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Introduction => The IHD Family - Our Members => Topic started by: Sluff on July 13, 2009, 07:00:09 AM
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Dear Members,
I am just letting everyone know that I will be leaving to go to training for driving truck this weekend for 16 days. If I pass the physical i will then be with a trainer over the road for 90 days. During this time I may not be on-line as much if at all. Once I get my own truck and a laptop that I can take on the road with me, it will be business as normal. I drove truck for 8 years but have been off the road since 1995 so I need to be retrained. This is a necessary move on my part for many reasons and I do hope I can meet the D.O.T physical requirements. Please know that Okarol will still be around so this is not a time to slack off and break Epomans rules. :rofl; I will check in as often as I can but I really need to focus on the training in hopes I get my own truck sooner than later. IHD will always be a priority to me and you all are close to my heart. If the physical does not work out then I guess I will be back on-line next week. Wish me luck.
Remember: Post often and Love eachother.
Sluff/Admin
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I do wish you luck Sluff and lots of it. I know you'll do great once the physical part is out of the way and I promise to behave, to not break too many rules and I look forward to "seeing" you back here all re-qualified to drive truck. :cuddle;
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OK, OK, I'll behave too. How long? 90 days? Well I'll give it a shot!!
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OK, OK, I'll behave too. How long? 90 days? Well I'll give it a shot!!
106 days. Think you can try and stretch a little longer DW?
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Oh my goodness Sluffbunny how will we (I) manage without you :'(
I really hope all goes well, you're such a great guy, always giving your time up for us, I will behave for you - I promise.
I wish you all the very best and hope that we don't hear anything for 106 days so we know it has all gone fine.
Here's my favourite bunny to keep you company :bunny:
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That's a big 10-4, buddy!
:beer1;
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Good luck, Sluff! :2thumbsup;
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OK Sluff. Drive careful!
:sluff; :guitar:
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:clap; Oh Sluff, good luck and please be careful, there are so many crazy drivers out there anymore. I'll be thinking of you and I'll try real hard to be good while you are gone. :)
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Im sure you will do fine sluff.
I keep thiniking of all the old trucker movies now :rofl;..
Keep your eye open for smokies and be wary of some of those lot lizards :thumbup;
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Good Luck Sluff :2thumbsup;
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NO!
I just mailed you something and who can I stalk????????? :'(
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Take care, Sluff! We will all look forward to hearing a positive update in 106 days!
:flower; :flower; :flower;
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You can still stalk me Twirl. Once I get my own truck I will be back on everyday. It's only temporary. Somewhere around middle of November. Thanks everyone.
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Good luck babe!
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:2thumbsup; We'll be here waiting for ya Sluff!
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Good luck, sluff!!!
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Good Luck! I know you'll be missed.
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take your cow with you and make it moooooooooooow everytime you get lonesome for IHD -
you got her just in time
cheryl :cheer:
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The very best of luck, Sluff...
May the road rise before you, and may the good lord hold you and your truck safely in the palm of his hand...
take your cow with you and make it moooooooooooow everytime you get lonesome for IHD -
you got her just in time
cheryl :cheer:
I just can't resist this, Twirl..... Take a cow in a truck???... Pull the 'udder' one!!!... It was bad, wasn't it???... I'll get my coat! ;D
Love...
Darth...
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Take care, good luck but most important STAY safe. Now we'll need a little trucker icon :sluff; :grouphug;
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Just remember, 16 wheels more than you're used to! :rofl; Good luck!
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Oooh have fun. I'd love to know how to drive a big truck.
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We love you Sluff! Now, dear members, don't think that because the cat is away the mice can play!! Okarol is watching you and Kitkatz has a very big stick! (is anyone scared now?)
Check in when you can so we know you are safe. There are lots of mother hens here who will be worried. Take care :cuddle;
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Sluffernutter,
This is not 8 years ago. IHD has happened to you since then. I am thinking of this as a "meet and greet" with IHDers EVERYWHERE!!!
As you know, we live in Tampa Florida with easy access to I-75, I-275 and I-4. We are looking forward to sharing a dinner (or lunch, or breakfast) with you.
We'll need to institute a map "Where in the world is the Sluffernutter?" Any idea what kind of routes you'll run?
The "Taj Mahal" of trucker weigh stations is located on I-4 just east of I-75, brand new and so dubbed by the FDOT enforcement officers for its trucker facilities.
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Good luck Sluff! Will this be long-distance trucking? If so, it'd be very cool if you'll be able to meet up with us as you pass through our various locations!
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Good luck with your new endeavor!
If you're ever in the Houston area, we'll have to have a Houston chapter IHD meet! lol I think there are a few of us in the Houston area.
