passingthru69

Baby wipes are running low in some places yes.

My wife travels with me.

Being the superstitious Thai woman she is, it's been a few fun weeks 

It hasn't fully dawned on her to where we are going. We spent the last few days in south Texas moving oil field equipment around.. The people are stocking up on about everything you can think of

Now off to Alabama to ld our military piece Monday. Yea Ha....

Time to thin the herd. 

People brought this all on their own

Remember those signs. Don't Feed the animals 

It's getting crazy here in the States 

Rubbing alcohol is running out in stores

Some places are rationing water. Toilet paper is out in many stores.

Events are being canceled.

My work as a heavy haul driver now sucks. Nobody wants to ship or receive any machines.

Oh but the military is still moving things

Guess who volunteered to take a piece to Wa state.. lol

I ain't scared 

Quite normal. I have seen bent ones in different airlines shops. Only 2 with cracked welds. Never seen a severe weld failure one though, but it has been several years since I have moved any.

The rate for hauling them has gotten to cheap for the headaches lding and unloading them

Coss, over time the pulling and jerking can cause metal fatigue. Plus using the wrong tow bar on too big of plane, etc

Damm, and I thought I was big.

Me I'm fluffy but they are Damm..according to the comic Fluffy.

Check him out on YouTube 

They need to get a grip that they are way to big. Can we say cargo hold. 555

Very sad situation. I have hauled the Tug units before to various airports in the US. I do know that there are different size tow bars for the planes 

Also they are to be inspected prior to each use.

I wonder if they grabbed the wrong one or if there was a weld failure at one of the ends. Where the attachment hook is connected to the tube/ bar.

I have been told, if the tow bar even has the slightest bend they have to be scrapped out.

Like the pic. 555

No the Electoral College was put in place so all the States would have a fair say in the voting..

Just because a certain party loses the Election, they get butt hurt and cry, we need to change this. No we don't 

It keeps things on a level playing field

That probably sent alot of them to the temple asking Buddha for help..555

I've been in hail storms before

The first time my Thai wife heard and seen one, she was freaking out. I then explained them to her. 

Here is a big fudge up I did years ago going into Canada 

I knew Canada did not allow handguns or firearms at all into their country.

Ok I drive semi truck for a living.

I get a load into Canada, stop by the house and leave said hand gun at home

I forgot all about the extra box of ammo for it in my bag..

So I get pulled into Canada customs for insp. No biggie. Opps. Now I am sitting in a room that has a buzzer lock door. In comes the customs officer going where is the gun!!!! What gun I ask. Seriously

The gun that this box of ammo goes too. Then he proceeds to show me the box of shells. Oh Fuck I reply. I left the gun at home as I knew your rules. I honestly forgot about the extra shells.

He then goes, how can you forget that you have a brick of shells in your bag?

Not a full brick I reply, it's minus 6.

He opens it and sees 6 empty spots.

He was not amused. Yep the truck got fully searched. I was released and allowed in after filling out some, I forgot and I'm sorry it won't happen again papers..

So it can happen 

Wishing everyone the best

Baa99, Aad thing was, he spent only 3 weeks there.

He then came back to the States for more treatments.

Our last conversation on the phone, I could tell he was just worn down physically and emotionally.

He called me from just leaving the doctor's office. They told him, if he makes it through this round, he would have to have treatment every 2 weeks.

He said, I will never get back to Thailand now.. He has traveled all around the world and he photographed alot if his travels.

I wish there was someway his pictures and story could be told.

It was kinda funny when in our last

conversation he said I want pancakes and a cat. I'm like repeat that please 

I thought I misunderstood him..

We were polar opposites in a lot of things. Kinda like Coss and Cav with our current political issues.

But were we good friends.

Thanks all for letting me vent..

Was not sure how to post the header

Here goes all.

2 weeks ago I lost a very dear friend to Cancer. It took him fast.

I introduced him to Thailand, several years back.

So he meets a freelancer on coconut bar road. I tried warning him..

Long story short, he ended up buying her a home in or near Prae. Not sure the spelling. 

He went in August to do some work on the house etc. He was really sick, no energy from the cancer. She is taking him all over to show him off like a new puppy 

So I get the news he passed.

My wife looks at his Facebook profile.

His former roommate had access to it

His love of his life.

Well no post about losing her partner or anything 

Yes she can read English some and speak it.

I'm mainly venting as in death, she seem not to care.

Sad thing is, I know for a fact, she will get money from his estate 

I tried politely to discourage this.

So here she has a paid for house and money coming soon

And never posts about how sad she is that she lost her "Partner"

Even my wife tried telling him.

She never cared for this lady from the start. She is easy going. Yes she is Thai also.

Just mainly venting here all.

Thanks

In the new semi trucks in the US. Lorries for you from the other side of the pond. 555

The trucks now have built in tracking and diagnostic systems 

The shop manager for the company I contract with showed me this the other week.

He logged into a website and entered the info for a certain truck. Boom, there it was showing where the truck was sitting. It also sends him info if the truck is showing fault codes..

Plus companies have to install what are called electronic logs in all trucks newer than 1999 year. That also can track you.

Most new cars have this also. Many people don't realize this. Yes your car can rat you out if you're doing something you don't want others to know, if they get ahold of the records through what ever means

The sad thing is, the family may or may not had the funds. Then the family or person smuggled in is kinda held captive in a job there to payoff the debt

Sad thing is, some people pay the smugglers more than the legal visa fees are..

Well the storm blew threw Savannah Ga. We went Thursday and grabbed our machine. Sadly though, South Carolina and North Carolina got slammed..

Everyone thought it would be ok, but boy were they wrong...

Savannah got some rain and wind, but nothing unusual so to speak

Currently waiting the storm to pass through Savannah Ga. I have a machine to pickup.

Currently sitting about 130 miles inland now.. 

Never had the pleasure of meeting him.

I do remember his posts though. RIP

No fake families. Happens all the time

Kinda like the street beggars in LOS with babies 

Flashermac, I sent my buddy from El Salvador the Maga pic you posted.

He saw the humor in it..

Have fun..

Thanks Mekong for ruining my supper

Was just getting ready to eat a dish of Panang curry pork. 

Then I read your post. Somehow I'm not hungry now...

Just nature's way of removing the unwanted 555