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What doesn't kill us just mutates and tries again (Original Post) Duncanpup Aug 2021 OP
Are you a corrections officer? Celerity Aug 2021 #1
Nah Union driver Duncanpup Aug 2021 #3
All good. I had never heard that expression before, and that is what google yielded, lol Celerity Aug 2021 #4
This message was self-deleted by its author Celerity Aug 2021 #4
Was a union yard jockey myself. multigraincracker Aug 2021 #8
Safety, health and peace be to you and yours, my bro in humanity. ♥️ sprinkleeninow Aug 2021 #2
Back at you Duncanpup Aug 2021 #6
I'm a firm believer in the saying that what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. But sometimes it abqtommy Aug 2021 #7
Teamster? Roy Rolling Aug 2021 #9
'mask it or casket, choose' I've seen irisblue Aug 2021 #10

Response to Duncanpup (Reply #3)

multigraincracker

(32,674 posts)
8. Was a union yard jockey myself.
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 07:18 AM
Aug 2021

Only it was driving new cars around the yard to be loaded on rail cars and truck trailers. Got paid by the car, so we raced around at break neck speeds. Those truck drivers that hauled cars must have been paid by the load because they ran around about as fast as us.

Nice to be retired and get to "shelter in place" and stay home now.

abqtommy

(14,118 posts)
7. I'm a firm believer in the saying that what doesn't kill us makes us stronger. But sometimes it
Mon Aug 2, 2021, 06:55 AM
Aug 2021

leaves us wishing we were dead and sometimes it does kill us and what's the good in that? Stay
safe, my friend, and we'll all come through in the end.

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