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Windwalker · Joined: 22 Oct 2005 Posts: 3086 Location: Holiday, FL

Call us "SUPER-TRUCKERS" if you want. Fact is, there are commercials out on TV that talk about how a driver of a car caused the death of his own brother. The instances of using and driving are all around you if you look. Not a matter of being a "SUPER-TRUCKER", but a matter of trying to make the hiways as safe as we can. The guys (and gals) that use and think they can drive are closing their eyes to the reality. If it clouds your judgement, it impairs your ability to function, and makes you a hazard on the road. And, it's not just illegal drugs, but even over-the-counter medication that makes you drowsy, too, that have no place behind the wheel. So, you studied too hard for a UA. And now you're driving again. That's not a victory. It's a defeat.

Come to think of it... I didn't see what you are driving... I pickup truck with a horse trailer????

Fozzy · Joined: 02 Sep 2005 Posts: 2460

Quote: [Windwalker"]Call us "SUPER-TRUCKERS" if you want. Fact is, there are commercials out on TV that talk about how a driver of a car caused the death of his own brother. The instances of using and driving are all around you if you look. Not a matter of being a "SUPER-TRUCKER", but a matter of trying to make the hiways as safe as we can. The guys (and gals) that use and think they can drive are closing their eyes to the reality. If it clouds your judgement, it impairs your ability to function, and makes you a hazard on the road. And, it's not just illegal drugs, but even over-the-counter medication that makes you drowsy, too, that have no place behind the wheel. So, you studied too hard for a UA. And now you're driving again. That's not a victory. It's a defeat.

Come to think of it... I didn't see what you are driving... I pickup truck with a horse trailer????

I feel the same way about the clowns who drag the extra large cases of beer through the parking lots and hop in their trucks and drive away. Its one thing to park a truck and take a cab or walk to a club and have a couple during a period of time where the driver is shut down, but the drivers who guzzle beer or booze in the trucks are just scary.

cedw80 · Joined: 19 Feb 2006 Posts: 3 Location: chicago,il

:sad: I FAILED A DRUG OCT. 2003 FOR CELADON. THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES I EVER MADE. DOING DRUGS COST ME A LOT OF MONEY AND CRIPPLED MY CAREER. I NO LONGER DO DRUGS. ITS BEEN 2 AND A HALF YEARS AND ITS STILL HARD FOR ME TO GET A TRUCKING JOB BUT I DID IT TO MYSELF. I WENT THROUGH DEPRESSION AFTER LOSING MY CAREER BUT I BLAME MYSELF. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO OTR DRIVING. GOD BLESS THE HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN DRIVING TRUCKS EVERYDAY. I NEVER DID ANY DOPE AND DROVE BUT I STILL DID DOPE. NOW I HAVE TO DO MY TIME OUT OF THE TRUCK FOR IT. TO YOU GUYS GETTING HIGH IN THE CAB. IT AINT WORTH IT. GODSPEED

golfhobo · Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2006 10:10 am Post subject:

I've never hunted ANYTHING - don't like killing animals for sport - so I may not know much about what I say, but....

I, too, would think that even birdshot at 5 yds, if a direct hit, should have dang near took his head off!

Here's what I think may have happened. When Cheney turned and fired, he was probably expecting the fowl to be up into the air somewhat. I woud think that the "aim point" would have been somewhat above and to the side of the victim's head. Therefore, he probably only got hit by one small "sector" of the pattern, and it didn't extend past his head and shoulders.

To say that even birdshot at that distance, whatever it was, would pepper him from head to toe, implies that he was taking dead aim at the man's chest.

I don't care much for Cheney, but I doubt he was trying to kill the man right in front of the Secret Service Agents.

just my 2 cents.

yoopr · Joined: 01 Dec 2004 Posts: 12865

I know you don't know shotguns or shot Patterns but Even with Birdshot at close range the pattern would still be Very tight and birdshot would NOT be from head to Toe-At close range it would be a Hole.

T * Storm · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:34 am Post subject: Re: a 2nd chance from weed

[quote](EDITED: Strike Two. Having healthy discourse is great. Differing opinions are what makes conversations interesting. But keep the name-calling to a minimum. On this board, we tolerate very little of it.) [quote]

Hey - e1 here are calling each other "truckers" and in some circles, that's a great big insult. :wink:

T * Storm · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:40 am Post subject:

littleman2 wrote: ...And to hell with us who told him all he will do is flip burgers.

