****BREAKROOM - 4/28 to 5/4****
05-01-2013, 05:48 AM
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Wow Scotty ...that's just crazy. The guy was more than likely under the influence of something not to see a friggin' bus. Glad it turned out ok for you all.
Mid week already. Man, these days are starting to fly by. Didn't seem to go this fast at any other point in my life ....especially not during the loooong trips across the pond on a very slow ship. Guess it's like they say "Life is like a roll of toilet paper ...the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes".
Guess that just means we all need to get off our butts and get out there to enjoy the time the good Lord has given to us !!
Cheers,
PISTOL
Mid week already. Man, these days are starting to fly by. Didn't seem to go this fast at any other point in my life ....especially not during the loooong trips across the pond on a very slow ship. Guess it's like they say "Life is like a roll of toilet paper ...the closer you get to the end, the faster it goes".
Guess that just means we all need to get off our butts and get out there to enjoy the time the good Lord has given to us !!
Cheers,
PISTOL
05-01-2013, 07:00 AM
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Glad you got to tell the story Scotty, that sounds like some trip
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Makes me appreciate my job, where I donīt have to drive very far, and there is just about no trafic.
Kid is better, at least he watches TV now, guess thatīs a step up from yesterday
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Iīm going to unhook the pelletburner, WINTER IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER, switching to wastewood to heat the Water.
I put some fresh coffee on, and phoo too, there was some donuts somewhere but I donīt know what happened to them...(burp).
Slev
.Makes me appreciate my job, where I donīt have to drive very far, and there is just about no trafic.
Kid is better, at least he watches TV now, guess thatīs a step up from yesterday
.Iīm going to unhook the pelletburner, WINTER IS NOW OFFICIALLY OVER, switching to wastewood to heat the Water.
I put some fresh coffee on, and phoo too, there was some donuts somewhere but I donīt know what happened to them...(burp).
Slev
All the years on the road you certainly have the most unreal experiences. Just so glad you're OK.
05-01-2013, 12:26 PM
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Sorry about the shove in the ditch there Scotty.....I wanted to get back in my own lane but all that horn blowing just made it all that much harder for me to concentrate on finishing up my text message on my cell phone.....once I got that done I was able to change the channel on my dash mounted TV and settle in for a movie.....
Just glad you are OK little buckaroo
Just glad you are OK little buckaroo
05-01-2013, 12:59 PM
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Thought I would drop in and say hello. I hope you guys are having a good week. About time to get myself ready for work now. Took the truck and camper to a 5 day training last week and the truck is still awesome, although dirty.
It IS a work truck after all.
It IS a work truck after all.
05-01-2013, 09:06 PM
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Folks I had a very scary incident today. I drive tour bus part time and took a trip today...right into a brutal snowstorm with zero visibility high winds and ice...wasn't like that way when I left.
That's not the scary part. I picked up the crew a couple hrs from the city...taking them to the airport. I pulled out to pass a semi...I was doing 55 mph...well below the speed limit...freeway was wet but clear. Semi started over into the passing lane. No signal...didn't look. I hit the air horns and he wouldn't look...kept moving over...crashed into us as my left wheels hit the mud and snow in the center median. He kept coming! Hit the bus...still didn't look...continued pushing the bus sideways while I fought by steering into him. The left wheels were sliding into the snow and mud while the bus started tipping. This 'trucker' then took off! I was still fighting not to lose the bus and my passengers. Steering was cranked to the right and I kept my foot on the throttle. The front right wheel caught pavement and I got us back up on the road. The plate on the semi was covered in ice/ mud and there where no signs on the doors. The semi behind and one in front witnessed it all and stopped to give me their info.
We called the rcmp and never saw one nor have they called us.
Seems surreal. Nobody hurt...bus took a hit...did what I could...thanking my Higher Power.
