When I was a cashier in the basement of a hotel, i processed about ten thousand in cash daily. The Secret Service gave me a little class on "how to spot a fake".
I loved that part of my job.

That link does not show how the hundred was crafted from a five. But there is this >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gflB9hO4ZuE&feature=player_embedded

As I mentioned, there are snow removal systems. There is also a product which grips the ice, but does not keep the ice from forming.
The snow scraper system available > http://www.scrapersystems.com/index.htm That would be great at a truck stop. But eventually all of that snow removed has to go somewhere. The truck stop will end up contracting a company for snow removal. Where are they gonna get the money to fund that? Increase the rate they charge. The truck driver pays for it. If it is an I/O/O they are probably not going to use that service, because that cuts into their living wage.
If a company pays for it, they are going to pass that charge onto the consumer.

Ice Grip http://www.page-8.com/toolbox/ice_grip/build/index.php. - a product. That does not remove snowIt just gives the trailer roof a texture for the ice to stick to.

Now I am offended. Now. The Star Wars franchise is officially ruined for me.

And yes he does looke like Kroenen.

LOL -get a clue? I work in the industry. What are your credentials?

There are laws in three states in regards to snow on top of a trailer. They are rarely enforced. There are truck washes that provide this service. But they get backed up and cost money.

If it takes the truck driver all day to clear the snow from their trailer, that will increases prices for the things you get delivered by truck.
Time is money to truck drivers, and to consumers. The more it costs to do something, the more it will end up costing you to pay for it.

Now OSHA steps in. If it is a company truck, OSHA says "No, that driver cannot be allowed up there, at 18 feet off the ground."
The company probably also has insurance. Their insurance probably dictates, that the driver cannot be on top of the trailer. I know that our company insurance does not even allow us to open the hood of the truck.

Independent owner operators are not going to get up there, because if they fall and get hurt, they have essentially lost their job. Due to a broken leg, collarbone, or even death.

@ Snowless Car Driver - You kind of missed that other part about drivers who do not clear off the three feet of snow on the roofs of their own vehicles, but I will address the "porthole " driver, because that is what you read. I drive a big yellow school bus, and have been hit by a "porthole"driver. What do you think did they told the police officer when they were cited for driving in an unsafe manner?
"I did not see the bus.". They could not see a big yellow thirty five foot bus. Because they had a "porthole" no bigger than one square foot, scraped out on their windshield.

@ Stephanie - hot water hose really does not work as well as it does on paper. You have to take into account the size of the trailer, how much snow and ice may be on top of it. Now remember the trailer has been sitting outside in a snowstorm where temps may be below 32f. trying to hose down the roof of the railed will make it a big slushy icy puddle which would be even worse than snow. Because that puddle will freeze back up. then you will have a giant thick sheet of ice.

And getting back to the time is money thing- Some drivers drive for their maximum hours by law. This may mean that they started out in a warmer climate and stopped in a cold climate for their mandatory downtime and sometimes there is a freak snowstorm, they forget and then they travel on. Drivers can travel through three states in a day. They may have started in California, but by the time they have gotten to New Mexico, they have driven through three blizzards.

Yeah, because it is like totally super easy to get up on top of a trailer and shovel snow.
By that rational - we should pull the license of every car driver that drives looking through a "porthole" in their windshield, because they were lazy about clearing their window of frost and snow. And pull the license of every car driver that does not brush off the tops of their cars.

Yes it could have ended badly. But being aware that this kind of thing can happen, should put some of the effort on the auto driver, to avoid some accidents. Do they not teach these things in driver's ed anymore? I remember learning that driving behind tractor trailers after snow or ice storms can be dangerous for that reason.

Looks like my point has been made.

Of course he will get adopted. I had always thought a good idea to get more shelter animals adopted was to publicize them. The shelter would have to give some sort of "hero" type story though. That appears to be the only time that the shelter will get hundreds of calls, is when people want to adopt the one they saw on the news.

While I agree with Skyhawk, that "slacktivism" is a neat word. I think it may offend members of the Church of the Sub-genius.
The main belief of the church is Slack. Slack is being happy with who you are, what you own and not worrying about your personal goals.

Heh, it seems the iPad removed that last word missing from my comment, and I did not check my work before submitting. I kind of like how it turned out though. "Raises child abuse awareness." Is what it should read.

I agree with GailPink - Demeter does make accurate smelling scents. But Play-Doh? Give me one that smells like Crayolas first.

@ Shopper - was it the "Relax, it’s an altered image, not a painted kitten." that told you it was photoshopped?

The "government" does not like it when you make them look bad or do their job for them.

That guy should run for mayor. :)

@Manticore
It raises awarness just like how putting your favorite childhood cartoon character in your avatar on Facebook raises child abuse.

That looks fun. I want that.

"I choose you Pikachu!" then the pokeball bursts open, leaving his arm all mangled.

Shame this is real life and not the cartoon.