My Son Chuck and I, 2 Master Chefs in the Kitchen Mak'n Gumbo 12/25/07
Son Chuck And His Wife Tina On The Computer
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At The Zoo In Hattiesburg MS With My Son Chuck And His Wife Tina
Photos Taken By My Wife Marty.
The Driver of This Truck, Says He Just Does It For The Kids...... Ya Right......
And This Guy Is Waiting On You Know Who (Santa) To Come Out.
There is 1200 lites on this rig with more to come. Christmas 2007 in Wildwood Fl.
Just When I Thought There Was No More Good Truckers On The Highway
Raven Cajun and Scorpion
I got a wake up call. August 7th 2010 @ 3:00 PM
I pulled into a Pilot Travel Center at Mile Marker 417 on I-40, near Dandridge TN, to fuel my truck. I heard this voice come over my CB Radio,
" Hey Drivers come to the back of the lot at the exit for the Pilot. We have free food, BBQ Chicken , Potatoes, and Cole Slaw, Free , No Donations, No Tips,
Just Free Food. "
So, I finished getting my fuel, and on the way out, I stopped by, and there they were just like they said, Free Food.
They cooked 100 lbs of Chicken, Cooked Potatoes, and made Homemade Cole Slaw.
They began cooking at 9:00 am that morning, and it was about 3:00PM when I showed up.
I stopped to visit and see what this was all about. Sorry, I didn't get there real names, but on the CB they go by Scorpion and Raven Cajun.
Two times out of the year, they do this for the drivers. It Brought back memories of back in the day, when Drivers really cared about each other.
30 years ago we did things like this. We would break out the grills and the ice chests with pop, (and beer for the ones that were not driving)
We had our boom boxes and everyone had a great time. Those days are long gone.
They will let me know when and where they will be doing this again, so I can post it on this site.
Scorpion and Raven Cajun, Thank You. You Guys Are Awesome!!!!!!
Friend from Brisbane, Australia.
Phil Brown Phil The Truck Mechanic Phil The Trucker
Phil The Proud Father Phil Cycling Phil The Businessman
I met Phil Brown a few years ago and have followed him on Face Book .He had seen my website MyTruckn.Com and I'm a Truckers and have been for 31 years. He had sent me questions about trucking and we chatted back and forth. He has told me I was his Mentor, But as it turns out He is my hero.
I can have a bad day and then I go to FB it see what's going on and there he is with stories of his day.
I think about what he has gone through that compared to mine and wow what a wakeup call.
He is a Father, Trucker and a Cyclist and very good I might add.
This is a story he told me about one of his trips.
The only most craziest thing i've ever done was cycling 1000km's solo brisbane to sydney in 7 days without any injuries and it was during new south wales wild wet weather so i've cycled through floods and water rapids coming off mountains.
I just knew that truckers who died behind the wheel were looking after me and they still are LOL. i'm too headstrong and stubborn about things but that is good... it gets me where i want to be......
Phil is the son of Jenny and Gary Brown, they have 3 other Children. Phil has 2 Brothers and a Sister.
But what makes Phil a special guy to me is He is deaf and has been since birth.
I ask him why he decided to be a trucker, and his reply was.
I like trucking because its like driving my office desk on the road and I used to really dislike working in an office for the queensland police service chasing armed robbery criminals but I've obtained my certificate in business so I have another qualification. I used to work for deaf services queensland helping deaf clients achieve lifestyle skills such as cooking, exercise, independent living skills and socializing. I've helped too many people so I thought it was time to quit and did something I really wanted to do for a change FOR ME and drive those BIG BOYS TOYS on the road!"
He has had a tough go of it because the laws of trucking companies on hiring hearing impaired employees.
Phil didn't give up he found the rules and they state:
http://www.truckmed.com/doctors.htm under § 391.41(b)(11) and it is the same for Australia.
Australia copied America it seems.... and it was from 1951, its very old.
With today's technology, a trucker could drive without hearing aids because of warning devices, mobile phones,
GPS, navigational devices, heater demisters on mirrors so drivers can see in the cold... factors like that. I think I might be the person to change all the rules.
Phil says Deaf People Can Do Anything, They Just Can't Hear...
And right you are my Friend , And with that being said there are lots of people in this world that just give up and don't try to better them selves, All I can say is never ever give up, Be a Hero Like Phil
You are the Man..... Phil Brown
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