That's not the scary part. I picked up the crew a couple hrs from the city...taking them to the airport. I pulled out to pass a semi...I was doing 55 mph...well below the speed limit...freeway was wet but clear. Semi started over into the passing lane. No signal...didn't look. I hit the air horns and he wouldn't look...kept moving over...crashed into us as my left wheels hit the mud and snow in the center median. He kept coming! Hit the bus...still didn't look...continued pushing the bus sideways while I fought by steering into him. The left wheels were sliding into the snow and mud while the bus started tipping. This 'trucker' then took off! I was still fighting not to lose the bus and my passengers. Steering was cranked to the right and I kept my foot on the throttle. The front right wheel caught pavement and I got us back up on the road. The plate on the semi was covered in ice/ mud and there where no signs on the doors. The semi behind and one in front witnessed it all and stopped to give me their info.
We called the rcmp and never saw one nor have they called us.
Seems surreal. Nobody hurt...bus took a hit...did what I could...thanking my Higher Power.
Evening all
05-01-2013, 09:11 PM
#53
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NE..... Just had an arm roast the other day. Recognized the bone in it as a cross cut out of the shoulder blade.
Scotty, you can drive my bus any day. Takes tremendous gonads coupled with a lot of experience to apply full throttle and steering just right to recover from something like that.
Been lookin' for a decent lawn tractor with rototiller all winter. One went up on Craig's list at 3PM yesterday, and I bought it at 5:30. JD 216 with dual hydraulics and a JD tiller for less than a grand. Not pretty, but fully functional. Makes my Crapsman tractors feel like toys.
Had to drive through a record setting May snowstorm twice today to get it. It was 200 miles south of me, and there's a narrow heavy snowstorm going on between here and there caused by a freak combination of jet stream and cold front. Cold and party cloudy here, warm and partly cloudy where the tractor was in La Crescent.
Scotty, you can drive my bus any day. Takes tremendous gonads coupled with a lot of experience to apply full throttle and steering just right to recover from something like that.
Been lookin' for a decent lawn tractor with rototiller all winter. One went up on Craig's list at 3PM yesterday, and I bought it at 5:30. JD 216 with dual hydraulics and a JD tiller for less than a grand. Not pretty, but fully functional. Makes my Crapsman tractors feel like toys.
Had to drive through a record setting May snowstorm twice today to get it. It was 200 miles south of me, and there's a narrow heavy snowstorm going on between here and there caused by a freak combination of jet stream and cold front. Cold and party cloudy here, warm and partly cloudy where the tractor was in La Crescent.
05-01-2013, 10:15 PM
#54
Top's Younger Twin
Thanks J and others.
Today I feel hungover and grateful.
Thankful for my skills and my Guardian Angel.
Throttling down and steering into the force was automatic.
Today I feel hungover and grateful.
Thankful for my skills and my Guardian Angel.
Throttling down and steering into the force was automatic.
05-02-2013, 06:08 AM
#55
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Morning all.
Thursday, May 2nd.
1519 - Leonardo da Vinci died. Bob went to the funeral.
1776 - France and Spain agreed to donate arms to American rebels fighting the British.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men in the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. He died 8 days later. (Why does the phrase, "Hold my beer and watch this!" come to mind?
1865 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson offered $100,000 reward for the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
1890 - The Oklahoma Territory was organized.
1926 - U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua to put down a revolt and to protect U.S. interests. They did not depart until 1933.
1933 - Hitler banned trade unions in Germany.
1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.
1945 - Russians took Berlin after 12 days of fierce house-to-house fighting. The Allies announced the surrender of **** troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
1946 - Prisoners revolted at California's Alcatraz prison.
1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.
1974 - Former U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was disbarred by the Maryland Court of Appeals.
1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.
1982 - The British submarine HMS Conqueror sank Argentina's only cruiser, the General Belgrano during the Falkland Islands War. More than 350 people died.
1993 - Authorities said that they had recovered the remains of David Koresh from the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, TX.
1994 - Nelson Mandela claimed victory after South Africa's first democratic elections.
Today's thought:Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world.
C0ffee and ph00 are ready. Come and get it before it crawls away!
Thursday, May 2nd.
1519 - Leonardo da Vinci died. Bob went to the funeral.
1776 - France and Spain agreed to donate arms to American rebels fighting the British.
1863 - Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson was wounded by his own men in the battle of Chancellorsville, VA. He died 8 days later. (Why does the phrase, "Hold my beer and watch this!" come to mind?
