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For a very important date?
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[Because of a very important date!Quote by Mondobubba:
For a very important date?
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[Because of a very important date!Quote by Mondobubba:
For a very important date?
Gee I was just throwing in a little Lewis Carroll.
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[Because of a very important date!Quote by Mondobubba:
For a very important date?
Quote by Raine:I knew that. I spent 4 hours yesterday scrubbing kitchen walls and floors.Quote by Mondobubba:Quote by Raine:
[Because of a very important date!Quote by Mondobubba:
For a very important date?
Gee I was just throwing in a little Lewis Carroll.
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Last day of school in these parts. I had a thought; with school out for the summer, will we see a decrease in weekly shootings, or will they just move to the mall?
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Last day of school in these parts. I had a thought; with school out for the summer, will we see a decrease in weekly shootings, or will they just move to the mall?
Malls are dying.
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There's likely a lot of truth in today's Google doodle
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Last day of school in these parts. I had a thought; with school out for the summer, will we see a decrease in weekly shootings, or will they just move to the mall?
Malls are dying.
because of the shootings?
Quote by Will in Chicago:
Good morning, bloggers!! I hope that everyone is doing well.
In the good news, I am almost entirely recovered from my trip. So, let me tell you the story of how it went -- and why I will not be doing it again.
My friend Jeff and I left from Northern Indiana on Monday night. We were told that funds for fuel would be loaded on a car withing 45 minutes of our departure in two utility trucks. We found that our vehicles were on EMPTY and had to put $50 of our own into the gas tanks.
So, we then proceed to the nearest rest stop on I-80/i-90, an hour away. We get ready to fuel up and nothing. We call the company that we contracted with to do the deliveries and they said they loaded the money. I spent over an hour and a half calling the company whose debit card the fuel money was supposed to be loaded on. After going through three levels of people, we were told that the problem was on our company's end.
Jeff and I settle in for the night, sleeping on our respective pool mattresses. It was not comfortable at all and I slept poorly.
By the next morning, we have the money for fuel and drive through Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. (The toll in Ohio was $26.) We ended up reaching a truck stop in Central Pennsylvania, perhaps a half hour from Penn State and settled in.
I had managed to make the pool mat more comfortable. I feel asleep as storms rolled in, and came with rain and lightning.
At 1 AM, Jeff pounded on my door, saying he had screwed up. While I slept, lightning had struck near his truck, shaking several other vehicles. He moved his truck forward, then back, getting the rear end of the vehicle stuck on a piece of concrete. He wanted me to move my vehicle to the gas station part of the truck stop to find help. I told him I had just got up and he was rattled, so I would walk. I found a mechanic, who recommended a tow truck.
In the morning, I chatted with an older trucker about Jeff's truck. He told Jeff how to move his vehicle from the concrete. I went to grab a late breakfast, as I was waiting for the company to contact us on what to do.
As I had breakfast, Jeff called in. He said the company got back to him and that I was to proceed to Secaucus, NJ. However,he had to turn around and go all the way back to Northern Indiana as the back of the truck was damaged.
I got to make my delivery, but delays meant that I missed my Amtrak train. As I walked from Penn Station in New York City to the Greyhound station, my friend Laura set up a bus ticket for me. I got home late Thursday afternoon, not having slept well in four days.
After taking out the money for the bus ticket, I was left with $85. I will get some more money when I turn in the paperwork and get reimbursed for the tolls. This was not worth it, and will be my last trip for the company.
As for my friend Jeff, he is out several hundred dollars forwarded him for the delivery. He will not do this again, and I will not have a friend to travel with me on this or help me split costs. So, thus ends the misadventure.
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Good morning, bloggers!! I hope that everyone is doing well.
In the good news, I am almost entirely recovered from my trip. So, let me tell you the story of how it went -- and why I will not be doing it again.
My friend Jeff and I left from Northern Indiana on Monday night. We were told that funds for fuel would be loaded on a car withing 45 minutes of our departure in two utility trucks. We found that our vehicles were on EMPTY and had to put $50 of our own into the gas tanks.
So, we then proceed to the nearest rest stop on I-80/i-90, an hour away. We get ready to fuel up and nothing. We call the company that we contracted with to do the deliveries and they said they loaded the money. I spent over an hour and a half calling the company whose debit card the fuel money was supposed to be loaded on. After going through three levels of people, we were told that the problem was on our company's end.
Jeff and I settle in for the night, sleeping on our respective pool mattresses. It was not comfortable at all and I slept poorly.
