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Big Momma CAD · Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 726 Location: Madisonville, KY

Yes Doc the stories are great and I'm sure others have some to tell as well. They just haven't been as brave as you. I do have a problem with the wife story...."YOU SHY" No way!!!!!

The owl thing....it happened around here with a wild turkey. NO NOT THE LIQUID KIND.

I wish I new a publsiher. I can't wait for this book.

Doctor Who · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 2:41 am Post subject:

Big Momma CAD wrote: I do have a problem with the wife story...."YOU SHY" No way!!!!!

The owl thing....it happened around here with a wild turkey. NO NOT THE LIQUID KIND.
Yes I am shy, hard to believe, but true!!!!

The Wild turkey did it involve a Central Transport Lease Operator??

I'm trying to finish the Kentucky saga, but am now suffering from severe writers block...I know there is a "Super" scale on I-24 in KY, but don't remember where or where we went with the load...Hopefully it is a temporary thing...

The negotiations with the publisher in Chapel Hill fell through, which is a blessing of sorts. I may enter some of these in the Truckers writing contest if I can find out when it is!!!!

Big Momma CAD · Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 726 Location: Madisonville, KY

I can't remember what carrier it was. I know I was with Landstar at the time. It must have been about 5 or 6 years ago.

There is a big scale on I-24 right around the Land Between the Lakes area. Between the Western KY Parkway and the River. Could that be the one?

Big Momma CAD · Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 726 Location: Madisonville, KY

Oh yeah, as far as the contest. I think Randall Publishing does something like that. They are the Publishers of Overdrive Magazine and Truckers News. The number for them is 800-633-5953. They do several other publications as well. Who knows, they may even be interested in your book!!!
CAD and I are friends with the Publisher of Truckers Connection. I will check with her on the Publishing thing as well. She may know someone.
Never hurts to ask.

Doctor Who · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 3:12 am Post subject:

Yeah that's the one....
Yes that was a Central Transport Lease Operator..He did have a tale to tell after that experience, the best part was when the Turkey was not dead and #### near beat the driver to death!!!!!

The scale incident starts below

Big Momma CAD · Joined: 23 Apr 2002 Posts: 726 Location: Madisonville, KY

Yep that's it!!!! It was all the talk at the local truck stop and the Landstar Office. Poor Guy. :D

Doctor Who · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 3:36 am Post subject:

After the scanner episode, we proceeded on down the highway, made the turn onto I-24 and all was right with the universe. Well almost!!
We came upon a sign that had the dreaded phrase "SCALE OPEN"
We pulled onto the scale and again waited for the liquid to quit rocking, it seemed like it took forever for the green light to come on, I started getting a tad impatient, when a voice in my left ear made me jump.."I noticed your tank does not have a CVSA sticker!!"
I looked at the inspector and told him the tank was new and it was on it's maiden voyage. He insisted. My brother and I both told him to check the placard, again he insisted. We both gave up, but before I moved the truck I went into the scale house and objected to the supervisor, he wouldn't listen. My brother kept trying to explain to the gentleman that we were carrying Jet fuel Additive and it was highly KABOOOMABLE, he stole my term for it! They still insisted. After ten minutes of the Spanish Inquisition I found a blank sheet of paper and wrote the following...." WE the drivers of this ******* Transport truck will not be held responsible for any outcome resulting from the inspectors negligance!!" We made the supervisor and the inspector sign it
I pulled the truck under the shed and the inspector went to work, my brother hauled ass back to the scale house "Chicken Sh*t!!!!" I yelled to him as he cut a trail across the lot.
Everything was going all right, but I left the drivers side door open. The inspector told me to step on the brakes. I did and then he started whacking on something underneath the trailer with a STEEL hammer. Upon the second whack I set the brakes and jumped out of the truck and yelled to him "YOU'RE ON YOUR OWN, DUDE!!!"
I guess a strong wave of concern swooped over him cause he was two steps behind me.
We reached the scale house, he told me he stuck the sticker on the tank and we could go and leave in a hurry!!! He didn't have to tell us twice!!
Before we left the inspector did ask what the additive would have done. I told him probably would level this scale and more than likely level the little town the scale was near!!!
He shook his head and told me and the brother that we were both insane for pulling dangerous loads!!! My brother told him that's why Mom chased us away from home!!!
I put the truck in gear and stalled it just to watch the reaction of the inspector, he was not amuzed!!!!

