Millis OTR journal

Well, I learned where the term "bursitis" comes from. Fluid filled sacs near your joints called "bursas". I slipped on my steps getting out of my truck and smacked my elbow on the step before I hit the ground. Thank god no broken bones. The sac might heal and grow back and fill up, it might not. Awesome. Might have permanent tennis elbow or worse. No broken bones at least. Use both grab bars when exiting your truck, don't end up like me

 

No doubt. I was very close to the end of my 14. I reserved a spot but had to hurry up and clear all the reserve spot markers out of my spot that other truckers piled in there. Thank god I had a firm grasp on one of the handrails in my cab, or that would have been real ugly. If I hadn't been driving in the rain, that step wouldn't have been slippery. Ugh, not a good day. And there were about 10 onlookers, so add embarrassment on top of that. At least the doctor visit was cheap lol.

 

I would say in the minds of most. When I talk to friends at home, they always ask me about my job and how I'm doing. Then they follow up with a story or multiple stories about trucks pissing them off. Followed by "but you're cool, though. No offense intended." Gimme a break. Want trucks off the road? Stop buying stuff. Stop going out to eat. Quit your job and go be Amish.

 

Lmao. I hear ya. I joke about the Amish because I can. Everyone on my dad's side of the family is either Amish or Mennonite. It's disgusting to me that everyone looks at them as interesting, quaint, or whatever. That's a cult, plain and simple. Never been a part of it, and I never talk to those people. Between them and nine years of Catholic schooling I have become a bonafide redneck outcast. I consider it early release for time served. Long live sex, drugs, and rock-n-roll. And cable lol

 

I'm wondering, based on your description, if that place just did what they had to do to get open and functional. Did it look like they had room to expand? I always give new places a break, because they can't build their empire in one day. I went to several places over my time at Millis that expanded and improved, and it was kinda cool to watch. I'd love to go to the Owens Brockway spot in Waco just to see what they've done. They weren't quite finished last time I was there, but the improvements were dramatic. Somebody there had the right idea.