Rhode Island has ONE rest area on I-95. Uno. And they lock up the bathrooms at 6pm.
What the fuck with that? Every other state in this country lets me sit on the can 24 hours a day. Fuckin' Rhode Island, man.
Even the other (new) rest-area on I-295 has (I --think--) a 24 hour bathroom. And of course a Dunkin' Donuts. I think that's...
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What the fuck with that? Every other state in this country lets me sit on the can 24 hours a day. Fuckin' Rhode Island, man.
Even the other (new) rest-area on I-295 has (I --think--) a 24 hour bathroom. And of course a Dunkin' Donuts. I think that's...
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Mike Huckabee scares the crap out of me. Sad thing is... lots of Americans are too dense to see that Christian extremism is just as dangerous as Islamic extremism.
pandara:
Ah and you see so clearly. So many people in rose colored glasses.
I really dislike auto-flush toilets.
I believe the idea is that they're supposed to save water. Right? Well, a good many of them have the exact opposite result in my experience. Yesterday I found myself in the middle of my Wal-Mart excursion when nature called. That pot must have flushed a good 7 or 8 times without any great amount of movement on my part....
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I believe the idea is that they're supposed to save water. Right? Well, a good many of them have the exact opposite result in my experience. Yesterday I found myself in the middle of my Wal-Mart excursion when nature called. That pot must have flushed a good 7 or 8 times without any great amount of movement on my part....
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obeypabst:
Have you come into contact with the automatic soap dispensers yet?
We have them at the hotel I work at and they suck!
Stupid germophobes!
Germs make you stronger!
yeah, yeah, and I am not gonna make my kid where a helmet while on his bike either!
We have them at the hotel I work at and they suck!
Stupid germophobes!
Germs make you stronger!
yeah, yeah, and I am not gonna make my kid where a helmet while on his bike either!
rizzo:
hahahaha oh man... too funny
but I'm with you on automatic bathroom things. they all seem to suck and go off at the wrong time, if at all.
but I'm with you on automatic bathroom things. they all seem to suck and go off at the wrong time, if at all.
Please, please let our country be ready for him.
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pandara:
Yep I hear what you are saying. I just really don't like her though.
What do you think about the McCain as an Independant business??
What do you think about the McCain as an Independant business??
kiora:
make sure to give me your address again so I can send you some too
make sure to give me your address again so I can send you some too
Good luck to my man Barack Obama today. Of all our choices, the best prospect for putting America back on the path to global respect in my opinion. And a fresh attitude that inspires hope for some real change in a broken system. Not simply more rhetoric about who is supposedly the most experienced IN the system.
Iowans, caucus early and often! I'd be participating...
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Iowans, caucus early and often! I'd be participating...
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dr_lizardo:
Well, I'm done with werner and family dollar. Maybe not with trucking. A coca cola truck went by me while I was waiting on the side of the road, short day cab tuck, short trailer. Maybe it was a sign.
Family dollar drives actually are hitting shit all the time. You have to do an inspection report before you take the trailers out of the DC and note all the scratches and dents and gouges so they won't fire you for putting them there. But then it means they can fire you if you add new damage. I much prefer scratched up old trailers for that reason.
The two official accidents I've had at FD are just what i haven't gotten away with. Scratched up the mirror on a car. flattened a couple of street signs, broke a couple of small trees. I would imagine they have drivers who can back up longnose KW with a 53 footer up a horse's intestinal tract and never hit anything but I'm not one of those guys and I guess I'd better get before the odds that I haven't beaten kick my ass even further.,
Family dollar drives actually are hitting shit all the time. You have to do an inspection report before you take the trailers out of the DC and note all the scratches and dents and gouges so they won't fire you for putting them there. But then it means they can fire you if you add new damage. I much prefer scratched up old trailers for that reason.
The two official accidents I've had at FD are just what i haven't gotten away with. Scratched up the mirror on a car. flattened a couple of street signs, broke a couple of small trees. I would imagine they have drivers who can back up longnose KW with a 53 footer up a horse's intestinal tract and never hit anything but I'm not one of those guys and I guess I'd better get before the odds that I haven't beaten kick my ass even further.,
pandara:
Politics. arghhhhhh 
So frusterating.
