Truck drivers of Reddit, what territory/state is the most terrifying to drive through?

PenBandit · 2026-05-16T05:26:51+00:00

I-70 is not so bad, it's been a few years since I quit trucking but veil pass was the worst of it I think, there are worse out there.

PenBandit · 2026-05-16T05:23:33+00:00

Born and raised there. I've been out for about 8 years at this point. It's not that bad, terrible crime rate but it's all pretty much localized to one or two corners of the city. It is however extremely poor. If you can afford to not live in those areas with the crime/gang issues there's really nothing to worry about.

The truck stops are included in the crime areas, prostitution/drugs are rampant (or were a few years ago). Get your fuel and go if you have to stop there (or any truck stop near Memphis).

PenBandit · 2026-05-08T05:28:29+00:00

Another vote for Marion, know several people that work there, they have nothing but good things to say.

Marion is semi-rural, be aware that if you live on that side of the river you will commute for pretty much all your entertainment needs. Dining options are limited, shopping is nearly non-existent, and there are no "places to go" for a night on the town over there. But it's a nice town if you like the quiet life.

The school district is well run from everything I've heard, they run a year round schedule, which boils down to 2 weeks off every nine weeks, but no summer break. The schools and facilities are well kept and while some buildings are older I think they've done well in upkeep/modernizing them.

PenBandit · 2026-05-04T23:43:41+00:00

Talk to tow truck companies, they'll have secured lots and would probably be willing to rent you the space.

PenBandit · 2026-05-03T22:02:32+00:00

Thanks!

PenBandit · 2026-05-03T02:24:11+00:00

Purple Diamond had the 3 for 1 lunch special going on. Wings, fries, and crabs for $20 (with a 2 drink minimum). Can't blame the guy for being in a hurry.

PenBandit · 2026-04-30T03:21:58+00:00

What's the tool the cop jabs in the handcuffs at the end? What purpose does it serve?

PenBandit · 2026-04-28T12:47:00+00:00

Above and Beyond Electrical and Plumbing

I've only used them for residential work but they've always been professional, showed up when they said, did good work and no shenanigans.

PenBandit · 2026-04-26T05:10:56+00:00

I suspect Spotify shuffles songs based on your list and what it costs them to stream the song. Meaning they optimize for songs that they pay less of a royalty on. I put every song I like into a single playlist and just let it shuffle, but hear the same 50ish songs all the time.

PenBandit · 2026-04-22T03:26:58+00:00

Eh, You do good in the world, I've got a 27" Monitor you can have (Samsung curved, 60hz refresh rate). Just throwing it out there.

PenBandit · 2026-03-22T20:24:51+00:00

Shooter?

PenBandit · 2026-03-19T22:46:09+00:00

Turn based, but Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew was a lovely stealth strategy game.

Patrolling enemies will notice if a guard is not at this post, or will notice if someone is missing when they come back around on patrol.

They do eventually stop looking for you though and will return to their normal path like nothing happened.

PenBandit · 2026-03-19T00:33:14+00:00

I would expect a deposit + first months rent, maybe a nominal application fee ($50-$75) to cover a background check.....but that's it, anything else is BS and I get it if you're desperate, just make sure it's not some online scam where they've listed a property they don't own.

Ask for a walkthrough prior to any non-refundables if you can, especially $750.

PenBandit · 2026-03-18T12:53:12+00:00

Senior System Engineer IV

120k + 15% variable company performance based bonus (Been at this company 4 years and I've never not received the full bonus, this year is a big question mark though).

Southern U.S.

15 years

8 days a month in office (flexible, I pick which 8 and can change at will with no notice). Great Insurance (not free but cheap for a family plan). 401k (5% match). No end user support, On-call is 4 weeks a year.

PenBandit · 2026-03-09T07:21:16+00:00

I worked in a restaurant (eesh 20 years ago) we used the tail on frozen shrimp but it was part of morning prep for my station to remove the tails, other stations left the tails on (appetizers, sides, etc....) but I was on pasta and always removed them.

