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April 02, 2008
Keep on Truckin'
Is it on? Is it off? Are the independent over the road drivers going to get organized to the degree necessary to make a nationwide truckers strike a reality?

As of this morning - Wednesday, April 2 - it appears the answer is no.

A strike or a slowdown would seem to be the natural response to what a growing number of owner-operators are going through with this insane rise in fuel prices - yet another gift from the Bush Crime Family to the working class.

According to AAA, the average national diesel gas price has risen from $3.38 to $3.91 a gallon over the last month. Truckers say they've been paying over $4 per gallon for diesel out west, and over $5 per gallon in Canada. One tank will average 135 gallons. That translates to over $500.00 a fill-up. It cannot be sustained; costs like this will drive independents out of business. And, then what? What will the rest of us do when the trucks - or a large proportion of them - simply stop running, stop delivering all the stuff, including food, we depend on daily?

When fuel prices in France get too high, truckers there stop. They just pull over and stop their rigs. Or, they form miles long convoys and drive as slowly as possible. Very quickly, the French get it. In turn, they make sure their legislators get it: Lower ces prix dégoûtants immediately! Nous le voulons dire!

And what usually happens next is a lower petrol price for the truckers. The rest of the motorists in France do not bitch about this dual pricing because they realize the degree to which their lifestyle depends on truckers. Now, can you imagine such an outcome here? Please. Americans are for the most part - and you know this is true - whiney. If the truckers get a lower fuel price, why can't I? would be the complaint. The answer is obvious, of course.

So, what to do? This is a problem that must be resolved in a way that allows over-the-road drivers to continue their critical work.

Let's talk about it tonight. I think it's important.

- MDM

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[smokey nj]

1. Hi cal04 and my fellow truthseekers!

:hi: :grouphug:

[cal04]

4. hi smokey nj You're 1st

how is everybody?
:hug: :hug: :hug: :hi:

[smokey nj]

6. Hey cal04!

:hi: :hug:
Everyone's hanging in there, thanks. How are you and puppy doing tonight? I'm thrilled that Marc Maron will be one of the guest-hosts for Mike! :woohoo:

[cal04]

14. we're doing good

thanks. She's right here next to me with her little buddy
the little dog. I have to get a picture of them to post

[smokey nj]

18. Please post pictures of them if you can! We really need to give doggies equal time here

on the truthseeker thread, kitties seem to have taken over.

[Liberal_Dog]

2. Greetings From The Bluegrass State

Hi cal04. :hi: Hello Everyone. :hi:

:grouphug:

[smokey nj]

3. Hi Liberal_Dog!

:hi: :hug:
How are you doing tonight?

[Liberal_Dog]

Hi smokey nj

:hi:

I'm doing pretty good. Johnny Wendell won't be filling in for Mike next week. You must be heartbroken. :rofl:

[smokey nj]

13. I'm here crying in my dieter's tea. I think I might have to run out and get a bottle of champaign

in which I can drown my sorrow. :rofl:

[cal04]

17. don't cry smokey

or we'll have to call Mike and tell him to get Johnny
:hide:

[smokey nj]

20. Please don't do that cal04. Really.

:rofl:

[cal04]

5. hi Liberal_Dog

:hug: :hi:

[tnlefty]

28. Hey Liberal_Dog!

Still soggy here and more rain is on the way tomorrow-Fri. I guess I'll just have to face the swamp and dig up weeds while up to my ankles in water! :hi: :hug:

[Liberal_Dog]

31. Hi tnlefty

:hi:

It's supposed to rain here over the next couple of days also.

[clbuck]

7. Mike's off Friday and next week.

Peter Werbe will fill in this Friday and next Friday, Sam Seder will fill in next Monday, and Marc Maron will fill in next Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

[smokey nj]

9. Hi CaseyBuck!

:hi: :hug:
That's a great guest host line up! I'm so glad they've finally called on Marc Maron and I'm absolutely thrilled that we won't be subjected to Johnny Cake Wendell! :woohoo:

[cal04]

10. hi CaseyBuck

and he's on CNN Sun morning

:hug: :hi:

[bdamomma]

66. thanks caseybuck, for the schedule, that's good that

Mike is giving Marc some play. Good schedule.:hi: :thumbsup:

[gumby]

8. Wednesday Already? Time Flies!!!!

:hi: cal04
:hi: Truthseekers!!

