It's cool GigEm. I'm happy being me and not what people want me to be.

And NoAC. I only say that because it's what everyone seems to cry about everytime. I know you guys hate us for towaways and sometimes we hate us but it's our job. We aren't out there for our health, we are out there because we were asked to be.

To answer your question, yes I do have problems sleeping some nights. Not because of "stealing cars" but because I've seen some pretty gruesome **** in the time I've worked here.

AAB,

I do have one complaint, not specifically about A1, but tow companies in general. Why do some drivers, maybe even most drivers, feel it is necessary to drive erratically. It seems that this occurs possibly when taking a call. Is this because it's a first come - first serve for accidents and such? Do you ever hear of tow truck drivers receiving reckless driving or speeding tickets for this behavior?

This is my biggest complaint in general with towing.

EDIT: not "one biggest", but just "biggest"

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You will read lots of stories on why we drive like that. Truth is most of us drive no different then other drivers.

I can't speak for all drivers but I can for myself. I try to follow the law and if it's a normal call I may speed just a little, maybe 5mph over. I try to get to you as fast as I can because we are busy and you may have to wait till I'm done on a call to get to you. The faster I get to you the less you have to wait. The less you have to wait the less chance you're upset about the tone it took me to get there.

Accidents. BCS is on a rotation list. If we show up to an accident without being called we can get wrote up. But, I may drive "erratic" to get there once I'm called because the quicker I get there the quicker your not stuck in a traffic jam.

So did that maroon expedition have a spotted call it in?

That wasn't me! I had the white SUV. You weren't in the black truck that was hauling ass down south college were you?

AAB,

Thanks for the explanation. I have always wondered. I get angry when I see them drive like that, but then again, I would probably get angry if they didn't get an accident cleared fast enough or if I had to wait on a tow truck for some reason. Thanks again.

WOW!!! Hearing about all the towing that is happening, makes me wonder, why people just don't follow the rules and park where they are supposed to park. Tough lesson to learn. I know that since all this has occured, I pay a lot more attention to signage in parking lots now. I remember the incident that occured a while back over at the Rattler's store on 2818, where the driver went in and ate or ordered Wendy's and sat at the pump for over 30 minutes if I recall correctly.

In my experience people don't feel that they did anything wrong. Most have never had the experience of being on the other side of the problem, where they come home or go to work and have nowhere to park. To them it's an empty parking lot or a single parking spot, who are they hurting.

Oh and to answer your other question, yes we still get tickets.

We are being civil now Charps. Would you rather we start a new thread and talk? And what about the others that are bumping it

I only know a hand full of TexAgs IRL.

Not my fault.

I'm not hard to find.

It's just hard for me to go out and meet people is all, being on call 24/7. The ones I have met are great people though.

First of all Charpie, I don't know any of you all in real life and if I did, I likely wouldn't associate with most of you anyway.


If you don't like the thread, don't click the link, take it off your watchlist, or beg and plead with staff or whatever it is you complainers do, to have it removed. Either way, I don't care, I'll talk where I want to talk until staff feels otherwise. Considering that I don't post inappropriate language, nor harrass others, nor threaten people, I don't think staff is going to remove me. You can go find abother sandbox to play in if you would like Charpie.

EDIT: and before you make accusations about me keeping the thread alive, take some time to go back and see how it got bumped again. Don't sit here and call me names from behind your computer screen. I'm pretty sure I haven't ever called you a m'effer or SON OF A BEECH or whatever other terms you wish to use. I don't think I would disrespect you like that, but if that's how you live your life, then so be it, that's up to you.

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Umm, brad. Charpie IS staff.....

Then Charpie can lock the thread. And if Charpie is staff, then what is public forum boards for? If Charpie is staff, then why does Charpie think that language is appropriate to call a paying customer? If Charpie is staff, then why doesn't Charpie send me an e-mail if Charpie has a problem with my postings? Do I need to go on about... IF CHARPIE IS STAFF?

I don't take kindly to false accusations. You can speak the truth about me all day long and "it is what it is", but when you blatently lie or accuse me of something that is not accurate, then I do get angry and have every right to do so.

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this just keeps on gettin' better

Preach it!

Rho's throw me some popcorn....

brad must be mighty lonely up on that high horse.

I kinda agree with him though. You guys remember all the threads started about me before this one? With this one it's all confined and not flooding the forum. It's like my own personal sticky, since everyone seems to bump it all the time.

Not lonely at all. I give people respect and expect the same out of them. I can't believe that many of you don't know me, haven't seen the way I carry myself in public (if you live in the B/CS community) or even on this board. Maybe I just expect too much out of people. I mean how hard is it to respect others. Looking at some of the responses, I guess its more difficult than I thought. High horse or not, I guess I was raised differently.

Everyone has an opinion and I don't trash people over their opinions, but blatant attacks on people or myself, yes, I definately get defensive. I have spent the last year trying to put together legislation to protect children, who don't have the voice to protect themselves, and I get criticized for that, but I don't get called names or verbally attacked, I just have to deal with the opinions. I have rebutted people's opinions with things to consider, but never just tell people that they are stupid or idiots, or even worse... direct vulgar language at them.

Maybe that's the way some live, but its not the way I live. Call it what you want, it is who I am.

Thats adorable, I remember my first time on the Internet.

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I'm sure the lady from schlotzsky's was wondering the same thing when her car was stolen and held for ransom.

Way to bring it back up.

GO back to the BSC board if you can't take the heat.

you don't have to be on this board while we dish out stuff/act a fool.

while you're at it...start a petition to separate Aggieland from the MyBSC so you won't have to deal with us again.

I'm having NAs mom for dinner!

I've been here and I'm still here. As far as I am concerned, I can post anywhere I want to post. I do take the heat and I'll continue take the heat, and I'll continue to defend my character. I keep religion on the religion board, politics on the politics board, sports on the sports board, community news and events on the MyBCS board, and just general stuff... well on the GENERAL board.

Seems to me that all you people that think you are "Bigger and Badder" need to go start your own forum... I don't even know what I would call it, but since most of you are Aggies and have legend posting status, maybe you could get an AGGIE LEGENDS board and have it locked for just AGGIE LEGENDS, then you wouldn't have to deal with seeing all of us other people. Then you all can go be mightly lonely there together.

Cool group forum (me, fred, toucan)

bradleyk,

After I proceed with the final phase of my sex-change operation I'd like you to impregnate me. We'll have beautiful babies.

Haha. You added to it! Where did the Human one come from?

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We have one, it's called Aggies Only.