What if it Snows?

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

  1. x1Heavy

    x1Heavy Road Train Member

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    They are saying meat plants are losing workers who cannot stand not getting away from each other or told not to wear masks. Amazing considering they are chopping dead cattle day in and night out. It takes me about a 3 day wait for 550 custom boxes of center cut steaks to order bulk 49000 pounds to my trailer at either Fort Collins or Garden City. Once loaded they want it yesterday. Thats what the three day wait is for. Rest up and sleep until you are puking from too much sleep. You are about to run either 1500 miles or 2000 miles straight through.

    One time I was about 4 miles from Sacremento. A HUGE grocery place with hundreds of docks and more than that in trucks surrounding the place. They actually got on that CB radio and said, WHERE IS MY MEAT TRUCK? (Keep in mind dispatch was incessantly texting on my qualcomm the last 2 hours....)

    I got on the radio at 3 miles and closing and chirped, yep Dowdy Meat here for ya. what dock?

    Number 9 through the gate don;'t stop.

    Man the trash talking I got that morning was well... thick skin did not count. Some of it hurt.

    Aww lookie here boys there goes princess meat boy.... and downhill from there.

    I was empty in 40 minutes, boxes on the floor too. 550 of them. I did not have to get out of the truck.
     
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  3. x1Heavy

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    I might benefit from one of those.
     
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  4. Dave_in_AZ

    Dave_in_AZ Road Train Member

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    All you need is a freezer full of hot dogs, several loaves of bread, several bottles of ketchup, a bag of onions, and you will survive.
     
  5. Wasted Thyme

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    yeah an inside source at FFE has told me right now they're not hiring/school is temp closed. Due to this COVID-19 BS. So I dunno where I am gonna end up depending on this crap. I mean hard to get a CDL training from more than 6' away
     
  6. Dave_in_AZ

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    I told a friend of mine I used to do electrical work with, we could open a pizza place. Not to lose site of the dream. His name is Hector.

    I told him we could call it Hector's Chihuahua.
     
  7. HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Wendys refused to take my order today over the phone and told me to go through the drive through. Granted I was bobtail, but still. The lady told me they aren't allowed to take any over the phone orders and no one is allowed to walk food outside.

    Whatburger took care of me though #Whataburgerforlife
     
  8. Wasted Thyme

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    the Legendary Dogs to the royalty from the Chihuahua mountains. They are a proud breed. :D
     
  9. Opus

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    Yeah, just F that.
    I had to get a tire changed today and my door wouldn't stay open without a wire holding it back.
    That's as much excitement as I can stand for a day. And was not permanently scarred in the process.
     
  10. Dave_in_AZ

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    The OM has authorized the cooking of the other half of a massive T Bone for lupper ( lunch + supper ).
     
  11. HillbillyDeluxeTruck

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    Half of a T-bone? I know things are slim at the grocery stores, but how massive was it to begin with to only eat half?
     
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