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conn-e-rot

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  1. I have no idea why this stuff happens to me, but it does. Pretty often.  I spent a weekend partying with Pink Floyd, before they started dying off.  Drinks with Cyndi Lauper, I saved Tiny Tim's life.  Morrissey saved my kids life. Freaky all the famous people that want to meet me.

     

    Edit: On further thought the Tiny Tim incident might better be describe as I almost killed him.

    My wife and daughter were at cheesecake factory and my daughter was in the bathroom cindi lauper was talking to her but she didn't know who she was until about 10 minutes later when a couple people asked her for an autograph.    kids

  2. I bought my zx14 at the Oakwood store and was going to buy another there but would never set foot in there again after the service manager threw a hissy fit because he was told to do an appraisal on my zx14 and my buddies busa and it was snowing. He was screaming and swearing at the sales guy telling him he was a fucking idiot and the owner was the one that told the sales guy to have him do the appraisal. 

  3. Why did you not contact your insurance company immediately? Your level of coverage has nothing to do with it you were not at fault. You better snatch the $3500 offer before it's gone you threatening to call an attorney is not going to scare them and will probably just piss them off and delay the process even longer. You may have trouble even finding an attorney to take it on after rejecting an offer that is well above the value of the bike. If by some chance it did go to court you may very well end up with a lot less than $3500. 

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  4. http://www.thetruckersreport.com/truckingindustryforum/

    Here is just one forum that is out there. Do take time and read what the people in the business have to say about it. The good and the bad. Do yourself a huge favor and research your options. I'm not a driver but have been around them and in trucking for damn near 40 years.

    Starting out new with no experience is going to be very hard. You are going to basically starve. I take it that you don't have a class a cdl yet?? So now your going to have to go to school and pay for that. Some companies have their own schools and will train you. But you are under contract with them for a time and will be their slave till your time is up. Quit early and you could owe them a chunk of change to pay for the training they provided. Some companies will send you to an accredited school with same scenario as above. Otr trucking is a tough job. Especially if you have a family. You no longer put in 8-10 hours and go home to the family. You put in 10,12,14hrs and then sit in a truck stop,rest area or any other place for 10 hours so you can go back to driving. Even when you get the chance to move up to a better company you will be a bottom feeder and not get the better runs and miles. Is there money to be made. Absolutely. I am with an LTL company and our senior drivers are at six digits for the year. Home every day and weekends. But they put in 12-14 hours every work day. The pay does trickle down from there depending on if you city peddle or just work the dock. You are just gonna have to pay some dues first.

    Like I said. Do some major homework. Go to some truck stops and talk to some drivers. You'll get real life info not what company recruiters will tell you. Not saying they are back alley used car salesman but close. After you get your cdl and some experience then you can start writing your own ticket. Search the web for other forums and start reading what is going on out there. Educate yourself as much as possible so when things aren't so rosy you won't be as surprised. I wish I could be of more help. The best of luck in what ever you decide.

    That is the main site I've been looking through thanks

  5. I am a logistics broker and there is a large need for good drivers right now just about everywhere.  Find a good company and they will probably hire you.  A lot of these carriers I talk to have brand new equipment but no one to fill them.

    I was talking to a guy that runs the training center in Erie, PA and he said they have over 50 companies that are begging him to send drivers. I just want to be sure I ask all the right questions and don't get fucked in the end.

  6. They are paying huge for belly dump drivers out west in the oil fields but you work a ton of hours and they want some experience. So I have to get some time/miles under my belt first and relocating is not really an option for another year so I'm considering OTR. I know there are a lot of variables that can affect your pay just not sure what all I need to look for and what questions to be sure to ask. 

  7. I was laid off at the end of July from my "real" job and now I'm considering getting into to OTR trucking for a year or so then hopefully I can land a local gig. Is there anyone on here that drives or has driven OTR? Any pointers on what to look for with companies or which companies to stay clear of would be greatly appreciated. 

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