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72. SPIT TAKE

Reply to onethatcares (Reply #26)

Tue Jan 30, 2024, 12:07 PM

Jan 2024

You got me with that.

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trucker convoy gets a few dozen instead on the700,000 they [View all] moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 OP

Ha Ha Ha! Easterncedar Jan 2024 #1

And these people want shithole and cult to run the country........................ Lovie777 Jan 2024 #2

Most true truckers, like myself, view these assholes with contempt, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #3

So how much would it cost you to drive your tractor (sans trailer) from Norfolk, VA to the border ... Botany Jan 2024 #5

nothing. mexico will pay for it moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 #7

Oh there's a DU'zy! ms liberty Jan 2024 #67

Well, figure the average semi gets between 4 to 7 MPG without hauling a trailer, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #9

So around $6,400 not counting tires, oil, highway fees, insurance, taxes, food, and speed. Botany Jan 2024 #14

Correct. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #16

That's a lot of overhead for operations WA-03 Democrat Jan 2024 #17

Back in the day when I worked @ a large garden center/nursery if a supplier did not have their own... Botany Jan 2024 #21

Yeah, I forgot about the reefers, they have their own fuel tanks too. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #25

So a trucker can't call the dispatcher and refuse a load without a good explanation? Botany Jan 2024 #34

Yep, if I call my agent and tell him to call a distributor and refuse the load without a good excuse, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #41

Back in the day I had to call a nursery (supplier) about a contract driver and the owner of ... Botany Jan 2024 #51

Because of my background in the Marines, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #53

Yeah TlalocW Jan 2024 #68

Dammit, you now owe me a new laptop, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #69

Not that much of a sacrifice if God and the American Way are at stake. 3Hotdogs Jan 2024 #59

The big circles of highway are around DFW, Houston, Austin and San ANtonio yellowdogintexas Jan 2024 #73

Yeah, this Texan had to laugh at the idea of those blowhards making an impact at the Texas border. efhmc Jan 2024 #76

$6400?!?! What? A HERETIC I AM Jan 2024 #79

For that kind of money... reACTIONary Jan 2024 #82

So there are a lot of cheaper ways to make a political point, yeah? DemocraticPatriot Jan 2024 #61

I would say a bit of both. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #64

I'd say no less than... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #19

Definitely way north of $1,000 just in fuel costs alone. nt MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #20

A wild guess! 2naSalit Jan 2024 #32

Yeah, the cost of fuel way back in the day was cheaper than today, plus just about every state MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #44

Definitely... 2naSalit Jan 2024 #50

I saw a lot of they guys in Canada were contractor types in their work trucks when they wouldn't be working brewens Jan 2024 #29

I Wondered About That ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #33

Maybe Ginny's funding the trip! llmart Jan 2024 #42

Certainly Possible ProfessorGAC Jan 2024 #45

Yup. Most truckers are moderates either way. Believe in science and health safety. LiberalLovinLug Jan 2024 #56

Well Said MCE !!!!!!!!!!!!! NC DENVERPOPS Jan 2024 #80

You're not using Trump math lame54 Jan 2024 #4

That was my first thought too. "Biggest convoy evah. Let's pull a number out of my ass - let's say 500, no wait 600... RussellCattle Jan 2024 #22

why would any trucker participate? BlueWaveNeverEnd Jan 2024 #6

So, those few dozen are actually FBI plants? keithbvadu2 Jan 2024 #8

Antifa FBI Beachnutt Jan 2024 #23

Oh my, those are the worst kind ! KS Toronado Jan 2024 #30

You know, these guys rely on their trucks as their livelyhood. patphil Jan 2024 #10

You are correct. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #12

As with all things in their manufactured crisis, it petered out before it got started. Torchlight Jan 2024 #11

There was another one a few years ago... Kingofalldems Jan 2024 #13

Ok then. Tell these folks election polling places are FBI traps. Raven123 Jan 2024 #15

Brilliant. shrike3 Jan 2024 #24

That would certainly scare them off. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #46

You're close. It's the actual voting that's gonna get us on the Biden list. Not answering poll questions. 3Hotdogs Jan 2024 #62

Therein lies the problem with magats SouthernDem4ever Jan 2024 #71

MAGA Minds: 70 is less than 700,000. Kid Berwyn Jan 2024 #18

Trump can call his PhD. MIT Uncle though so Captain Zero Jan 2024 #54

the folks that drove off Virginia Beach Peir this a.m. onethatcares Jan 2024 #26

SPIT TAKE k55f5r Jan 2024 #72

Meanwhile Beachnutt Jan 2024 #27

the idiot took credit for the market today moonshinegnomie Jan 2024 #55

I heard they had been raising funds through donations. Mr.Bill Jan 2024 #28

Well, you know the old saying, MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #38

Crowd estimation is always on the high side with the MAGA idjuts Mr. Ected Jan 2024 #31

"Who's paying for the gas?" mymomwasright Jan 2024 #35

God isn't supporting his army? niyad Jan 2024 #36

I'm surorised they got that many stupid people Warpy Jan 2024 #37

This is a direct result of Jan. 6 prosecutions yliza Jan 2024 #39

snork. AllaN01Bear Jan 2024 #40

Antifa Convoy! LuvLoogie Jan 2024 #43

Oh nooooosssss, the evil Antifa. MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #48

This is an example of why all of the talk of a civil war is nonsense. TwilightZone Jan 2024 #47

"WE GOT A CRISIS!!1!--WE GOT TO FIX IT....NEXT YEAR!!1!" tanyev Jan 2024 #49

"Do dumb shit" and you entrap yourself, dumbasses. n/t Beartracks Jan 2024 #52

they get so much publicity barbtries Jan 2024 #57

The J-6 prosecutions have proved to be a deterrent preventing DemocraticPatriot Jan 2024 #58

I can't get that song out of my head. yardwork Jan 2024 #60

Every time there's a thread about trucks a truckers, I think of this song: MarineCombatEngineer Jan 2024 #63

Band name came from a truckers magazine! Mopar151 Jan 2024 #75

Uh oh -- they gonna have Convoy Envy! Blue Owl Jan 2024 #65

Heavy trucks burn a lot of fuel swong19104 Jan 2024 #66

They're stuck at a toll gate. usonian Jan 2024 #70

Message auto-removed Name removed Jan 2024 #74

Hmmmmm ... lets' see... FalloutShelter Jan 2024 #77

"don't do dumb shit to get entrapped" Maru Kitteh Jan 2024 #78

Victims of their own conspiracy theories and misinformation campaigns. Martin68 Jan 2024 #81