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I’ve read the threads and haven’t posted much recently due to the animosity on the site, but you made a comment that got into my crawl! It appears the advice from the old dogs on here fell on deaf ears so maybe me being close to your age will get your attention. Let’s start with a little history about me.

I grew up just outside of WV with my parents that lived on an income of 18,000 a year so I know what poor is. I also was almost a millionaire by your age with a high school education and nothing given to me, I earned every penny myself! I got married the summer before my senior year to my still current wife. I was a manager for Revco Drug Stores, Inc at 20 and still couldn’t stock the alcohol because of my age. That was an 8 million dollar a year business btw. During that time I started a trucking company from scratch and ran it from 7 to 4 pm, ran Revco from 5 to midnight and delivered food from 1 to 3 am. I’m sure you can do the math. These hours lasted for 9 months and then my wife was able to quit her job along with myself and we ran the business together. By 25, I opened another company with an investment group out of California and within two years the company was doing 14 million dollars a year. At that point I was acting and being just the person you are currently. Then it happened, I hit a dog on my motorcycle and my life changed immediately! While I was recovering from the accident I realized I didn’t like the person I had become. I had told so many stories I didn’t know was part of my life was true and what parts I made up. I looked back at everything in my life and found out money will buy you everything. By that I mean: fancy cars, homes, all kinds of toys, and even friends. Only problem is when the money runs out you’re only left with you and hopefully your family and a few good friends. There is a reason I come on this site. It doesn’t matter who you are, what your skin color is, how much money you make, or what you can do or not do for anyone! On this site everyone is equal! (except for nowwhat which does have the fastest truck) Sure we all embellish on stories! I caught a 17 inch bass, when in all reality it was 14. So what it’s not hurtful to anyone! Saying you are a female when in all reality you are Roktman didn’t even hurt anyone and even that stopped when the gig was up. However saying "To a lot of you 14,000 dollars would have a significant impact on your life, so I understand your reaction. Thankfully, I'm not in that situation and I can do what's best for my employee's and not just me." was just belligerent and stupid. Of course 14000 dollars is a lot of money. If it’s not pm me and I’ll give you my address so you can send it to me everytime you feel it’s not. The number one key to being successful is how much money you retain, not how much you earn. The next key to being successful how much you do for others without asking anything in return. One day you may be in need and they will be there to step up to the plate no questions ask! I put a lot of thought into this message and I hope you will also when you read it, if you read it. I will end by saying this...we both bleed red and we both look the same sitting on the toilet. If you continue to look down your nose at people you are going to be one miserable lonely old person. I hope the money never runs out for you. I wish you and anyone well in business and in life. But remember money will never buy you respect, you have to earn that!!! Just be yourself. People will like you for who you are. Those that don't really don't matter, and those that don't matter really don't count!

rodney
 
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mcrodney said:
I’ve read the threads and haven’t posted much recently due to the animosity on the site, but you made a comment that got into my crawl! It appears the advice from the old dogs on here fell on deaf ears so maybe me being close to your age will get your attention. Let’s start with a little history about me.

I grew up just outside of WV with my parents that lived on an income of 18,000 a year so I know what poor is. I also was almost a millionaire by your age with a high school education and nothing given to me, I earned every penny myself! I got married the summer before my senior year to my still current wife. I was a manager for Revco Drug Stores, Inc at 20 and still couldn’t stock the alcohol because of my age. That was an 8 million dollar a year business btw. During that time I started a trucking company from scratch and ran it from 7 to 4 pm, ran Revco from 5 to midnight and delivered food from 1 to 3 am. I’m sure you can do the math. These hours lasted for 9 months and then my wife was able to quit her job along with myself and we ran the business together. By 25, I opened another company with an investment group out of California and within two years the company was doing 14 million dollars a year. At that point I was acting and being just the person you are currently. Then it happened, I hit a dog on my motorcycle and my life changed immediately! While I was recovering from the accident I realized I didn’t like the person I had become. I had told so many stories I didn’t know was part of my life was true and what parts I made up. I looked back at everything in my life and found out money will buy you everything. By that I mean: fancy cars, homes, all kinds of toys, and even friends. Only problem is when the money runs out you’re only left with you and hopefully your family and a few good friends. There is a reason I come on this site. It doesn’t matter who you are, what your skin color is, how much money you make, or what you can do or not do for anyone! On this site everyone is equal! (except for nowwhat which does have the fastest truck) Sure we all embellish on stories! I caught a 17 inch bass, when in all reality it was 14. So what it’s not hurtful to anyone! Saying you are a female when in all reality you are Roktman didn’t even hurt anyone and even that stopped when the gig was up. However saying "To a lot of you 14,000 dollars would have a significant impact on your life, so I understand your reaction. Thankfully, I'm not in that situation and I can do what's best for my employee's and not just me." was just belligerent and stupid. Of course 14000 dollars is a lot of money. If it’s not pm me and I’ll give you my address so you can send it to me everytime you feel it’s not. The number one key to being successful is how much money you retain, not how much you earn. The next key to being successful how much you do for others without asking anything in return. One day you may be in need and they will be there to step up to the plate no questions ask! I put a lot of thought into this message and I hope you will also when you read it, if you read it. I will end by saying this...we both bleed red and we both look the same sitting on the toilet. If you continue to look down your nose at people you are going to be one miserable lonely old person. I hope the money never runs out for you. I wish you and anyone well in business and in life. But remember money will never buy you respect, you have to earn that!!! Just be yourself. People will like you for who you are. Those that don't really don't matter, and those that don't matter really don't care!

rodney

Very well put Rodney :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: :rock: .