I predict that the weirdness of the BUSH empire has just barely begun. Are you ready for the North American Union?
and now with your sticky buns comment I have to head back out for more sweet treats. damn damn damn. They do however make me feel really good in the winter.
Hope the driving has been OK. Stay safe.
So frusterating.I predict that the weirdness of the BUSH empire has just barely begun. Are you ready for the North American Union?
and now with your sticky buns comment I have to head back out for more sweet treats. damn damn damn. They do however make me feel really good in the winter.
Hope the driving has been OK. Stay safe.
The day after Christmas I was up in Boston picking up a load of candy from NECCO. You know that company... they make those funny sugar wafer things and (perhaps more widely known) those small colored hearts with the Valentines Day messages. Yes, that's right... the day after Christmas I am delivering Valentines products.
So this morning I'm in Lexington, KY to get unloaded. It's...
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So this morning I'm in Lexington, KY to get unloaded. It's...
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figmentation:
lumpers.
ha.
only in america.
and what a name!
ha.
only in america.
and what a name!
dr_lizardo:
Lumper are indeed a retarded concept. If the trucking company has to pay for the lumpers, they're going to have to pass that along to the people who get the freight unloaded, whether that's the shipper or reciever, well whatever. It's retahdid.
Among other things, I had a $125 lobster dinner at Legal Sea Foods on Christmas day. It was quite good. That's a bit steep, but it was essentially a birthday gift for my Mother, who has the unfortunate luck of having been born on December 25th.
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dr_lizardo:
I got my mom a couple of ceramic fish hanging decorations.
I had an english teacher in high school who liked having his birthday on Christmas. I guess his family was nice enough not shortchange him on presents when he was a kid.
I had an english teacher in high school who liked having his birthday on Christmas. I guess his family was nice enough not shortchange him on presents when he was a kid.
obeypabst:
I like lobster. Typing on an iPod touch takes practice.
Thanks for helping and have a happy new years!!
Thanks for helping and have a happy new years!!
As you might imagine, based on my profession and mobile lifestyle, I use public restrooms daily.
I am disgusted by the number of people I witness skipping the hand-washing after taking a dump. Nasty.
I am disgusted by the number of people I witness skipping the hand-washing after taking a dump. Nasty.
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kiora:
aw, hope you get atleast a few days off then. Thankfully there's no snow here at all.
dr_lizardo:
What's even cooler is when you use the bathroom at an "urban" family dollar store and there is NO SOAP in the bathroom.
Do your country and the kids you love a favor this year... boycott Chinese made toys. A little bit of Google searching can show you plenty of options. It isn't just about the safety question either... although that is surely a very important reason. Support our own economy. It's worth a couple extra bucks to put Americans to work.
I'm on the Illinois - Wisconsin...
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I'm on the Illinois - Wisconsin...
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dr_lizardo:
I do have a bag of kitty litter, today I just thought shovelling would be more effective.
Friday was a pretty damn bad day, but today was the new worst day of my life. Got the truck into a really really tight spot, tagged a vehicle for accident number FIVE in my first fuckin year.
Friday was a pretty damn bad day, but today was the new worst day of my life. Got the truck into a really really tight spot, tagged a vehicle for accident number FIVE in my first fuckin year.
dr_lizardo:
Possible consequences include unemployment. They guy whose vehicle I hit was super nice about it, he told claims that there was no way anyone parked where he was could possibly not get hit.
If you're wishing to get world peace for Christmas, then you're naive. It isn't because of it being so unlikely. Perhaps it is unlikely... but that isn't what makes you naive. It isn't your lack of understanding of the inherently evil side of human nature (as a whole). Nope, it is something entirely different.
Have you ever seen one of those old Twilight Zone episodes...
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Have you ever seen one of those old Twilight Zone episodes...
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pandara:
ho ho ho
OUCH!!!!
OUCH!!!!
Wait a minute. Doesn't it only take like 27 minutes to drive across the whole state of RI?
That's the small one right?
I'm pretty sure it's written somewhere in RI's constitution that there must be a Dunkin Donuts on every street corner, slot-machine facility, Stop-N-Shop, and Home Depot.