I Need To Do What? Ummmm, No

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I got a call from dispatch today. She said she had a load for me to pick up tomorrow if I wanted it.

Cool, tell me about it.

It was two trucks to be picked up at an auction place. Strike one. Auction places are notorious for being a pain in the ass.

I would have to drive them on myself. Well, I assumed as much as it's an auction house, but we'll call it strike two anyway.

I would have to dismantle the stack on one of the trucks to meet the height limit. Big strike three there. I don't carry much in the way of tools on my truck partly because it's not my job to work on the truck and partly because I had sold my tools during the time that I was recovering from the wreck.

I have always maintained that it's the shipper's responsibility to make the freight ready to ship, and to load it. Federal regulations actually agree with me on this one but it isn't always enforced. I can live with driving them on, I've done it before, but when it comes to dismantling someone else's equipment it ain't gonna happen.

So as of now I still don't have a load and am not sure when i will have.
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Reply #1 from JoeUser Forums Top
Why dont they just counter with a proposal to the shipper to dismantle the stack?
Reply #2 from JoeUser Forums Top

Why dont they just counter with a proposal to the shipper to dismantle the stack?


I called him and suggested exactly that. As I mentioned, these auction places are a pain in the ass. They won't do it.
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Reply #3 from JoeUser Forums Top
Not sure what kind of auction it was, but shipping auction items is a big insurance scam way too often. Delivery people have no way to verify condition when they pick it up, but they are definitely the ones always blamed if it doesn't GET THERE intact. God forbid the metrosexual fek on the other end gets his faux 18th century new england clawfoot PoS with a scratch on the bottom of the front left foot...
Reply #4 from JoeUser Forums Top
Baker; These are heavy equipment, machinery, and heavy vehicle auctions, but the idea still applies. That's exactly why I will not get involved with that sort of dismantling kind of thing.
Reply #5 from JoeUser Forums Top
"Baker; These are heavy equipment, machinery, and heavy vehicle auctions, but the idea still applies."


Yep, lol, they may not be metrosexual, but those manly, he-man construction worker types are just as anal about their toys. LOL
Reply #6 from JoeUser Forums Top

"Baker; These are heavy equipment, machinery, and heavy vehicle auctions, but the idea still applies."


Yep, lol, they may not be metrosexual, but those manly, he-man construction worker types are just as anal about their toys. LOL



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Reply #7 from JoeUser Forums Top
Awwwwwwwwwww sorry to hear about the load.. but look at it this way..your other order will be in.. adnyou can knit w/ you new needles
Reply #8 from JoeUser Forums Top

Awwwwwwwwwww sorry to hear about the load.. but look at it this way..your other order will be in.. adnyou can knit w/ you new needles


true

Been playing around with the new needles a bit. they're great.
Reply #9 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ah well mate, I guess it means you can put your feet back up and relax some more. Oh damn, what a shame...
Reply #10 from JoeUser Forums Top

Ah well mate, I guess it means you can put your feet back up and relax some more. Oh damn, what a shame...


Yeah, doesn't break my heart (just my wallet).
Reply #11 from JoeUser Forums Top
just my wallet


Ooo, I know how that smarts...
Reply #12 from JoeUser Forums Top
Ooo, I know how that smarts...


Yeah, the empty wallet gets pretty heavy. I had a good paycheck last week and have some more coming Friday so I'll muddle through. The next Friday will be the bummer.

But sometimes kicking back and relaxing trumps work.