[smokey nj]

11. Hi gumby!

:hi: :hug:

[cal04]

12. hi gumby

it sure does
:hug: :hi:

[Skink]

15. Skink here

[cal04]

19. hi Skink

:hug: :hi:

[smokey nj]

21. Hi Skink!

:hi: :hug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

16. Hi truthseekers!! Holy Shit!!! I just got this

I have a dark weird sense of humor but I love the fucking double irony in this.
LOL!!!!!!







:) :toast: :hi: :loveya: :pals: :pals:

[cal04]

22. hi Ichingcarpenter

I'm sending that to my daughter. She loves Obama
:hug: :hi:

[Ichingcarpenter]

26. Is it over the top?

I think it is funny as hell!! I love that Obama is from Idaho!

I just got it.

[smokey nj]

23. Hi Ichingcarpenter!

:hi: :hug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

29. Hi smokey nj !!!

[bdamomma]

70. Ichingcarpenter, love that picture, yes, I think it is time

for a new direction instead of the old status quo. The young people need to lead the charge. Get the ole boys club out.:hi: :hug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

82. Thanks for the feedback I needed it.

I love the Idaho reference and the sardonic humor.
It is the Monty Python campaign Poster, the triple entente of stupidity
with intellectual brilliance. I think most people won't get it.

Hi alyce douglas!!!!!

[tnlefty]

24. Good evening cal04 and Fellow Truthseekers!! Rec. #2

Hoping that everyone is well. The youngest is home and he is tired. I'm not for polite company tonight as the males that I live with are PISSING me off. :hi: :hug:

[smokey nj]

25. Hi tnlefty!

:hi: and extra :hug:s

[tnlefty]

33. Hey smokey nj and thanks!

Is your sister doing better now that she's a grandmother? :hug: I hope that your niece and the little one are well. :hi: :hug:

[smokey nj]

35. I think she's afraid that she won't be able to do the work that she needs to do to get home to him.

Kristy and the baby are doing well, thanks.

[tnlefty]

40. That doesn't sound good.

Has she seen him yet? What are her doctors saying about her condition? My old liberal heart has been aching for your family lately. :hug: :hug: :hug:

[smokey nj]

She's only seen pictures of him.

They're talking about moving her to rehab again, but we're concerned that it's too soon. She hasn't had any physical therapy in the hospital. They haven't had her in a chair. They haven't even done range of motion exercises with her. She also has, in addition to a huge bed sore on her back, several open areas where tubes have been.

[tnlefty]

72. Jeeze...it reads like her quality of care hasn't been very good

in the hospital. I'm so sorry and I really don't know what else to say. I'm still thinking about you guys. :hug:

[smokey nj]

74. Thanks tnlefty

:hug:
I'm confident that, with the proper care and therapy, she can come through this it's just a matter of getting it for her. So many things have been caught just in the nick of time (the dissected aorta, blood clots, etc), that I honestly believe that she supposed to pull through.

[bdamomma]

83. oh, smokey, your sister sounds like what Tn said her quality of

care doesn't sound so good. That can't be helping your sister's morale. Just hang in there.

[smokey nj]

85. Thanks alyce

:hug:

[cal04]

27. hi tnlefty

thank you
I still have the two oldest home and I think they're never leaving
:hug: :hi:

[tnlefty]

37. It's not that I want them to leave...

just to stop acting like jerks would be nice and the biggest jerk tonight is the 51 yr. old. (That's the sound of my feet stamping and my brain frying just a little bit), lol! Apparently the 18 yr. old heard me and I merely explained that I was having a feminist moment. That one has taken some of our discussions to heart as he is beginning to do his own laundry and to take some things related to a little more autonomy upon himself in preparation to be off at college in a few months. :hug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

39. Well, sometimes we are just big babies

but I guess you know that.

