What do you do when your not driving

Yes most of the chain T/S have wireless Int, and that's what a lot of drivers do. I personally prefer to relax with a good book (and a nice stogie), or go into the restaurant for a cup of coffee and enjoy shooting the bull with drivers. Sometimes I even do that while parked, because I don't sleep 10 hours at a time, and it can be a nice way to relax.

 

I get on the net,with my verizon air card wherever I'm at,read the news,check out my local paper on the net,then I ussaually hit the forum here,see what cybergal has found in wrecks and stuff,chk out logs r us and my other favorites,see where i can add my two or three cents helping newbees or others,then maybe play tetrus for 15 to 20 mins and sleep the rest of the time,after eating and shower. No tv for me,took it out when I did the net thing. That's really all the time I have,oh,by the way,I still drive at home,I drive my wife crazy when I am home so i guess,in a way,I'm still driving.

 

If you play guitar or some other instrument it's a good thing to have. I used to even carry an amplifier for my guitar in my truck. You could get one of those fold up bicycles which would give you some mobility and exercise. I'm planning to get one but haven't done it yet.

I used to exercise a lot and need to start doing that again. I had a hacky-sack, if you remember what those are and was pretty good at it. Doing that for thirty or forty minutes was a pretty good aerobic workout. Though it brought a lot of stares and laughs. If there was a decent road without traffic nearby I would go and jog for a good clip.

Currently, I've been enrolled in online college courses and that takes up a lot of my spare time. And of course this forum is kind of addictive.

There's a lot of wireless connections or you can get an air card from Sprint, Verizon, or others.

 

If you have an internet connection, you can always check out the area you're in and see if there is anything local you could walk to. Mapquest even has arial photos of the map you've pulled up.

I've found in my limited time out here that you can only spend so much time cooped up in the truck (watching tv, reading, internet). I plan to strap my bike to the truck somehow for the future.

Then if you don't have internet or TV, I've found that watching other drivers park can be a learning experience as well as entertaining....

 

...I'm afraid to leave my truck for too long at some truck stops cause I may get hit & run (with No witnesses and have to 'explain the damage' to my co. Havnt yet, but am paranoid about!!!

I like the sipping coffee and jawing with other drivers---you would never guess, huh?!

 

I agree with that. In the eyes of the Gods it would have been a preventable accident!!!!!

Alan

 

Heard stories from some drivers in my co. that dinged drivers for getting hit while parked at truck stops even tho they witnessed and got all the other driver's ins info.....co. philosophy is that pretty much ALL accidents are preventable!! Should have parked your truck in a better lit area, not so near an exit, etc.!! Horse hockey!!

 

Just curious, but how many preventable accidents does it usually take for a co. to let you go? .... not that I'm planning to have any but...

 

If serious and you havnt been there long, could end your career! But fender benders, damage less than $1K...maybe 2/yr max, and NOT every year!!