Posted by The tractor vet on January 08, 2014 at 12:28:17 from (75.19.125.103):
In Reply to: Temper Temper!! posted by jon f mn on January 08, 2014 at 11:06:03:
I remember back in 77 when the blzzard hit here and guys were stuck on the Ohio Turnpike , back then there was no fast food thing on the pikes as they had Howard Johnson's food was running out and what did the OLDE truck Drivers do , Leave it to the old owner operators to come up with a fix . The guys that pulled refers broke the seals on the trailers and they got out meat veggy's and what have ya and the main important thing was BEER . The Old GUYs made a party out of being snow bound . They help people in four wheeler to make it to the rest areas and the party was on. some how i got Shanghi'ed to go up on the pike with a wrecker to retrieve a froze up A&P truck and take some money to the two drivers stuck up there out around the 100 and something yard stick. Found the truck off the side of the road froze up Noticed that the seal on the back doors was just sorta hanging there . Set the tractor i brought up down and unhooked the dead one and pulled it out from under the trailer and got it hooked up to the wrecker then put the other tractor under it . We knew the drivers were down the road at the service plaza . The guy with me drove the truck and trailer down there and we went in to the plaza and they had a big fire going in the fire place using palets people all over the place and ya know what i did not hear anybody complaining . They had food they had heat and they had warm blankets and pillows that the drivers brought in from there own trucks. NOW fast forward to today we have nothing but people that only think about them selfs and it is ME ME ME . I have said it before back then as a truck driver IF you had a problem and you went off the side of the road there were no less then three trucks stopping to help you out anyway they could . Have a flat or a blow out and you went for the berm there was like i said no less then three that would be there to help you , Before you could get to the back of the trailer someone had his jack under the axle and someone else was loosening the lug nuts and if you had a spare someone was getting it out of the tire rack , If you did not one of those guys would be digging his spare out to get you to someplace to get a tire . Now today you have a problem buddy you are on your own. We THE OLD GUYS made friends while on the road we sat around having coffee or a group would all stop together for a bit to eat tease and torment the waitress to no end WE HAD FUN no matter what happened . Way tomuch pressure on everybody and way to many stupid people .
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