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2016 Republican National Convention-Cleveland Ohio

Northern Flash

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America after 4 more years of this progressive downslide


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On the left side of that picture, is that Hugo Obama?
:biglaugh:

:notworthy: All hail to socialism.
 

Northern Flash

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I would never vote for Hillary but I have to question the choice of Pence for V.P. if we are going to make America great again
Don't let Pence's supporting of those issues scare you off since we DO have to do business overseas. We have to guard ourselves against losing American manufacturing jobs, but there is a fine line between losing jobs here and giving companies reasons to leave, versus isolationism.
 

Northern Flash

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Hey MikeJ,
Cleveland better be spending some money buying some new power washers to hose down those new Western Star plow trucks. Typically, when any Democrat protesters come to town, ::shit:: ends up smeared all over vehicles.
 

MikeJ

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Hey MikeJ,
Cleveland better be spending some money buying some new power washers to hose down those new Western Star plow trucks. Typically, when any Democrat protesters come to town, :::shit::: ends up smeared all over vehicles.

You know the city of Cleveland owns a ton of late 1980's garbage trucks and snow plows that are all paper clipped together. Saturday night I was down at my companies yard washing tractors I washed three semi truck tractors this weekend, mine and 2 other drivers the city of Cleveland could have easily driven some of there 1980's and early1990's trucks which up until last year represented almost 100% of the city's truck fleet down to my companies yard I would have gladly sprayed them off with soap, water and de-greaser and put some spray wax on them to give them that little bit of a shine and then use that stuff as road blocking equipment. I tell you what those old 1980s International Snow Plows the city has that's tough stuff those trucks are built like army tanks (probably work better then the newer trucks) those 1980's International Dump Trucks are super heavy duty which explains why they have lasted so long.

I hope there new trucks do not get damaged it was a big deal that the city got 30 brand new dump trucks/snow plows. If I was the city manager I would have thrown the old stuff out there instead what's a new Western Star Snow Plow cost $200,000? Probably pretty close to that you do that times 30=$60,000,000 million dollars worth of equipment there and if they last the length of Cleveland's usual replacement cycle which is from now till infinity they will get there money worth.

City of Cleveland has no limit to how long they can use a city vehicle for drive by there vehicle maintenance garage on Euclid and East 55th street over there the fleet of police cars. city trucks. big city trucks and every other vehicle they own ranges from the year I was born 1988 to current time, but I would say most stuff is mid 1990's to mid early 2000s.

Yeah hopefully they invested in some power washers to clean there new trucks I hate to see a brick or something go through the windshield of there brand new $200,000 truck, that the tax payers bought.
 

MikeJ

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Today is day 1 actually traffic on the regular roads is lighter then normal, however charter bus traffic is heavy 400 outside charter bus companies are in town, plus the local charter bus companies. Lakefront Lines had a sign on there marquise NOW HIRING CDL DRIVERS.

Tomorrow I have a stop down in the flats right next to where all the action is happening within good walking distance of the Cleveland Hilton which is where all the reporters and new's casters are broad casting from. If you watch Fox News the reporters are down on Lakeside Ave or St. Clair in some building don't know which one, but it's close to the science center and Cleveland Browns Stadium.
 

slavenomore

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Sounds like a perfect establishment pick to knock Trump off. Trump shouldve went with another Tarrif guy.
Don't let Pence's supporting of those issues scare you off since we DO have to do business overseas. We have to guard ourselves against losing American manufacturing jobs, but there is a fine line between losing jobs here and giving companies reasons to leave, versus isolationism.
 

MikeJ

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Real quick, one of the things people thought about this convention was how much money every place was going to make. Well some places made money places in the middle of the hot zone down town, but the places in the Suburbs I think they got blinded by the money they thought they were going to make that now there probably not going to do what they thought money wise. One of the places I go to they usually have a big order there order this week wasn't small, but they have had bigger in normal peace times. They said they thought they would be busier.

What I never considered and I know if I didn't consider it neither did these restaurant owners in the suburbs is the amount of heavy heavy bus traffic and groups coming in on bus. When people come in on bus everything is scheduled and stops and all that is usually put together before hand and pre planned. So that's how that goes, it was going to be one of those some places will make out really well and others well it's going to be a tad slower then normal. Plus groups who are using a bus for there transportation they are traveling as groups, and it's not a car where it's yeah just take us to the corner store doesn't work like that. Buses have to abide by the same DOT HOS rules as trucks and pre-trip and safety standards. You have a lot of people that are not really traveling individually.
 

Rastus

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Cindy Shehan blames Bush for her sons death and she's a media darling. Ms Smith blames Hillary for her sons death and she's called "that woman".
 
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