11/06/2009

Fell asleep real early last night and woke up fully rested at 12:30 am. Hmmmm... This opened some possibilities.

1. I could roll the dice and drive the rest of the way over to Statesboro, GA and see about getting unloaded earlier. Perhaps getting a better weekend load.

2. I could try to go back to sleep. Toss and turn the rest of the night and take off about 6am getting there about 11 am. Taking my chances on a weaker load for the weekend.

Seeing that tossing and turning would most likely make me feel worse in the long run I decided on option 1. Got there about 6 hrs early. At 4 hrs early I was backing in the bay and at 3 hrs early I was empty. Twenty mins later I had my new work assignment. DH to Laurinburg, NC for a Monday 7am delivery. 1,000 miles to start next week. There are about 3 glass load points within 4-5 hours from there, also this load is on a step deck trlr so it opens a whole world of system freight that I might be able to load. So next week looks fairly good so far. Don't think I'll be getting a 34 hr reset in but my hours are still in pretty good shape.

Ate at the local Golden Corral in Laurinburg tonight and trhen spent about an hour inside Walmart trying to walk it off. Man I shouldn't have eaten so much. Someday I'll learn.... well maybe not, but you gotta have dreams.

Have a good day

Bookerz out

11/05/2009

What can I say a nice and easy day. Rolling by 4:30 and 515 miles later calling it a day SW of Atlanta, GA.

Only hassle today was a 2 mile. stretch of US78 in Birmingham, AL just before I-20.

Debating about taking some back roads tomorrow. It will cut about 40 miles out of the trip, but I will not be saving any time at all. It might be nice to see some country side though. I'll just have to wait and see what the morning brings.

Bookerz out

11/04/2009

It was almost majestic. The line of trusty steads lined up looking like they were ready to bolt at any moment. Eighteen wheelers lined up 2 feet in front of another, 3 feet behind another all just a few feet off the asphalt. It was almost majestic looking. But I had placed my trusty stead there just hours before so I knew the truth.

The truth being fear to venture further back into the parking lot in Blackwell, AR was taking your own job security in hand. To obtain prime parking space in the front row required a leap of faith. Faith that the entire truck would not venture into a hole that it would not be able to arise from. The (entire) contents of my truck shifted from it's previously held spot as I crawled thru the pot holes and that was enough for me. Never again would I pass into the valley of pot hole death (until I find another).

I stoppped here last night, BUTTTT I was empty and I had entered a different way. This place is ok when your empty or don't care. But if you got product you care about or don't want to pay for I reccomend a different stopping point.

My day as a whole was great!!!. Quick in and quick out, but my choice of stopping point left a lot to be desired. Live and learn

Have a good night

Bookerz out

11/03/2009

I left the Flying J about 20 min to 7 wanted to get there abit early to pull the bungees and untie the ropes. I no sooner pop the brakes and hop in back to change into work pants and slip on my boots. Before I could get my boots on the unloader comes out and tells me to back in. Weird truly weird. Never before 7:55 have I been told to back in. Next weird thing is once I get the tarp off and the securement clear. They almost unloaded me quickly. It was at the very least a damn sight faster than normal. All very strange indeed.

I was concerned that I might not get another load that closed this week. Whilst I was unloading *BEEP* Preplan Tulsa, OK to Statesboro, GA delivering Friday. SWEET! Going to close the week with a shade over 2900. Best check in a while.

Once unloaded worked my way back to I-20 over to US65 in LA upto I530 then to I40w. All in all put on about 330mi for the day. That leaves me only 212 to get to the loader by noon tomorrow. I plan on trying to get there by 10 so I don't get caught up in the lunch break like last time. Then attempting to put on about 250-300 after loading.

Well thats the plan

Have a good day

Bookerz out

11/02/2009

Weelll I got lazy last night and stopped just over the border in Alabama. That was about 50-60 min short of the initial objective and there might have a bit of luck involved in that stop. It seems that Talladega had the "Amp Energy 500" over the weekend and I have a feeling that getting through there at 7pm would have been fraught with peril.

Bullet dodged and all that we come to todays leisurely drive through the country side. At a mere 322 miles and a delivery appointment of 8am on the 3rd another lazy day ensued. Done by 2pm I lazied about at the Flying J and about 5pm decided it was time to grab a bite. By 7 was back in the truck laying down reading and............ Midnight I wake up way to early and decided to putzes around a bit before I go back to bed.

Have a good day

Bookerz out

11/01/2009

Naught but two months remain in 2009. Christmas is looming on the horizon and this husband did good for once. I usually wait until almost christmas before I ponder what to get my spouse as a gift. Usually we are poor as church mice by then because we got to get this that and the other to get. Either to eat for christmas or a couple of last minute gifts pop up and deplete the remaining funds. For the last sixteen years we have refused to go into debt or increase the debt level for one day. And my wife ends up with nothing as a gift for that day.

So there I was Saturday morning, drinking copious amounts of coffee and watching previously recorded program on the dvr. When a bolt of lightning in the form of a TV commercial strikes. The perfect gift a balance between the monetary funds available and price. Something with which she could start the day slightly spoiled and still not require a stop by starbucks.

My wife drinks single cups of tea or coffee. So this Keurig single cup brewer was the perfect answer. She manages the money on a day to day basis, so I had to get clearance so that I wouldn't screw up the bills. Off to Sear's we went to get her a personal coffee/tea maker. It comes with 18 k-cup variety pack which includes a couple of teas. After we got home and set it up. I commenced to do some web surfing looking for some tea varieties (her preference). We found 4 different teas and a pumpkin spice coffee (yuck) and ordered them. There is also an adapter you can get which allows you to use the pods that are made for different single brew makers so I ordered that. That should all be in by the end of the week. This doesn't make me a perfect husband. The jewerlry makers would definitely prefer I dumped my money on thier products. But I'm most assuredly a happy one and my christmas shopping is already done.

Now back to our regularly scheduled program...........

Took off Sunday about 2pm wanted to get beyond Atlanta, GA. Top off my tanks by the pilot just down the interstate. Made my way over to the Alabama border rest area and called it a day.

Last week I ordered a bluetooth add-on for my truck stereo and it was at the house when I got there. I have been using one that you place in your ear. But sometimes I have a hard time hearing the person on the other end of the line. Somedays and sometimes the truck seems nosier than others. Anyway this thing will allow me to hear the other person on the truck stereo speakers. Now I got to hook it up to get it working. And then I'm going to see if there is anyway to hide the additional wires. My dashboard is getting overloaded with wires for this and that.

Have a good day

Bookerz out