Tell me, was my campaign poster I found in my post over the top? I would like some opinions
before I send it out.... I think some of my close friends would get the humor.

[tnlefty]

43. "I'm not your mother", oh wait I said that earlier, but it doesn't

apply to you, lol! To be brutally honest, I thought your poster was a bit much, but if you're going to send it close friends who will understand and appreciate the humor, that's great. That scenario is different than a flyer or a billboard, or something more public. Then again, the language used would rule it out for more public consumption, correct? :hug: :hug:

[Ichingcarpenter]

47. Thats what I thought, it is an inside joke

but you need a sardonic side of humor. Should I remove it? I have time to do it.

[tnlefty]

57. Do you mean remove it from the post in this thread?

I would say nope, this is a kinda private (sort of) place for us and there is humor to it. :hug:

edit: tatooing it to your forehead might need further heartfelt consideration though.

[Ichingcarpenter]

58. This one......

[tnlefty]

60. Yes, I knew what you were referencing, but I'm not sure of

where you think it needs to be removed from? If from this thread, I would say no as there is humor to it.

[Ichingcarpenter]

30. Hi tnlefty ..!!!

What ages? ....... I think mike is not gonna calm you down either!!

Hang tough

[tnlefty]

38. Heh heh heh, they're 51, 18, 15 and 13...

and the 51 yr. old was caught in the crosshairs this evening. The 18 yr. old is delightful, the 15 yr. old is much better than a year ago...the oldest and the youngest are the ones going out of their way to be a pain! :rofl: :hi: :hug:

[bdamomma]

84. hey tnlefty!!!

:hi: :hug:

[claypigeonb]

32. Greetings, Truthseekers!

Ya know, somebody actually played that old "Convoy" on the radio last Saturday while I was driving back to New York. I know it's stupid. But I loved that old thing. Last time I heard it was just before the tape burned up along with my little red truck in 1989.

[cal04]

34. hi claypigeonb

:hug: :hi:

[smokey nj]

36. Hi claypigeonb!

:hi: :hug:

[TransitJohn]

41. Hey there everyone.

Get to work Stateside for a while. Nice to see all of you. :party: :toast: :bounce:

[cal04]

44. hi TransitJohn

nice to have you back
:hug: :hi:

[smokey nj]

48. Hi TransitJohn!

:hi: :hug:

[bdamomma]

95. hi TransitJohn!!!

always good to have a truthseeker back!!:hi:

[lordsummerisle]

42. Happy Hump Day Truthseekers! n/t

[cal04]

45. hi lordsummerisle

:hug: :hi:

[smokey nj]

49. Hi lordsummerisle!

:hi: :hug:

[spiderpig]

46. Hi cal04 and Truthseekers everywhere!

Just got in. I was making my weekly contribution to Trader Joe's bottom line.($121.00):eyes:
:hi::bounce:

[smokey nj]

50. Hi catnapper!

:hi: :hug:
How are you, Mr. c and the fuzzies doing? How's the new guy getting along with his big sisters? Big :hug:s for everybody!

[cal04]

51. hi catnapper

:hug: :hi:

[tnlefty]

52. Hey catnapper!!

Hope all is well with you and Mr. c. Trader Joe loves you, too! :bounce: :hi: :hug:

[spiderpig]

59. Hi smokey, cal04 & tnlefty!

Darth Kitty sends his greetings. Pix to follow.:hi::hug:

[BuyingThyme]

53. Hi TS!

:hi:

[smokey nj]

54. Hi BuyingThyme!

:hi: :hug:

[cal04]

56. hi BuyingThyme

:hug: :hi:

[Ichingcarpenter]

55. Wow ... this trucker fight is breaking my heart

This guy is breaking up emotionally on the phone

[tnlefty]

61. I was in the car listening to Ed Schultz this afternoon, and it was

the same type of story over and over. They can't afford to stay in business, etc. Sen. Obama was on his show today and I thought it was a pretty good interview.

