Happy thread :)

[HGCC]

Fauci urges Americans to use Covid to avoid horrible relatives this holiday season

Fauci Urges Americans to Use COVID as Excuse to Skip Thanksgiving with Horrible Relatives

“COVID-19 could get you off the hook this year,” he said. “Consider this a doctor’s note from me.”

www.newyorker.com

Can't lie, covid got me out of hanging out with the shitty neighbors. Without it I might have just had to take my dick out while they said grace to try and get uninvited or something.

 

[HGCC]

https://www.reddit.com/r/nextfuckinglevel/comments/r03l2n

 

[smokinrav]

The GOAT

 

[blu3bird]

Sorry to hear that about you dog.
Get another
Go to a shelter & rescue a bulldog.
They are great breed
Take care & be safe
James

I made a post a page or so back, I'm thinking about getting a rescue dog

 

[go go kid]

just been on the phone to my woman and im extreamly happy, shame i cant kiss her via the phone, but just makes me miss her even more and want to be with her to be with her even more. how i love that woman

 

[hanimmal]

 

[blu3bird]

Update...

Got towed to the Freightliner shop in York, NE yesterday. Getting my truck fixed hopefully today the parts should be here by noon and will be 8-10 hours of labor Fan clutch, fan and radiator getting replaced

There is a Motel 6 across the road from the Freightliner shop, stayed there last night and will stay again tonight. The motel is a complete shithole nasty filthy room and the shower is disgusting with filth ring in the tub...so no shower till I can leave and get to a Love's.

On a more uplifting note, there is a Shell gas station/truckstop within walking distance and there is a Huddle House restaurant inside the the Shell gas station, I'm having breakfast right now


I ordered coffee and Southern Smothered Biscuits-
Buttermilk biscuits covered with scramble eggs, hash brown, bacon, sausage gravy and a little cheese



The waitresses here are some of the friendliest and most attentive ladies, I take two sips of coffee and she's right back topping my cup off lol
Definitely leaving a $20 tip for her

 

[HGCC]

Ha, I haven't been to one of those in like 20 years, rare find indeed. Have a waffle house nearby, really curious if they are still all orange and brown. They tripped me out as a drug addled young fellow.

 

[blu3bird]

Ha, I haven't been to one of those in like 20 years, rare find indeed. Have a waffle house nearby, really curious if they are still all orange and brown. They tripped me out as a drug addled young fellow.

Oddly enough I've never been to a Waffle House, I believe they're a regional chain and there isn't any in Michigan that I'm aware of. I have seen plenty of them down south of Michigan, I think I've seen one near Indianapolis, that is about as close to Michigan as I've seen

My breakfast today was incredibly good and then being able to put a huge smile on my waitress face with a generous tip was awesome

 

[hanimmal]

Oddly enough I've never been to a Waffle House, I believe they're a regional chain and there isn't any in Michigan that I'm aware of. I have seen plenty of them down south of Michigan, I think I've seen one near Indianapolis, that is about as close to Michigan as I've seen

My breakfast today was incredibly good and then being able to put a huge smile on my waitress face with a generous tip was awesome

Yeah we got the Ihop. And unlimited greasy spoons.

That breakfast made me miss them. I haven't had a good greasy breakfast since before the pandemic.

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

 

[HGCC]

Yeah we got the Ihop. And unlimited greasy spoons.

That breakfast made me miss them. I haven't had a good greasy breakfast since before the pandemic.

It's IHOP and apparently this random waffle house out here, lots of good non chain options though. Assholes need to stop trying to pour their green soup on omelets though.

I dont recall waffle houses in northern or Central Illinois; Indiana and Kentucky/Tennessee is where they really stood out.

Truck stops and greasy spoons are hit or miss, knowing that you should stick to breakfast foods and NOT the steak/seafood will get you a long way.

 

[hanimmal]

 

[smokinrav]

Don't forget to dial your scale back 5 to 10 lbs Thursday morning! Dayfat Savings Time.

