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Travelling through the Sydney tunnel system with graphics along the edges, behind a Kia Sedona with those strip LED lights. In a really comfortable solid car that was powerful by old standards, well lit, felt solid and incredibly safe. The phone in my pocket was linked to the car's audio system.

I came to the realization that I'd arrived in the future I'd dreamed about as a teenager.

Sydney Tunnel.jpg

Kia Van.jpg
 
When I was a truck driver, I enjoyed actually driving. However, there are a lot of things I don't miss and this morning, there was another reminder. As I was waiting for the bus to work, a semi pulled into a parking lot behind the mall which is not used much. It's way in back, out of the way of everything. It was obvious to me that the driver was taking his mandatory 30 minute break. Of course, mall security couldn't just let him sit there for a half hour. He just had to move to another lot. That kind of ridiculous crap makes no sense whatsoever.

Just after I got my own truck and had delivered my first load solo, it was right around the time when I was going to have to take my break (8 hours on duty). A place came up on the map as a truck stop. It was a convenience store that sold gas and not diesel, so how it came up as a truck stop is beyond me. Anyway, I was bobtailing because my trailer was being loaded and I pulled the cab up off to the side completely out of the way of everyone and everything. Yet, the owner of the store insisted that he couldn't get to the propane tanks which was just BS. There was plenty of room to access them. So I demonstrated to him that there was plenty of room, but he insisted that my truck was in the way. I kept the argument going to the 24 minute mark, turned the key to on and waited for the engine check system which takes a whole minute on modern Freightliners. Then I started the engine and told him that there wasn't enough air pressure to release the parking brake. He then said that he was going to call the police. I said "Go ahead. The police can't change the laws of physics." I waited an extra minute and then went to get the trailer which was loaded at that point.
 
The minerals are probably conflicted about how they are being used. Although there are probably many mineral members who are glad to be out of the conflicts and supporting capitalism.
 
nailer said:
The minerals are probably conflicted about how they are being used. Although there are probably many mineral members who are glad to be out of the conflicts and supporting capitalism.
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Everybody is conflicted who know little about it. Those who know about it, large it, aren't conflicted, they know about it.
 
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