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T his is in response to the January letter to the editor about dirt bag truckers. I feel the entire article is offensive to the vast majority of truck drivers. As a professional driver of almost 30 years, I can safely say I have never once observed a driver relieving himself on the fuel island, and most assuredly never in the full view of the restaurant window, since the fuel islands are usually in the rear and the restaurants are generally in the front. The writer who claimed he or she had to assist a DOT officer picking up urine-filled bottles at a scale was either the world's biggest liar or trying to kiss up to the DOT to avoid a violation of his or her own probably got caught throwing out his or her own bottle and that was the penalty for getting caught. I don't dispute that many drivers may carry and use a jug for emergencies or unavoidable situations, but most do not throw them along scales or high-ways or even in truckstops. After all, the use of urine containers is practiced in hospitals, and I don't hear any complaints there. The individual doing the complaining is likely one of the numerous four-wheelers or RVers who are too lazy or ignorant and park in truck spaces in rest areas so drivers have no access to rest areas. The majority of us out here are away from our homes and families for weeks at a time, and the thanks we get is dirt bags complaining and finding fault with every little thing they can. What I never hear them say is thank God that trucker brought the food, cloth-ing, gas or any other good they use each and every day, which, without the dirt-bag trucker, as they call us, they wouldn't have. Cleve Bowers Casa Grande, Ariz. Please, Just let Me Do My Job I've been an OTR driver for 23 years and achieved a few recognitions in my time Highway Angel and winning the 2004 North Dakota ATA Truck Driving Rodeo First Place Sleeper. I have been diagnosed a type 2 diabetic for 6 years. In today's recession, with people losing jobs, I find it funny that I have to worry because some government idiots say you may cause an accident if you have low blood sugar or high blood sugar. You may be stressing and have an accident. I have a job and am working. I don't bother anyone. I pay $586 a month for insurance and $277 a month for medications for my diabetes. I see a doc-tor three times a year. That's because I can drive and do my job. Now the great and powerful government wants to stick its nose where it doesn't belong again. A1C number is 8.3, and they want it 7 and below. Now they take away my license, or rather my medical certification. If I can't drive, that means there is Lay Off the `Dirt Bag' Talk feedback What's the solution to the u.s.-Mexican cross-border trucking dileMMa? It doesn't matter. The freight's going to get here somehow. Falcon Transport company driver Kevin Robinson, Murfreesboro, Tenn. They should stay on that side of the border, and we should stay on ours. If you look at the history, most of American jobs are mov-ing out of the country, anyway. You're only going to take jobs away from Americans by opening the border to Mexican trucks. F. Chapman, owner-operator leased to Fuller Trucking, Columbus, Ga. I'm not really sure what it should be, but I know I don't want to go to Mexico. And Mexican truckers will work for pennies coming over here. It will lower the price of freight for everybody and take our jobs. Kevin Lynde, owner-operator leased to Dart Transit, Los Angeles, Calif. May 2009 10 truckers neWs see latest border news on page 12. I'd rather try to contact a space alien: 47% I talk to a helpful assistant: 6% No one answers: 8% No one returns my call: 12% A person answers but is no help: 27% poll, 189 responses What happens When you call governMent agencies?