Abilene Motor Express....A New Place To Call Home

Yeah it will take a couple days to get used to,got it washed tonight,thinking that was the 2nd time since it was built.

Do you use any kind of antenna setup for the cb?

 

So sorry to hear of this sad news. Prayers going out to all his family. Good to hear that the company is handling his passage home. I've read too many horrible stories about companies that just leave the families to fend for themselves in their time of sorrow.

 

Update on my mother. She had a pretty rocky couple days, but think now we are on the better side of this particular mountain. We've decided to compare this journey to thru hiking on the Appalachian Trail. We've only just begun and are about a 1/4 of the way thru. It's going to be a long journey and extremely tough at times, but when we get to the completion, it'll be worth it all.

She's being transferred to a rehab facility later today. The one we requested actually had an open bed, so we are very fortunate. So many terrible stories floating around of elder abuse these days that I was very particular about where she would end up. Especially with me not being able to be there as much as I would like.

I've got to get my physical done before I can go back out, which should prove interesting since my diet hasn't been the greatest these past couple of weeks! At least there were a couple of down home cooking places within walking distance from the hospital and not fast food! I'll probably be out Monday. Even though moths fly out when I open my wallet, I want to get her settled, tend to household stuff, and see the routine of this place first.

 

That's a raw deal about our fellow driver. Best wishes to him and his family.

I also got to drive a Freightliner for the first time yesterday. My Volvo was in the shop with no ETA, and Don said they really needed someone to run a Hill-Phoenix load out to Burlington, NC, because one of the local drivers had called in sick and they were short drivers. So they hooked me up with a Freightliner.

Definitely smaller inside than my Volvo. Fridge was a LOT smaller. Not that I was using the fridge, but it was a thing I noticed. Seemed to be a bit tighter on the steering column than my truck. I've gotten used to my truck, which is something of a loosey-goosey when it comes to keeping it going in a straight line. The Freightliner was more responsive.

There's some kind of switch under the gas pedal that I would occasionally click by accident when putting the hammer down, and sometimes it would drop a gear when I clicked it. And sometimes it wouldn't. So I'm not sure what that switch is for.

I actually had to call dispatch last night at 11:10pm to find out how to unhook a trailer from the Freightliner. Much more of a pain in the keister than my truck.

Definitely missed some of the gauges from my Volvo while I was driving.

Was an interesting experience. I wasn't quite sure if I was disliking certain things because they just weren't what I was used to, or if I would've disliked those things anyways. Anyhow, I am glad to be back in my truck.

 

No, don't have a CB, I've seen a few other freightlinerside with mounts that bolt to mirror base.

 

The steering is way more responsive that the Volvo or even the KW. Put that thing in a corner and it will hold the line through it. I don't have a kick down switch under the pedal, or if there is one, it has never worked. Luckily the shifter is right on the column so it's easy enough to flick it.

 

Well, that didn't happen. The hospital doctor overrode her foot doctor and wanted one more test. He should have come around sooner and should've ordered it this morning if he was so frigging concerned about it, but waited until 15 minutes before we we scheduled to leave to come in and order. Needless to say, I went into witch mode at that point. Thank goodness she didn't lose her bed at the rehab or I'd have been even more of a witch than I was.

Not that any of you are from this area, but NEVER NEVER NEVER go anywhere near Maryview hospital. I'm not sure if all Bon Secours hospitals are like this. If it weren't for Dr. G, we wouldn't be here either.

 

Waiting until the last minute means one more night billable to whoever pays and more revenue for that doctor's employer.

Such is the scourge of capitalist healthcare.

 

@Gwh1184 yea its def different being on the other side, but its the cost of doing business in nyc. Now of theyd just use that money to fix the roads!

 

Praying for comfort for his family.