The Thunder Rolls!

If you don't know where I stand on the Occupy Movement, you haven't been reading my blog!:P

Just to have a little phone,

Last November, I started the.....

Occupy Toilet Movement to let Washington, D.C. that we are tired of the crap!

Here are some of my first few pics of me protesting!





Join me in Occupying your toilet!

Just email me your pic of you occupying your toilet and I'll be happy to post it here!

In the mean time, checkout this great video by GoRemy.com

The Thunder Rolls!



Until then, I'll see you down the road!

Crocs.com Sale!

Crocs.com has a huge sale going on through the 19th. I love Crocs and hopefully you do to! Click on it and save some cabbage peeps!





Save Up To 70% at the Crocs.com Winter Sale Starting 1/14! Hurry, Offer ends 1/19!

This Time Around......

Man it's been for ever and a day since I last blogged.

Alot has changed since then.

I'm no longer driving over the road.

Family priorities have come to the fore front and,

I had to do what I had to do.

This life of mine is such a roller coaster......

Most days, I don't know if I'm coming or going.....

But, I'm still here.....

I hope y'all had a great Christmas and New Year.

I'll be looking into other opportunities and.....

I know something will pan out like it always does.

I'm a Dark Horse and nothing can hold me down!

Check out David Nail's This Time Around.

He's one of my favorites. I hope you'll favorite him too.


Be good to yourselves.......and to someone else. I'll see you down the road!

Something's Always Wrong.....

Another day I call and never speak
And you would say nothing's changed at all
And I can't feel much hope for anything
If I won't be there to catch you if you fall

Again
It seems we meet
In the spaces
In between
We always say
It won't be long
But something's always wrong

Another game of putting things aside
As if we'll come back to them some time
A brace of hope a pride of innocence
And you would say something has gone wrong

Again
It seems we meet
In the spaces
In between
We always say
It won't be long
But something's always wrong

"Again we fail to meet and mend
The spaces safe between intents
We say too much and long been gone,
Oh but something's always wrong."

"Again we fail to make amends
And wend our way between intents
And looking back, not moving on
Oh but something's always wrong."

"Again we fail to meet and mend
The spaces safe between intents
We say too much, too long been gone
Oh but something's always wrong.

~Toad The Wet Sprocket

Go Greyhound and leave the driving to.....YOU!

Greyhound passengers on a St. Louis-bound bus from Memphis spent a night sitting at a truck stop in Charleston, Missouri on Saturday after their driver, irate after an exchange with one of the passengers, parked the vehicle and disappeared.
Passengers told KSDK that the driver had an altercation with a 65-year-old man who she felt was being rowdy and told him to get out. When the man refused, she herself exited near Cape Girardeau, locking the door behind her. The passengers called 911 and police told her to get back on board and proceed to St. Louis.
The driver apparently resumed driving but headed to Charleston instead of St. Louis. She once again parked the bus. This time she simply left.
The passengers called Greyhound, but it took hours for a new driver to arrive. Though Greyhound apologized to the passengers and promised to refund their tickets, the bus line couldn’t offer to return the 12 extra hours the trip took.
"I think it's safe to say the protocol was not followed," Greyhound spokesman Maureen Richmond told the Memphis Commercial Appeal.
The bus line said it would punish the veteran driver, whose name was not released.

-Courtesy of the Huffington Post

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I finally got my iPhone 4S! Happy happy joy joy!

Hopefully that will mean more posting!:)

I've been home the past two days and I'll be heading back out in the afternoon to head back to the yard to get the PM done on the truck and then hook to a loaded trailer going to North Central PA for Monday night.

We enjoyed some Georgia Sun Tea this evening with our friends Tyler & Misty.

Y'all need to try these! Getcha some mason jars and fill them with 1/3 Jeremiah Weed Sweet Tea, 1/4 sweet & sour, 1/4 peach schnapps or peach syrup and then top them off with sprite. Put the lid on and shake'em up and then ENJOY!

I'll see y'all down the road! Unless you see me first!


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Jersey Floor

Got to love Jimmy Fallon! I hate everyone on Jersey Shore, but I give them props for going on this skit and poking fun at themselves.

Trucking Tuesday presents......KNOW YOUR RIGHTS!

One of the biggest complaints in trucking that I hear over and over again from drivers is that they are over regulated.

Granted, there are alot of regulations out there.

And it seems that if more aren't being added,

The ones currently in place are being changed.