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I'm glad I made it back here in time to say good luck! GOOD LUCK SLUFF! :cuddle;
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Good luck Sluff, hope everything works out. :thumbup;
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Once my training is done that would be fun if time allows to meet with IHDers along the way. We will have to make that happen. Great idea. :2thumbsup;
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Sluff back already
hello
glad to see you
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By the wait, I didn't noticeTwirl promising to behave while you are gone.
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I noticed you did not either...DW. Hehehehehe!
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Kit, go way to the top of this thread.... then come back and apologize to me. LOL I made it a couple of days anyway. Gotta give a guy credit for trying.
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Have fun with it Sluff! I'd give anything to go back to truck driving. Keep the bugs off your glass and the bears off your a$$.
K
EDITED:Fixed spacing error-kitkatz,Moderator
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Cripes Bill, you hoggin the bandwidth or what?
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Gonna use "Sluff" as your CB handle?
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Just reading it now, hope all goes well!
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Im sure you will do fine sluff.
I keep thiniking of all the old trucker movies now :rofl;..
Keep your eye open for smokies and be wary of some of those lot lizards :thumbup;
What was that one with Dennis Weaver?! That was scary.
Good luck Sluff! :cheer:
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The Dennis Weaver movie was "Duel". Don't get any ideas Sluff!
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Great Movie... :rofl;
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Oh, heck, I'm gonna have this stuck in my head forever. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mehbMnHWac&feature=related
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Good Luck Sluff, I think you will make it. :2thumbsup;
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Oh, heck, I'm gonna have this stuck in my head forever. . .
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mehbMnHWac&feature=related
Ha! good one JB!
Here's an oldie - it is stuck in my head now http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQJNnkXSzws :P
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:ukflag; We both wish you all the luck in the world, let us know when your truck rolls into the UK I'll be there to meet you :2thumbsup; :cuddle;
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Good luck with it all Sluff keep on truckin lol :clap;
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Here's one...careful of that "Georgia Overdrive" Sluff! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuOxdvVRM8s&feature=related
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Good luck Sluff, hope all goes well,
best wishes from Kristina. :waving;
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Thanks to everyone, this thread was fun and brought back alot of memories from trucking days of past. This will be my last check in until I can get to a computer. Maybe with some luck there will be a computer at the motel in Indiana. :grouphug;
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We'll leave the light on for ya!
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good luck :2thumbsup;
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Sluff - I wish you the very best on truck driving training. You will be missed.
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From Sluff's facebook: passed my physical. just think. yesterday I couldn't spell truckdriver and today I is one
:clap;
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSICoacOT60
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Toot, toot, ooga, ooga, big red truck!
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That's good news okarol.
And tothink that they had Smokey and the Bandit II on yesterday afternoon. :rofl;
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From Sluff:
My test scores averaged 98.2% so I got accepted to be in a special program where I get to drive 4 days with an instructor driving dedicated Walmart freight. Only 14 of us out of 70 are privileged to do this.
:cheer: Great!!
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Great News
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Great NEWS! I want some new tennis shoes, shorts, jacket, BIG screen TV, and bunch of DVD's.
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Or a new way to get a ride to an IHD meet :rofl; Might be a little uncomfortable and dark though, but we could fit many IHD members in a truck :rofl;
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From Sluff:
My test scores averaged 98.2% so I got accepted to be in a special program where I get to drive 4 days with an instructor driving dedicated Walmart freight. Only 14 of us out of 70 are privileged to do this.
:cheer: Great!!
That is so very terrific. Congrats Sluff.
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Awesome! Props to you!
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That is awesome! Congrats!
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congrats :cheer: :cheer: :cheer:
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You drive the Walmart truck - my husband helps unload them.
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Well for four days I did. The company I will be driving for is CR England. Christy brought my laptop to Indiana today while she visited me. Tomorrow is road test and backing testing all day and then Monday is last day in classroom. Tuesday I should be assigned my phase 1 trainer who I will spend the next 30 days with and then I will be upgraded to phase 2 trainer for 60 days. Then hopefully pass all the tests and get my own truck. Trucking has changed alot since I last drove and so much more to it than anyone realizes. Anyway I just had to check in to make sure DW was behaving himself.
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Oh my, who ratted on me....
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Almost sounds like you will just be home in time for Christmas Sluff.
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:thumbup; Thank Christy for bringing the laptop. It's good to hear from you!
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:beer1; :beer1;
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Good to hear from you Sluffbunny! :bunny: We ladies are keeping DW in check, I think he's been pretty well behaved (for DW) while you've been away :rofl;
Hope you will call in again, 90 days away is too long!
