Well, we've been together 19 days, 24/7 and he hasn't threatened to put me out yet.
We left the yard around 12:30 a.m. and went to North Little Rock to pick up a trailer. Dale asked me to wake him at 11:00 p.m. since I was up watching tv. I got sleepy so I set the alarm. Only problem was, I had turned the sound down earlier so it wouldn't wake him. Oops!!
I stayed in bed. We traveled thru Arizona and into Tennessee. My first time in Memphis and Nashville.
Now we're sitting in the truck yard in Nashville, Tn. waiting for another driver to pick up this trailer from us. We don't have the hours to make the delivery.
We'll rest and then wait for our next assignment.
Thursday, July 14, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Road Trip Day 18
We are going to Irvin, Texas to pick up some fork lift parts going to Bera, Kentucky. I didn't stay up long, maybe an hour. I went back to bed. It is still dark out and my nights are still my nights.
Dale would wake me at the truck stops for restroom breaks. Then I'd sit for awhile before going back to bed.
Finally daybreak and I could stay awake.
We are back in dusty, hot Arkansas. It's 10:45 a.m. and our day is over. Dale goes to bed, but I can't sleep. I slept at night. I guess we'll just be on different schedules.
We stop at a truck stop and another driver comes to get the trailer. We'll be here til midnight, then wait for our next assignment.
Dale would wake me at the truck stops for restroom breaks. Then I'd sit for awhile before going back to bed.
Finally daybreak and I could stay awake.
We are back in dusty, hot Arkansas. It's 10:45 a.m. and our day is over. Dale goes to bed, but I can't sleep. I slept at night. I guess we'll just be on different schedules.
We stop at a truck stop and another driver comes to get the trailer. We'll be here til midnight, then wait for our next assignment.
Road Trip Day 17
I woke around 2:30 a.m. and we were in Mississippi picking up the rice. We stopped for coffee afterwards (not at one of our usual places) and it was awful. I couldn't drink it. I sat up for awhile, but sleep was calling my name.
An hour and half later, I'm up and we travel into Louisiana. There are casinos everywhere.
We crossed into Texas. They have crepe myrtles at their ramps and down the median. Very nice!
Delivered the Uncle Bens rice to Buckner, Texas.
Around 2:00 p.m., we take our break.
I immediately fall asleep. Wake at 11:00 p.m., take a shower, get a drink and hit the road.
An hour and half later, I'm up and we travel into Louisiana. There are casinos everywhere.
We crossed into Texas. They have crepe myrtles at their ramps and down the median. Very nice!
Delivered the Uncle Bens rice to Buckner, Texas.
Around 2:00 p.m., we take our break.
I immediately fall asleep. Wake at 11:00 p.m., take a shower, get a drink and hit the road.
Monday, July 11, 2011
Road Trip Day 16
We're starting early today. We have to deliver at 7:00 a.m. It's going to L'oreal. Too bad they don't give out samples. The guard was sooo nice. He reminded me of a man that I used to work with, Francis Guy.
11:40 a.m. We're looking for an empty trailer at the yard. We go back to L'Oreal and pick up an empty. It's the one that we dropped fully loaded earlier. We are headed to Mississippi for rice to deliver to Dallas, Texas.
And I just saw my first rice field. In Arkansas. But their cornfields are not as lush and green. They look burnt. It is like a dustbowl here. A hot dustbowl.
We stop in Dumas, Arkansas for the afternoon and evening. We can't pick up til around midnight, so we'll try to sleep a little and drive thru the night.
11:40 a.m. We're looking for an empty trailer at the yard. We go back to L'Oreal and pick up an empty. It's the one that we dropped fully loaded earlier. We are headed to Mississippi for rice to deliver to Dallas, Texas.
And I just saw my first rice field. In Arkansas. But their cornfields are not as lush and green. They look burnt. It is like a dustbowl here. A hot dustbowl.
We stop in Dumas, Arkansas for the afternoon and evening. We can't pick up til around midnight, so we'll try to sleep a little and drive thru the night.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
Road Trip Day 15
Woke up in N. Little Rock, Arkansas.
Our load doesn't have to be delivered until Monday, so we have today off.
