of the better companies for starting pay
    Ask a recruiter about training for women students
     
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    Dude where have you been hiding? [emoji2]
     
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    Just drink three smoothies a day and see what happens!
     
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    Had a friend like that when I was in the Navy. One afternoon we were cruising around in my car and he was driving. There was an obese woman walking on the sidewalk and he rear ended another car while staring at her. This guy weighed about 145 lbs. and had a real fetish for obese women.
     
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    I'm not doing class A work at this moment, but the job still requires a medical card. We have a guy that is about 5'9" and every bit of 350 lbs. He gets his medical card every time. We have a young lady that is probably 5'6" and 230, and she is medically cleared to drive.

    The guy kills me.......he pops into a store every morning on the way to the job sites, and comes out with a armful coronary delights.
     
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