# Trucker sending a message **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussion\ **Created:** [February 8, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639 "2017-02-08T19:34:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/1 "2017-02-08T19:34:55Z")
![](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/original/2X/6/67f38b1881790d035b94f98994d529509a2e0aa3.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2017, 11:44pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/2 "2017-02-08T23:44:45Z")
**@keith** That’s great! I like it! _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![the\_same\_mountainbike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@the\_same\_mountainbike](https://community.cartalk.com/u/the_same_mountainbike)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 12:06am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/3 "2017-02-09T00:06:35Z")
I like it. Especially the “Blinky flashy thing”. That one is priceless. 😁 ---
**Author:** ![George\_San\_Jose1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e5b9ba/32.png) [@George\_San\_Jose1](https://community.cartalk.com/u/George_San_Jose1)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 12:19am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/4 "2017-02-09T00:19:53Z")
Very good. Reminds me of that tv movie _Duel_. ---
**Author:** ![common-sense-answer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/common-sense-answer/32/716_2.png) [@common-sense-answer](https://community.cartalk.com/u/common-sense-answer)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 12:30am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/5 "2017-02-09T00:30:32Z")
It’s all part of that “_golden rule_.” Drivers who make their gold by driving for a living (professional drivers), especially the OTR guys, and operate vehicles that outweigh mine by many tons, **rule**! I’ve always respected professional drivers and do my best to help them out when they’re changing lanes and generally trying to deal with traffic congestion and “_stoopid_” car drivers. Many show their appreciation. _ **CSA** _ ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2017, 12:52am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/6 "2017-02-09T00:52:57Z")
I agree with you but once in a while, I run across that 18 wheeler that should not be driving. I try to keep my distance from them simply because of the physics. “It does not matter whether the rock hits the pitcher or the pitcher hits the rock, it’s not going to be good for the pitcher” Pancho Sanches line in “Man of La Mancha” ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/7 "2017-02-11T20:13:17Z")
I frequently encounter tractor trailer drivers turning toward me at a tight intersection while I am approaching the stop sign. I will stop 30 to 40 feet before the sign giving them room. The truck drivers wave or salute me. If one of the usual idiots I am forced to share the roads with comes up behind me they usually lay on the horn. ---
**Author:** ![jtsanders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c2a13f/32.png) [@jtsanders](https://community.cartalk.com/u/jtsanders)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 9:04pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/8 "2017-02-11T21:04:46Z")
Do you give the impatient ones a five finger salute after they honk at you? I do. I raise my hand, making sure to keep all fingers straight up and together, and wave vigorously. ---
**Author:** ![ok4450](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e9bcb4/32.png) [@ok4450](https://community.cartalk.com/u/ok4450)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2017, 11:51pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/9 "2017-02-11T23:51:56Z")
That blinky flashy message is pretty funny. Hats off for posting that. On a more serious note, some years back I saw a small sign on the back of a trailer which read “If you can read this you’re about to die”. One had to be almost on the Mansfield Bar to read it. My brother in law (now retired) used to drive a gasoline tanker in Fort Worth, TX traffic. Some of the things he’s talked about make me wonder why and how he is still alive. ---
**Author:** ![sgtrock21](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/sgtrock21/32/246_2.png) [@sgtrock21](https://community.cartalk.com/u/sgtrock21)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/10 "2017-02-13T19:00:40Z")
I like it! That would thoroughly confuse the idiots when combined with my “KEEP HONKING, I’M RELOADING!” bumper sticker. Actually the only stickers on my car are on the license plates. ---
**Author:** ![Troubleshooter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/troubleshooter/32/36_2.png) [@Troubleshooter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Troubleshooter)\ **Post date:** [February 16, 2017, 5:55pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/trucker-sending-a-message/99639/11 "2017-02-16T17:55:24Z")
This works only if you own the trailer.