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28 www.FlatbedTruckingJobs.com March 2016 idea, it's not actually a fi lthy lie.) All joking aside, there's been a lot of news and writing about CBs recently. George had a very close call a few weeks ago, and he wouldn't have avoided disaster without having his CB on. He watched another truck, who obviously didn't have his CB on, because everyone was yelling at him, slam into the rear end of a stalled pickup truck in the hammer lane. It was up around one of those ridiculously dangerous curves on 75 in Toledo, and he wouldn't have seen the pickup himself, but he was listening to the CB and another trucker warned him, and he got over just in time to avoid debris from the wreck of the truck in front of him, who wasn't listening. (One more side note, and I'm done digressing. Who in the hell designs a freeway with blind curves and bridge pylons strategically placed, so when a car bounces off the pylon, it's invisible until the fi rst person coming around the curve smashes into it? Just wondering. They should probably drive a little before designing anything else.) The CB is an important tool, copy that? Scribe here, signing off. Keep the bugs off your glass and the cops off your… F WISDOM & WISECRACKS Wendy Parker rides with her husband, George Parker, an owner-operator who pulls dry van. She chronicles their ad- ventures and her observations from the shotgun position in her blog and at their website, http://www.thegeorgeandwendyshow.com The FREE Truckers Tools smartphone app can help you locate truck stops, fi nd the best fuel prices, track your route, and a ton more to make life on the road just a little bit easier. BROUGHT TO YOU BY | OverdriveOnline.com | Facebook.com/OverdriveTrucking FOR ANDROID: FOR IPHONE: The FREE Truckers Tools smartphone app can help you locate truck stops, fi nd FOR ANDROID: Simplify your life on the road.