Blowing out of the south. I got loaded quickly and shot over to Gila Bend hoping that the wind had quit for the night. No dice. This load is under 20,000 lbs though so there's some potential if the winds will cooperate!
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Getting unloaded at Walmart in Cheyenne, temperature minus 2 degrees, wind chill minus 14 ouCh! Saw a semi tractor trailer rolled over in the median on the way into Cheyenne, everyone was talking about it at the Loves nearby...
it was a job steering against a constant crosswind all the way here from Grand Island today, but at least the roads were in pretty good shape. My MPG was on a downward spiral all day; last I saw was 4.4 avg before the scangauge plug fell out of the socket and screen went blank... just as well, didn't need to see any more depressing numbers.
Next pickup will be Greeley, headed for Enid, OK, back to the land of cheaper fuel and warmer temps... here in Cheyenne I nearly froze my nose off walking the bills into the recvg office! At least my truck fired right up this a. m. with outside temp 17deg!
Awful quiet on here. LTT, where you at? -
Yuma to Orlando? Sharpp you lucky dog!
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Oh Turbo Turbo Here I am you lovely frozen Trucker dude! I tried to make a line from a movie I heard one time, I think I will keep my Day Time Job! The Gentleman said "What do you do" Asked the young lad, The Distinguished Gentleman answered "I Pilot a large Load of Gummy Bears down the road to the warehouse where they beat and abuse them till they get to the store and are put in a bin where they are scooped up by a Loving mother and taken to their doom! In the Quiet Home of a Man and a Woman who have 4 young children who LOVE Gummy Bears!" (The End) The Gentleman asking the question straightens his greasy ball hat and mumbles as he walks away, "Oh He is a Truck Driver who lost his mind!" the Distinguished Gentleman heard the mumble and turns and says! Yeah I AM AND YOU SIR ARE A STEERING WHEEL HOLDER!" Bah Ha Ha Ha!
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So we saw a fight today. senior citizen team couple. At the Walmart DC. He is trying to back the truck up to the dock. He's not doing a very good job. I look over a little while later and I see a woman come out from behind the curtain. I hear screaming and yelling. She is screaming at him and he is gesturing at her. He gets into the truck and she grabs him around his neck like she's going to choke him. More yelling, screaming and then he gets out of the truck. he walks back to the dock and she sits in the driver seat. In her nightgown. I am not making this up. She is in a long flannel gown. That's all. She makes about four attempts to pull forward and back into the dock. She is not having luck either. The dock doors next to them open up, and a couple of guys working inside the warehouse start trying to help by yelling directions. One of the guys comes out and talks to the woman through the window of her truck. And she is still in her nightgown! And it is windchill -14 with the wind blowing! A couple more attempts and she finally gets it. How embarrassing for them. But great entertainment for us sitting next door!
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I had a pretty good day today. Averaged 7.8 mpg in a quartering tailwind. I stopped in Casa Grande this morning for fuel and breakfast. As I was getting near, I realized that I didn't feel like eating. There was some low-level nausea going on. I managed to eat a cup of fruit from the Loves but the thought of anything more substantive was not appealing.
An unscheduled stop at a rest area (don't ask!) put me behind the 8 hour rule for making it to Van Horn. The traffic in El Paso sealed the deal so I started considering my options. Suddenly, I started getting chills and aches, a lovely combination that made me turn the heater on in the 70-degree weather! I found some Aleve and decided to pull into the exit 49 truck stop for a 30 minute nap and warm up. After just 5 minutes under the blankets, I turned off the alarm and settled in for the night.
This trip is in no jeopardy as I only have about 570 miles to go tomorrow for my first stop. After a 90 minute power nap, I decided to get dressed and see if there was some soup and Alka-Seltzer Plus available. As I cut across the parking lot, a truck turned in, headed for the fuel pumps. I changed my course to more parallel with the parked trucks to leave the fuel lineup area clear. . .this guy was moving fast! That might have saved my life. Next thing I know, his headlight and bumper passed what seemed like right under my arm as he turned sharply toward the fuel island. I'm pretty sure he brushed my jacket. I know he saw me in the end, because he went to the fuel line, blew through it, and headed back to the freeway. I was too sick and tired to get very riled up, I just hope he ruined a good pair of his pants.
After looking over the nasty canned soup section, I felt like I could handle a biscuit and piece of chicken. After all, I couldn't really feel any worse! I'm hoping to rally overnight. I already feel a little better. -
they were o/o, and no they didn't see us watching them, they were too busy. lol
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