other dog

well..ok then, if that's what you really want to do. The b-model cab is very small. Amazing how Old Bill drove one for so long, and slept in it, being well over 6' tall.

you know, Daddyslilgurl is another one that's been missing for some time now. Hope she didn't get sent to her room again.

I picked everything that was left in the garden yesterday, lots of peppers and a few green tomatoes. They said it might frost last night, and it's 30 degrees here this morning. Old Bill, the Diesel Gypsy, sent me a picture of a jack-o-lantern, and Jobyna had to have one just like it. I must be off to LaCrosse now.

I ran over an unknown object right before that exit ramp i'm on near Ellerbe,N.C. and by the time I got on the ramp and pulled over the tire was destroyed. There was a hole right in the center of the tread almost big enough to stick your finger through. Or maybe it was a sniper attack...

this is the new government logo

'at's a good one!

So, where was I? Oh, last week I went to Petersburg to load a 60' load going to Masury,Oh, but just as I was pulling off the scales I got a call from headquarters telling me not to load it because they didn't want it in Masury until the end of the week. I ended up taking a load to Piedmont,S.C. instead, then loaded a load of 60' re-bar in Darlington for Fredericksburg,Va. Had a flat on the way back with that load, had to call road service to bring me a steer tire. Then I went to Petersburg and loaded a 60' load for Masury,Oh. All on my 48' trailer. I like my trailer.Not as good as the old Ravens I used to pull though- cain't beat a Ravens. Everybody hates going to Masury, because you have to tarp the steel beams that are stored outside, and everyone who works there is an a-hole, from the people in the office to the guys on the floor. Just hateful for no apparent reason. But I survived and loaded at Brookfield for Roanoke. I unloaded there Monday and then went to Dillwyn and loaded for Fremont, Oh. Haven't been there for a long time, it's one of my favorite runs. Then I went back to Masury and loaded coils for Roanoke. Then to Petersburg and Wilmington,N.C. Then empty back to Lynchburg and picked up a Duluth,Ga. From there I went to Birmingham and picked up skidded coils ( good thing-I left my coil racks in the tool box on my trailer in Lynchburg) to unload in LaCrosse, Va. Monday. I ran over 3,000 miles from Monday 'til Friday. Then I made some of the best chili ever today, even cooked some pasketti noodles and served it Cincinnati style-very delicious. And of course I took a roll of film to Wal-Mart, only to find they don't do 1 hour phtos any more! Had to go to CVS, but I got 'em. A nice looking Argosy Freightliner from Canada,loading in Petersburg. Colorful leaves in West Virginia Colorful leaves in West Virginia Coloful leaves in West Virginia wtf?!! looks like the truck ain't setting level... oh...tire's flat-time to get my air hose out-maybe I can pump it up Jeff's other truck, W900 Kenworth, on the scales in Petersbug ...uh...thumbnail's too small for me to identify it yet,must it must be something important-ok,a neat looking old building in downtown Gormania,W.V. Rt. 220 in W.V.- Used to have to keep straight here and cross this old iron bridge either the first snow of the year, or a cotton field in South Carolina-can't remember which Superliner Mack Superliner Mack

huh? when?

yeah- like the guy who bought a John Deere instead of the Komatsu dozer, because he wanted to buy American. Turned out the John Deere was made in China, only assembled in the U.S, while the Komatsu was made entirely in Dresser, Wisconsin. Honda, Toyota, Mercedes, and other companies might be foreign owned, but they do have plants that create lots of jobs here. China, on the other hand couldn't care less about us.

Much of what's going on in the world right now is foretold in the Bible. I have felt for some time now that it's kinda coming down to that, but...who knows? "...but of that day and hour knoweth no man...

OK-like most people, I might smoke, drink, or cuss. I used to go to church every Sunday, but I don't any more. But I believe in God, the Bible, and in our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ -like most people. I am certainly not afraid or ashamed to say it.

