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Been talking to Bill,the diesel gypsy,this morning on Skype.He should get the truck show pictures Wednesday,and have them up shortly there after.If you've never checked out his site,you should.As Teresa said,"it's the greatest trucking web site ever".His stories are excellent.I told him he should write a book,and he said he had indeed looked into doing just that,but reading the stories-all true,no fiction-will let anyone know what it's really like to drive a truck.That's the way it used to be,and the way it is now,just different-if that makes any sense! After I discovered his site several years ago I came to the conclusion that he's the greatest truck driver ever too.Plus he taught me more about this computer than I ever thought I could learn.The first time I sent him an E-mail,and he actually answered it I was awestruck-now we correspond regularly,and I must say,i'm very proud to know him.That's www.thedieselgypsy.com

YES,GRRRRREAT!

Just got back from Toga,Va.where they had the 5th. annual benefit,for some needy person or persons that they pick from the community.Usually it's someone who's ill or has cancer,and all the money donated and raised from the car show,pig roast,horse shoe tournament,silent auction,games,bands,and so on goes to the people the benefit is held for.It's really a great thing for people to do this.They had one for my wife,who died of cancer in June,2005.They picked two local people this year,and one just recently passed away and the other man has colon cancer.The family of the one who recently passed will still get half of the money,which is also a good thing.I put the mixer in the car show too,as I do every year,because this is one thing I wouldn't want to miss,and haven't so far.

it's good to keep old dogs working_they like it,and it's good for them.

Are you from West Virginia? Just wondering,I travel West Virginia a lot,and of course it is coal country!

Well,I just got home again,and I should've been here early this morning.Picked up a load of steel in Twinsburg,Oh. yesterday going to Buena Vista,Va,and was coming down the W.V.Turnpike last night minding my own business when my air dryer failed.Called road service,but he couldn't bypass it,all the parts stores were closed,so the guy told me he'd get one in the morning and be back to put it on .I was just south of the first tollbooth at the Sharon-Cabin Creek exit and had to be in Buena Vista by 3pm to get unloaded.By the time the service man got there and took the old dryer off,changed out the fittings,and got the new one on it was about 11:30am,but I made it in time.I'm off Sunday-going to the dentist Monday.

...but it's hard to find time! I usually run three trips from Va. to Ohio one week and two trips the following week.Then you catch up on other things on the weekend,and it's off to work again.I got home about 1am Saturday,got to bed around 2am,back up at 6:30,and went to Troutman,N.C. to the ATHS show.So the only way I'll get a tee shirt is if I buy another one,unless all you other guys don't-no,I'm joking of course,that just wouldn't be right!By the way,I mailed the truck show pictures to the diesel gypsy Monday morning,so check his site periodically.

Just got back from the ATHS show at Troutman,N.C.-great weather and a great show! I took over a hundred pictures,most of which should be on the diesel gypsy's site soon.

Yes,I agree...beautiful

There's an ATHS show in Troutman,N.C.(near Statesville) next weekend (July 28th.) I was there year before last and it was A good show-not as big as Winchester,but still A good show,lots of Macks.I'm hoping to be there again this year,I'll be the guy disguised as A truck driver taking pictures.Maybe I'll see you there.

Awesome pictures in your gallery,some of the best I've seen.Oh yeah,your brother-in-law's truck looks pretty good too.

lebanon bologna?I bet that would be good between two slices of bread with some tomato and miracle whip...

Wow,it's so easy for me to post pictures with this new computer,as compared to my old one that is,somebody stop me!

that is excellent.I am especially impressed by the interior,it all looks great though-like they drove it out of the factory and into the deep freeze,and just thawed it out yesterday.

If i've ever done anything to anger you,i'm so sorry!

This PC has been draining my wallet lately-I didn't have a local dial up no.here and my unlimited long distance plan was not supposed to be used for business purposes or internet connection,but of course I was doing it-didn't know I wasn't supposed to until EMBARQ said they were going to cut off my long distance.I called them to get a new plan,so I could still get online,and the best they could do was 10 cents A minute for internet use.When I saw A Hughesnet commercial on TV I called them and told them to come on over.It cost $399.99 up front,then $59.99 A month.Pretty expensive,but way cheaper than the 10 cents A minute the phone co.was charging me.When the man came to install it he said my PC was so old and slow,and the something or other was too small,that I really needed A new one to see any benefit from the Hughes system.I'd been wanting A new one anyway,so I went and got A new Compac with Windows Vista Home Premium.I don't have A clue what that actually means,but it sounds more impressive than my old Windows 98. $698.00,plus tax. Then I call the Hughes guy back,and then he told me my payment covered 25' of trench to bury the cable,anything over 25' would be $2.00 and something A foot.So I asked him where he wanted the trench,and dug it myself to save A few bucks.The pole they put the dish on was $125-I thought maybe it was gold,but it looks like a piece of galvanized steel tubing-and it cost $75 more dollars for them to go in the crawl space to run the cable.But it's all up and running now,and works great! Got my phone bill yesterday-$275!

Welcome,Ravemobile-your English is better than mine's is,so don't worry about that.Glad to meet 'ya!

Hey,Lake Anna,that's over there around Louisa...I was from over around Cumberland, then Appomattox,now Gladys.Picked up a load at the North Anna nuclear power plant once.

This picture makes me look like an old grouch,but I'm not...no,really,I'm A very affable old grouch.

Welcome everyone,I'm just happy to be here myself