12 miles on the road?

JerryG · Feb 18, 2006

Sawyer Brown 
That is the version that I remember (Now). /forums/images/graemlins/crazy.gif

RonR · Feb 18, 2006

Roger Miller

do do do do do do (typing it doesn't make it sound right)

King of the Road..............
Dang me, dang me, ought to take a rope and hang me.

Glad I'm over that.

Egon · Feb 18, 2006

Are you fellows thinking of "six days on the road and I'm agoing home tonight"

Egon

RoyJackson · Feb 18, 2006

I've got the original (by Dave Dudley) and a version by George Thoroughgood (heavy and bluesy). I've never heard the Sawyer Brown version.

 Well I pulled out of Pittsburgh rollin' down the eastern seaboard
I've got my diesel wound up and she's runnin' like a never before
There's a speed zone ahead but all right, I don't see a cop in sight
Six days on the road and I'm a gonna make it home tonight

I got ten forward gears and a Georgia overdrive
I'm passin' little white lines and my eyes are open wide
Just passed a Jimmy and a White, I've been passin' everything in sight
Six days on the road and I'm a gonna make it home tonight

Well it seems like a month since I kissed my baby goodbye
I could have a lot of women but I'm not like some of the guys
I could find one to hold me tight
But I could never make believe it's right
Six days on the road and I'm a gonna make it home tonight

Well the ICC is a checkin' on down the line
I'm a little overweight and my log books are way behind
But nothin' bothers me tonight, I can dodge the scales all right
Six days on the road and I'm a gonna make it home tonight

My rig's a little old but that don't mean she's slow
There's a flame from her stack and the smoke's rollin' black as coal
My home town's comin' in sight, if you think I'm happy you're right
Six days on the road and I'm a gonna make it home tonight

Six days on the road and I'm a gonna make it home tonight

Six days on the road and I'm a gonna make it home tonight!


The original version..."I'm takin' little white pills n' my eyes are open wide..." refering to the benezidrine truckers were notorious for using for long distance driving back then.

Dave Dudley's version is way cool...catch it if you can!

beowulf · Feb 18, 2006

You did not say if your 50 service was to be free from the dealer, like is sometimes the case when the deal is made. If not, you are going to have to pay for the service and the fluids, etc. In that case, I would check out some tractor mechanics in the area and see what they would charge you for the service, coming to your locatiion, if you provide filters, fluids, etc. You would also learn about how they go about the routine things so you could do them next time. That is what I am going to do for the next service on my tractor as I live in mountains and the trip is about 35 miles away. I have located a guy who works on tractors, rebuilds them and so on and is highly recommended.

Av8r3400 · Feb 18, 2006

( I'm passin' little white lines and my eyes are open wide)

I had this on vinyl about a thousand years ago (sad to say long gone) but I thought this line was:

"I'm takin' little white pills to keep my eyes open wide"

Could someone confirm or deny this for sure?

5030 · Feb 19, 2006

Jerry:

Dave Dudley was the first recorded artist. It was the father of truck driving songs. Amy looked it up.

Sawyer Brown didi it later and is best known for the rendition. Wonder if LBrown is a distant relation of SBrown?? /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif

Trev · Feb 22, 2006

Bird and All,

I asked a friend who works for DMV in NY, what his thoughts were on this whole issue of getting correct information.. and here are some of his thoughts... just fyi... you might find an insider's position interesting.

--quote--

As far as the tractor question goes, the people that answer the publics questions at the DMV call center are just grade 6 clerks. They have varying degrees of familiarity with the law. They are trained in the FAQ's but the infrequent questions sometimes net incorrect answers. There is a book of Vehicle and Traffic laws that is issued every year. Unfortunately it's not in a database as it should be for quick access. It's also not easy to find anything in it.

I was told that to register an old trailer, I had to take it and have it weighed. I pointed out that I didn't have a plate. I was told that I could drive it to and from a weigh station without one. I looked it up and it turned out that the advise was correct but when I do it I'll take a copy of the law with me in case I get stopped. Who knows how many cops are familiar with that little loophole.

As far as the Vehicle and Traffic law goes. I don't know if DMV makes them available to the public. It's not that the
laws are secret, but I imagine it would be expensive to give them out for the asking. The call center at DMV is 1 800 CALL DMV.

--end quote--

Bird · Feb 22, 2006

Bob, I have no doubt that he told you correctly, and it's probably about the same situation in other states. And laws are constantly changing; a fact that cost me money a few years ago. In the Fall of '91, I bought a new motorhome in Las Vegas, but instead of letting the dealer register it, I got the MSO (manufacturers statement of origin - for anyone not familiar with the term), and come on to Texas to register it and pay the sales tax here. In past years, the state had gone by the weight on the MSO, but that time, when I went in to register it, I was told I needed two more things; a weight ticket from a certified scales, and a photograph of the motorhome. We were full time RVers, so we were living in that motorhome and already had everything in it. Had we bought it from a dealer in Texas, he would have known about the new law and had it weighed while empty. So I had to pay more for my tags because it weighed about 5k pounds more than a new, empty one would have weighed. /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

LarryG · Feb 22, 2006

For those of you in New York, there is a web site called www.looseleaflaw.com You can buy various books covering different types of rules, regulations, and laws for New York. I see that they also have Connecticut Motor Vehicle law for about $14.00 They have books on Conservation laws, Self Defence regulations, Gun restrictions, Vehicle and Traffic laws, Security laws, Self Defence laws and more. It looks like it mainly covers New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Most of the books can be registered to get annual updates at a nominal charge. I hope that this helps. Larry