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what kind of fool do you take me for ?

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Chicago is a picnic compared to Atlanta, IMHO.

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Not all were in big rigs. A lot of them were in the biggest, manliest, most tiny-dick-compensatory pickups they could afford (or not). These are not known for their excellent fuel efficiency.

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It just stands to reason!

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Now that international travel is possible again, probably they decided to all move to Honk-ong.

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What Nalono635 said. Truck driving is hard, honest work, and the vast majority of truckers just want to get their cargo from A to B on time.

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Was there arm wrestling tho? #overthetop

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They would have missed out on that sweet two million in grifter ameros.

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With diesel knocking up on $6.50 per, time to get out of dodge and back to Cali while the old credit card still has some room on the credit limit.

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Wingnuts love to claim that leftists don’t have jobs but who the fuck can afford to take the time off to drive around the DC Betlway for a month?

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It’s the whole, “the law protects us but does not bind us and it binds you but does not protect you,” mentality. They think anything that annoys or inconveniences them is a crime while they can always do whatever they want because Freedumb!

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Because they're "long haul" truckers, right? Get it?

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I'm led to believe they also have high incidence of heart disease, high blood pressure, and diabetes from the bad food and lack of exercise. So, sounds great! Why aren't young folks rushing out to become truckers?

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And where it gets spent — I'm betting a not-insignificant amount is siphoned off by the organizers and ends up in their pockets. It's always a grift with the MAGA crowd.

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Could be wrong. It's been a while since I read that book.

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