Shut my mouth about truck driving??

Posted by jdemaris on March 15, 2008 at 06:35:30 from (97.73.236.185):

In Reply to: Re: fuel prices posted by trucker40 on March 14, 2008 at 23:24:45:

The reality is - you don't know a thing about me - yet you keeping making empty assumptions -about me and much around you.

You stated:

". . . go out in the snow,and rain,tornados,hurricanes,and take 20
years off of your life to haul food to keep things working and so maybe you can save a few
bucks and work on stuff in your spare time to keep your sanity,then you can talk about
trucking.Until then you need to shut your mouth about it . . ."

Well, I don't like talking about myself ad nauseum - but just to comment specifically - I will. I drove a big-rig in the late 60s for a garbage hauler and a moving company. I drove all over the county and our trucks were gas and diesel. Beside our Mack Thermodynes, we had one Autocar, and a few old Brockway and Ford gassers. I drove in all weather, and if I got a flat- I had to fix it myself - right there, on the spot.
Split rims and tire-irons. None of the trucks had AC, some barely had any heat, and I kept my lunch or dinner on the engine to get it warm. I also had to carry tire chains, and put them on and off quite a bit in the winter. The seats were rock hard - especially the Brockway "Adjust and Enjoy" seat that was like sitting on a milk crate (the Brockway seat has s decal on it that read Adjust and Enjoy). The "sleeper cab" was a six pack of beer and an old blanket and an unheated cab. We were a non-union shop and got paid cash, off the books. Early 70s, the Teamster's Union took over and I quit. Don't you tell me I don't know what it's like to drive a truck.

You also stated:

"What Willie Nelson does in his personal life is no problem to me.He might just know a little bit
more than you do about what he is saying,I know its hard for you to admit,but true."

The truth is NO, Willy is pretty much clueless - either that or he's an overt liar tryng to market his Willy-fuel. He's a great song-writer and I've been a long-time fan. My dad had a country-western band, and I used to play guitar in it. I don't care one iota what Willy does for fun - I had plenty of my own.
But - I watched many of his video-commercials he's made along with Daryl Hannah (blonde from Splash the mermaid movie). All BS. Daryl says she drives an 83 El Camino with an Olds diesel 350 and gets 60 MPG with Willy-fuel. She says it, so it must be true.
I spent many years as a diesel mechanic, and also spent a lot time getting educated - with hands-on trades and in academic settings. I don't know everything, but I do know a lot. Unlike you, I am pretty much aware of the many things I don't know.

You say:
"Maybe if you did some reading about what Brazil has done,cleaner air,30% ethanol,bio
diesel,thats where we should be as well.If we have to grow sugar cane to get there,so be it.We
have sugar cane now,its the waste that they use to make ethanol."

I suspect I know a heck of lot more about Brazil and their fuel program than you do. They've destroyed much of thier farm land and eco-system which will hurt them later. And, there is nowhere in the U.S. where sugar cane can be grown with enough net-yield to be worthwhile except in a few small areas of Flordia and Hawaii. In case you haven't noticed, out climate and soil overall is a bit different than Brazil.
I worked on several research projects related to the Brazil project and stay pretty current on exactly what they are doing.

You also say:

"Nobody in their right mind would want to be a trucker in todays world.You need to be a
Mexican to be a trucker nowdays"

Hey now - maybe we almost agree. I quit many years ago, and learned new skills to make a living. That being said, nothing wrong with driving a truck now if you can make money at it. Just take responsibility for being ready to do something else when necessary.

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