What if it Snows?

otterinthewater · Sep 20, 2019

Lepton1 said: ↑

I unexpectedly knocked something off my bucket list today. I visited Slab City, CA.
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As I understand it, this particular work of "art" is the lifetime achievement of a man who spend decades pouring concrete and then painting it. It's an actual "town".

When you enter Slab City you cross a short bridge with a small, guard shack sized building that's garishly painted to say "The LAST Free Place on Earth". There are hundreds of "free livers" in RV's, mobile homes, and makeshift dwellings as you pass through the "city".

Many have American flags flying, with billboards or other artwork announcing they are veterans of wars, speaking out in support of the second amendment, or in support of causes that might be totally opposite.

I had an armored truck on the deck...
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...as I slowly drove through the neighborhood in order to not kick up dust from the dirt road, a man with a HUGE smile on his face and tears running down his cheeks stood at his fence line and proudly saluted me as I went by. I choked up a little. He had Gulf War placards on his fence. I returned the salute and gave a blast of my air horn. He grinned and pumped his fist.

At the blast of the air horn other neighbors came out of their trailers and saluted. I must have been about the 20th truck coming up to supply a Marine camp for training.

It's a ###### good feeling to deliver for our men and women in uniform. It's also a ###### good feeling to see the at times intense patriotism that folks display when I carry a load like this.

"Commifornia?"

Oh hell, there are patriots in EVERY state. Don't kid yourself that just because your state is "red" that it has a corner on the Patriot market. If you believe THAT I would love to sell you a bridge in Brooklyn.
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Awesome post. Thanks

LoSt_AgAiN · Sep 21, 2019

G13Tomcat said: ↑

Any of y'all on here have your HME ? I let mine lapse because didn't need it when I quit hauling tanks, but thinking about getting it back in case some 'opportunities' arrive in the future. (ie: Tank driving again, maybe?!?)

Well, in looking at my BMV abstract, it says this:

Endorsements:
TANK VHCL
DBL/TRP/TL

TSA THREAT ASSESSMENT EXPIRES: 1/1/2020

Does this mean I've got to renew my HME before January, or... what? Really, I don't remember all this stuff....happens when you've been driving so many years and have brain lapses, tbh.

As stated, I don't need it where I am now, and may NEVER leave this place I'm at....just 'phishing' around, per se.. with the QC stuff going on.... I still 'hear' things from the tank guys.

Just don't want to start a new thread where every Joe Schmoe 'know nothing' would reply. I only rather talk to a few of y'all on here, tbh.....

Thanks~! @MACK E-6 and/or @88 Alpha may know, as well....... Shame I don't, dangme.
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This Joe Schmoe ‘s opinion as an HME CDL holder is that if you obtain your hazmat now you won’t need your tsa fingerprints and background check renewed until January 1st 2020.

Cattleman84 · Sep 21, 2019

I'll just leave this here and see what conversation it brings.

Dave_in_AZ · Sep 21, 2019

gentleroger said: ↑

BS.

Hiring temps must be between 96 and 100 - Otherwise the pee sample is not within range. Pulse is optional, temperature not so much.

Every so often I have to do a computer training on this. Thru the whole thing I scream "BUT I HAVE THE ENDORSEMENT I DONT NEED TO KNOW THE THRESHOLD".

The company tracks is closely in order to
1) write the donation off
2) proclaim how good they are because they donate so much money.
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But they aren't donating.

D.Tibbitt · Sep 21, 2019

Cattleman84 said: ↑

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I'll just leave this here and see what conversation it brings.
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The worst is when u see the guy the nasty guy that came out of the stall, which wreaks of his lingering b.o. from not showering for 5 days but its the only stall open and u just ate subway 3 hours ago so u have no choice

Dave_in_AZ · Sep 21, 2019

kemosabi49 said: ↑

About .4 on the rain gauge. I was worried I might have to start mowing again.
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Shouldn't it be measured on a tain gauge?

Dave_in_AZ · Sep 21, 2019

FlaSwampRat said: ↑

It's not bad. The dye I use is like all natural or some crap so it doesn't smell. It's also not permanent per say. It will get lighter everytime I wash it and I have to use cool water to make it last longer.
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Thank God it's all natural.

Dave_in_AZ · Sep 21, 2019

You guys came up with 13 pages of stuff. 13 pages in a few hours.

Espressolane · Sep 21, 2019

Dave_in_AZ said: ↑

You guys came up with 13 pages of stuff. 13 pages in a few hours.
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You started it, now you have to keep up.

Cattleman84 · Sep 21, 2019

Dave_in_AZ said: ↑

You guys came up with 13 pages of stuff. 13 pages in a few hours.
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Tell me about it... For the first time in many months I skipped a few pages... Lol

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