[bdamomma]

62. psst, it' s me!!

hey cal04 and truthseekers, sorry I wasn't here last nite was having internet provider problems. How is everyone tonite??? hey cal04, thanks for holding us together.:hi: :hug:

[smokey nj]

64. Hi alyce douglas!

:hi: :hug:
How are you and my fuzzy pal Chloe doing tonight? Big :hug:s for everybody!

[cal04]

86. hi alyce douglas

you're so welcome
:hug: :hi:

[blues90]

63. looks like we're damned if we do and damned if we don't

People talk about national or general strikes and now trucking strikes but it looks as if this bush admin has made it so difficult for anyone to make a move without losing all or enough to suffer , in the end most will suffer .

[smokey nj]

65. Hi blues90!

:hi: :hug:

[blues90]

67. Hi Mike just read my email , the one from william

[smokey nj]

68. Great e-mail!

:yourock:

[Ichingcarpenter]

69. Great e-mail my friend!!!

:) :pals:

[tnlefty]

73. Hey blues90!

:hi: :hug:

[blues90]

78. hi tnlefty , listening to these truckers make it all seem

even more and more how much everyone is really screwed . I have no answers and I had no idea about brokers for truckers .

[cal04]

87. hi blues90

:hug: :hi:

[bdamomma]

90. hey blues90!!

not a very good picture for us in the near future, and this election will not be the silver bullet either. We are in a mess, a dangerous mess. :hi: :hug:

[blues90]

93. just give me a seat on the next space shuttle , I'll stay up there

[bdamomma]

96. yea, I hear you.

no matter what anyone thinks this whole mess that we created will have a ripple effect in other countries, either it will be the recession or our foreign policy. :shrug:

[blues90]

100. I think we are already deep into a ression

[Ilsa]

71. Hi Truthseekers.

What a horrible situation. I saw some truckers on TV news the other night. One said "I need to hang it up for awhlie because I'm losing money by working."

I'm trying to keep my pantry stocked incase there are shortages.

Hope everyone here is well.

[smokey nj]

75. Hi Ilsa!

:hi: :hug:

[cal04]

88. hi Ilsa

:hug: :hi:

[ralps]

76. Hi cal04! Hi Everyone! Crook & I are doing good, How are you all doing?

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[smokey nj]

77. Hi ralps!

:hi: :hug:
We're all hanging in there, thanks! Big :hug:s for you and my fuzzy pal Crook! Please give him lots of ear scratches and tummy rubs for me!

[ralps]

80. Hi smokey nj, Crook & I are doing good, how are you all doing? I sure will &

please give your kitties scrtiches & tummy rubs from me! :hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[tnlefty]

79. Hey ralps!! Good to see that you and Crook are well!!

I'm just glad that I'm still up this late, :rofl:

[ralps]

81. Hi tnlefty, Crook & I are doing good, How are you all doing?

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[tnlefty]

91. We're doing fairly well!

The oldest (the 51 yr. old) and the youngest are just pissing me off, but we'll get it all hammered out at some point. :hug: :hug:

[cal04]

89. hi ralps

hugs to crook
:hug: :hi:

[tnlefty]

92. Keep it lit Truthseekers!!

Gotta run, but I hope that everyone has a great tomorrow! :hug: :hug:

[smokey nj]

94. Good night tnlefty, have a great one tomorrow!

:hi: :hug:

[bdamomma]

97. nite tnlefty, have a good day tomorrow,

[ralps]

101. Good Night tnlefty, Have a great day Tomorrow, Take Care & Keep It Lit!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[bdamomma]

98. I guess, I will follow Tn, nite you guys, have a good day tomorrow!!

[smokey nj]

99. Good night alyce douglas, have a great one tomorrow!

:hi: :hug:

[ralps]

102. Good Night alyce, Have a great day Tomorrow, Take Care & Keep It Lit!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[smokey nj]

103. FREEPER!!!

[ralps]

104. Good Night Everyone Have a great day Tomorrow, Take Care & Keep It Lit!

:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:

[smokey nj]

105. Good night truthseekers, have a great one tomorrow!