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Waiting on a niece and her family to show up. One of the benefits to a job like this, seeing family.

 

What a great day!!!!! Ate mexican, played in the park, and had ice cream. I am officially worn out. All 3 kids were under 10 AND, they actually liked me!!!! lol

 

This business is nice sometimes. Good to hear you had a great time Flash

 

HOW TO DRIVE IN ATLANTA:
1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, Atlana. Old-timers are still allowed to call it Alana.
2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 am to noon. The evening rush hour is from noon to 7:00 pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.
3. The minimum acceptable speed on I-285 is 80 mph. On I-75 and I-85, your speed is expected to at least match the highway number. Anything less is considered 'Wussy'.
4. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Atlanta has its own version of traffic rules. For example, Ferraris and Lamborghinis owned by sports stars go first at a four-way stop. Cars/trucks with the loudest muffler go second. The trucks with the biggest tires go third. The HOV lanes are really designed just for the slow Floridians passing through who are used to hogging the left lane everywhere.
5. If you actually stop at a yellow light or stop sign, you will be rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot. Unless there is a police car nearby.
6. Never honk at anyone. Ever. Seriously. It's another offense that can get you shot.
7. Road construction is permanent and continuous. Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment pleasure during the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting. Generally, city roads other than the main streets have more potholes and bumps (usually speed bumps) than most dirt roads in the countryside.
8. Watch carefully for road hazards such as drunks, possums, skunks, dogs, barrels, cones, furniture, cats, mattresses, shredded tires, squirrels, rabbits, and crows.
9. Be aware that spelling of street names may change from block to block, e.g., Clairmont, Claremont, Clairmonte.
10. If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been “accidentally activated”.
11. If you are in the left lane and only driving 75 in a 55-65 mph zone, k, e.g., you are considered a road hazard and will be “flipped off” accordingly. If you return the flip, you'll be shot.
12. For summer driving, it is advisable to wear potholders on your hands.

 

Made it to Concordia MO I70 x58 to the TA before midnight. You can always find parking here at whatever hour. Could have made Higginsville Pilot just nine miles further but that place is usually busy. Down to my last 40 minutes, wasn't going to chance it. Still 660 miles to go and a 5am looming tomorrow. No swap in sight, guess I get there when I get there. I can leave at 0930 central, gain an hour going into mountain time zone but still come up short. Oh well considering I picked up nine hours late, thanks to my 24 hour break waiting on my swap, I have made it respectably close. Maybe dispatch will move my appointment back a few hours. I will text them. Still good to be moving. Deuces.

 

Never did make it to PA. Got my delivery in Lincoln turned into a drop since we have a huge account with Farmland and then hustled to Council Bluffs for a washout which was only 5 miles from my next pickup. Except I didn't have the time left on my 14 to actually be able to afford to spend 3 hours stuck in line at the Beacon. Ugh. I called my DM to give her a heads up as soon as I got there and ended up losing that load. Picked up a babysit load at the Tyson in Dakota City and brought it to La Porte, TX this morning. Now I'm sitting at a drop yard near the ports in Galveston. I will take this to Aurora, CO for Wednesday morning. Looking forward to hometime in two weeks. The weather has been gorgeous all week. Today it's actually HOT. I have the ACTUAL in the sleeper cranked all the way up.

 

And auto correct strikes again. Lol

 

In Primm, Nv. for the night. Did 34 then unload and had stupid problems at load, I guess if this was easy everyone could do it. Just happy I get to run hardcore the next 3 days. Sitting around is boring. Need good weather on 80 in Wy.

 

Thanks for explaining that, I was scratching my head when I read the end of our badger's post =)

 

I understand the unload time is a problem no matter what. However, how are you going to make 660 miles in one clock? I forgot what my record is in a TA truck governed at 62 mph but it is likely less than 660. Maybe I would have pushed it right to the limit of my clock, in your case, and got it down closer to 625-630 to make it to the final. Things need to go well, to make 625-630, but I can normally do that range in one clock, at least I have a fighting chance at it.

Not trying to hassle you G-Man, just asking for the purpose of discussion in this discussion forum. Not long and you will over take me in the experience dept, I value your opinion.