tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post5571865442097217113..comments2024-03-28T06:32:24.557-04:00Comments on The Elephant Bar: Earth's icecaps disappearing by moving hereDeuce ☂http://www.blogger.com/profile/13472858446242700869noreply@blogger.comBlogger175125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-23554263797304371672009-12-21T11:11:39.917-05:002009-12-21T11:11:39.917-05:00I know that when fuel prices went through the roof...I know that when fuel prices went through the roof, independent truckers by the hundreds went out of business. Also, I read recently that one of the most profitable companies, JB Hunt, puts its long haul freight on trains and meets it at the other end for the short haul.<br /><br />The railroad companies, running at full capacity before the fall, have taken a hit but are poised for a rebound.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-29049323597301652732009-12-21T11:04:54.420-05:002009-12-21T11:04:54.420-05:00Smaller carriers are being squeezed out and that t...Smaller carriers are being squeezed out and that there is some kind of push to start enforcing long haul hour standards to stop the independents from doing over 16 hr limits...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-81611943510209695402009-12-21T10:45:59.845-05:002009-12-21T10:45:59.845-05:00What have you heard about trucking?What have you heard about trucking?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-76075025251596744952009-12-21T10:22:09.551-05:002009-12-21T10:22:09.551-05:00Doug said...
Eurostar Frozen
The trouble began on...Doug said...<br />Eurostar Frozen<br /><br />The trouble began on Friday night, when five trains broke down inside the tunnel trapping passengers for up to 10 hours. Travellers eventually arrived in London visibly upset after spending hours without food, water or power in stuffy conditions<br /><br />Eurostar said that the incidents had been caused by hot air in the tunnel melting snow accumulated under the trains. The water then dripped into operating systems<br /><br /><br />Scenes like these and others remind me of Atlas Shrugged...<br /><br />Watch for refinery fires, train derailments, spot shortages of products...<br /><br />UPS is doing a fine job overall, but they really handle most small packages, pressure is on the long haul carriers & rail....<br /><br />I have heard reports that there is a clusterf*ck about to happen in the shipping business.... (18 wheelers)What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6296093917269369542009-12-21T10:18:16.248-05:002009-12-21T10:18:16.248-05:00I am leaning that I had food poisoning...
I am no...I am leaning that I had food poisoning...<br /><br />I am not anorexic nor have I had lip augmentation.<br /><br />I still feel like hell and I am getting cold sweets and fever once in a while (that's why i though flu) but either way, I have am far short of deathly ill and yes I have insurance and no I will not be scheduling a MD apt...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41320222913373270082009-12-21T09:36:41.323-05:002009-12-21T09:36:41.323-05:00Eurostar Frozen
The trouble began on Friday night...<a href="http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/photo_galleries/article6963143.ece?slideshowPopup=true&articleId=6963143&nSlide=1&sectionName=UK" rel="nofollow">Eurostar Frozen</a><br /><br />The trouble began on Friday night, when five trains broke down inside the tunnel trapping passengers for up to 10 hours. Travellers eventually arrived in London visibly upset after spending hours without food, water or power in stuffy conditions<br /><br />Eurostar said that the incidents had been caused by hot air in the tunnel melting snow accumulated under the trains. The water then dripped into operating systemsDoughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-58285322361873051542009-12-21T09:11:35.973-05:002009-12-21T09:11:35.973-05:00You could say that. : )
But the whole pregnancy t...You could say that. : )<br /><br />But the whole pregnancy thing has long been a burr under the saddle of the guys. And an absolute nightmare for commanders. That's a fact.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86471474306002148832009-12-21T09:08:46.678-05:002009-12-21T09:08:46.678-05:00Yes, my head cold seems to have morphed into a cas...Yes, my head cold seems to have morphed into a case of "smart ass".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-32135242440162308652009-12-21T09:02:59.657-05:002009-12-21T09:02:59.657-05:00Trish, isn't that the kind of thinking that go...Trish, isn't that the kind of thinking that got them into trouble in the first place?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-65921306447755420212009-12-21T09:01:52.966-05:002009-12-21T09:01:52.966-05:00Looks pretty sick for 32 here.
Probly reaction to ...<a href="http://www.starpulse.com/news/media/Brittany-Murphy-lips.jpg" rel="nofollow">Looks pretty sick for 32 here.</a><br />Probly reaction to some cosmetic medical procedure, like lip augmentation.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-37317749129589381682009-12-21T08:58:29.279-05:002009-12-21T08:58:29.279-05:00"Wow!"
It isn't PC to say so, but d..."Wow!"<br /><br />It isn't PC to say so, but do you know how many servicemen are saying, "'Bout fucking time"?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-43303445748251194722009-12-21T08:58:01.051-05:002009-12-21T08:58:01.051-05:00Records show no mention of decision to withhold ai...<a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-station-fire21-2009dec21,0,4841676.story" rel="nofollow">Records show no mention of decision to withhold aircraft during Station fire</a><br />Two officers on the ground called for aircraft to begin dousing the blaze at sunrise on Day 2. At some point those orders were canceled, but records give no indication of who did so, or when or why.<br /><br />Last month, a Forest Service review endorsed the decision to not send the helicopter and planes but failed to mention the officers' independent calls, made more than six hours apart, for a heavy air assault.<br /><br />"It just irks me to see . . . that they're blaming the terrain for why no action was taken," said Don Feser, a former fire chief for the forest who retired in 2007. "They're just making excuses."<br /><br />"I've covered a lot of that ground, and there is only a small percentage of land that is too steep to put firefighters on," said Feser, who worked in the Angeles National Forest for 26 years, the last seven as fire chief. "And if we can't put firefighters on it, guess what we do? We use aircraft."Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-22484248706128521082009-12-21T08:54:48.224-05:002009-12-21T08:54:48.224-05:00Do you think that's what you have, WiO?
