Jumbo's 20 questions (like we'll need that many)

[Jumbo]

I am ready for for 15 minutes of fame.

[Double L]

What is your most embarrassing moment?

[Jumbo]

Just yesterday. I came to a sign before an overpass that read( "Low Clearence 14' 5" ) 2 miles ahead. When we came to said overpass I took the off ramp, stopped at the top then proceeded to get back on the highway and continue. After about 5 minutes my escort asked me why the detour, to which I replied "I was too high for that overpass". At that point he reminded me that at the last minute I had switched loads with another driver and the one I was pulling was in fact only 13' 5" and stupid me could have flown under that underpass all and still not hit it.

[vavega]

humph! and here i thought it was that time the old lady caught you picking your nose driving down 94 :P

what has been your finest moment?

either trucking or personal, but please lean toward the personal. :wink: i already know you drive a truck. :P

[Jumbo]

My wedding day. My second wife and I got married at our home and she had always admired this statue of a cow that someone in another town had in their front yard. So on our wedding day a pickup pulled up in our drive way with a big tarp covering the bed. We had her cover her eyes as we unloaded it. When she pulled the tarp off and saw the cow statue I had built with the help of my dad and oldest stepdaughter the look on her face was priceless. Even though we have been seperated for about a year now that is still probably my finest moment, because I made someone that I love very happy.

[Rev.Vassago]

You gave your wife a cow as a wedding gift and she didn't kill you? You have brass balls, my friend.

[Jumbo]

Yes I did. And anybody that visited us and asked about it she always had that same joy on her face when she told them the story behind it. And that my friend is a memory that I will always have and still makes me smile.

[RebelDarlin]

How do you build a cow?

[Jumbo]

It really wasn't that hard. For the body you use a old fuel oil barrel for the body and a old style milk can for the head. You weld a piece of flat iron between the for a neck. I used flip flop soles for the ears. For an udder I attached 5 filler necks for gas cans to a plastic dog dish. It took more time to figure out what to use then it did for actual build time. It might sound silly to you guys but it was something she always wanted.

[vavega]

what are your pet peeves?

[Jumbo]

People who lie. Be honest with me and I will be honest with you. I am not perfect but I don't expect you to be either.

[Jumbo]

People who litter
People who are lazy
People who complain about their situation but don't do anything about it.

[vavega]

what do you do for relaxation?

[Double L]

What type of music do you enjoy listening to?

[Jumbo]

what do you do for relaxation?

Usually when I get home I take a couple hours and just sit in the couch to just relax. After that I go watch the movies I want to see, I go out to eat, I cook because I like to just dink around in the kitchen with the music on, I visit with my parents in person. Sometimes I go out to the bars and watch other people make asses out of themselves, I just do what I want to. I am up early even when I am home so the entire time is mine, no sleeping in. I do all my bill paying and banking online during the week while I am on the road and when I get back to the terminal there is a laundrymat right around the corner so I get my clothes washed and back in the truck in an hour and a half so I don't have to do it when I get home.

[Jumbo]

What type of music do you enjoy listening to?

Being in a truck all day I can listen to just about anything. I have X.M. I listen to the pop channels, some country but that is sounding more like pop, alternative, some rap. I like hard rock and some heavy metal. I shy away from the industrial and death metal. Sounds like a guy barking like a dog into a microphone for 5 minutes and the name of the song is "Butterflies and Puppydogs Playing in a Field". I love O&A and Ron and Fez.

As far as songs I like:

"Handlebars" by the Flobots
"Kids with Guns" by the Gorillaz
"Closer" by NIN
"Paper Planes" by M.I.A.
"Lights and Sounds" by Yellowcard
"Cupids Chokehold" by Gym Class Heroes
"Diamonds and Rust" by Joan Baez
"Hurricane" by Bob Dylan

So, As you can see I will listen to just about anything.

[Windwalker]

I see that your location is "NORTHERN WISCONSIN".

Being a WI native myself, my first 50 years spent in Marathon County, how far north in the state are you?

[vavega]

let's see if i can sneak a 2nd one in here :P

how did you get into trucking?

[Jumbo]

I see that your location is "NORTHERN WISCONSIN".

Being a WI native myself, my first 50 years spent in Marathon County, how far north in the state are you?

I am from the small town of Laona. It is a nice place where you can go into the store with your vehicle running and it will be there when you come out. I commute to Wausau for work though.

[Jumbo]

let's see if i can sneak a 2nd one in here :P

how did you get into trucking?

You can ask as many as you want. I had always wanted to be a truck driver. I got my Chauffers license when I was in highschool yet. After highschool I went to work for my dad's logging business and one day I saw an ad for parttime mechanic. So for about a year I was logging during the week and greasing and changing tires on weekends. That spring the owner of the trucking company asked if I wanted to drive truck, so I changed jobs. That was 15 years ago. I stayed at the first job 4 1/2 years till he got divorced and went bankrupt. A week later I started working for his cousin and I was there for 10 1/2 years till this spring when I took the job I have now hauling oversize stuff. I am glad I made the switch. I am making more money and I got back the passion I have for driving.