But as professional drivers, we are responsible for knowing are rights.

Do you have the right to review any information that is provided by a previous employer?

This can go along way when you are dealing with a past employer that may have a vendetta against you.

You may have left an employer with no real notice.

Why should you give notice?

Will your employer give you notice before you are released?

Probably not.

Did you refuse to take a load because the equipment you where provided was unsafe?

Where you threatened to do work outside your Hours of Service?

Does it really matter?

For the most part, we as drivers know that when the time comes to leave a company and move on to the next one, there are alot of factors going into it.

And, we've known for awhile that it was beyond time to move on.

So what are your rights once you have left?

Foley Carrier Services shared in a recent post:

DRIVERS HAVE THE RIGHT TO REVIEW RESPONSES

Under Part 391, applicants who have DOT-regulated employment history over the preceding three years have the right to review information provided by their former employers as part of a SPH inquiry. The driver simply needs to provide a written request to the prospective employer. This request can be submitted at the time of application or as late as 30 days after the driver is hired or is notified that he or she will not be hired. If a driver discovers any erroneous information in the SPH inquiry records, he or she may send a Request for Correction to the former employer who provided the information. The driver also has the right to rebut information from former employers about DOT regulated positions held in the previous three years.
As you are aware, prospective employers are required to inform drivers of their rights in writing prior to accepting an application during the hiring process. This means that you can be sure that your former drivers know about their rights and your responsibilities in the pre-/post-employment process.

So knowing your rights goes a long way at to protecting your carrier as a driver.

Check out Foley Carrier Services if you get a chance. They provide some great information on trucking.

Take care and be good to yourselves.....and to someone else.

I will see you down the road.

New York City Vacation

So just after a month since Cherish and I wen to New York and I'm finally getting around to posting some of the pics.

Here is the Atlas Statue outside of Rockefeller Center. We made our way down to the Today Show, but we of course didn't make it until the show was just about over.





here's a shot of Rockefeller Center up close.



I'm not sure what these two buildings below are. I just thought it was cool to see identical buildings across the street from one another.



This Chinese man.....I know that's really racist to say.......cause I'm not really sure he was Chinese.......was in Central Park playing some sort of instrument.



Here's another shot from inside Central Park.



This is The World Trade Center Globe that sat between Towers 1 & 2. What's left of it, which was pretty much all of it, was moved to Battery Park and had an eternal flame put with it to pay respects to all those lost on that terrible day.



On a lighter note, here I am tickling the balls of the Bull on Wall Street.



And then Cherish and I grabbed the Bull by his horns.



Even NYPD needs a heavy hauler!



Space is a premium in NYC. Here's how they maximize it!



This is a picture of the Sycamore Roots that survived the attacks on the World Trade Center.

They are proudly displayed on the grounds of Trinity Church in NYC.





I'll post some more down the road......and I'll see you too.....

Unless you see me first.

MY BOY! The King of New York Hacks!

I wanted to share what a friend of mine wrote recently about the protest that sprung up over a month a go in NYC. The King's blog is one I recommend all of you check out. He has a great way of putting things into words. Check out his blog and follow along at The King of New York Hacks.

Enjoy!

I've seen some wrong on both sides...I've seen some people rude to the police, and I've seen some police rude to regular people and trying to agitate them...even the King almost got caught up in one of those orange nets they have when I was just coming out of a building while they were protesting outside Wall St...I also saw a Police Officer juggling with one of the kids and discussing pensions, and how bowling pins are easier to juggle with two people rather than balls...the pins have a handle to focus on, who knew ? Can't save the economy but hey, at least we all go down juggling. Overall, they are all decent people down there with some opportunists mixed in like any event of this nature has...but they are educating each other with purpose and want a better America, I just cant argue with that...nobody should, and the media is dropping the ball...maybe they should use bowling pins too. I don't get to be on a side as a Taxicrat, in the course of a night I drive them all, Liberals, Republicans, Tea-party, Democrats, Rich, Poor, Happy, Sad, young. old...they're all American. Hopefully through the peaceful process, I hope the important issues will be addressed so our country can start functioning on the higher levels we are capable of and eventually we can end these wars and bring our brothers and sisters home...10 years is enough..

I may only be a Taxicrat, but I listen to the issues of all who flow through the ebb and tide of a New York City Taxi, and if I figure out what the answer is, you'll be the first to know as I honk my horn at the challenging times ahead and keep bringing New York City to you as I remain...

The King of New York Hacks.