Comments By Marc Lee

Congratulations PackRat!

As you know, you are an inspiration to us all.

Keep on Truckin'!

Steve.

You are all too kind.

I believe love is the secret ingredient in most recipes - especially old family ones!

Livin' the dream! Hope all is well with you all too!

Steve, you are so right about family. And omelettes. There is one guy we don’t hear from much anymore, Marc Lee (postcards from the road thread), and he is a world class omelette maker. He visited me some years back a made the best omelette I’ve ever eaten. I wish I had paid more attention to his secrets. However, YouTube has hundreds of great videos about cooking eggs.

As far as family, TT is my extended family I can always keep in touch with no matter where I’m at. Especially Momcat! Lol

Happy to teach! Been cookin' them since I was taught at age 4. Used to cry when they stuck to the pan. Folding Teflon pan fixed that?

Once cooked am 18 egger in cast iron at a chicken farm!

PackRat, I don't recall us ever having a driver from J & R Schugel in here. There was a kid in my truck driving school class who wanted to work for them, but they wouldn't hire him at the time. I hope it exceeds your expectations.

I'm the only one, as far as I know. Thanks for the well wishes!

Best to ya, from me...also! (Well, if you'd answer Noob, you might have another, haha!) Marc Lee is ENAMORED with your truck(s;) just got done correcting him; they look like SKITTLES, not EMINEMS~!! LoLoL. He wanted to get on w/them, they declined him.

PackRat .... I LOVE the Hunter Green. MY 100% favorite ever color!!! I'm gonna need to see THIS ONE in person; especially if they keep you in the CMH area!

Best to ya, man. Marc Lee says so, too! AWESOME PIC OF MS. LAURA & MONTY!!!! (IDMtnGal! Monty still looks like a rabbit/rat, haha!)

~ Anne ~

ps: If the snow 'shows' it's ugliness tonight (or the 'glitz & glamour') ... I'll post pix tmrw!

Not declined. Remember, I corrected that statement. What happened was they always had a several month wait for their "finishing school" in my neck of the woods.

And not enamored so much... Just love the fact that they make you say "I didn't even know they came in that/those colors!"

Green is tasteful!

My newest ride. Parked in Greensboro waiting on Laura and Monty to show up.

Hunter Green. Love the tractor color, Omiwow!!

Awesome photo, too Ms.Laura !! That a dog, or a rabbit?? JK !! So perfect. What a compadre'!!!

Blessed times, y'all. Thanks for sharing !!

Hugs from Ohio,

~ Anne ~

Pack Rat driving for J. & R. S.? WhoDaTHUNKit? They have all kinds of purdy colors. They are the M&M's fleet! Nicely equipped too (if you want) I understand.

Congratulations!

My company got the Air Force emblem and put it on the truck about 10 days ago. PackRat took the picture for me 😁 cause I was holding my mini Rat Terrier who wanted to visit with PackRat.

Laura

WAY COOL! Congratulations! And thank you for your service!

As of July 1st I have been completely vegan. I no longer eat any animal products. This has made me feel great. I've lost additional weight and have more energy.

This started after watching The Game Changer on Netflix.

I highly recommend anyone wanting to go this route investigate for yourself.

Welcome to the club!

Been vegan for coming up on 2 years now. I still indulge in a moderate amount of honey. Bees produce way more than they eat and don't seem to mind sharing!

😀

Hello Marc,

What you said in your post is almost word for word what the doctor told me. I eat a lot of fruit (fructose) and a lot of raw vegetables. The doctor told me to cut way down on the fruit and increase the veggies. Then he wants to re-test the blood sugar level in 60 days.

Cool. So the one thing not being discussed here is 'diagnosis". While those A1C numbers may be valid prior to a diabetes diagnosis once diagnosed with diabetes the target changes. I don't know anyone who is diabetic who wouldn't be thrilled with an a1c significantly under seven.

I recently had a test at the clinic where my doctor practices. It showed I was at a 6 and the doctor said that was way too high and helped me figure out how to get that number down with dietary changes. Hopefully, my next test shows better results.

Bruce, sorry to hear that but surprised as well. 6.0 is WAY TOO HIGH???

A normal A1C level is below 5.7%, a level of 5.7% to 6.4% indicates prediabetes, and a level of 6.5% or more indicates diabetes. Within the 5.7% to 6.4% prediabetes range, the higher your A1C, the greater your risk is for developing type 2 diabetes.

My husband has type 1 diabetes and for the last couple of years he has been struggling to keep his numbers under control and gets super stress stressed when the DOT physical comes around to get his medical card because he’s afraid he won’t pass and lose his job. I would think with the shortages on drivers, doctors would be a slight bit more lenient and would work with the drivers more as long as they are showing an effort , right? My husband did his A1C and it was an 8.1. So, he automatically thinks he failed, yelling about having to find a new job, freaking out about not knowing what to do, and I’m trying to reassure him everything will be okay. Does anyone know if the doctors will work with the drivers and give at least a 3 to 6 month medical card so he can have time to get his A1C down? And advice or knowledge would be great. He’s in such a panic, I just want to fix this so he can calm down.

Heather, does he use insulin? If so, LOW blood sugar is usually the larger concern. I don't know that an 8.1 A1C would cause a denial of a Federal Medical Certificate but I don't think it will. My examiner simply does a urine "dip" test. It he doesn't detect sugar it is a non issue.

If he uses insulin a high reading could affect the ability to get the required signoff on the required form but again, LOW is the larger concern.

Best of luck to you both. My advice... Breath! One step at a time. Freaking out does not help!