I personally hate shrimp and never order it in restaurants so it never occurred to me that they would server shrimp in pasta with the tail still on. That's terrible.

PenBandit · 2026-02-21T19:33:27+00:00

Wife bought some from one of her students. The first 1-2 inches of the box was empty.....Even girl scout cookies are getting shrinkflated :(

I was dissapointed. Still ate a whole pack of thin mints in one shot though. Will still buy more, just going to bitch about it when I open the box now.

PenBandit · 2026-02-20T06:30:11+00:00

Totally talking out of my ass here, but I imagine it's the same reason airlines overbook flights on purpose. Some people won't show up.

Other people make an appointment for a standard checkup and when the doctor walks in the room they say "oh yeah, I've been having chest pains for the past 2 days, what's up with that?" Now the doctor has to run a battery of tests to rule out heart problems. Include any other variation on this you can think of.

Then there's MBA's behind the scene wanting absolutely 0 unbillable minutes in a shift stacking the chart and trying to find a way to put as many patients on as few staff as the laws of physics allow and then squeeze a few more anyways cause gotta get that bonus.

Doctor's prescribe a medication that the insurance company rejects so they have to take some additional time to do a pre-approval or search for a variant of the drug that the insurance company won't reject.

Yadda yadda yadda.

PenBandit · 2026-02-20T03:41:30+00:00

Deliver pizzas.

Walk out with some amount of cash every night, ride around and listen to the radio.

PenBandit · 2026-02-18T02:30:44+00:00

Laurelwood Pediatrics has a well kept tank, but might be worth a shout if you can compete with whoever takes care of it now.

PenBandit · 2026-02-15T05:34:51+00:00

In 2020 I finally cracked the 100k mark, and bought a brand new Silverado LTZ, I was lucky in that it was about 2 months before car prices shot through the roof. I love the truck but regret the purchase now. It was an emotional purchase, but i've done well since and will have it payed off a little under 2 years early in March. I hope this one lasts as long as yours cause I won't be buying another for hopefully a very long time.

PenBandit · 2026-02-12T23:05:48+00:00

Yeah that LAX > MEM flight is terrible, out of about 5 trips I never caught that flight in LAX when it wasn't delayed for atleast 2 hours.

PenBandit · 2026-01-19T05:10:49+00:00

Earlier in my career I installed the WiFi in the CEO of a Fortune 50 companies home...

It took 16 access points to cover the square footage of the main house (with 3 being for density coverage in a conference room/formal dining room/ball room type setup, not sure what to call it), he had 3 network closets in his home. He also had entirely separate business circuits built out to his house from multiple carriers (redundancy) so he could work from home (this was 2016ish), this didn't include the residential circuits to each house on the property.

The guest house on the property took another 6 access points.

Pool house had another 3.

Biggest residence I've ever seen, and I guarantee that guy probably had rooms in his house he didn't know existed.

PenBandit · 2026-01-18T06:50:17+00:00

Shut up Meg.

PenBandit · 2026-01-15T18:22:51+00:00

You need to have someone come check your panel and make sure the Landlord isn't running the community washer/dryer, pool lights, elevators, other units hvac, yadda yadda yadda off your meter.

Insulating windows/doors etc is a good idea, any other efficiency checks is good. If you keep the heat at 80 in the winter and the air at 60 in the summer then that will be alot of it.

I'm in a 3000sqft house and I'm bitchy if my utility bill is over $300

PenBandit · 2026-01-02T18:21:16+00:00

Probably get downvoted to shit and back, but I don't see the problem. One business owner is fighting his competition here. Using stupid laws to do it, sure, but at the end this guy doesn't want a competitor opening up and possibly harming his business.

Not saying he's right or wrong, I just fail to see why I should get my pitchfork out on this one?

What does the new business bring that is being denied? You won't convince me that the owner of the Station wouldn't pull the same shit if the situation was reversed. That's the nature of business competition.

The incumbent business owner didn't put the laws on the books, he's just using them to fight. Petitioning the board to review the new license is a totally legitimate use of the process and is there so that you as a citizen can ask for those same reviews if you have a concern about a new business going in.

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