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Gypsy Elf

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What is GREAT about trucking ...
Dec 7^th, 2008, 11:54am

We hear plenty of the downside of trucking at truck stops, while waiting at customer sites, and at company terminals.

But while we have those "Murphy" days and right now the industry is going through a tough time. The truth is, I LOVE my job. The wonderufl things about it far outweigh the bad.

Before becoming a driver, I'd worked six years for a major airline. I knew my geography pretty well because I knew where all the airports were that we fly in and out of. I'd even been to quite a few places. But it wasn't until I began driving OTR that I really got to know our country. I've been to 47 of the 48 lower states (can't seem to get a run into Vermont).

Who else pays you to get to see this awesome country of ours?

Most drivers avoid driving I90 & I 94 during the winter. Who can blame them? But a few years ago while driving up there near Fargo, we had to pull off because the road was too icy. It was early morning, at sunrise, and for the first time in my life I saw a Sun Dog.

I'd never seen one before and I am so glad I had the chance to witness the breathtaking phenomenon.

Sun Dogs happen when the sun is low in the sky and it is really, really cold and ice crystals form in the atmosphere. Sun Dogs appear to both the left and right of the sun when the rays are reflected/refracted as they pass through the ice crystals.

Here's what a Sun Dog looks like: http://www.nws.noaa.gov/com/images/fs20070504_lead_lrg2.jpg

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Marvin Newbies Offline I'm a Healthy Trucker! Posts: 12	Re: What is GREAT about trucking ... Reply #1 - Dec 17^th, 2008, 1:07pm Now that is really cool. I've yet to see one.
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Gypsy Elf

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Reply #2 - Jan 8^th, 2009, 1:24pm

Last month we got to see the conjunction of Jupiter, Venus, and the moon. It was really amazing! It was closest on Dec 1 & Dec 2.

We had stopped to switch drivers and noticed that two planets were very close to each other and the moon. I was surprised I'd not noticed such a thing before.

Well, after googling around to find out which planets they were ... I found out it doesn't happen often!

check it out here:
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2008/12/081202-venus-jupiter-photo.html

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ShadyGrady Newbies Offline I'm a Healthy Trucker! Posts: 6	Re: What is GREAT about trucking ... Reply #3 - Mar 31^st, 2010, 9:22am ShadyGrady says Email me some of these clean jokes we are talking about or your stories of how you are making a difference on the road. I would love to use them on my show. The American Trucking Report, Wednesday nights at 7:00 PM from Charleston South Carolina streaming live www.wlcntv.com use area code 29483
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gypsy elf Newbies Offline Live Like you Mean it! Posts: 5 Northern Nevada Gender:	Re: What is GREAT about trucking ... Reply #4 - Apr 1^st, 2010, 11:56am Shady, is your show on Sirius/XM by any chance?
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