big truck in front of me.

[duccio]

It looks like another rainy weekend, and has been rather cold here lately. I have a bunch of medium sized painting stretchers to make for someone, and after that some large panels for someone else. I hope the rain is gone by the time I make the panels. Humidity changes affect them in negative ways when the weather goes quickly from cold and wet to dry and hot. / \ / \

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[a_muse_d]

Gordon Trucking :)

:) hi new DW friend.

[duccio]

Most people don't like to get behind trucks. During rush hour, when it is awful on the freeways, I always get behind a truck like this when I can. I know they can see much better what lies ahead, and so they modulate their driving so as not to have to shift shift shift break break break - which means I don't have to shift shift shift break break break either. Also, nutcase hotdoggerals are less likely to impulsively zip in front of me for the tiny advantage they are imagining, because they don't want to be behind a slow truck. I can just cruise along in my upper gears @ 35-55mph during rush hour, rarely hitting the brake, and think about dinner (or Starbucks, if it's in the morning) rather than flashing teeth and a finger and shouting at the windshield: some wild berserk-breaking pipsqueak in front of me with a Bush /Chaney bumper sticker. It makes me feel good when trucks want to change lanes into my lane, and I can fall back and flash my lights - let them in. It feels like I'm doing a favor to the team-os I work with.

Re: :) hi new DW friend.

[a_muse_d]

Yeah, that method of freeway travel is certainly calmer and more peaceful. :)

Sometimes truckers forget or space it (stuff to think about on the road) but it's always appreciated when someone offers a little help navigating out there.