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I know we do, I just want to see how many and what it will take to get the message board link back on the ESTRA website. I don't even know when the association website was rebuilt. The link was there previously as that is how and association has a link by the state forum. Thanks

One-Liners Day is Observed annually on January 21st Do you have a Favorite One Liner? Mine is "May the TowForce be with you."

Note: the above was only about a third of the replies submitted. I apologize to those who are still active I may have left out here. When the old system broke it lost some of the member info.

Originally Posted to Tow411 on March 19, 2005 I have been asked many times over the years if there was a towers prayer. I'm sure there are but I've never really found one that stood out. So with pen and pad I began to write and this is what I came up with today. Emotion will move you to great heights. Almighty God, Whose great power and eternal wisdom embrace the universe, watch over all those in towing. Protect them from harm in the performance of their duty out there on our roadways all round the world. We pray, help them keep safe both day and night. We recommend them to your loving care because their position is dangerous. Grant them unending strength and expertise in their daily assignments. Dear God, look after our brothers and sisters. Grant them your almighty protection and unite them safely with their families at the end of the day. Amen No reprint permission required The only thing I ask is that you keep the wording the same. Over the past few years there have been at least a couple of those in towing that changed the words and then put their own name on it. I didn't write this for recognition. I ask you do not plagiarize the effort which was given. Doug Fitzgerald said: Amen Brother Ron !!!! Very well written. Doug Liza said: Now that is heartfelt, and that is real. Amen! Great job Ron...you said it all. Forgivenone said: Ron, that sounds beautiful. Wow, that came out of you,...? Just kidding,... Wow, very meaningful, I'm impressed and moved by your words. Excellent job, sir. I'd like permission to copy it and put it on the memorial site in a small square alone by itself as well as your other work. Dan TowZone said: Hey, it's there for all to use. Just answering a call. This is a Towers Prayer and not a Poem. I'm not running on all cylinders lately. annettemcd said: Wonderful, Ron. Thanks http://www.tow411.net/images/banners/sigannettemcd.gif T & B Towing said: Thank you Ron! I wrote this down and planned to post it on in our office... good prayer! gtowntigers said: Hey Ron that is GREAT!!! Thanks hope you dont mind but I am making a copy of that and posting it in my truck TODAY. Thanks so much. We need this especially here lately with all the tragic accidents that seem to happen. Thanks so much. JIm Lunsford said: Excellent! Karen from Cali said: Ron, a truly heartfelt prayer. I bought a framed Tower's Prayer one year at a Convention but can't remember it. It's at my office, I'll try to post it. It is probably very much the same, but our men and women on the roadways can use all the help they can get! Chuck said: Yes Ron great job. Be Safe Out There! crazedkook said: AMEN !!!! Thanks Ron Jack Lawson Blue Hills Towing Quincy, MA **Call on your local legislature to create a national move over Law** Dan141 said: Thank You! Ron... Very Moving, The prayer say's it all Amen Mark Trueblood said: That's a nice prayer. Thank you Ron for sharing it with all of us. http://www.allfloridatowing.com West Palm Beach, Palm Beach County, FL. Starting September 2006: Sometimes it's nessesary to bring old posts back to the top. This is one that should stay at the top. Amen Phillips Towing 202: Amen!! AA Towing said: I spend a few minutes each and every morining with God, and it truly has changed my life. Come to think of it I can`t think of anything more important that I could be doing with that time, but asking for a little guidance that day. Thank You, Ron. Dennis .LAKE ERIE LENNY said: YOU GO! THAT WAS VERY WELL SPOKEN. AMEN!!! abctowing said: Good job. This will be posted at our shop. Starting June 2007 kyresqtow said: Amen to that Ron No matter what time of the night or the day We answer the call and we're off on our way Leaving family behind sometimes plans just get trashed Could be just a breakdown or maybe a bad crash We bear the abuse, the anger and grief Of lives that have changed from a wreck in the street Or maybe share a smile with a stressed out mom Who locked her keys in the car buying groceries for home With no respect from those who need us the most Still we press on as we all try to cope Dressed up like bright pumpkins as if it were Halloween We dodge cars on the highway as though were not seen And as we ride along in our trucks made of steel it's so often forgot the we still care and feel And if one of our own should happen to fall We are reminded what it means to answer the call Written by Dean Newsome Steve Venable Wrecker Service Winston-Salem, N.C. Added November 2013: Wisconsin Rocks: Ron, I think you have a second calling! Great job. I have seen 2 different tower's prayers at the museum. I know I have them. Very touching. Unknown Member said: Mind if I share this with our staff? I was drawn to this as soon as I logged on. Thank you Ron. TowZone said: Any poem or prayer posted are for all to share, will just reading them save a life. They will reach out and touch a true Tow Operator and that does raise the awareness of the dangers we face. Steve Catlett said: Ron thank you! !!Nice Job!! Added May 2015: TowZone said: Wow, it has been 10 years since this Towers Prayer was released. I really need to get it out there more as I am sure many here have not had an opportunity to be touched by the words. 5Towman said: This is the first time I have red it and it is awesome. Thanks Ron. Added July 2017: TowZone said: It has been more than 12 years since i wrote this prayer for the Tow Operator. Sometimes it seems like yesterday and at other times it seems like a lifetime ago. Many of us here have spent a decade together and others only a short time. I am glad to see many screen names from the past checking back in. Some of which are no longer in the biz and others just getting back into the Towing Information Network Message Board where the discussions are more often professional. For those who have not read the "Towers Prayer", I hope you approve. For those who have I hope it has the same meaning as it has over more than a decade.