 

[HGCC]

So I get a good deal of happiness out of spiking the proverbial life choices football at the not-chicago inlaws. It's super dickish, but if you accept that three berries dude at his word, those are the people I talk about. They can't get why I would pay a shitload to live somewhere expensive. I tried pointing out that I dont have to take a bunch of pricey trips, I live where people come and we have a bunch of stuff. Quality of life just doesn't make sense to them, we can't connect. Yadda yadda, but in my neighborhood we have like 3 models of houses and one that was my exact place went for a price that doubled what I payed. Borrowed money at 3% and invested in an asset that appreciated quite a bit faster.

That's ramble. It's particularly funny to me as that's all a buncha bullshit in my world view and political ideas, but my ideas are not the current reality...so you should go win at that.

 

[CatHedral]

Oddly enough I've never been to a Waffle House, I believe they're a regional chain and there isn't any in Michigan that I'm aware of. I have seen plenty of them down south of Michigan, I think I've seen one near Indianapolis, that is about as close to Michigan as I've seen

My breakfast today was incredibly good and then being able to put a huge smile on my waitress face with a generous tip was awesome

I went once, won’t make it twice. Once saw a bad sign that said AFFLE HOUSE and they weren’t lying.

 

[DIY-HP-LED]

Oddly enough I've never been to a Waffle House, I believe they're a regional chain and there isn't any in Michigan that I'm aware of. I have seen plenty of them down south of Michigan, I think I've seen one near Indianapolis, that is about as close to Michigan as I've seen

My breakfast today was incredibly good and then being able to put a huge smile on my waitress face with a generous tip was awesome

You might get a raise, whether you want one or not!
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‘Indentured servitude’: low pay and grueling conditions fueling US truck driver shortage

Long hours and poor working conditions have aggravated a ‘driver retention problem’ worsening the supply chain crisis Truckers take a break at the Love’s travel stop in Springville, Utah. Photograph: George Frey/Getty Images At Joe’s Travel Plaza, a neon-lit rest stop on California’s main...

news.yahoo.com

 

[injinji]

We had a Huddle House in our little town for a few years. It was nice to have someplace to go late night. They are gone now.

 

[HGCC]

Dennys and steak n shake were my go tos late night, I freaking love steak n shake.

 

[blu3bird]

You might get a raise, whether you want one or not!
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‘Indentured servitude’: low pay and grueling conditions fueling US truck driver shortage

Long hours and poor working conditions have aggravated a ‘driver retention problem’ worsening the supply chain crisis Truckers take a break at the Love’s travel stop in Springville, Utah. Photograph: George Frey/Getty Images At Joe’s Travel Plaza, a neon-lit rest stop on California’s main...

news.yahoo.com

I'm very fortunate and count my blessings everyday. I work for a great company. My boss is smart and compassionate, he treats all of his drivers with respect and pays us really good. He understands what it's like out here because he also drove at one point, he knows what we need and deserve. There is only 1 driver that has left us since I've been here (4 years), that's only because the driver retired.

The article is correct that most companies don't pay squat and driving is an extremely hard job. I don't think most people and new drivers realize this, I know I didn't when I first started. Driving truck is not for everyone

I'll try to explain as best I can, I believe the high turnover in driving is mostly because it's a hard job. Even if the pay was really high, I think most people would still throw in towel

Driving is highly stressful. Fighting with traffic/road conditions, dealing with dispatchers, brokers, customers and other truck drivers is no cakewalk. Most people don't want to or just can't work the crazy long hours or be away from home for a week or more, they have family/children that need them.


I'm going to touch a little on the supply chain issue here just because the article mentioned it, this is my take and my opinion only of what is really going on. I am not sure if I've ever said anything about it yet....

There are plenty enough of trucks/drivers at the ports to haul the freight no matter what the media says. It is China that is causing this

We had a dumbfuck belligerent president go and start a trade war with China, now they are having the last laugh at our expense. China owns 2/3 of all the world's shipping ports, all the ships log jammed at the ports are Chinese ships. They will not go to any other ports than their own. It serves their own interests to cripple us and our economy