We went shopping at Wal-Mart. They have a huge store and it was so clean. Bought some fruit and veggies. Afterwards, we ate at a chinese buffet. I ate my first mussel. Not really crazy about it; a little too fishy tasting for me.
We did laundry today. As we were folding clothes, I was giving Dale a little advice on laundry. A man walked in to take his clothes out of the washer. Dale asked him if he needed help doing laundry. The man looked at him a little funny. Dale asked again, " Do you need help doing laundry? If you do, I can leave her here with you" and looked at me and laughed. The nerve of the man.
It is 102 degrees here, and feels like 110 degrees. I believe it. It is so, so hot!!
Our load doesn't have to be delivered until Monday, so we have today off.
We went shopping at Wal-Mart. They have a huge store and it was so clean. Bought some fruit and veggies. Afterwards, we ate at a chinese buffet. I ate my first mussel. Not really crazy about it; a little too fishy tasting for me.
We did laundry today. As we were folding clothes, I was giving Dale a little advice on laundry. A man walked in to take his clothes out of the washer. Dale asked him if he needed help doing laundry. The man looked at him a little funny. Dale asked again, " Do you need help doing laundry? If you do, I can leave her here with you" and looked at me and laughed. The nerve of the man.
It is 102 degrees here, and feels like 110 degrees. I believe it. It is so, so hot!!
Road Trip Day 14
There are so many cornfields in Indiana and Illinois. They are everywhere. Behind businesses, shopping malls, and between the houses. So much farmland. And the tractors have their own lanes on the roads. Passed several John Deere in our travels.
Sitting here waiting for something. At noon, Dale suggests we do some laundry while we're waiting. He calls dispatch to let them know. Nope, they have something for us. We're going to Raymond, Illinois to pick up a trailer on a ramp. Sounds weird. It turns out that the other driver's truck is broke down, so we're gonna finish his delivery. It's going to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Into Missouri, more cornfields. Kept seeing signs "Thrown Rolls". Dale says they throw rolls at you. I never saw it.
Missouri must have had money that they had to spend, because they have mile markers every .2 miles. And their county roads have letters instead of numbers. Like "K" or "DD".
We made it to Arkansas, but I had already gone to bed. I was so tired.
Sitting here waiting for something. At noon, Dale suggests we do some laundry while we're waiting. He calls dispatch to let them know. Nope, they have something for us. We're going to Raymond, Illinois to pick up a trailer on a ramp. Sounds weird. It turns out that the other driver's truck is broke down, so we're gonna finish his delivery. It's going to Little Rock, Arkansas.
Into Missouri, more cornfields. Kept seeing signs "Thrown Rolls". Dale says they throw rolls at you. I never saw it.
Missouri must have had money that they had to spend, because they have mile markers every .2 miles. And their county roads have letters instead of numbers. Like "K" or "DD".
We made it to Arkansas, but I had already gone to bed. I was so tired.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Road Trip Day 13
Left Flatwoods, West Virginia early. After drinking my morning coffee, I went back to bed for a couple more hours of sleep. This kind of living screws up your days and nights. I wake to find it raining in Kentucky. But I never saw any blue grass. It was as green as ours. :)
Traveled into Indiana and these are some serious farmers. Dropped off some of our load here and on to Illinois. We will run out of driving time before we can deliver anymore today, so another driver will pick it up from us. We'll stay in Mt. Vernon, Illinois tonight.
Some points to ponder. Does anyone ponder anymore??
What is a "boro"? In New Jersey there were many boros. Paulsboro and such. Signs would say "entering the boro of Paulsboro". Why didn't the sign just say "entering Paulsboro"? That would save many letters and then they could afford to put them on twp to spell out township. I had no idea what a twp was? And what is a township?
Guess I'll be googling these.
Traveled into Indiana and these are some serious farmers. Dropped off some of our load here and on to Illinois. We will run out of driving time before we can deliver anymore today, so another driver will pick it up from us. We'll stay in Mt. Vernon, Illinois tonight.
Some points to ponder. Does anyone ponder anymore??
What is a "boro"? In New Jersey there were many boros. Paulsboro and such. Signs would say "entering the boro of Paulsboro". Why didn't the sign just say "entering Paulsboro"? That would save many letters and then they could afford to put them on twp to spell out township. I had no idea what a twp was? And what is a township?
Guess I'll be googling these.
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