Yeah,...Do you think that's what you have, WiO?<br /><br />Yeah, that seems to be the speculation re: Ms Murphy, especially since she has been seen as emaciated lately.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-8085224097881721062009-12-21T08:49:22.258-05:002009-12-21T08:49:22.258-05:00Anorexia Nervosa
Anorexia nervosa is characterize...Anorexia Nervosa<br /><br />Anorexia nervosa is characterized by emaciation, a relentless pursuit of thinness and unwillingness to maintain a normal or healthy weight, a distortion of body image and intense fear of gaining weight, a lack of menstruation among girls and women, and extremely disturbed eating behavior. Some people with anorexia lose weight by dieting and exercising excessively; others lose weight by self-induced vomiting, or misusing laxatives, diuretics or enemas.<br /><br />Many people with anorexia see themselves as overweight, even when they are starved or are clearly malnourished. Eating, food and weight control become obsessions. A person with anorexia typically weighs herself or himself repeatedly, portions food carefully, and eats only very small quantities of only certain foods. Some who have anorexia recover with treatment after only one episode. Others get well but have relapses. Still others have a more chronic form of anorexia, in which their health deteriorates over many years as they battle the illness.<br /><br />According to some studies, people with anorexia are up to ten times more likely to die as a result of their illness compared to those without the disorder. The most common complications that lead to death are cardiac arrest, and electrolyte and fluid imbalances. Suicide also can result.What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-12442706483510006542009-12-21T08:48:48.588-05:002009-12-21T08:48:48.588-05:00I don't know, Doug. I suppose it can happen. M...I don't know, Doug. I suppose it can happen. More likely something other than genetic heart disease caused the cardiac arrest.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-75414251761462339782009-12-21T08:44:00.119-05:002009-12-21T08:44:00.119-05:00How do you "die naturally" of cardiac ar...How do you "die naturally" of cardiac arrest @ 32, Whit?Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-86250214849992920432009-12-21T08:41:48.070-05:002009-12-21T08:41:48.070-05:00Wow!
A top US commander is threatening soldiers w...Wow!<br /><br /><i>A top US commander is threatening soldiers who fall pregnant on active service with jail.<br /><br />Under the new policy, troops expecting a baby face court martial and a possible prison term – and so do the men who made them pregnant.<br /><br />And the rule applies to married couples at war together, who are expected to make sure their love lives do not interfere with duty.<br /><br />Usual US Army policy is to send pregnant soldiers home from combat zones within 14 days.<br /><br />But Major General Anthony Cucolo, who runs US operations in northern Iraq, issued the new orders because he said he was losing too many women with critical skills.<br /><br />He needed the threat of court martial and jail time as an extra deterrent, he said.<br /><br />All troops under his command are covered by the extension to the military’s legal code – the first time the US Army has made pregnancy a punishable offence (sic).</i><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1237333/Serving-U-S-troops-face-prison-fall-pregnant-active.html#ixzz0aKXcEKOG" rel="nofollow"> Read more: </a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-6178489866480880882009-12-21T08:39:12.330-05:002009-12-21T08:39:12.330-05:00"Limburger cheese?"
Now you've done..."Limburger cheese?"<br /><br />Now you've done it. The United States Army withdraws any and all sponsorship of the Bar.<br /><br />And hopes you don't get well.trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-33216608031853150742009-12-21T08:38:03.225-05:002009-12-21T08:38:03.225-05:00Robert Samuelson disects Obamacare.<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/12/20/AR2009122002127.html" rel="nofollow">Robert Samuelson disects Obamacare.</a>Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770268554450465514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-41185206378246406312009-12-21T08:36:19.604-05:002009-12-21T08:36:19.604-05:00thought about the food poisoning aspect but would ...thought about the food poisoning aspect but would I still be getting fever and cold sweats 48 hours later?<br /><br />I do feel MUCH better and my son had something similar last week...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-89202505533207568582009-12-21T08:34:33.747-05:002009-12-21T08:34:33.747-05:00That sounds like poisoning of some sort. Not swine...That sounds like poisoning of some sort. Not swine flu. <br /><br />At least you're alive.<br /><br />RIP 32 year-old Brittany Murphy. What a shame.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-47988307491024265892009-12-21T08:30:53.238-05:002009-12-21T08:30:53.238-05:00I think I had the swine flu over the weekend...
s...I think I had the swine flu over the weekend...<br /><br />still not over it, but at least I can keep food in both ends now...<br /><br />no flu shots for me, none were available, however in the end I did not seek one out...<br /><br />now taking advil to mask the pain of ripped out lungs and abdomen....<br /><br />I can live with the sweats and dizziness... It's the violent both ends erupting that i hates...What is "Occupation"https://www.blogger.com/profile/08237879055691019968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-2652815140276704652009-12-21T08:28:33.176-05:002009-12-21T08:28:33.176-05:00Limburger cheese?Limburger cheese?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-85949406153113670612009-12-21T08:27:28.688-05:002009-12-21T08:27:28.688-05:00Palin tweets and the whirled listens.Palin tweets and the whirled listens.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21297199.post-28216130465607920962009-12-21T08:26:48.606-05:002009-12-21T08:26:48.606-05:00We're contacting EO, whit.
Discrimination'...We're contacting EO, whit.<br /><br />Discrimination's discrimination, regardless of Directorate.<br /><br />What're we, anyway? Lunchmeat?trishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14139410627244875589noreply@blogger.com