02-14-2008, 08:04 PM
02-15-2008, 05:36 PM
monster @ Fri 15 Feb, 2008 Wrote:
It's great to have you back, dude!
How's the trucking business? Where haven't you been?
How's the trucking business? Where haven't you been?
hes been *trucking *
Ps and i didnt spell that word wrong lol
02-15-2008, 05:48 PM
I thought he had a cushy job in insurance.
02-15-2008, 06:15 PM
Moo @ Fri 15 Feb, 2008 2:48 pm Wrote:
I thought he had a cushy job in insurance.
Keep up, lad!
02-15-2008, 07:43 PM
It's going great, I was really worried about winter, I remember last year driving through blizzards and white-outs and the Eisenhower pass in Colorado whilst carrying 45000lbs in my trailer,
but this year hasn't been too bad. I did spend 3 weeks in Honduras in January which effectively cut out a lot of bad weather, but I've only felt bad enough to stop twice this winter, this week in New Jersey and before Xmas in Illinois.
My Dispatcher, bless him thinks I like the snow because I live in Michigan.....
I started out in Detroit, went to Memphis, back to Detroit, over to Paulsboro New Jersey, upto Rome NY, then across to Minneapolis, back to Connecticut, down to Virginia 2 days ago and am now in Columbus Ohio.
I'm heading to St Louis tomorow for a much deserved weekend off.
I'm earning twice as much as my cushy office job did, and loving it.
best thing I've ever done........
but this year hasn't been too bad. I did spend 3 weeks in Honduras in January which effectively cut out a lot of bad weather, but I've only felt bad enough to stop twice this winter, this week in New Jersey and before Xmas in Illinois.
My Dispatcher, bless him thinks I like the snow because I live in Michigan.....
I started out in Detroit, went to Memphis, back to Detroit, over to Paulsboro New Jersey, upto Rome NY, then across to Minneapolis, back to Connecticut, down to Virginia 2 days ago and am now in Columbus Ohio.
I'm heading to St Louis tomorow for a much deserved weekend off.
I'm earning twice as much as my cushy office job did, and loving it.
best thing I've ever done........
02-15-2008, 07:47 PM
monster @ Thu 14 Feb, 2008 Wrote:
Where haven't you been?
from the lower 48........
Vermont
Montana
North and south Dakota
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
02-15-2008, 08:35 PM
Hey Manc that truck driving can get pretty scary at times:
02-15-2008, 09:03 PM
manc @ 15th February 2008, 5:43 pm Wrote:
It's going great, I was really worried about winter, I remember last year driving through blizzards and white-outs and the Eisenhower pass in Colorado whilst carrying 45000lbs in my trailer,
but this year hasn't been too bad.
but this year hasn't been too bad.
Respect.
I have only done the pass in the summer, once whilst sandwiched behind a v. slow going truck/trailer and a silly ponce in a hummer. The trucker did go off into the passing spot half way up though.
02-15-2008, 10:04 PM
dianey @ Fri 15 Feb, 2008 Wrote:
manc @ 15th February 2008, 5:43 pm Wrote:
It's going great, I was really worried about winter, I remember last year driving through blizzards and white-outs and the Eisenhower pass in Colorado whilst carrying 45000lbs in my trailer,
but this year hasn't been too bad.
but this year hasn't been too bad.
Respect.
I have only done the pass in the summer, once whilst sandwiched behind a v. slow going truck/trailer and a silly ponce in a hummer. The trucker did go off into the passing spot half way up though.
I love the western slopes, out on I-70 towards Grand Junction.
and southern Utah just amazes me.
02-15-2008, 10:11 PM
I don't want to seem mercenary and all that bollox, but does it give you a living?
02-15-2008, 10:19 PM
eastendboy @ Fri 15 Feb, 2008 Wrote:
I don't want to seem mercenary and all that bollox, but does it give you a living?
it's not ideal, and not something I will want to do for the rest of my life, but it is another string to my bow so to speak.
I did it more for the experience, the pay isn't bad........ but no-one earning $75k a year is going to run off and get their CDL.
02-16-2008, 12:31 AM
Right D
02-16-2008, 03:34 AM
Manc - good on ya mate!
Doing something you want to do instead of just working cause of the money.
If you can live on the income, and you are enjoying life - then cheers to ya!!!
Doing something you want to do instead of just working cause of the money.
If you can live on the income, and you are enjoying life - then cheers to ya!!!
02-16-2008, 07:53 PM
manc @ Fri Feb 15, 2008 7:04 pm Wrote:
dianey @ Fri 15 Feb, 2008 Wrote:
manc @ 15th February 2008, 5:43 pm Wrote:
It's going great, I was really worried about winter, I remember last year driving through blizzards and white-outs and the Eisenhower pass in Colorado whilst carrying 45000lbs in my trailer,
but this year hasn't been too bad.
but this year hasn't been too bad.
Respect.
I have only done the pass in the summer, once whilst sandwiched behind a v. slow going truck/trailer and a silly ponce in a hummer. The trucker did go off into the passing spot half way up though.
I love the western slopes, out on I-70 towards Grand Junction.
and southern Utah just amazes me.
Southern Utah is one of my favorite places in all the world (the scenery, not the people or politics)! Too bad I haven't figured out how to attach pics yet-- I've got some buets of Zion from christmas...
02-16-2008, 09:02 PM
Size them down to 500 pixels wide then clickon "add an attachment" beneath the test box.
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