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So,all that "try not to look suspicious" practice worked out for you,eh? (that's Canadian)

Why am I up at 5:00am? Just can't sleep...except when i'm supposed to be working! I think if I had the walls and ceiling in the bedroom painted to look like the inside of a truck cab I could sleep fine. Might be the excitement-i'm planning on making the trip to Troutman,N.C. today to the ATHS show. Got my cameras ready! Speaking of shows,Truck Enterprises (the Kenworth dealership) in Lynchburg is having a big truck and bike show today. It's sponsored by channel 13,the local tv station and it's to benefit the red cross. I wasn't gonna take the mixer because it cost $50 to enter,but channel 13 has been running commercials for it all week and they showed pictures from the last show they had, for their grand opening,and they showed the mixer more than any other truck so I drove it up there Thursday morning before I left for Birmingham. As soon as I pulled in the the man that's running the show said "man,I was hoping you'd bring this truck back!". Nice to make such an impression with an old Mack,amongst all those new KW's and Volvos!

my truck doesn't ride like it has a square wheel,feels more like i'm riding on 10 footballs.Got 2 bias ply on the steering ,8 recaps on the rear.I can get good used tires for free where I work,i'm just trying to find some wheels I can run the tubeless tires on for the same price

kinda' reminds me of how I got interested in trucks,just watching them pass by on the highway when I was a kid...many,many years ago .Which reminds me-DADDYSLILGURL- go to your room,and don't come out 'til you're told to!..go on now,git!

but what about her eyes? some things,there's no such thing as too big,but those eyes,they're way too big!

Hey Joe,glad you got all that scraitened out (that's e-well,never mind ) Did you change your number-I tried to call you yesterday and today when I was going through Knoxville.Went to Birmingham yesterday with a load of pipes,deadheaded 3 miles and reloaded 3 coils.Left Birmingham at 10:30 this morning,got back to the south Lynchburg Truckstop at 8:30 tonight. And stopped at Bulls Gap and got fuel and 2 cheeseburgers and an order of fries(dollar menu!)

As an ex Law Enforncement Officer "Rent-a-cop" I found that every dog has his day..lol...And that everyone has to take a break. Maybe you can hire him a sidekick, or some kind of alarm system for when he's "Off Duty". I say him and Jobyna sit in the bushes in camoflauge while your at work just trying to catch them waskally wabbits. Tell him to keep up the good work. actually,he already has a sidekick. As you can see in the latest picture he's not much of a go-getter either!

duh,hi ya Joe

DISASTER IN THE MARITIMES DID YOU EVER HAVE A BAD DAY AT THE OFFICE? Old Bill-Canadian trucking-check out thedieselgypsy-my photos. He's my truckin' hero...Paul VanScott runs a close second. I've read all of Old Bill's stories,and talk to him on Skype every weekend...all because I sent him an e-mail once and told him he was the greatest truck driver ever...which he is,in my opinion-Paul VanScott runs a close second. uh...I'm not tootin' my own whistle...or maybe I am-but he has a lot of my stuff on his site too!...oh,since you asked-all the truck show pictures from Winchester,Troutman,Greensboro,Truckers at Work-Tom Blackwell,guest photos-Tom Blacwell,and "How You Got Started in Trucking"-Tom Blackwell

you may be right Paul,but Other Dog (the beagle) read this first,and it really hurt his feelings...he said he was on his break when the incriminating picture was taken,and now he's afraid his reputation may be permanently harmed...he may need therapy. He also stated that we hardly ever see a duck-billed platypuss or an armadillo in the garden,but he gets no credit for that...I apoligized to him for doubting his ability as a guard dog...when he wakes up i'm going to tell him what a fine job he's doing. I wouldn't trade him for a thousand of them pekanese or what ever-they-ares!

yeah!

I only have important stuff in the left side box too,I keep ice,beer,and sammiches in the other one.

... a concrete mixer truck- an almost forgotten breed,but a fine specimen nonetheless ...nuttin' quite like a mixer-'cept maybe a manure truck Glad to meet ya!

thanks,'preciate the warning!

New River gorge on rt. 19 in W.V. East River Mountain tunnel on I-77 at the W.V.-Va. line Big Walker Mountain tunnel,near Bland,Va. on I-77 view from Fancy Gap Mountain,headed south on I-77 -on a clear day you can see forever! Pilot Mountain,U.S. 52 between Mt. Airy and Winston-Salem,N.C. my favorite-dogs in a truck.every time the truck stopped at a light,all their heads would pop out.when they started off again,they'd disappear back inside. oversize load parked at the Truckworld Truckstop in Hubbard,Oh. daycab Peterbilt at Martin-Marietta in Salisbury,N.C. It's for sale. 3406B Cat,13 speed,asking $11,000 for it. Talledega Superspeedway from the highway. my scanner screen had a smudge on it,but I cleaned it off-after I scanned the pictures! shouldn't scan and eat chips at the same time,another lesson learnt!

That's not surprising Joe-I've been looking for a comment you made one time about your driving habits,but I can't find it-you know,the one about how you drive 100 mph+ every where you go,and hit whoever gets in your way? I know it's here somewhere,i'll keep digging

I was gonna bring you a big bucket of home-grown tomaters-but not now! ...and it was Holiday Inn EXPRESS-that makes you smart...says so on TV.

Good luck Kelly...but you don't need it,you'll ace it!

I've always wanted to visit Canadia If I got that close I could keep on going to Elliot Lake and see Old Bill He always told me if I ever got a load going to Sault Ste. Marie he'd come over and get me...but I never have yet.

I put the owl back in the garden last week,haven't seen the rabbits in it, (of course there's no beans for them to eat,they all died after they ate all the leaves off!) but the peach tree is bare.Lots of them rotted on the tree though.Now some type of creature is eating the pears-don't know if it's rabbits or squirrels because some are very close to the ground. It's got so many pears on it the top is bent over and one limb already broke from the weight. Last year it had about 3 pears on the whole tree. Hope I get some of the pears for myself,they're better'n peaches. They're the big 'ol yellow pears,very sweet. Got some apples on the tree too (the apple tree,not on the pear tree)-at least for now.Something will probably get them too before they get ripe

the red metal flake would look really good in the mixer,but they're a little out of my price range now-they do look good though!

sounds great! I like a thick steak too. I cooked a beast brisket yesterday. Tried one once before and I coated it with my rub and smoked it in the smoker oven.It was so salty you couldn't eat it-came swimming in brine,and I put more salt on it.Yesterday I followed the cooking directions on the package and boiled it first,let it simmer for a couple of hours,then smoked it in the antifreeze smoker for a couple more hours,and it came out very good.

looks good to me,I sure wouldn't hesitate to use them. And probably 99% of people would never notice they're not original equipment.

sorta-kinda-simpler,if 5th is overdrive in the main,it's a 13 speed tri-plex,if 5th is direct in the main you can use all 15 speeds.

and this week we have a lion in the yard in Zelienople,Pa.- you can stick your head in it's mouth and get a drink of water. a better picture of the big Mack wrecker in Broadway,Va. Mack dumps near Mt. Storm,W.V. GMC dump truck, Weirton,W.V. big truck on the side road somewhere-I forgot where or why I took this picture.It might be rt. 219 in Pa. or N.Y...or maybe not And an Autocar on a trailer on rt.77 in W.V, headed north between Ripley and Parkersburg. Other Dog on rabbit patrol