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Old Dec 28, 2010 | 07:16 AM
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Nice plates!!!

Hey Don you still watching the yellow light and walking the cup?
 
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Old Dec 28, 2010 | 07:52 AM
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hay berry. i tell them its as easy as rolling a 55 gal. barrel, back and forth. lol
trying to keep it yellow and not blue.
im down right now, had surgary about 5 weeks ago. iv got 4 to 6 months recovery ;(
i told my wife it would take a few ugly welds to get my hand back after not tiging that long.
im going stir crazy in this house. but im doing what the doc tells me. i dont want to do this again,( 3rd surgary. second this year)
but out of everything at work, i miss just being left alone with my ipod playing and a pile of 6'' sch 10 to weld out all day long
 
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Old Dec 28, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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Get well soon and do as instructed.You will be striking arcs again soon
 
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Old Dec 28, 2010 | 08:50 AM
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Frank,Yes I will be pulling a flatbed or stepdeck. More often then not a regular flatbed tho.

Don, let us know if you ever come up with a personal plate. I hope you feel better aswell!

Barry thankyou.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2010 | 04:01 PM
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New plate looks nice Joe.
 
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Old Dec 28, 2010 | 05:29 PM
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I like the new plate Joe.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 12:26 AM
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Nice plate. Mine reads RLN COAL
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 01:20 AM
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Nice plate! I love my customized plate. One of the most satisfying mods actually.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 07:33 AM
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I was having a hard time paying the rent, and all my other bills...Plus the guy i was working for would never tell me how much i was earning on each load...I was suppose to making 25% of the line haul, but if you asked what the line haul was I got the reply none of your bisness. I knew I was getting screwed over so i quit! Start my new job next week making .37 cpm. Hoping for a fresh start in 2011?!
Sounds like you made the right decision. Guys like that will reap the whirlwind.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 09:01 AM
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nice plates, good luck in the future. i wanted silvrsulfrsmokr, but too many letters for the dmv.
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 09:35 AM
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Nice Plate Joe. Good move on the job too. When I've found out I was getting screwed, I moved on. It always worked out better in the long run. Good luck & have a happy new year! Its so great to start the plan over again every year.

Francis B
 
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Old Dec 29, 2010 | 01:56 PM
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Thank you guys for all the nice complaments and the well wishes as i embark on a new endevor next week in the new year....I got a good feeling in my bones about this job, something I havnt felt right about in my career chioces in quite a little while actually.

Dan, with all his (former boss) sewing, I can only hope he does the reeping! Yes he will need some answers later on when the fiddler comes a calling!!!
 
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