Whats wrong with flipping burgers? I'm sure Howard Stern flips burgers at his multi million dollar mansion as he torches his blunt. I also know quite a few lawyers and Realtors and mortgage brokers and a few of the more elite professionals do too, while they flip burgers in their back yards.

Again, I ask, whats wrong with flipping burgers?

T * Storm · Posted: Mon Sep 04, 2006 8:48 am Post subject:

[Quote}Bottom line, if you're going to smoke pot, you've no business being on the road. PERIOD. If you have a problem with people pointing that out, you're part of the image problem that many drivers are trying to fix.[/quote]

Couldn't agree more with this statement.

Like I told my little brother - who is now doing graduate work at Morgantown, Know when to party and when to work. If you want to smoke weed, go to college and get a good education. That way you can smoke weed all you want. (When you're the employer you get to do what you want, with the exception of pi**ing off your client base - if you want to stay in business.) If you want to drive with a CDL, the law says its illegal. When it becomes legal, smoke all you want. However; if your driving stoned or drunk, stay off the roads with that big truck please.

ant1v1ru5 · Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Lost In Technology

happy wrote: You know what i thought truck driving was over for me. But listing to all you super truckers out there you know who you are who give advice of paper or plastic, or you want supersize with that order. %$%# yall. But i would like to say thank you anyway that kept my head up to take it one day at a time.

PEACE OUT 8)
Good for you! I'm glad to see someone turn their life around. :)

Keep clean, and drive safe bro!

ant1v1ru5 · Joined: 09 May 2006 Posts: 12 Location: Lost In Technology

cedw80 wrote: :sad: I FAILED A DRUG OCT. 2003 FOR CELADON. THAT WAS ONE OF THE BIGGEST MISTAKES I EVER MADE. DOING DRUGS COST ME A LOT OF MONEY AND CRIPPLED MY CAREER. I NO LONGER DO DRUGS. ITS BEEN 2 AND A HALF YEARS AND ITS STILL HARD FOR ME TO GET A TRUCKING JOB BUT I DID IT TO MYSELF. I WENT THROUGH DEPRESSION AFTER LOSING MY CAREER BUT I BLAME MYSELF. I LOOK FORWARD TO GETTING BACK TO OTR DRIVING. GOD BLESS THE HARDWORKING MEN AND WOMEN DRIVING TRUCKS EVERYDAY. I NEVER DID ANY DOPE AND DROVE BUT I STILL DID DOPE. NOW I HAVE TO DO MY TIME OUT OF THE TRUCK FOR IT. TO YOU GUYS GETTING HIGH IN THE CAB. IT AINT WORTH IT. GODSPEED

Good advice man. Thanks for your post ~ it's nice to see some positive comments around here, rather than the ones from others that think they're better than most because they never had drug problems.

Cheers! :)

LOAD IT · Joined: 02 Sep 2006 Posts: 614

happy wrote: You know what i thought truck driving was over for me. But listing to all you super truckers out there you know who you are who give advice of paper or plastic, or you want supersize with that order. %$%# yall. But i would like to say thank you anyway that kept my head up to take it one day at a time.

PEACE OUT 8)

Happy, how did you test positive? Were you in the room where people were smoking weed, was there weed in the brownies, was the test wrong?

did you retest negative within 72 hours or did you go through a program?

These guys are all over you for a reason. Drug users will usually do anything to get drugs. I hope that you have really learned from your incident. Habits are hard to break and if you are over 21,22,23 years old and still smoking weed, YOU WILL DO IT AGAIN. Good luck and stay off the big road.

Indianaguy1977 · Joined: 05 Sep 2006 Posts: 14 Location: Warren Indiana

You would have to be with the people smokin weed for hours on end to fail a test from second hand smoke.

happy2behappy · Joined: 08 Jan 2007 Posts: 8

[quote="happy"]You know what i thought truck driving was over for me. But listing to all you super truckers out there you know who you are who give advice of paper or plastic, or you want supersize with that order. %$%# yall. But i would like to say thank you anyway that kept my head up to take it one day at a time.

Yes it is me again happy somebody caught a feeling and banned me 4 using #@$% o well still driving making money. and i see somebody feel into the drug trap of a failed test well keep your head up stay clean and u will drive again and to you super trucker haters HAPPY NEW YEAR form happy
peace out

PEACE OUT 8)[/quote 8) :lol: 8)

Useless · Joined: 08 Oct 2005 Posts: 3177 Location: Canyon Lake, Tx.

Well, Happy New Year back at you, Happy2!!

Stay clean!!

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