What city or town do you absolutely refuse to stop in as a truck driver?
New York City. Been there a few times (not by choice - forced dispatch)…once for a household move that was across the street from Central Park and that was a huge pain! Another time I got lost in Brooklyn at 7:30 at night - that was an absolute nightmare! And I went two or three other times. I left two companies because of forced dispatch to NYC - no amount of money is worth that kind of stress! I got to the point that when I was looking to drive for my 3rd company, when I spoke to the HR/Safety guys, I would ask if they did force dispatch to NYC. If they said yes, my response was thanks anyway, but I don't go to NYC. I only worked for 3 trucking companies in my 12 years over the road and the third company was great! I stayed with them until I had to stop driving because my knees were shot. Also, I never felt safe in Laredo, Texas…I went there several times and never had an issue, but for some reason, I just didn't feel safe. Also, I hated going into Toronto (Ontario, Canada). Montreal (Quebec, Canada) could also be a pain, but it was a cakewalk compared to NYC lol. My U.S. friends thought I was crazy when I would tell them I'd rather drive through Chicago and L.A. than Toronto…lol…until they had to drive the 401 in rush hour - then they understood! Lol
Why is the city of Dubai so wealthy?
If you are thinking that Dubai is very rich due to its oil reserves, I think you are wrong. Because Dubai, which is part of UAE is so small that they can't have that much of oil which makes them this rich. In that way Saudi Arabia must be the richest country in the world. Which is not.The main reason behind Dubai's richness is its vision. The officials of dubai thought well before they ran out of oil. They started developing Dubai as a Tourist / Financial / Trad City. Plus Dubai is tax free, so that makes it the most favorite shopping lover's city. They invested in infrastructure and allowed foreigners to buy property in Dubai, by this they brought Billions of money in Dubai (Plam islands, world islands, Burj Khalifa). Some projects are just for status symbol. Ex- celebrities are buying houses in palm island just to show their wealthiness.And By a superb strategy of Emirates Airlines they brought number of people as travelers into UAE. And UAE is the biggest Gold Trader in the world. So in short there are main 3 reasons of Dubai's wealth.1. Infrastructure2. Tourism3. Gold trading.