Truckers fined for poor English

Bergermeister wrote:

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Ron,
You bring up a good point. How did Castillo get his permit without being able to properly speak English? Was he "grandfathered" in? Also, truckers have to go for a medical exam at least once every year. Why isn't their English verified at that time? Something is amiss here.

spoken and written language comprehension can be at differing levels

RU Kiddingme wrote:

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I was kidding (I'm worrying you a lot recently with that, huh?). I've actually heard of those communities - sounds amazing to me! I may really do that in another few decades.

<grin> I guess it's just my frame of mind lately..<grin>... I may have to remove myself from these boards for awhile....sjt

San Jose Transplant wrote:

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<grin> I guess it's just my frame of mind lately..<grin>... I may have to remove myself from these boards for awhile....sjt

Nooooooooooo! You're the voice of reason - we need you.

Y-Knot wrote:

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Now you are just ranting. "The United States of America, a country in the Americas" quoted from your post admits what I have maintained all along; the name of our country is United States of America. Now you really should quit before you embarrass yourself.
BTW if indeed you served in the armed forces of the USA, thank you, seriously, thank you. I do appreciate what the men and women go through to serve our country.

Oh man now you had to take the fun out of arguing.
And Thank you for the last part of your post. Every vet. likes to hear that.

San Jose Transplant wrote:

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<grin> I guess it's just my frame of mind lately..<grin>... I may have to remove myself from these boards for awhile....sjt

Sjt,

Not suggesting you do it now by any means, but trust me, every now and then, backing off these boards for a few days is good for ones sanity. Especially, with the nightmare that is NEO right now. How do you do that? <grin>? ;0)

steve wrote:

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Oh man now you had to take the fun out of arguing.
And Thank you for the last part of your post. Every vet. likes to hear that.

Have a good one steve. I'm looking forward to our next encounter :-)

Bergermeister wrote:

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Sjt,
Not suggesting you do it now by any means, but trust me, every now and then, backing off these boards for a few days is good for ones sanity. Especially, with the nightmare that is NEO right now. How do you do that? <grin>? ;0)

At the risk of more stupid icons, I would be backing off for personal/medical reasons. Heavy duty medication that will be a continuing adjustment over the next few weeks has me struggling for words that are correct. As I am quick to point out other's grammar and spelling, I'm having a tough time practicing what I preach and I am not a hypocrite...sjt

San Jose Transplant wrote:

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At the risk of more stupid icons, I would be backing off for personal/medical reasons. Heavy duty medication that will be a continuing adjustment over the next few weeks has me struggling for words that are correct. As I am quick to point out other's grammar and spelling, I'm having a tough time practicing what I preach and I am not a hypocrite...sjt

We will call the Grammar Police off. Get well! We need ya!!

if you started giving literacy tests to the truckers i know you could fine 'em till they died. jim crow has never left the south and this is more of it here. "next best thing to a lynchin', jethro!"

Yes, we need the illegals hauling all the U.S. trucking freight, not just at the ports, so we can save big at Wal-Mart's super store including all the other big box retailers like Lowes, Home Depot, Target, Freds, Dollar Tree,Pay Less etc. Actually when you consider what it's doing to highway safety, the healthcare system, and social services in this country the damage outways any savings from Wal-Mart or the others. Wonder if the Mexican government would enforce any of the trucking laws?

I think we should kill da whole bunch of them! and eat them