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2naSalit

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Reply to electric_blue68 (Reply #24)

Sun Dec 21, 2025, 07:33 AM

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I retired from the big rigs back in 1992 after about a million and a half miles, then there were the other vehicles, limos, repos and some heavy equipment in years following the road warrior days. Back before tattletales, satellites, 53 footers and automatic transmissions. It was an experience for sure.

There are many tales to tell and I am hoping to assemble a collection of short stories about those days and see if anyone will publish them.

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