Doctor Who · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 1:36 pm Post subject:

Hey look another LIGHTNING tale!!!!!

I met up with an old friend who drives for a gas hauling company, the same one I drove for before I went with the company I am entangled with now. I commented to him about using my old tractor and tankwagon. He made a few rude remarks about the truck and I told him that the truck was famous. He didn't understand until I told him about....

Lightning and the Gas Wagon

Dateline October 1998. Location Durham NC...
I pulled into a gas station and got set up to unload, I noticed there was quite a light show going on as I hooked everything up. I didn't pay that much attention to the weather, I wanted the trailer to unload fast so I could get back and get another load. Half way through the unloading process I heard a lot of shouts and noise coming from behind me, I turned around and saw about 8 people standing in front of the store pointing to the trailer. I figured they never saw a gas wagon before. One of the spectators came up to me and told me to look at the top of the trailer, so I stepped back to where the crowd was standing and was amazed, there was a blue corona around the top of the trailer, all I could say was "COOOL!!!"
I walked back to the trailer and waited for everything to calm down, the store clerk came out and asked me if the truck was going to explode. I told him no and asked him why. He had called the fire department. I explained to the clerk that if I didn't try to move the hoses nothing will happen. The fire fighters did show up and I had explained to the captain what was going on and it wasn't really necessary for them to stay. He said they would wait until I left. I waited fifteen minutes after the blue glow had died away, I kicked the 4" gas hose, I didn't hear KABOOM, so all was well. I packed everything up, walked into the store got the papers signed. As I was going back to the truck one the guys outside told me I was Muy Loco, I just laughed and said Si Gracias and left!!!

The other Lightning and the Gas Wagon tale

Dateline: August 1999. Location: Somewhere east of Selma NC

Had just finished loading at the BP terminal and pulled out the gate when A wicked summertime thunderstorm rumbled into town. The Skywarn folks were real concerned about this storm and the potential tornadoes. The Skywarn control operator asked me where I was going and I told her Beaufort (pronounced Bofort) she told me the storm was going to intensify the further east it went. Just what I wanted to hear. Beaufort is near the coast. I asked the NWS radar operator how fast the storm was travelling, it was estimated at 30 miles an hour. I figured I could out run it. I made it to Beaufort and had the wagon unloaded and on my way back when I saw the flashes of lighting on the horizon.
What I hadn't realized, the storm had sped up and I was going to run headlong into it before I got to Havelock NC!
Sure enough I hit a torrential rain as I approached the intersection of NC 101 and US 70. The rain came down so hard the road just about disappeared, I knew there was a car behind me so I put on my fourway flashers to let the guy know I was slowing down. Just as we got to the intersection there was a real bright flash and the sound of a cannon going off. The flash had knocked all the street lights out. Well, the truck didn't shut off and I checked to see if I still had a trailer. Then I heard a weak voice come over my CB..."Eagle?"
"Yeah"
"You OK?" I told him I was and asked him why he was asking. This guy thought my tank had blown up when in fact the bolt had shot across the back of the wagon and hit a tree next to the road! It shook that guy real bad. Not to mention it rattled me too!!!!
After I got through Havelock the ride back was uneventful!

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Twilight Flyer · Joined: 13 Nov 2002 Posts: 5793

Once again, Doc, the stories are great. I really can't wait until the book comes out. It'll definitely make for some great reading. You might even think about doing the whole book on tape thing. Be a great ride for those on the road. Again, well done. :D

Doctor Who · Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 2:29 am Post subject:

I meandered into Amazon.com and was shocked to find a gentleman named Don McTavish has written a book based on the humourous side of trucking, I'm guessing it's from his own experiences. Now, I'm upset and a sudden pang of doubt has befallen me...Is there room for another book written by a slightly demented, aging trucker telling stories from the Not So Golden Age of Trucking??????

I think I'll go watch Dr. Phil!!!!!

bluebeetle · Joined: 17 Jul 2002 Posts: 2073 Location: Lincoln, NE

Gee....that question is in the same category as "Are there enough Soap operas on tv?" and "Will reality tv ever get any viewers?" or "Will the internet ever become popular?"

Very enjoyable! Reminds me of listening to my dad tell some of his tales! Thanks!

Doctor Who · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 2:14 am Post subject:

bluebeetle wrote: Gee....that question is in the same category as "Are there enough Soap operas on tv?" and "Will reality tv ever get any viewers?" or "Will the internet ever become popular?"

