FogBat

Better than Billy Gibbons'? That guy has a beard that could rival John Knox!

Ah, yes. Classic Iron Maiden. You've posted the best song on this thread thus far.

Stay away from the Bugs Bunny cartoons, PA.

I have to admit that it is a very catchy tune. The odd thing about it, from my own personal experience, is that I first heard it in Prishtina, Kosovo back in 2001. Thus, if they're playing it in that part of the world, I had a feeling that it would easily make its way around the world.

I can't stand these guys either. I just don't see what makes them so great. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImrtZRrS70w

Did you click on the link? It was meant to be serious and funny at the same time. Also, for schiyats and giggles, did you check out my second post for Complaint Thursday? "Fake Martyr" is quite a story.

Plus/Minus The "Minus" looks like a red-headed version of Morticia Addams. I might as well call it the "Morticia Addams School of Theology". I cannot stand " "!

Don't blame me. I didn't vote for Obama.

I know that you and I aren't going to agree on some things, and I don't believe that this is an exception. Having said that, given the fact that I am quite theologically minded, I thought that his observations were highly apropos. Now, if you don't mind, I feel that I must share with you some naivety from my younger days: When I was much younger, I wondered how people could base a science on the word "The" with regards to the-ology. Obviously, I learned later on down the line that such was not the case. I still get a bit of a chuckle when I think about it.

Please clarify. There's three people I've covered thus far, including the guy who made a lucid observation on the whole matter.

No, but I am well aware of the controversy surrounding the question. There is no denying that he had an agenda. what someone had to say about it.

I've been waiting all week to post this: Plus/Minus As it is, the Miss USA forum was completely the wrong time for Mario Armando Lavandeira, Jr. to ask that question. He clearly had an agenda, and he is absolutely prejudiced. Were it not for him hijacking the entire pageant on such a loaded and biased question, Miss California would have definitely won the pageant. I am proud that she stood on her convictions and did not capitulate to the whims of such a hate-filled man.

Thanks. BTW, when I called my home terminal on what I needed to do leading up to my final days, I was told by one of my fleet manager's assistants that if my FM had any questions, he would either Qualcomm me or call me. Nothing yet. Quite honestly, I think that speaks volumes, especially since he encouraged me to stick things out.

I hate it when my mind draws a blank on my weekly plus/minus feature, whether it's one or the other. Hopefully, this fills the gap. Plus because of Minus On to a genuine complaint: I came out of the house last Monday, picked up a load in Raphine, VA going to Oaks, PA and it only paid for 388 miles. Once I got there and delivered on Tuesday, dispatch told me they had no loads for me and that I needed to find the closest parking space as possible. Well, they have a policy that unless I am authorized to take any toll road, I'm not supposed to use them. However, they made an exception. So I tried to get as close to the King of Prussia rest area going westbound on the PA turnpike. The place was completely boarded up and barricaded. A sign read, "Next rest area 22 miles". So I went over to Marsh and parked it there. I wound up staying there for 45 hours until my next load was ready for pick up over in Boothwyn, PA (near Wilmington, DE). Mind you, this load was not supposed to deliver in Maryville, MO until 4.13 in the early morning hours AND it's an appointment. Which means that I would only get paid 388 miles for the week and no one in their right mind can afford to live on that - even if I am getting paid .42/mile. I picked it up anyway and was figuring that I would be allowed to relay the load over at the drop yard in E. St. Louis, IL. Dispatch refused, saying that it was out of the way. I said that it was maybe about 10-15 miles away from I-70. No matter, they didn't want it there. I asked about Indianapolis. Nope, no dice. They told me that I would only be allowed to drop it at the terminal in Columbus - 434 miles from where I picked up. When deadhead is factored in to pick up the load (no, this is not in reference to the Grateful Dead), I only got paid 885 miles for the week. Oh, it gets better. From the terminal, I was sent a load to pick up in Brookville, OH and deliver to Keasbey, NJ - which is near Newark. My first reaction was Oh, you've got to be KIDDING ME!!!:angry: That part of the country has been the absolute worst for outbound freight over the past few months! I pleaded with my fleet manager to get a hold of me. Finally, I just decided to suck it up and take it, knowing that this was futile to fight them over it. My fleet manager finally sends me a Qualcomm message as I get to the shipper for the Brookville load telling me that they're doing the best they can and for me to "hang in there". (Yeah, right. If I hang in there like he's telling me to do, I'm going to lose my house.) I picked it up that Friday, and had it over there by Saturday afternoon. I sat for almost 72 hours before my next load was ready. Mind you, I received notice almost 45 hours after my arrival in Keasbey that there would be a load for me, but it wouldn't be ready until 5 pm Tuesday afternoon - 27 hours later after the load offering was sent. Here's what they don't know. I took some time on my laptop and filled out an online application for another trucking company on Monday since I wasn't going anywhere. I got a call the following day for an over the phone interview. They have a dedicated account that is not far from where I live. It just came open. I'll at least get a chance to get home at least one day every weekend. Plus, it appears that I should be getting at least 2300-2500 miles a week. Granted, I'll be taking a HUGE pay cut per miles at only .345/mile, but it's actually far better than .42/mile and maybe getting 1500-1700 miles a week WITH the obvious uncertainty where they're going to secure freight. So, I've been hired on and my last day with my current company will be either next Wednesday or Thursday. As it is, I'd been mulling over a switch for the past 2-3 months. However, this past week, with all the sitting around and getting forced to go to points around Philly/NJ/Tri-State area was the straw that broke the camel's back. It was time for me to "pull the trigger" and get the switch done.

Why don't you ask the Land of Oz Front Office that question? They're the ones who appear to be responsible for the nuclear meltdown these past two seasons.

I don't even want to get started about the boys getting eliminated today. I am just so disgusted with not just the lack of effort throughout the course of the season, but the incompetence of the FO. I implore every fan that still lives in Bflo to boycott every home game next season. Maybe that will serve as a wake up call to them that we will no longer put up with the half-a$$ effort put forth by the entire organization.

I can't believe that it's already 10.30 am EDT and no one has started this thread yet. Does no one believe in tradition around here??? Plus/Minus

War stories?

Plus/Minus because of this.

I wondered when someone was going to try to turn the tables on this one. Go figure. At least I can say that your plus and my minus is completely full of himself.

Sounds almost like me dealing with the Delmarva regional dispatcher at the company I work for. (Yet the poetic justice I get out of it is when I call his bluff and he realizes he effed up without completely admitting to it. :nana: )

I'm not sure if anyone looks at my plus/minus links when I post on Complaint Thursdays, but I do it anyway. Comes with the territory. I thought I would throw in a compliment with a complaint just to balance things out. Here we go: Plus/MINUS!

Well, then I probably don't work for your company (and I don't want to know who you work for either). Seriously, you really have a lot of gall to try to tell me that I'm not doing my job - especially when my dispatcher told me and all the other drivers underneath him not to pester him while they were trying to secure freight for us. I wound up sitting for nearly 48 hours until my load became available. You have to admit that every company does things differently - and some have more headaches than others.

Plus/MINUS!!!!! Added complaint feature: dispatchers at my trucking company don't seem to pay attention to "Time at Home" requests. In a perfect world, it should be ex-truckers who should be dispatchers because they actually know what makes us tick.

YW.