No1 Special
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Am I the only one on here that has a wife, that packs my lunch?
Packing a Lunch vs Buying
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burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
I wish I had a microwave so I could heat up my food, but we don't...so I just end up packing an egg salad sandwich and toss it in my cooler if I do bring lunch.
If not, it's the Mcdonalds on the corner.
If you want to heat it up throw it on the defroster for awhile
If you want to heat it up fast throw it on the exhaust manifold
burrheadd
KING Of GIFS
Does she tie your shoes and make sure you have a jacket also
My wife makes my lunch. She is one hell of a sandwich maker
No1 Special
Long time listener, first time caller.
I usually wear flip flops, she also lays out my clothes in the morning.
trickpony1
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garanimals?
Lt. Senpai
Swing Driver
The thing is that I'll have to eat a sandwich every day because that is so quick and easy to eat. I can't eat that all the time, it gets old quick. Packing other food kinda forces me to heat it up because who would want to eat cold food 
. I'm a swing driver so some routes would not have any truck stops for me to heat up my food.
. I'm a swing driver so some routes would not have any truck stops for me to heat up my food.Heavy Package
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I just look in the old Diad holders of the various package cars around me before start time. Every day is a new meal of granola bars, gum, vape products, and dip. When someone asks where their stuff went, I just shrug my shoulders and walk away.
quad decade guy
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Well, I'd submit it's probably not working your butt off everyday that puts weight on ya. Skinny guys are immune. I know a lot of feeder drivers "snack" all night. A lot snack on junk. Very caloric. This doesn't help. So, I just don't eat or snack. Drink lot's of water. Basically eat twice a day. In pkg, I made a simple sandwich and a Little Debbie and that's about it. I had an industrial route and NO restaurants of any kind. Just taking the time to do nothing at lunch was very satisfying. Pull under some shade and breeze and relax. I stayed fit and lean.
ManInBrown
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In package ate out every day for lunch. That was the great thing about package, could eat whatever i wanted and never gain a pound. Walked 14 miles per day.
Feeders I bring salad with grilled chicken M,W,friend. Tuesday I bring steak with rice, and Thursday I go to a local Italian deli and get Chicken Murphy to bring or some other prepared meal. Weight goes on super fast in feeders. Ive never been overweight in my life. When I got to feeders I wasn’t eating healthy for dinner and the thing that really kills you is hitting the vending machine throughout the night. I put on 25lbs in the first 18 months. I’ve lost it all. Stopped hitting the vending machines and the salads three nights a week help. Plus I really only eat two meals a day in feeders instead of 3. Breakfast and dinner.
Feeders I bring salad with grilled chicken M,W,friend. Tuesday I bring steak with rice, and Thursday I go to a local Italian deli and get Chicken Murphy to bring or some other prepared meal. Weight goes on super fast in feeders. Ive never been overweight in my life. When I got to feeders I wasn’t eating healthy for dinner and the thing that really kills you is hitting the vending machine throughout the night. I put on 25lbs in the first 18 months. I’ve lost it all. Stopped hitting the vending machines and the salads three nights a week help. Plus I really only eat two meals a day in feeders instead of 3. Breakfast and dinner.
Shiftless
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I mentioned this thread to me wife!
We started talking about it because we both worked when we were young. We believe our life's choices to
pack our lunches stemmed mostly from the shear cost of eating out. Don't get me wrong occasionally I would,
but it was very, very rare for us to stop and buy food.
I just saw it as a cost. Virtually nothing but time to pack food for lunch as opposed to the stopping to get food, albeit only being less than 5 buck's on average. That was a 100 bucks a month or 200 if Momma was doing it too. 200 bucks a month went a lot further then I guess, or is it all relative?
Actually 30 years of choices similar to this allowed me to retire at 49 years of age!
Not only that but as a Family we travelled a bunch, Surfed, Motorcycles, Hot Rods, Boating/Water Skiing and Camping! We don't feel like we missed out on anything other than someone saying "YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT"?
Who thought that packing a lunch was such a powerful tool to save money! Go figure!
Dos Centavo's
We started talking about it because we both worked when we were young. We believe our life's choices to
pack our lunches stemmed mostly from the shear cost of eating out. Don't get me wrong occasionally I would,
but it was very, very rare for us to stop and buy food.
I just saw it as a cost. Virtually nothing but time to pack food for lunch as opposed to the stopping to get food, albeit only being less than 5 buck's on average. That was a 100 bucks a month or 200 if Momma was doing it too. 200 bucks a month went a lot further then I guess, or is it all relative?
Actually 30 years of choices similar to this allowed me to retire at 49 years of age!
Not only that but as a Family we travelled a bunch, Surfed, Motorcycles, Hot Rods, Boating/Water Skiing and Camping! We don't feel like we missed out on anything other than someone saying "YOU WANT FRIES WITH THAT"?
Who thought that packing a lunch was such a powerful tool to save money! Go figure!
Dos Centavo's
iruhnman630
Well-Known Member
I don't have a huge appetite while working.
I just keep a box of Kashi bars in my truck in case I do get hungry.
During peak I may pack a sandwich for the longer days.
I have done salads in the past, because once I'm home after 8 nothing healthy tastes good to me.
I just keep a box of Kashi bars in my truck in case I do get hungry.
During peak I may pack a sandwich for the longer days.
I have done salads in the past, because once I'm home after 8 nothing healthy tastes good to me.
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