Very enjoyable! Reminds me of listening to my dad tell some of his tales! Thanks!
I guess it will be all the above!!!!

Stories your Dad tells?? I'm not that old, at least I don't think I am?!?!?! :aktion088:

Doctor Who · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 3:38 am Post subject:

Last evening the XYL and I were watching TV and the 12 year old came home from a friends house with the friend and her mother. They were complaining about the cold rain. In a fit of boredom I switched the channel to check the Weather Channel, just for grins and giggles. I pointed out that it was snowing in West Virginia. The XYL started to laugh, our daughter asked us what was so funny, so we told her about Moms first ride in a "Large" car to Morgantown, West Virginia and the Snowstorm.

January, 1982 and we were just married a month. It was a Friday evening and the phone rang, of course it could only be the "Travel Agent" and he asked me if I could take a load of Phenol to Morgantown, WV (Notice: Could meant I didn't have a choice) I told the agent I would, the wife asked if she could go with me. I hesitated before I would answer her. I told her that Phenol was poisonous and if any got on the skin it would kill a person. She insisted and I finally gave in.
I called my boss and told him that I was taking the load and he told me not to use my tractor due to the weight restrictions and that he would arrange for the company we leased the truck to, to let me use a company truck. It didn't sound promising.

The wife and I drove to the tank lines terminal, she sat in the car while I went to check in with dispatch. Out of the kindness of his evil little heart the dispatcher had a local driver load the tank for me and everything was hooked up and ready to go. I was shocked, to say the least! I drove over to where the truck was parked and found it was a Mack R model, which meant no sleeper! I figured it would be useless to complain!

I pulled out of the yard and headed for the NJ turnpike and after the second traffic light the wife said to drop her off and she would walk home, she wasn't prepared for the "SLOSH" factor associated with Tanker Yanking. The other factor that made this trip bad was the fact I had to follow the companys route, which meant going south on 95 into Maryland then west to Frederick MD and across the Haz-Mat Route, which I believe is now called I-68.
Fast Forward:
We pulled into the truckstop in Frederick to get fuel and take a break, as I pulled up to the fuel pumps, one of the many Lot Lizards jumped up on the fuel tank and asked if I wanted a good time. I asked this "Nightmare from Maryland" what was I going to do with her pointing to the wife. The wife just stared at her. The Lizard thought better of it and jumped off the tank, I felt the trailer jerk, for a moment, I thought I had run her over!! The wife asked me what that "HORRIBLE" thing was and I told her. She was shocked and commented that she had nothing to worry about! I wasn't sure what she was talking about...

After breaktime we got back on the road only to run into a snowstorm, not a small storm, but a BIG storm. I could see the look of panic on the wifes face. Now, anyone who has run the Haz-Mat Route will atest to the fact that there are some interesting hills. The wife asked me what I would do if a car pulled out in front of us as we were coming down the hill. I told her they'd get hit. I noticed it was a small comfort.

We did make it to Morgantown, I stopped at a small motel and dropped the wife off and then proceeded to go to the chemical plant. I made the turn onto the street and I had my own panic attack. The hill was steep and some Genius thoughtfully put a stop sign in the middle of it. I tried to stop at the intersection, but the trailer had other ideas, I looked in the mirror and saw the back end was coming around, so I let off the brake and slid through the intersection SIDEWAYS!!! I tapped the brakes hoping to get the truck straightened out, well it did straighten out alright BACKWARDS. I didn't believe it myself, but I did get it slowed down and backed into the driveway. The guard, who had witnessed this, came out and said that it was the first time he'd seen anyone do what I did. I told him that I couldn't take credit for it. I was scared to death I thought for sure my wife would be a widow after just a month of marriage!
I got the wagon unloaded and hauled ass back up the hill and pulled into the motel parking lot. I didn't tell the wife what had happened.
I took my 8 hours off and we headed back to NJ as fast as the Mack would go.
I told the wife about the slide down the hill four months later.
She has never asked to ride with me again!!! Can't understand why??

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bluebeetle · Joined: 17 Jul 2002 Posts: 2073 Location: Lincoln, NE

Well maybe you aren't that old, just good at describing the stories in a way that makes it very visual!

And you don't know I might be really young!

Doctor Who · Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2003 3:53 am Post subject:

We posted at about the same time...

I'm not so sure about the "REALLY" young part....

I was taught way back in the day, if I was creating a story I had to write it in such a way as to make the reader believe they were actually there to witness the event, whether it be factual or fictional

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