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<blockquote data-quote="raceanoncr" data-source="post: 165647" data-attributes="member: 6408"><p>Tie, I know you were talking to Outta when you made this post but let me tell you some of MY experiences to lend credibility to some of MY posts.</p><p> </p><p>Yes, I HAVE bent a set of doubles down a mountain slope. Thank God for the "Jake Brake". </p><p> </p><p>I've blown a steer tire out at almost 70 MPH w/3 lanes of traffic beside me trying desperately to get outta the way of flying shrapnel. Try getting THAT stopped safely without kinking it up or waking up yer partner. </p><p> </p><p>I was driving, what, last yr or the yr before, when that Southwest (I think) plane went off the runway at Midway cuz of heavy snow in Chi. </p><p> </p><p>Have had to take unfamilier 2-lane-road-deteors thru Wis due to the Interstate being closed, in the middle of the night. </p><p> </p><p>We have had to chain up just to get OFF the interstate. </p><p> </p><p>Had to haul the SAME set of MT doubles over 2100 miles just a few months ago in one week because NO ONE could dispatch a load going ANYWHERE! </p><p> </p><p>Had to dodge trucks and cars scattered alongside the interstate in MO cuz a tornado had just ripped thru a few min ago, which, understandably, just about turned US into a statistic.</p><p> </p><p>We've smacked deer, dogs, rabbits, cats, had vehicles come screaming across the median towards us, had suspicious vehicles following us (that I've had to call on), almost had the front bumper taken off (due to, you know, not enuff space and vis), AND had to put up with SOME in high places try to get us to pull defective equipment. Such as:</p><p> -broken springs</p><p> -burned out lights</p><p> -expired inspection stickers</p><p> -no registration</p><p> -no hub oil</p><p>I could go on...</p><p> </p><p>Oh, yes, worked 19 hours last night? Partner got deathly sick one day this yr. Of course called local supes to see who could meet us if I could drive as far as I could. After long debate (that's another long post if you want it), I drove up to my 11, already had some "unduty time", waited for relief to drive to home domicile, AND THEY DIDN'T TAKE HIM OFF THE TRUCK!!!!!!!! Had to stay up in jump seat, with him in the back, sicker than grunt, new partner driving me home (on the log, of course), and me going over the mandated 14! </p><p> </p><p>I respect your position and what you've been thru. I guess what I'm trying to say is this: Some of US have been thru it too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="raceanoncr, post: 165647, member: 6408"] Tie, I know you were talking to Outta when you made this post but let me tell you some of MY experiences to lend credibility to some of MY posts. Yes, I HAVE bent a set of doubles down a mountain slope. Thank God for the "Jake Brake". I've blown a steer tire out at almost 70 MPH w/3 lanes of traffic beside me trying desperately to get outta the way of flying shrapnel. Try getting THAT stopped safely without kinking it up or waking up yer partner. I was driving, what, last yr or the yr before, when that Southwest (I think) plane went off the runway at Midway cuz of heavy snow in Chi. Have had to take unfamilier 2-lane-road-deteors thru Wis due to the Interstate being closed, in the middle of the night. We have had to chain up just to get OFF the interstate. Had to haul the SAME set of MT doubles over 2100 miles just a few months ago in one week because NO ONE could dispatch a load going ANYWHERE! Had to dodge trucks and cars scattered alongside the interstate in MO cuz a tornado had just ripped thru a few min ago, which, understandably, just about turned US into a statistic. We've smacked deer, dogs, rabbits, cats, had vehicles come screaming across the median towards us, had suspicious vehicles following us (that I've had to call on), almost had the front bumper taken off (due to, you know, not enuff space and vis), AND had to put up with SOME in high places try to get us to pull defective equipment. Such as: -broken springs -burned out lights -expired inspection stickers -no registration -no hub oil I could go on... Oh, yes, worked 19 hours last night? Partner got deathly sick one day this yr. Of course called local supes to see who could meet us if I could drive as far as I could. After long debate (that's another long post if you want it), I drove up to my 11, already had some "unduty time", waited for relief to drive to home domicile, AND THEY DIDN'T TAKE HIM OFF THE TRUCK!!!!!!!! Had to stay up in jump seat, with him in the back, sicker than grunt, new partner driving me home (on the log, of course), and me going over the mandated 14! I respect your position and what you've been thru. I guess what I'm trying to say is this: Some of US have been thru it too. [/QUOTE]
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