1865 - U.S. President Andrew Johnson offered $100,000 reward for the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis.
1890 - The Oklahoma Territory was organized.
1926 - U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua to put down a revolt and to protect U.S. interests. They did not depart until 1933.
1933 - Hitler banned trade unions in Germany.
1941 - The Federal Communications Commission agreed to let regular scheduling of TV broadcasts by commercial TV stations begin on July 1, 1941. This was the start of network television.
1945 - Russians took Berlin after 12 days of fierce house-to-house fighting. The Allies announced the surrender of **** troops in Italy and parts of Austria.
1946 - Prisoners revolted at California's Alcatraz prison.
1970 - Student anti-war protesters at Ohio's Kent State University burn down the campus ROTC building. The National Guard took control of the campus.
1974 - Former U.S. Vice President Spiro T. Agnew was disbarred by the Maryland Court of Appeals.
1974 - The filming of "Jaws" began in Martha's Vineyard, MA.
1982 - The British submarine HMS Conqueror sank Argentina's only cruiser, the General Belgrano during the Falkland Islands War. More than 350 people died.
1993 - Authorities said that they had recovered the remains of David Koresh from the Branch Davidian compound near Waco, TX.
1994 - Nelson Mandela claimed victory after South Africa's first democratic elections.
Today's thought:Someone who thinks logically is a nice contrast to the real world.
C0ffee and ph00 are ready. Come and get it before it crawls away!
05-02-2013, 07:45 AM
#56
Top's Younger Twin
Good day all. Its supposed to warm up here... again. Calling for low to mid 70's over the wknd and early next week. That's temp not mph. LOL
I allturd the phoo...its called bus tip remnants ala depends.
I allturd the phoo...its called bus tip remnants ala depends.
05-02-2013, 11:03 AM
#57
Chapter President
I'm sure there were a few seats on the bus needing "clean up isle 6" ..
Mornin all. Just got the head on the bench for the ol 97. I needed Scotty to lift that sucker. Amazed how the ol Cummins looks after 400,000 km.
Have a good day. Just having a Joe and trying to get some work done..
Mornin all. Just got the head on the bench for the ol 97. I needed Scotty to lift that sucker. Amazed how the ol Cummins looks after 400,000 km.
Have a good day. Just having a Joe and trying to get some work done..
05-02-2013, 04:55 PM
#58
Proprietor of Fiver's Inn and Hospitality Center
Wow, talk about a dead day. Maybe everyone is having the same problems I am trying to get on the website. Takes about 7 or 8 refreshes before I finally reach the OTHER section. DUH?????
Oh well, made fresh ph00 anywho for the night gang if they make it. Grabbing mine and out of here..............
Bob
Oh well, made fresh ph00 anywho for the night gang if they make it. Grabbing mine and out of here..............
Bob
05-03-2013, 06:06 AM
#60
Administrator
Thread Starter
Friday, May 3rd.
1802 - Washington, DC, was incorporated as a city.
1855 - Macon B. Allen became the first African American to be admitted to the Bar in Massachusetts.
1888 - Thomas Edison organized the Edison Phonograph Works.
1921 - West Virginia imposed the first state sales tax.
1926 - U.S. Marines landed in Nicaragua and stayed until 1933.
1944 - Wartime rationing of most grades of meats ended in the U.S.
1948 - The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that covenants prohibiting the sale of real estate to blacks and other minorities were legally unenforceable.
1968 - After three days of battle, the U.S. Marines retook Dai Do complex in Vietnam. They found that the North Vietnamese had evacuated the area.
1971 - Anti-war protesters began four days of demonstrations in Washington, DC.
1971 - National Public Radio broadcast for the first time.
1971 - James Earl Ray, Martin Luther King's assassin, was caught in a jailbreak attempt.
1992 - Five days of rioting and looting ended in Los Angeles, CA. The riots, that killed 53 people, began after the acquittal of police officers in the beating of Rodney King.
1997 - The "Republic of Texas" surrendered to authorities ending an armed standoff where two people were held hostage. The group asserts the independence of Texas from the U.S.
1999 - The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 11,000 for the first time.
Today's thought:
We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.
C0ffee & ph00 are ready.