My husband and I owned a small trucking company. I never drove, but I tagged along when he drove a lot of times. The things you see from the cab of a truck. Oy!

It's awful how we mandate how long a driver drives and YET we make it impossible for them to stop and rest when required to do so. (No parking, no idling, etc.)

I've known a lot of drivers who have been the first on the scene of an accident, the first to give aid, the ones who call for help, etc. Many a car goes tooling by when someone needs aid, but a trucker will throw his tight schedule to the wind and stop.

Drivers often get a bum rap. For the most part, they are some of the nicest, most polite and down-to-earth folks you'd ever want to meet.

Having just come off a 1000 plus mile trip in 92 hours (with some spots of sleep in a decent bed with good meals in between), I can tell you I could never hang with the Knights/Duchesses of the Road. My hat's off to ya'll who keep this nation going.

She was deathly afraid of the flu.
So she asked her doc what she should do.
He jabbed her unseen
With a swine flu vaccine
Blurting, “Darling, I haven’t a clue.”
- by the Health Ranger


Face it, they're going to start shooting people with this vaccine soon and it's not properly tested and un-tried. Its ingredients are potentially quite dangerous, and the adjuvants being used in the European vaccines are suspected of causing neurological disorders. 1976, a failed swine flu vaccine caused irreparable damage to the nervous systems of hundreds of people, paralyzing many. Medical doctors gave the problem a name to make it sound like they had a clue as to what they were talking about: Guillain-Barre syndrome. (Notice this, they never called it “Toxic Vaccine Syndrome” because that would be truthful.)

Raise your hand if you trust Big Pharma enough to play "Guinea Pig" for them?

Lol. Talk about things changing in the last 30 years.... "10-4 good buddy" not such a nice thing to call someone on the radio these days. Sorry but I really don't wanna explain for fear of starting an argument.

Did someone call your number or your name???

Well, at least you get treated like a person(most of the time) and you are not just a number. Government programs speak volumes to this....inefficiency that is.

I just spent 2 and a half hours pulling 47 carrots out of my garden..
I always plant extra so I can share. This year I wanted more so I could take some fresh vegetables to the food banks, guess they don't get fresh food, just packaged. Do you know how hard it is to get carrots out of the ground without breaking them? Glad to share but I think I got carried away this time. Someone needs to create a tool for this.

My hats off to the real professional drivers... Not only do they have to contend with smaller vehicles but they also have to contend with rig's piloted by idiots.

So many trucker schools... Lots of unprofessional drivers on the wheel.

Just today...

Seen a driver attempt to corner in the same way he would have with his car... Can you imagine where his trailer went?
(one less signal light to contend with this week).

Seen a driver take a small box under a nine foot bridge. He he he... Got the cab through, left the trailer behind (along with a four foot section of the bridge).

Lots of times I'll watch a trucker at a red light turn in front of oncomming traffic and stop everyone... When they could have just waited for the darn light to change and HAD the right of way.

Thanks everyone !30 yrs here !

I can't tell you my worst of my mcgyver dangerous little highway tricks for bad drivers. Gotta keep some secrets. Let's just say um uh, certain ceramic materials are really small and are conducive to automotive glass. They won't see it or hear it until their side window explodes. Its called "The wakeup call". And I put up my disclaimer now- do not try any of these ideas at home. I'm a trained professional *******. Trying any dirty tricks may result in injury or death. I do not use or endorse these dirty road tricks unless I absolutely have to. I have a satphone and 911 is a voice command away. Check your expectations- always. That girl that cut you off? Well she might be in a hurry to the hospital because her grandmother is sick and she's worried and preoccupied. That guy that's driving like an absolute maniac? You didn't see his pregnant wife lying down in the back seat where her water broke and she's giving birth. He's on his way to ER! Checking your expectations works best while driving. Not physical confrontation or reckless wicked revenge tactics. Safety first. Pick boogers.

It is not just the auto companies that do this, just about every business that could be potentially hazardous does this, including food companies. Insurance companies? Same thing. People need a demon, I get that. But the fact of the matter is, if companies didn't do this, the consumers would have very little choice about anything, very few products to buy, etc. Everyone would be too scared to actually make or sell anything, especially those products that inherently carry a risk. You wanna be scared? Try figuring out what exactly is in your food, where it comes from, how it's processed, etc. You'd probably never eat again unless you bought your own farm and grew everything yourself.

That being said, if a company KNOWS that their product is defective in such a way that the inherent risk is greater than normal, than I do believe that they have a moral and ethical responsibility to either fix the problem or get rid of the product.

But in today's consumer driven world, that's not particularly likely. Consumers share in the responsibility as well, you know. If you believe that a product is suspect, it's very simple. You stop doing business with said company. You spread the word. When consumers stop spending, the companies will start changing their ways IMO

20 years. 3 million accident free miles. I can pick my nose while driving. I'm entitled to it. Its my right. Not a priveledge.