By the next morning, we have the money for fuel and drive through Indiana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. (The toll in Ohio was $26.) We ended up reaching a truck stop in Central Pennsylvania, perhaps a half hour from Penn State and settled in.
I had managed to make the pool mat more comfortable. I feel asleep as storms rolled in, and came with rain and lightning.
At 1 AM, Jeff pounded on my door, saying he had screwed up. While I slept, lightning had struck near his truck, shaking several other vehicles. He moved his truck forward, then back, getting the rear end of the vehicle stuck on a piece of concrete. He wanted me to move my vehicle to the gas station part of the truck stop to find help. I told him I had just got up and he was rattled, so I would walk. I found a mechanic, who recommended a tow truck.
In the morning, I chatted with an older trucker about Jeff's truck. He told Jeff how to move his vehicle from the concrete. I went to grab a late breakfast, as I was waiting for the company to contact us on what to do.
As I had breakfast, Jeff called in. He said the company got back to him and that I was to proceed to Secaucus, NJ. However,he had to turn around and go all the way back to Northern Indiana as the back of the truck was damaged.
I got to make my delivery, but delays meant that I missed my Amtrak train. As I walked from Penn Station in New York City to the Greyhound station, my friend Laura set up a bus ticket for me. I got home late Thursday afternoon, not having slept well in four days.
After taking out the money for the bus ticket, I was left with $85. I will get some more money when I turn in the paperwork and get reimbursed for the tolls. This was not worth it, and will be my last trip for the company.
As for my friend Jeff, he is out several hundred dollars forwarded him for the delivery. He will not do this again, and I will not have a friend to travel with me on this or help me split costs. So, thus ends the misadventure.
Were they supposed to pay for your am track ticket?
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Geez, Will, that sounds like all kinds of suck!
Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by wickedpam:
Geez, Will, that sounds like all kinds of suck!
Let me alter a quote from the first episode of Third Rock from the Sun, which was originally applied to Earth.
"This job wipes, sucks and blows in that order, sir!!"
Quote by wickedpam:Quote by Will in Chicago:Quote by wickedpam:
Geez, Will, that sounds like all kinds of suck!
Let me alter a quote from the first episode of Third Rock from the Sun, which was originally applied to Earth.
"This job wipes, sucks and blows in that order, sir!!"
Sounds appropriate.
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Geez, Will, that sounds like all kinds of suck!
Let me alter a quote from the first episode of Third Rock from the Sun, which was originally applied to Earth.
"This job wipes, sucks and blows in that order, sir!!"
Sounds appropriate.
Indeed. Sounds like you can't make any money in that.
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I have a new bathing suit!! I repeats, I have purchased a new suit that I am happy with and fits -- I bought it online!
(my previous suit had some issues with the elastic and after I got out of the water I looked like I was wearing a swim dress from 1945. )
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Let me share some photos.
New York City Skyline from Secaucus,NJ.
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I have a new bathing suit!! I repeats, I have purchased a new suit that I am happy with and fits -- I bought it online!
(my previous suit had some issues with the elastic and after I got out of the water I looked like I was wearing a swim dress from 1945. )
Quote by Raine:Quote by Will in Chicago:
Let me share some photos.
New York City Skyline from Secaucus,NJ.
SEEKAWKUS is so lovely in the summer…
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I have a new bathing suit!! I repeats, I have purchased a new suit that I am happy with and fits -- I bought it online!
(my previous suit had some issues with the elastic and after I got out of the water I looked like I was wearing a swim dress from 1945. )
Ooh. Four Freedoms Swimsuit Issue?
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The picture did not load. The others are better. Any advice?
Honestly, I was not impressed with Secaucus. The train station to NYC looked like the best thing about the town.
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Okay, now for some more interesting shots.
Penn Station in NYC.
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You could have watched the Knicks being blown up while you were there since MSG is on the other side of Penn Station.
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I have a new bathing suit!! I repeats, I have purchased a new suit that I am happy with and fits -- I bought it online!
(my previous suit had some issues with the elastic and after I got out of the water I looked like I was wearing a swim dress from 1945. )
Ooh. Four Freedoms Swimsuit Issue?
Be careful what you're wishin' for there.. I'd hafta break out the wondermoobs for that one!
Quote by Will in Chicago:
I am amused that my first visit to the Big Apple could be called Escape from New York.
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I am amused that my first visit to the Big Apple could be called Escape from New York.
If anyone offers to take you to see the Duke of New York, JUST SAY NO!