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U.S. Trucker's "People's Convoy" - ITINERARY
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Wife got home a bit ago.
Had a good time. LOTS of trucks, motorhomes, etc.... Everyone was real friendly and polite. Stopped and talked to a lot of folks. My daughter said she can still hear the horns in her head.
As to WHY: reasons vary. All very pro-American. All beyond annoyed at various government overreach. One older gentleman summed it up nicely (paraphrased): "I've been driving across the USA for more than 3 decades, and watched everyone from the Feds to locals stick their nose into everyone's business. Every freedom we have is getting slowly worn away. We are told what to say, or not say. What to put in our bodies, where we can go, and what to believe. Its getting old, and so many Americans have had about enough. We just want to go about our lives without the government meddling in every little thing."
My wife commented that this was certainly NOT a protest. It was more a rally. Not anti this-and-that so much as pro freedom.
Only a few weirdos. Met some hippies in their van, selling honey. All the way from California. Joined the convey because Cali almost put them out of business with mandates and restrictions.
Not much media around for how large this was. NO national media that they could see. TONS of social media folks. A trucker asked how my wife heard about it, and agreed that is was hard to get info. Media will hardly talk to them, will not play their press releases, and ignore their invitations to talk/interview.
A couple of my wife's friends got there a couple hours later than my wife, and could hardly find a place to park. Trucks EVERYWHERE and more coming. Guess this is only one of several "convoys", and different groups are trying not to completely overwhelm truck stops.
Pretty sure my wife has pics on her phone. I'll see if I can get a few to post.
Had a good time. LOTS of trucks, motorhomes, etc.... Everyone was real friendly and polite. Stopped and talked to a lot of folks. My daughter said she can still hear the horns in her head.
As to WHY: reasons vary. All very pro-American. All beyond annoyed at various government overreach. One older gentleman summed it up nicely (paraphrased): "I've been driving across the USA for more than 3 decades, and watched everyone from the Feds to locals stick their nose into everyone's business. Every freedom we have is getting slowly worn away. We are told what to say, or not say. What to put in our bodies, where we can go, and what to believe. Its getting old, and so many Americans have had about enough. We just want to go about our lives without the government meddling in every little thing."
My wife commented that this was certainly NOT a protest. It was more a rally. Not anti this-and-that so much as pro freedom.
Only a few weirdos. Met some hippies in their van, selling honey. All the way from California. Joined the convey because Cali almost put them out of business with mandates and restrictions.
Not much media around for how large this was. NO national media that they could see. TONS of social media folks. A trucker asked how my wife heard about it, and agreed that is was hard to get info. Media will hardly talk to them, will not play their press releases, and ignore their invitations to talk/interview.
A couple of my wife's friends got there a couple hours later than my wife, and could hardly find a place to park. Trucks EVERYWHERE and more coming. Guess this is only one of several "convoys", and different groups are trying not to completely overwhelm truck stops.
Pretty sure my wife has pics on her phone. I'll see if I can get a few to post.
One thing that really stuck out to me was the diversity of the crowd….. everything from California hippies to South Dakota bikers and don’t forget all the church groups that were represented. All with one thing in common, freedom loving.
haven’t met a nicer group of people.
haven’t met a nicer group of people.
Well said and factually correct. Just follow the money for a covid “death” compared to-“fill in the blank”death or natural causes - for me I saw it myself as a healthcare worker.
Go ahead and apply your logic for as it stands.. I don’t know where your reasoning is based.
This was and will be a topic for a long time.. anyone can see how the facts have either changed or been used for an agenda
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I guess there was two different "convoys" yesterday, that have now merged and are heading east. Yet another group is supposed to meet up today or tomorrow? Rumor is well over 1000 trucks in total.
Essentially nothing on the news, which is unfortunate. Right lane of I-70 was shut down this morning for several miles east of Monrovia to allow this group to merge onto the interstate. I guess that made the "traffic" blurb, but that's all.
A couple of friends and their kids met on an overpass near Plainfield this morning to wave to the group. Said they finally got tired of standing and waving. Quite the line of trucks.
EDIT: I guess the trucks are STILL GOING. Wife just left to meet friends and wave.
Essentially nothing on the news, which is unfortunate. Right lane of I-70 was shut down this morning for several miles east of Monrovia to allow this group to merge onto the interstate. I guess that made the "traffic" blurb, but that's all.
A couple of friends and their kids met on an overpass near Plainfield this morning to wave to the group. Said they finally got tired of standing and waving. Quite the line of trucks.
EDIT: I guess the trucks are STILL GOING. Wife just left to meet friends and wave.
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It`s on Instagram .................and probably a lot of other sites by now . Pretty Cool shot .
Were you there then ?
thepeoplesconvoyusa ( Instagram Name )
Face Book page also :
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Us too ......Me and my wife and a bunch of friends were there for about 12 hours
. Got there at 9:00 am and left a little before 10:00 pm . A Pretty Amazing Day to Remember .
I went with my young daughters. I didn't Have an itinerary or I would have showed up later in the day. We stayed for about 4hrs midday. Just wanted them (and me) to see it with my own eyes. And also donate $ it was amazing to see.Us too ......Me and my wife and a bunch of friends were there for about 12 hours
Got there at 9:00 am and left a little before 10:00 pm . A Pretty Amazing Day to Remember .
Nothing in the mornings either. It would be nice to know when they're expected to come to/through Indy for the traffic impact if nothing else.
I have heard several reports on numerous news platforms today. Although it is to the contrary of what I have seen on social media...... They claim there is almost no one going to DC. Nothing to see here......
Media is pretty good at ignoring everything that doesn`t fit "The Agenda"
I heard ( can`t confirm ) that the Convoy was 30 miles long . ....and I know what I saw at the Monrovia Rally , Nothing but awesome .
