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Stress On Toll Road Express

Maverick(Vers libre) Life for me was vain, trying to get gain In Peterbilt truck, I’ve had the worst luck Driving in deep snow, bad tempers do show Praying the roads clear, very hard to steer Having a tire low, over heats will blows Many trips are lame, and bosses the same A trucker’s great fame, stress his middle name While grinding those gears, on roads never clear Stresses with no rest, on gear jam express Old Smoky bear nabs, on the super slabs Eighteen wheels rolling, not night of bowling Super slabs tolling, companies folding Idea of toll roads, trucks carry whole load No other reason, government’s treason You want-a see stress, special men/women pass test It’s concrete jungle, no room for bungle Life isn’t breezy, for Joe made easy His loads are made late, from stops at toll gate `Tis vicious cycle, bless angel Michael I drove in my sleep, loads on time to keep!!!! "Dedicated to Joe Dietrich, also a Truck Driver" For and in Honor of Carolyn Devonshire And Contest: March Madness

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Date: 3/14/2011 8:05:00 PM
Hey so you won with this one!! Congratulations and I am going to fave it and print it out right now before I forget this time!
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Date: 3/10/2011 8:06:00 AM
Many congratulation's John on your win in Carloyn's "March Madness" contest....:)
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Date: 3/9/2011 1:48:00 PM
ps. He refuses to read poetry, but I will print this out and try to get him to read it!!
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Date: 3/9/2011 1:47:00 PM
wow, john, I am so impressed by this poem you wrote with my hubbie in mind. How sweet of you! Right now he is not working at all. He got a chance to train for an oil tanker job and I was SO excited but it all fell thru when his trainer had no patience to answer his questions and gave him bad marks. So again he is searching for work. Praying he finds something soon. Congrats on your fine win. I much appreciate this. Luv, andrea
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Date: 3/9/2011 1:09:00 PM
Hey there John, congratulations on your awesome win in Carolyn's contest :) Wilma
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Date: 3/9/2011 10:37:00 AM
Hey John, Congratulations on your very well deserving 2nd Place win in Carolyn's contest! Love, Annalise
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Date: 3/9/2011 5:18:00 AM
Heartiest congrats for this victory Moses.
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Date: 3/8/2011 3:08:00 PM
Congratulations on your no. 2 with this great poem on the stress of being a big truck driver. Not everyone could do it that's for sure. Great work. Love, Joyce
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Date: 3/8/2011 2:26:00 PM
Congrats on a well deserved win, John. Nice going. Thanks for reading mine. Ralph
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Date: 3/8/2011 2:07:00 PM
Congratulations on the second place win in the contest of carolyn, John
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Date: 3/8/2011 12:06:00 PM
Congratulations on your well deserved win in Carolyn's "March Madness" contest John. Love, Carol
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Date: 3/8/2011 7:29:00 AM
Congratulations on your win..Very well written couples..Good seeing the trucker through the trucker's eyes...I feel that you would have been a trucker who cared where I have heard from some truckers that they didn't care about the other people on the road..Thanks for the honor of second place in your contest..I know that it is not easy to choose from the many great works that are written..Sara
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Date: 3/8/2011 7:15:00 AM
I could really feel the power of stress in the mind of a truck driver. While driving, our thoughts turn to many things -- not only the hazzards on the road but things like government intrusion in our lives. (But please don't fall asleep behind the wheel -- your safety is more important than making a deadline.) Great work, John. Congratulations on your second-place win! Love, Carolyn
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Date: 3/7/2011 3:19:00 PM
military trucks driving in snow made it so hard to go.driving on the jersey pike especially in the dark of night.
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Date: 3/7/2011 7:39:00 AM
Great write, John, and thanks for your kind words : ) Jack
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Date: 3/6/2011 3:01:00 PM
oh, how kinetic this is , john... enjoyed the sense of vitality and packed lines! good wonning luck to you! :) huggs, nette
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Date: 3/6/2011 1:35:00 PM
Engaging narrative on the stress on Toll Road Rxpress, John
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Date: 3/6/2011 9:19:00 AM
:) Thanks for supporting the contest, John. Now it's starting to fill. Love, Carolyn
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