What if it Snows?

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

  1. Blu_Ogre

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    Thread visitor here. So there I was headed to work, and I noticed something in the roadway that looked like blood. I followed the spatter and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be smeared ketchup and potato wedges.

    Initially I would expect it to be a food truck, or even a rolloff, but the trail led me to this heavy hauler. I asked him why he was at a freightliner dealership, and he said he was pricing out new Cascadias, there is a landstar agent with bottled water loads out of Seattle to Miami.

    He can then deadhead to Georgia for a load of dog food back to the northwest. He didn't say how much it pays round trip, but the potato wedges he had looked like they were made from Idaho Russett, so it must be pretty lucrative.

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    Dont even need a CDL... Just valid drivers license.
     
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    A few progress pics... Its actually turning out better and easier than I first thought, but it could be better.
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    Ive made a few mistakes that I've tried my best to hide... But someone with a good eye for this stuff could still spot them.
     
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    Yes being that I enjoy carrying lumber and heavy tools on my back. I am like a human pack mule. I need to lend my services to them fellas in Idahoe.
     
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    Is that what that old boy meant when he called you mule headed?
     
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    It’s 79 here. But since the hot topic (see what I did there!) recently is the heat, it’s actually 109 and we are setting temp records. And the world is possibly going to end. This is all due to combustion engines and polar bear farts.

    I hope in 20-30 years we find out that all the green energy ideas actually caused warmer temps due to messing with the natural flow of things. that would be the awesomest.
     
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    LOL. Probably not. But maybe so.
     
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    Crazy. So you can pull a b train loaded with hay or a lowboy with farm equipment as long as you're under 105k gvw & 150 mi from the farm. That's my understanding in Ory.
     
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    It's bus, it's a boat, no it's a truck..
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