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:cheer: Sluff. It has not been the same around here without you. We miss you. We are trying to behave but somedays are harder then others. Enjoy you time with Christy and we will be waiting to hear about your next adventure. Be safe. :cuddle;
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Hi, Sluff! :waving;
Good to hear from you! Stay safe! :2thumbsup;
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from Sluff's facebook:
leaving indiana tomorrow for phase 1 otr training 1st load going to St Paul MN
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Congratulations Sluff and wife...and now can I whine???? how many more days of good behavior???? nope I can't do that. I will be a rabble rouser to the end. Ask Saul and my sons that one. You will do fine, just stay off the Ice Roads in Canada...they do not look like fun. I don't even like to drive over bridges, much less a frozen layer of water with an ocean under it...no no. Oh, almost forgot, are you taking Wally World orders???
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G-Ma is back. Sorry, but my promise to behave just went out the back door.
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Yes, we are a team. :bow;
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Oh Lordy,,,,Dan and Gma and Kitkatz! :Kit n Stik; :Kit n Stik;
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Things are starting to look up. Easy with that stick.
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:beer1;
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Recent updates from facebook:
Aug. 18 - Brett Favre is an idiot
Aug 16 - In pheonix az to unload in the morning a whole trlr load of anhueser busch beer
I miss my IHD peeps
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Now I have to find out what Farve did this time! Missed the news the last couple of days.
I wonder if that shipment was to ASU ;D :rofl; :sarcasm;
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Favre set a new NFL record for incomplete retirements. :)
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I can't wait to go to a game just so I :sir ken;#4 :rofl; :rofl; :rofl; maybe I should put IHD on my arss for some free advertisement. >:D >:D
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I spoke to Sluff for a little while tonight. Man, his trucking school sounds like a cross between boot camp and being smuggled across state lines by a coyote (in other words, it's tough and he's been moved around a lot.) I admire his determination because it's gotta be hard to be away from home for so long. He said to tell everyone hello. He is in Salt Lake City tonight and will actually get to sleep in a motel (a REAL bed) instead of the truck cab (it has 2 bunks, one for his trainer too.) He sounds in good spirits despite the fatigue and will check in here when he can. He misses all of you.
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:cuddle; missing him, too!
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okarol, thank you for the update. I hope Sluff actually gets some sleep in that bed. We can't wait for him to get back. :cuddle;
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That's cool that he called. A nice bed is always better than a confined space along with a good shower.
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I can't begin to tell you all how much I miss being on IHD. It has been a long time but never fear because as soon as I can I will be back to harass you all and keep you all n line. I am in Toledo Ohio this morning and headed to Center Colorado for Monday delivery. I had a chance to see Mrs. Sluff for about 15 minutes last night in Youngstown Ohio, where she is in training for her new job. It was good to see her, but I think she is tired of trying to keep everything together on the homefront. It is tough and I think sometimes you never realize what your spouse all does when they are around everyday until they are not there to do it and you have to pick up the slack when they are away. Sometimes a good reality check but none the less alot of responsibility for one person. Anywho ,I am doing well and expect to have my own truck around the end of October then I'm going home for a couple days and settle some business matters and see my wife and Dog, Brother and Motorcycle in that order. I had a chance to check in but not much time to read anything so I hope you all are well. I hope JBeany is doing well and anyone else who may have had any problems lately. Everyone hang in there and thank you for your membership and your continued posting. That is what makes IHD number 1. Thank you Karol and the Mods for keeping it all together.
Love you all,
Sluff :)
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Our dearest Fludge, Sludge, Stuff, Sluff, Fluff, Sluffbunny!!! :bow; We are so glad to 'see' you again. WE MISSED YOU LOADS!!! Even though Okarol has been keeping the fort, and we moderators have been trying our best. But we need to have our Sluffbunny around.
I really appreciated how Mrs.Sluff kept us updated (and Karol).
Looking forward to everything working out for you. My caring thoughts and prayers are with you. :cuddle;
Do what you have to do, and GET BACK TO US!!! :grouphug;
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Nice to see a post from you Sluff! Continued good luck with the training and best regards to Mrs. Sluff.
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:waving; Hurry home Sluff, we miss you. :cuddle;
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Keep on trucking! :rofl;
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:thumbup; That's great to see a post here from what is feeling like my phantom co-admin - I miss you so much - and look forward to when you can post more!! xoxoxox
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Glad to hear from you Sluff :2thumbsup; Not the same without you here, kitkatz does have her big stick out though to keep things in order ;D
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So good to hear from you, Sluff.
Looking forward to when you can get on IHD more regularly! Keep up the good work with your trucking!
:cuddle;
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Woo Hoo - great to hear from YOU! :yahoo;
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Sluff, I know we haven't talked in some time, but I wanted to let you know I am back. Congratulations on your new job, and having your own truck. Nothing like the freedom of the open road, except when the ones left behind miss you dearly. Ive missed you, Karol, and the rest of the staff, as well as the many friends I have made here at I.H.D. Like I said, I am back now and my reception has been as though I had never taken a break. Looking forward to hearing from you, and many thanks to everyone here at I.H.D. , love you all & peace out, Joe