All is said & done. I am now sitting in my own rig! I spoke with our DBL about being home for Thanksgiving and he was very amicable.

Soon another DBL stopped me and asked if I could do her a huge favor. She had a driver at her desk discussing his load. Due to his hours and that he lives in El Paso, if he took this load he wouldn't make it home for Thanksgiving.

If *I* take it she can then assign me to a load delivering less than an hour from home. So I can drop ...