Cheers J.T.
 
KRAZYSRT10 said:
Thank you Rodney...I missed you.:)(In a Non-Ghey Way)
I hear that. summer is so busy for me. working during the week and volunteering at the campground on the weekends. before you know it summer is over. be safe my brother! I want to see you at the nats. its gonna be quite the party!
 
WOW.... Brought a tear to my eye.....

Rodney, your one of my friends.... And you still amaze me, Bro.

Thank you for saying what you did.... even though it was addressed to someone that probably doesn't care. Just know that it "hit home" with someone that DOES CARE. :)

We have spent time with each-other, and that will forever be remembered.... and relished. :rock:

Mike- I hope you take heed of these words from Rodney. He has been through a lot of stuff..... like me. We happen to be in the same field of work (Rod and I)... It's not easy.

We are all the same age.... Therefore, we have the same amount of path before us. You can choose your own way...... But, I've found that, the more insight you have on that path, the better.

Good luck to you all........ God Bless......

-----Jake.
 
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Iltemprd said:
great to see you back rodney..:rock:
ive never left just been lurking in the corners....
 
mcrodney said:
ive never left just been lurking in the corners....
actually...i know this...nice to see you back rodney..:D
 
SW, SW, SW, N

Rodney, glad to have you around.
Your story touched me.
You came from a place that not a lot escape from.
That is the place of fear.
The key is truth and honesty, and the door to true happiness and freedom opens wide.

SW, SW, SW, N

That means;

Some will
Some won't
So what
Next

After a while we are just going to move on. That time is almost upon us.
 
McRodney I always thought you were a lil nuts... we all can be but man that was touching. I'm glad to see you work for what you have! I hate seeing someone just sit back expect a hand out. Hell I mind as well tell some of my life story.


I grew up in a family that did have some money. I got to go places and do things alot of kids my age never were able to do. But my dad missed my birthdays, my motocross races, Christmas, and other things I wanted him there for. All because he worked at the same place I do now. I'm rarely home and I see all why he did it for my mom, my sister and me. I work more in a week then most of my friends do in 2. I've talked to a few people from the forum when I'm sitting on a train just sitting there waiting to go. It's hard for most people to imagine that 110 miles could take 12 hours. I make good money yes but that's not everything.

1fast400 even though you have a drag strip, your dad is who he is, and you have all the things you say you have. Take time and think there is people on this forum that have to work their butts off to just afford the one truck that has brought all of us together. So why mess with the family we have here by being an arrogant lil prick. Come on Join the Family and think before you type!
 
WizzySRT10 said:
my dad missed my birthdays, my motocross races, Christmas, and other things I wanted him there for. All because he worked at the same place I do now.
that was the motivation for working for myself. my daughter was 5 and i went christmas shopping christmas eve like always and i didnt even know what my daughter wanted for christmas! i cried in the store for about an hour then decided i would never let that happen again. even though i worked all the time, for 9 years i worked out of my home and was there even for the scraped knee after that.
 
mcrodney said:
that was the motivation for working for myself. my daughter was 5 and i went christmas shopping christmas eve like always and i didnt even know what my daughter wanted for christmas! i cried in the store for about an hour then decided i would never let that happen again. even though i worked all the time, for 9 years i worked out of my home and was there even for the scraped knee after that.

That's great! I'm glad you could make it and do what you want. Alot of people can't.
 
Good to see you here Rodney...hope you are doing well..
 
I knew you were lurking too! I saw you sitting there in the corner a couple of times!

Good to hear from you Mc. And a great story too!

Hopefully some good will come of it!!
 
I appreciate what he has said. It's easy to get on the defensive when everytime you post something, you're called a liar. It's always the same people coming after me saying the same things everytime I post. There were some very good posts when I made the original thread. It sucked to have the money stolen, no doubt. To then have people say they're glad I was stolen from and celebrate the guy who did it, I mean come on. I tried to be cool at first, but after multiple posts with the same type of comments, I got defensive. There is no doubt I egged things on once I countered some of these comments. These guys were saying things to get under my skin, so I did the same. What annoys me is that nobody seems to care that members of this board were celebrating that someone stole from another member. Now there are some people I don't like on this board, but I would never wish what happened to me on someone else. Much less make it public. Many people have made posts that the high road should be taken. My original posts was not meant to start a negative bashing thread. I was pissed because of what happened that night. Sometimes you want to vent as I can't really do that locally. When I tried to do that, I get jumped. If people would simply leave negative comments out of my posts, you won't see me fight back. That is all that I've ask for the past 3 months. I've jumped in plenty of other threads dealing with trucks with no issues.

The past is the past and none of us can do anything about. Until certain people leave the past in the past, this circle will continue. Maybe if i stay out of the offtopic section, these guys will stay out of my threads. It seems, to a small degree, they don't jump in other threads, such as the Roe/Nitrous thread. Either that, or these people need to learn what an ignore feature is.

I do appreciate the words and I can assure you in person none of you would think I'm the grandass you've imagined me to be. Quite a few memebers of this board have met me in person. I've gone through great lengths to help some people on here. Things get twisted on the internet. It's really pretty simple, if people won't attack me, you won't see me attack them.
 
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