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[Snake45]

What about him ?

He wasn't really a writer. I mean he did, but that was not his primary role.

I beg to differ. Col. Cooper was a VERY skilled/talented/gifted writer, one of those few whom I would read anything they had to say on any subject.

 

[Bassbob]

I beg to differ. Col. Cooper was a VERY skilled/talented/gifted writer, one of those few whom I would read anything they had to say on any subject.

You beg to differ? You think Jeff Cooper was PRIMARILY a writer ?

 

[Snake45]

You beg to differ? You think Jeff Cooper was PRIMARILY a writer ?

I was differing with your statement that "he wasn't really a writer." Yes, he absolutely was. He was also a few other things as well.

 

[SimonRL]

I got this far and quit reading. BY ED AKA “THE REAL MOST INTERESTING MAN IN THE WORLD” LAPORTA

Yeah, total BS. You know everybody was saying he stole SimonRL’s title!

 

[Bassbob]

I was differing with your statement that "he wasn't really a writer." Yes, he absolutely was. He was also a few other things as well.

I never said he wasn't really a writer. I said he wasn't primarily a writer.

 

[Lock n' Load]

Consider the source…

CTD are d(irt)bags and hire d(irt)bag writers.

Probably just looking for some attention with some controversy…

He will get neither attention nor controversy from me, as this guy's elevator is permanently stuck in the basement and will never go near the top floor, let alone the 1st floor, except in his own mind.

 

[Bassbob]

I never said he wasn't really a writer. I said he wasn't primarily a writer.

Well, maybe I did say exactly that. The second sentence was meant to explain the first though. And it did so adequately.

 

[old but still kicking]

me as well, over 40 years as a trucker, been nearly everywhere in the USA and up in Canada.

learnt from the ground up, with only a HS edumacashun.

before that an auto-mechanic/manager, of a crew of 6 people.

dealt with customers, time frames, ETA's, parts, labor, inventory costs, made appointments, delivered early ALL the times, and even arranged extra drop off's before the due dates. (both careers)

didn't matter the career it was, i did it all from the ground up. learnt form some of the best, and learnt on my own feet.

went to apply for a dispatchers job, LOOOONG before i retired, and was asked..

Q: "do you have a college degree"?
A: "no, i got more experience from the ground up"

"we cannot hire you, we only hire college people for dispatching"

me:...."how da hell does a college moron know how to deal with truckers, customers, times, places better than a REAL trucker would"..??

them:...."we only hire college people"

that standard answer was from some of the largest LTL/TL trucking companies

Yellow, R+L, Estes, Old Dominion, Overnite, New Penn...and even smaller outfits in New England..

college morons that don't even know what a truck is, or how to deal with REAL truckers

funny too in a way....some of those companies..??

are out of business..!!!!!

Was a Rcvg mgr for few yrs b4 they ‘downsized’ the branch I ran, so when you listed those trucking companies, I thought “nearly every one went belly up ages ago !!” & then I read last line - you nailed it !
You can have more degrees than Fahrenheit & Celsius combined & still be a dumbass !!

 

[Bassbob]

Was a Rcvg mgr for few yrs b4 they ‘downsized’ the branch I ran, so when you listed those trucking companies, I thought “nearly every one went belly up ages ago !!” & then I read last line - you nailed it !
You can have more degrees than Fahrenheit & Celsius combined & still be a dumbass !!

My beautiful wife has 3 degrees and is a CPA and financial advisor. I make more money than her at a job that only requires HS diploma or equivalent. She is way smarter than me though. I think she just doesn't want me to feel inadequate.

 

[old but still kicking]

Well, maybe I did say exactly that. The second sentence was meant to explain the first though. And it did so adequately.

I’m still impressed with your proper use & spelling of ‘excoriating’

My beautiful wife has 3 degrees and is a CPA and financial advisor. I make more money than her at a job that only requires HS diploma or equivalent. She is way smarter than me though. I think she just doesn't want me to feel inadequate.

Always good to marry up, eh?!? Still not sure what mine thinks I brought to the table !!