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rickford66

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90. Back in the 60's a trucker picked me up when I was hitchhiking home from school.

Sun Mar 22, 2020, 02:26 PM

Mar 2020

He treated me to lunch and took me quite as far as he could. He also explained how dangerous it was because of poor drivers. How long his stopping distance was etc. I keep this in mind all the time. I don't forget to flash my lights when they're safely past me.

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Truck drivers are getting worn down. [View all] dware Mar 2020 OP

Thank you wildflower Mar 2020 #1

Thank you for keeping our lives going! At great expense to yourself. Gratitude and respect. emmaverybo Mar 2020 #2

yes thanks to you. even bitching about walmart is being suspended :-) nt msongs Mar 2020 #3

Walmart has been fantastic to us independents, dware Mar 2020 #8

I retired last year as an ORT driver. ariesgem Mar 2020 #82

Thank you! StarryNite Mar 2020 #4

Thank you so much for delicering necessities in this terrible time. RandySF Mar 2020 #5

Thank you for keeping local retail stocked so we can ... magicarpet Mar 2020 #6

Get some rest and take care of yourself! 2naSalit Mar 2020 #7

I so much appreciate you guys! Beakybird Mar 2020 #9

You can just never know how grateful we are to you. Leghorn21 Mar 2020 #10

You guys are a vital right now Renew Deal Mar 2020 #11

We just can't keep up with the demand right now, dware Mar 2020 #13

I used to drive OTR soryang Mar 2020 #12

Thank you MustLoveBeagles Mar 2020 #14

Thanks!!!!!!! Demonaut Mar 2020 #15

Thank you Ananda62 Mar 2020 #16

Hey, if you see the truck pictured in my posts at one of your Walmart's, dware Mar 2020 #21

Will do! Ananda62 Mar 2020 #98

Thank you Green Line Mar 2020 #17

THANK YOU Raine Mar 2020 #18

.... BigmanPigman Mar 2020 #19

"If trucks stop, America stops"... rogerballard Mar 2020 #20

Without you this will happen lunatica Mar 2020 #22

Please take care of yourself, dware. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #23

Thank you sheshe2. dware Mar 2020 #26

Sssh, sleep tight. sheshe2 Mar 2020 #31

Another half hour and I'll be crashing out. dware Mar 2020 #33

Kick sheshe2 Mar 2020 #24

All love and props to you who do the work that makes the world go round!! Olafjoy Mar 2020 #25

Best wishes to you... PoliticAverse Mar 2020 #27

Thank YOU! liberalla Mar 2020 #28

Kick. MontanaMama Mar 2020 #29

You are awesome! Anon-C Mar 2020 #30

Thanks so much for what you are doing, dware! littlemissmartypants Mar 2020 #32

Keep on! sheshe2 Mar 2020 #34

My son-in-law is a trucker; my daughter a safety and compliance manager ... rustysgurl Mar 2020 #35

+++ sheshe2 Mar 2020 #37

I'm in West Memphis on a 34 restart too. denbot Mar 2020 #36

Yeah, my rig needs a thorough cleaning inside also, dware Mar 2020 #39

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thank you!! get some well deserved rest Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #38

Stay safe out there! Cracklin Charlie Mar 2020 #41

Thanks so much!! 🙏🏻 Meowmee Mar 2020 #42

Thank you so much! DarthDem Mar 2020 #43

❤️ 💕 peacebuzzard Mar 2020 #44

We wouldn't be able to get through this without you Dem2theMax Mar 2020 #45

I have a lot of respect you truck drivers! C Moon Mar 2020 #46

💕 Duppers Mar 2020 #47

Thanks, and be safe! - nt GReedDiamond Mar 2020 #48

Outstanding work! JCMach1 Mar 2020 #49

You are heroes jmbar2 Mar 2020 #50

You are the lifeblood of our society Marrah_Goodman Mar 2020 #51

With all the school bus drivers out of work. rwheeler31 Mar 2020 #52

Thank you so much, stage left Mar 2020 #53

Thank you! KT2000 Mar 2020 #54

Thank you! GentryDixon Mar 2020 #55

I don't know how you guys do it. cwydro Mar 2020 #56

From a nurse: THANK YOU SO MUCH. The supplies we can still get ahold of are Maru Kitteh Mar 2020 #57

