Getting Ready to Hit the Road with Magnum

Greetings fom Omaha (well actually just a little west of there)

Well I am in place to deliver tomorrow morning in Lincoln. Decided to shut down at the Flying J in Gretna. There is actually a truck stop about 2 miles from the exit I will be taking, but never seen it and don't want to put myself out there just to find out there is not enough room for me. Maybe had I gotten in a little earlier, but all the same, here I am.

Had a real nice drive down here... no rush, no pressure. I did almost have an encounter with a family of ducks walking across I-29. Once I realized it was ducks, and once Mama Duck realized it was Tater, we both engaged in evasive manuevers. Wouldn't be a bit surprised if she was hollering "AFLAC!!!!" as I zipped by.

Other than that, rather uneventful day.

Planning on going and looking at a 2000 Freightliner Classic XL this weekend near my home. Really good shape, low miles, and best yet.... affordable. Who knows. The only other thing planned is R&R and seeing my girls.

Tomorrow I deliver in Lincoln, drop and hook in Omaha and head back to Fargo for a noon delivery on Tuesday. Life is good......

WOOF!

 

Here is a little extra..... this is the view through my windshield tonight. I thought it was really nice and wanted to share it with you

 

Will Do!

Yeah I think the Blog thing made it a little more obscure and harder to get to so..... Here I am!

 

hehehehehe Yeah I have been sorta on the fly, huh? Tell you what.... I PROMISE (see?) that next time I come into Hotlanta, I will figure out a way to make it happen. See, the thing is, for some reason, I have become the "Hey man, we have a problem and you're the only one in the area that can pull it off" guy. I got my hands on the same routing software they use, and (because of "The Trainer's" guidance) I have pretty much figured out the tricks to never running out of hours, even on Electronic Logs.

But I give you my word as a fellow driver, I WILL make this happen as I get through there rather frequently. But we need to do it on a day when Mrs. Fox doesn't have plans for you too.... )

I'm working on it..... I'm working on it. Unfortunately our freight that runs through there is rather sparse. For the record, I am usually punched due south from Fargo, then east. Then back. When I get to or from the Carolinas, it is usually tight mileage and tight time. Usually, the corridors I run are 40, 77, 64, AA, 74, 65, 80, 294, 90, 94. My N-S, E-W is usually 29, 80, 81, 135, 35.... then 30/20. Luckily Magnum doesn't give me a rash of grief when I go out of route.... but then again, I usually run it right down the throat.

Now that is a funny visual, isn't it? See me hanging my head out the window catching food in my mouth? hehehehehehehe