I'm honored Mack, but I ain't got sense enough to come in outa' the- uhh...what do you call it when water comes from the sky? oh yeah,rain. I think Paul would be a better president, with Rob as secretary of state. I wouldn't mind being appointed to a lesser position, like keeping the grass cut at the white house. I'd hire a few dozen Hooter's girls (with your tax dollars of course) and put them behind a push mower while I sat in my lawn chair with a cold drink and watched...just to make sure they didn't miss a spot ya' know

yeah, and when they contested ACORN in Ohio, the Ohio supreme court ruled they didn't have to check the identity of the new voters registered, so all the winos and miscreants can vote as many times as they want...( sign this paper here man, and go vote for Obama-I'll make sure there'll be a bottle of Hog's Head behind the dumpster for you. Or would you prefer Thunderbird? And tell all your friends too...)

He might be all right, as long as he doesn't let Don Henley influence him

I'm with this guy!

huh? what were we talking about again?

I'm home today so I could go to my brother's wedding. I'm still loaded for Roanoke, but I could have gotten somebody else to deliver the load tomorrow while I took a van load to Georgia tonight. And we had some really good paying loads of 55' piling going to Chicago, to deliver at 3:00 Monday evening. But I had to go to the wedding-Ma wanted me to take pictures. Only thing is, I found out when I talked to her last night that the wedding's not 'til NEXT weekend. D'oh!!!

I've got a full report of my weekly adventures, but don't have pictures to prove any of it, so i'll save that for later. Even took photographic evidence of myself being broke down again, but it was just a flat tire...right front steer tire as a matter of fact. Went to the Appomattox Railroad Festival Parade today, drove the mixer in it.( new video on youtube,by the way ) . What a great day for a parade! Beautiful weather,great turnout, more beautiul women than you could-well...you know. Didn't get any pictures of any of them because Jo-well...you know. Did get a few pictures though. And how about college football? I always thought the greatest college football game ever played was Oklahoma/Nebraska in 1971 or '72, won by Nebraska 35-31. I've been a Sooner fan ever since. But the Oklahoma/Texas game today was also a great one, as was North Carolina/Notre Dame. Now,even though there's not a lot of good news around anywhere at the moment, if Kyle Busch finishes out of the top twenty again...that'll be good. And, some pictures from today... a nice looking restored Duster 340 ( oops-forgot to resize) the Woolridge Brothers chevyII drag race car ummm...62-3-or 4 Chevrolet A model Mack-haven't I seen this somewhere before? '57 Chevy A big dog with "Spot" the book bus...is that dog going to pee on that tire?!! Otherdog (the beagle,not me) would never do that! ...and a beautiful woman scratching her head, like she's got cooties or something...

Amen Brother! I'd bet his pc is out...either that, or he's shunning us

It's Jeff Moore's truck of course, but i'm the only wheel man on it. I've put over 250,000 miles on it in 2 years and 2 months. They have a man that comes to the shop on weekends and takes them down to the old concrete plant and washes them. He does a great job, he even cleaned the trailer with acid-looked like a new one!

all the above is true, and also you can't downshift a 5 speed Mack until the rpms come WAY down anyway. The one I drove ( 300,5 spd.) would turn 2400 rpms but I didn't downshift until it got down to about 11-1200 rpms. Neat thing about a 5 spd. Mack with the high torque rise engine- you can be driving down the road loaded, let off it 'til the rpms drop to 11 or 1200,mash on it and it picks it right back up, with no downshifting.

ouch! ...maybe the old " i cain't see nothing outa' my right mirror, and the right turn signal don't work". My truck has a customized look too-two horns have covers,and two do not.

Hi Rob, this is in response to the Peterbilt pictures you've been axing for...or maybe that was somebody else.

Man, look at that Peterbilt...sure is clean! Figured i'd take it's picture...who knows when it'll be that clean again! And some random photos of an old GMC I saw on rt. 220 in West Virginia, between Franklin and Petersburg and the view from the mountain on rt.33 after you cross into West Virginia,west of Harrisonburg,Va. I erroneously said it was on rt. 42 near Mt. Storm,and the views are similar, but noted West Virginia highway and byway expert Big Jim noticed that there was a climbing lane coming up,which Scherr mtn. doesn't have, and the mountain at Scherr is 10%, not nine. What a clean Pete....oh, and I put another video on youtube today, pulling out after i'd gotten loaded at Sharon Coatings (formerly Winner Steel) in Sharon,Pa.