tugmoose Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 Here. Looking on from the Plain Dealer, this is hitting pretty close. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 sad indeed. i wonder if that's why weekend subscribers got a free beacon this morning. you know, cost cutting. i love that paper and fear that it will be a shell of its former self. i bet jewel cardwell keeps her job and we'll see even more of her uplifting local stories that i can never bring myself to read. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted August 23, 2006 Share Posted August 23, 2006 I suggest anyone who's working for a daily newspaper start thinking about a next career. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nobody Girl Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Here. Looking on from the Plain Dealer, this is hitting pretty close.My paper went through the layoff/buyout situation last year. Fortunately, everyone who ended up leaving went voluntarily. But, to put it ineloquently, it still sucked. I suggest anyone who's working for a daily newspaper start thinking about a next career.Not that I am fearing for my job at the moment, but the other day I was wondering what I would do if I didn't work for a newspaper. I concluded that I have no idea. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Even though I have found a niche working for the last newspaper company on Earth that isn't slavishly driven by the bottom line, I'm thinking truck driving myself. There will apparently be a massive shortage of truck drivers in the next decade or so. Just think of the weed, whites and wine! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Truck Driving seems like a great job, actually. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 I already have a Guinness trucker hat, so all I need is a Basset hound and a CDL and I'll be set to go. Uh, Breaker One-Nine, this here's the Rubber DuckYou got a copy on me Pig-Pen? C'mon Uh, yeah 10-4 Pig Pen, fer sure, fer sureBy golly it's clean clear to Flag-Town, C'mon Uh, yeah, that's a big 10-4 Pig-Pen,Yeah, we definitely got us the front door good buddy,Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy Was the dark of the moon, on the sixth of JuneIn a Kenworth, pullin' logsCabover Pete with a reefer onAnd a Jimmy haulin' hogsWe 'as headin' fer bear on I-One-Oh'Bout a mile outta Shaky-TownI sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber DuckAn' I'm about to put the hammer on down Cause we gotta little ol' convoy, rockin' through the nightYeah we gotta little ol' convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our wayWe're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USAConvoy... Convoy... Uh, breaker Pig-Pen, this here's The DuckUh, you wanna back off them hogs10-4, 'bout five mile or so, 10-rogerThem hogs is gittin' in-tense up here By the time we got into Tulsa-TownWe had eighty-five trucks in allBut they's a road block up on the clover leafAn' them bears 'as wall to wallYeah them smokies 'as thick as bugs on a bumperThey even had a bear-in-the-airI sez callin' all trucks, this here's The DuckWe about to go a huntin' bear Cause we gotta great big convoy, rockin' through the nightYeah we gotta great big convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our wayWe're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USAConvoy... Convoy... Uh, you wanna give me a 10-9 on that Pig-Pen?Uh, negatory Pig-Pen, yer still too closeYeah, them hogs is startin' close up my sinusesMercy sakes, you better back off another ten Well we rolled up interstate fourty-fourLike a rocket sled on railsWe tore up all a our swindle sheetsAn' left 'em settin' on the scalesBy the time we hit that Chi-TownThem bears was a gittin' smartThey'd brought up some reinforcementsFrom the Illinois National GuardThere 'as armored cars, and tanks, and JeepsAn' rigs of every sizeYeah them chicken coops 'as full a bearsAn' choppers filled the skiesWell we shot the line, an' we went for brokeWith a thousand screamin' trucksAnd eleven long-haired friends of JesusIn a chartreusse microbus Hey Sod Buster, listenYou wanna put that microbus in behind the suicide jockey?Yeah, he's haulin dynamiteHe needs all the help he can git Well we laid a strip fer the Jersey ShoreAn' prepared to cross the lineI could see the bridge 'as lined with bearsBut I didn't have a doggone dimeI sez Pig-Pen, this here's the Rubber DuckWe just ain't a gonna pay no tollSo we crashed the gate doin' ninety-eightI sez, let them truckers roll, 10-4 Cause we gotta mighty convoy, rockin' through the nightYeah we gotta mighty convoy, ain't she a beautiful sight?Come on an' join our convoy, ain't nothin' gonna git in our wayWe're gonna roll this truckin' convoy, cross the USAConvoy... Convoy... Uh, 10-4 Pig-Pen, what's yer 20?Omaha?!Well they oughta know what to do with them hogs out there fer sureWell mercy sakes alive good buddyWe gonna back on outta hereSo keep the bugs off yer glassAn' the bears off yer... tailWe gonna catch ya on the flip-flopThis here's the Rubber Duck on the sideWe goneBye, Bye... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 truck driving is statistically speaking the most dangerous job in the US. the second most dangerous is being a plumber. i don't know why. truckers make serious bank as over the road (long distance) drivers. local route drivers don't get paid that much. if you can stand lonliness, you can get paid. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mountain bed Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 I already have a Guinness trucker hat, so all I need is a Basset hound and a CDL and I'll be set to go.Trust me,you need a Basset regardless of what your job is...and they LOVE good beer,as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Sweet!... I think the truck driving life is straight up Americana. It can make you famous too.... Ahem... For Example: East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',We're gonna do what they say can't be done.We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.I'm east bound, just watch ol' Bandit run. Keep your foot hard on the pedal. Son, never mind them brakes.Let it all hang out 'cause we got a run to make.The boys are thirsty in Atlanta and there's beer in Texarkana.And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes. East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',We're gonna do what they say can't be done.We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.I'm east bound, just watch ol' Bandit run. East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',We're gonna do what they say can't be done.We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.I'm east bound, just watch ol' Bandit run. Ol' Smokey's got them ears on and he's hot on your trail.He aint gonna rest 'til you're in jail.So you got to dodge 'im and you got to duck 'im,you got to keep that diesel truckin'.Just put that hammer down and give it hell. East bound and down, loaded up and truckin',we're gonna do what they say can't be done.We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there.I'm east bound, just watch ol' "Bandit" run Quote Link to post Share on other sites
darkstar Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 Mercy sakes alive, looks like we got us a convoy! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
embiggen Posted August 24, 2006 Share Posted August 24, 2006 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAEp7Vb7AYo Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tweedling Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Is this a liberal paper? I mean.....you never know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Doesn't matter. Ad revenue is down across the board for daily newspapers. When that happens, payroll gets cut because the shareholders want their profits. A lot of good newspapers have really gone down the tubes because of this philosophy. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Ugh. Is it even worth it trying to pursue a career in journalism now? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bjorn_skurj Posted August 25, 2006 Share Posted August 25, 2006 Ugh. Is it even worth it trying to pursue a career in journalism now?Sure, but I'd think about doing broadcast or online stuff. Life holds many twists and turns. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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