https://www.inatowing.com/ INA Towing Network is a Transport Logistics or HD Logistics Company. The majority of the services are provided to corporate accounts unlike a commonly known Motor Club which does primarily passenger vehicles. INA is a TowForce Platinum Sponsor The Towing Network Known as TTN is another HD Logistics Company. https://www.ttnfleetsolutions.com/ GNCS is Gerber NCS, I have very little information on this Roadside Assistance Program which showed up on the list for the first time in the 2019 rankings. https://www.gerberncs.com/services/roadside-assistance/ QTS, are you referencing Questx? MTS, I am not familiar with this abbreviation? If anyone conducting Motor Club Tows for these can provide further details please add them. Thanks

@stevenjr I will need to separate your question. If we were to enter into a discussion within the rankings it would make it more difficult to work through the replies. Thanks I will add a link to the new topic. https://www.towforce.net/topic/12569-who-are-these-motor-clubs/

OK, I just had to share this for those that don't follow One Bite Pizza Reviews. Dave Portnoy like the guy or not, he is an American and stepped up to raise funds for small business, primarily restaurants that have been hit hard during the pandemic. I hope everyone reading this has been patronizing these local restaurants, even doing carry out. I know we have been preparing far more meals at home. However, we make an effort to order from our favorite locally owned places. We didn't want to see them close up, so far most are surviving. For how much longer, another shut down to likely shut them down. Making the leases alone for many have been hard, some are lucky to have been generational with properties which are paid for. Those that have closed weren't that good anyway, sorry to say! Don't know what's it been like in your area. Enough of my rattling on, the video being shared has the highest review ever by Dave Portnoy of Barstool Sports and One Bite Pizza Review. You know the Rule which is always broken. Anyway, When I saw the Pizza I knew it was going to be High, Thin Crust and you can hear the crunch. Looks to be the right amount of sauce and cheese. Even I would score it high and I've never had a Pizza in New Jersey. So, what say you New Jersey is this place any good? As a Tow Op, What's the Best Pizza In New Jersey? Barstool Pizza Review - Calabria Pizzeria & Restaurant, Livingston, NJ (1000th Review)

I damaged a round sling on the first rim I looped through. Ever seen then I have place a rag or even a wear pad when possible between the round sling and the rim edges. The rag works well, anyone got any other suggestions. Oh, and just remember not all recoveries go text book prefect. This is how most tend to continue down the ditch line till you get an angle. Would it have helped if the vehicle had been steered to the left earlier. Possibly, however the angle is key and when working in weather conditions there are more variables. Malachi McKay, is an experienced Heavy Duty Operator that has gone out on his own starting with the Light-Medium Duty Unit.