"On the Road "
with the original florida kid.....
Hello again fellow truckstars! It's week 35 and........
......................you're on the road with the original florida kid.....
Grandma, Barbie, Pup the Wonder Dog, and the whole gang here at the ranch say a big cowboy howdy "Hey!"
I want to give a big cowboy howdy shout out to bigjackknife and all the boys in Kentucky - "Yo!!"
KITCHEN TABLE TALKIN'-
Okay, so everyone grab a cup of Grandma's famous cowboy coffee,(there's a bottle of JD under the sink in the cabinet if you're in the mood...but remember...little sips...and no, it's not mine, it was Grandpa's....) pull up a chair, get us all an ashtray(aw hell just grab a beer can out of the trash....) and let's sit down, we have a lot to talk about this week too... You know - if I didn't know any better I'd say the public is on the verge of a revolt of some kind too, over this fuel bullcrap. Why do I think that? Let me ask you something first - "Where in the hell have you been lately?" Everyone - and I mean everyone - I talk to, even the boys down at the barber shop this morning, people at Publix, everywhere, people are up in arms over fuel prices....so I really think as drivers, whatever we decide as a group or as individuals, to do, the public will be with us all the way...and let's not forget, the add-on pricing from our services and/or freight costs, plus the high prices they are paying themselves at the pump...well, they need to know they're getting double pumped , if you know what I mean...(hell, we are too, I go to the store and everywhere else.....)
Barbie needs new glasses and a trip to the dentist but she's on hold, for now, fuel prices have cut into my take-home money so much that I seem to be backpeddling to a basic wage driver.....uhhh...me no like..........
.......ahhh yes...the new American dream.....the greedy people get to live it and the working people get to watch them.........
I don't know about you truckstars, I mean, I must be gettin' old or somethin'.....Barbie's been so sick for the last couple of years and the doctor says she needs another operation, girlie stuff, you know....and I feel so protective of her and miss her so much when I'm on the road, not to mention how much I worry about her...and I know, I know what the Good Book says about not worryin' and I try not to but I can't help it.....it's easy to say stuff when it's not your ass in the sling..(faith is a gift and I'm working on it).....I pray for her all the time and sure things could always be worse, lots of folks have really bad situations going on in their lives, way worse than mine and my heart goes out to them - it really does.
This life....a mixture of good and bad, the bad makes you feel so helpless sometimes....man, I hate that....
Did you ever feel like you were livin' someone else's idea of a life? I do...sometimes.....
When I was a kid, I read a lot of stories about adventure in faraway places, heroes, men with boundless courage who travelled the world saving the day in dark, mysterious, wild places filled with bad guys, danger and fierce, exotic animals roaming the jungles, forrests and plains. I hoped one day to grow up and see the world through the eyes of an adventurer, righting wrongs, defending the innocent and that I would be climbing mountain peaks, crossing blistering deserts and diving to the bottoms of the oceans, flying planes and helicopters, and hot air balloons....I thought things would turn out a lot different than they did....I'm still hopin' God will grant me a few of my dreams....What about you truckstar?....I hope your dreams are still within reach.....God's grace is a precious thing isn't it?....
.........I am grateful that the one greatest dream I could ever hope to have, has come true....some one loves me......and I get to run home to her every day of my life, and she's always there, and if for no other reason than to do just that, I pray God gives me many more years......
I'm sorry truckstars, I know I must sound like I'm depressed...I'm not really, I just get a little down sometimes, and this is one of those times......maybe I'm just tired and frustrated.....still waitin' for word of another run....hope the guy calls soon......my bills have bills....
Okay so, here it is....I don't know where this is all going but I can safely tell you this - fuel prices are probably never going to go down, and don't forget...the rest of the world has been paying $10.00 a gallon for a long time....and unless the everyday consumer and pro truckers can form some sort of cohesive alliance or join as one voice, then I really believe we're pretty well screwed as far as gas prices go. True, truckers have a lot of other issues but I feel the most pressing one right now is fuel cost....don't you? I'm doing everything I can to keep my other expenses down but I still feel like I'm losing some kind of battle.....dammit....
Check out www.uscattlehaulers.com and find the link to the OOU, it's a new group who's only agenda is the welfare of drivers and Dan Little, who by the way is a working driver, is probably our best hope as a leader and fighter for truckers across the board. It's only $20 to join.....I've talked to Dan several times and I truly believe he's the real deal....see for yourself......
Also, in case you feel like rattling someone's cage -
To find your Representative - www.house.gov - ( just enter your zip)
To find your Senators - www.senate.gov - (scroll to your home state)
Write them often, tell your friends to write them often......when? Right NOW !!!!!
TRUCKSTAR TECH-
I'm looking into mini-laptops...I've told you before cell phones, PDA's, mobile scan/fax, all the stuff we use whether at home or on the road is merging into one device, and it appears the mini-laptop is it....I'll have a full report on the state of the art next week....and it also appears as I predicted, that wi-fi is bombing.....stay tuned......Did you know that you can now watch a full tv channel line-up on your mobile web laptop? http://www.dtv4pc.com/ and also: http://www.satellitetvtopc.com THE HEALTH DEPT-
I can't tell you how many young adults I hear from who already have high blood pressure and are on medication for it....this doesn't have to be! In our culture, fast food, junk food and just plain low grade foods are every day life for most people...don't wonder why your blood pressure is high and your energy is low....it's in the diet...fresh leafy green salads, lean broiled(not deep fried or flat iron grilled)meats, poultry and fish, whole grain breads(not bleached 0 nutrition white bread), low fat dressings and cheeses. Also - think roughage!!! Think, Think, Think about what you are eating....THE HARDEST PART IS BREAKING OLD HABITS, SOME GOING BACK SEVERAL FAMILY GENERATIONS........next week - amino acids...
PBR and NASCAR next week!
Before anything else happens I hope we can all get together on a National Truckers Prayer Day.....the bible says - "if God is for us - then who can be against us?"
Do you think for one second that God would be on the side of some mindlessly greedy, earth raping corporation? Do you?
I bet He's wondering why 2 or more have not gathered in HIS name and asked for HIS intervention.........
Tis' the season for Chuck Wagon Cook-offs!! (http://www.chuckwagon.org/),check their site for the 08' schedule, and truckstars if you only go to one event or take one vacation this year, and you're a fan of the old west, then you have to go to the big National Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock, Texas - Sept. 4-7th(http://www.cowboy.org/ ) the Chuckwagon Cook-off Championship is held there!!
Take a minute and PRAY, with me, for our troops around the world - truckstars....whether you agree with the war or not - I think we can ALL agree that these are OUR men and women over there, our KIDS, and, the politics involved is way over my head, not to mention the idea that there's probably a lot going on we DON'T know about, so......and let's not forget about GOD in this equation....it's HIS will I want done, not some profit crazed business man's, not the government's, and damn sure not my own, I'm just not capable.....how 'bout you?
Okay truckstars - I gotta go - I'm trying to find a haul and a back-haul....(truck payments....know what I mean vern?)
So until next week -
Remember - NO load and NO paycheck is worth dyin' for !!!!!
Pray for us all, our nation, the world and the lost..... and try not to worry!!
God hears prayers, trust me - I know.
As always, I want you to remember - I love ya' and I'm prayin' for ya' !
Play nice, drive safe and pull it on home...........
Are you ready? Let's roll..........
......you're on the road with the original florida kid...............we gown..........
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