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8 hours ago, Jerry 976 said:

Qualified immunity

This needs to end. They should be held responsible just like any other citizen. Most cops i deal with act scared of their own shadow, like a traffic stop is a high risk drug bust and they're about to get in a gun battle. Had a mn state trooper do a simple logbook check the other day in rural mn, he had his hand on his gun the whole time talking to me

8 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

I've hired 6 foreigners and helped them with the immigration process.  None of them even cost $1k.  Trump did make that super hard to do which sucks as Americans classically are too lazy to study enough math to be useful for us.

My numbers came from a quick Google search, i was surprised to see it that high. I found a few others that say 4 to 8k also. It really shouldn't be any higher than what you're saying they paid. 

1 minute ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

nothing... did he ever do it while he was in office when Mexico refused to pay for his wall?

I'm in favor of a properly regulated and ran guest worker program as well as comprehensive immigration reform.  The last time anyone tried was Bush2 and the Dems shot it down as a political tactic.  fwiw... 

I hate defending any politician,  but wasn't there less illegal immigration under trump than biden? What ever he did seemed to slow the flow a little bit. I'm all for building the wall, don't care who pays as long as it gets built 

1 minute ago, Angry ginger said:

and no muslims

 

a sane rational immigration policy is somehting thats been lacking from every admin since Reagan who at least addressed it some.  Obamas DACA EO was a good start to be honest but then he took it no where with congress then Trump did fuck all to fix legal immigration and kept kicking it down the road till we got the current fucktard.  

They don't want to fix it. It's no different than guns and abortion. They need to keep us divided so we don't turn on them. Neither side gives a shit about the people It's all about money and controll

4 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

interesting... 

the highs and lows of self employment

lot of companies looking for drivers with good benefits and teamster pensions, etc available

we're all in charge of our own choices and destiny 

Absolutely, I'm not bitching, I've been in this for almost 20yrs. It's definitely a roller coaster but the independence sure is better than punching a clock everyday

1 minute ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

he's going to close the border (to goods and services as well?) and drill baby drill (to export oil we don't utilize out of the country)

solid plan... 

 

What's the problem with closing the border? Seems to me we need to close it as best we can and open the front door a bit wider and make the legal immigration process cheaper and easier.  the average cost to legally come here is $4000-$12000, why? Make it cheaper and bring in the people we need not the criminals and users

2 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

for business... 

I understand your situation, hopefully you're passing the increased cost along.  If fuel prices drop do you decrease your charges? 

The problem with my business is about 20% of my work is direct customers where i set the rate, the rest is from brokers and they set the rates. There's room for a bit of negotiation but not much. Yes i do raise my rates when expenses are high, and if i don't lower them when costs go down, the direct customers just go back to the cheap brokers. Too many illegals running trucks driving the rates down

Just now, Steve753 said:

You write a % of your fuel off correct?

Of course

47 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

how many gallons of gasoline do you purchase a week?

I average around 37

 

I average about 400 gal of diesel. This situation we're in sucks right now. Before you go full blown retard tds i do know the pres doesn't control gas prices. 

I think you need to be like 65 for a reverse mortgage. Thought about a heloc but my place is paid for and I like not having payments 

Beatles

Kiss

Dixie chicks

Queen ( except fat bottom girls)

1 hour ago, racinfarmer said:

I can't believe I'm investing this much time in this...

So I can buy the same sled that ran 112mph in 1000 feet at a dealer and out of the crate, it'll run 112mph in 1000 feet. 

Stock.

Sounds like jimbo has a brother....

Just now, Rod said:

Big difference between civilian and military casualties. That’s why everyone is disgusted about what’s happening in gaza 

The people are disgusted but i don't think our leaders care. We're just pawns in their bigger picture. The terror attacks, gaza, Ukraine, all are pointless. The Civilized nations should get together and eradicate the terrorists then start doing business instead of fighting. Imagine how we'd all prosper if our governments weren't such cunts to each other. 

1 hour ago, ActionfigureJoe said:

This is the same group responsible for the Iranian funeral attack that occurred a month ago. They’re also the same group that killed American soldiers during the pull out from Afghanistan. It’s a common curtesy among civilized nations to work together and battle these psychopaths. American intel warned the Russians back in February that there was an attack coming against a music concert in Moscow. The warning was presented to the Russians discretely and they did nothing. In turn the Americans made it public to warn american nationals in Russia to stay away from music festivals. The Russians then went public to actually mock the warning during early march. They claimed it was to make Russia look bad. Say what you want about American intel, it’s the best in the world. The boys at NSA know everything. The Russians fucked this one up. 

I agree we have the best intel, too good imo. I just think it's strange we warn our supposed biggest enemy about an attack. I still think all the big players in the world are on 1 side and the average person on the other. Doesn't matter what country you live in, we're just free range humans living in a tax farm. 

Awfully nice of us to warn the country we're in a proxy war with that they might be attacked

5 hours ago, Kivalo said:

Be nice. Until its time to not be nice.

 

They are also redoing The Fall Guy. If it doesnt have the truck then no. Just no.

I just watched the whole series over the last month or so.was pretty good, not as good as i remember it though. Heather Thomas 

49 minutes ago, Mainecat said:

Shell company

 

Like the 20 biden family shell corps?

16 hours ago, Mainecat said:

Fuck Texas

7 hours ago, Stephen Hawking said:

Is he going to buy the election with it? 

It looks like somebody is trying to buy it

It's almost rideable up here! Might dust off the m8 grab my shovel pack and do some boondocking 

8 minutes ago, racinfarmer said:

Maybe they are like the super cheesey EvilPay rezzie shocks where the rezzie is just a chuck of cast that does nothing.

Perfect shocks for jimbo. He can't tell the difference between 1 and 4 anyway

They look like a Chinese knock off of a real shock. Anybody seen any details or any reviews of them? Who actually makes them?

4 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

 

is that picture from Alaska?   

Yeah Ak440 took the pic

Just now, Crnr2Crnr said:

there's a lot of roads between Alberta, L'anse, Skanee, and areas north of 41 that don't get plowed or groomed.  sounds like you need a full on mountain sled where you are, and a backpack shovel.     

around here, it would be pointless.  then again, in the lower 48 most any sled was pointless this winter.  

 

We do get a ton of snow up here normally, not really sure I'm ready for a 165 with avy pack and a shovel though....i hate to give up any trail performance but most of the group i ride with now is more into exploring the backwoods than hauling ass down the trail. Probly need 2 sleds

24 minutes ago, Crnr2Crnr said:

speaking of Riots, since they're rarely discussed... if I lived somewhere there was a lot of snow and logging/forest service roads that don't get groomed to rip around on, or maybe in certain pockets of the UP I know of... the 858 Riot Sno Pro 1.75 might be an amusing buggy.

 

That's exactly where i live, 1000's of miles of logging rds, abd i live 1.5 hrs from the northshore and 1.5 hrs ftom the yoop. It's the perfect ride for me.