Get Your Rest, dware. ProfessorGAC Mar 2020 #58

Thank you, for keeping supply lines running. Please take care EllieBC Mar 2020 #59

It's only now that the blind finally see what an important role you play Aquaria Mar 2020 #60

I did that awhile. alphafemale Mar 2020 #61

During this mess, you guys are heroic. Thanks so much. panader0 Mar 2020 #62

Stay safe and rest well, dware UpInArms Mar 2020 #63

Thank you and please tell all the others you encounter TNNurse Mar 2020 #64

Thank YOU! Thank you so much. crickets Mar 2020 #65

Thank you for everything. Scarsdale Mar 2020 #66

Thank you for your service! Raftergirl Mar 2020 #67

Listen to many truckers who call into radio shows.. mountain grammy Mar 2020 #68

You guys are the best. HotTeaBag Mar 2020 #69

Thanks again for everything you are doing for all of us!! I mentioned a couple of bullwinkle428 Mar 2020 #70

People like you are essential to our wellbeing. Mickju Mar 2020 #71

As a Las Vegas area resident, Moebym Mar 2020 #72

Thank you and stay safe! PA Democrat Mar 2020 #73

Thank you cp Mar 2020 #74

Thank you, dware Niagara Mar 2020 #75

Thank you! onecaliberal Mar 2020 #76

Thank you for keeping us moving! redstatebluegirl Mar 2020 #77

*huge hug* Thank you! GreenPartyVoter Mar 2020 #78

Thank you! bronxiteforever Mar 2020 #79

Thank you!!! beaglelover Mar 2020 #80

You are simply a hero...if we survive this it will be because of YOU, your friends and Eliot Rosewater Mar 2020 #81

Thank you dware MLAA Mar 2020 #83

THANK YOU . . ! Know that you are greatly appreciated and valued ! OldManTarHeel Mar 2020 #84

Relief can be on the way soon. mwooldri Mar 2020 #85

We all owe you a lot. ramen Mar 2020 #86

Thank you seta1950 Mar 2020 #87

Thank you! SallyHemmings Mar 2020 #88

Thank you! denvine Mar 2020 #89

Back in the 60's a trucker picked me up when I was hitchhiking home from school. rickford66 Mar 2020 #90

Thank you to all truck drivers. Your up there with our doctors, nurses, and first responders as hero Doreen Mar 2020 #91

Over 200 recs! Roy Rolling Mar 2020 #92

....Thanks so much... titanicdave Mar 2020 #93

We cant survive without farmers & truckers! oldsoftie Mar 2020 #94

Thank you! qanda Mar 2020 #95

Thank you. wendyb-NC Mar 2020 #96

Bless your heart! DarleenMB Mar 2020 #97

Hey dware, Danascot Mar 2020 #99

My father always says "if you bought it, a trucker brought it" Alea Mar 2020 #100

Thanks!!! - nt Alacritous Crier Mar 2020 #101

I appreciate your work Chainfire Mar 2020 #102

Thank you!! Dennis Donovan Mar 2020 #103

Thank you for all you are doing to keep things running. dewsgirl Mar 2020 #104

Driver, Nature Man Mar 2020 #105

thank you! barbtries Mar 2020 #106

Strong Support for you Truckers, dware! Cha Mar 2020 #107

"If you bought it, a trucker brought it" ewagner Mar 2020 #108

Thank You n/t OhioChick Mar 2020 #109

If you bought it a truck brought it Alpeduez21 Mar 2020 #110

thank you, take care of yourself! nt steve2470 Mar 2020 #111

Very grateful. Thank you so much. kairos12 Mar 2020 #112

Thank you. I'll keep buying the stuff you deliver. mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2020 #113

I ex-son in law is a truck driver... BlueIdaho Mar 2020 #114

truckers always do the difficult job of keeping the country quietly moving... subana Mar 2020 #115

Thank you, truck drivers! raging moderate Mar 2020 #116

Thank you! gldstwmn Mar 2020 #117

A giant thank you. JDC Mar 2020 #118

THANK YOU for supplying America. CousinIT Mar 2020 #119

You guys and gals are saving the country right now. Maven Mar 2020 #120

What would we do without you guys and gals right now? Marie Marie Mar 2020 #121

THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR THE KIND WORDS AND SUPPORT, dware Mar 2020 #122