What if it Snows?

Discussion in 'Questions From New Drivers' started by Dave_in_AZ, Mar 19, 2018.

  1. Judge

    Judge Road Train Member

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    So.

    We’ve been parked for 1.5 hours.
    Reason, “A truck with brown rice like 30 minutes ago go rejected for bugs.”

    I’m like.. And...? what’s that gotta do with me, we came from two different places.
    I’ve still gotta DH360 miles for another brown rice load tomorrow to here, paying exclusive rates.

    The plant is shut down because they’re out of rice, which she parked because it was within 1.5 hours of her shift change and she didn’t want to do a 30 minute aflatoxin test.

    The joys of Rice hauling.
     
  2. Opus

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    Looks like you're in friendly company
     
  3. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    We're on week 3 with no pizza or spaghetti.

    Very depressing.

    Everywhere we've gone, even the tiniest Pilot in the middle of nowhere BFE, has had a fresh, or multiple fresh outstanding looking pizzas.

    Except.............Pennsylvania. They have three that look like they're older than you are.
     
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    How about Some ICE?

    - - - - - -
    THIS ONE is good for putting some folks to sleep.
     
  6. Opus

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    Domino's delivers.
    Quit being such a baby.
    Man up and get you some Hot Pockets and pretend that they're calzones.

    I, on the other hand, am 35 miles from The Hazul for the night after burning my 14.
    So much for "home every night.".
     
  7. Dave_in_AZ

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    Pizza is bad.
     
  8. Val_Caldera

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    Where Specifically IS "God's country" that somehow Pennsylvania is "protecting"?

    I liked going into Pittsburgh only because there were Loads In and Out, AND because it has those narrow short streets near downtown where the Loads OUT were stored.
    I thot it was additional Driver Training. :eek::D
     
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  9. Cat sdp

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    North and east of the PA no mans land……..
     
  10. Dave_in_AZ

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    We've noticed it's somewhat cooler in Pennsylvania than it is in Arizona or Texas.