My Mercer Experience 8-31-15

Haha. The first time I went to chicago, I went to a pizza place and told them "I want a large Chicago style pizza with every dead animal on it that you have". I got peperoni, sausage, ham, hamburger, you name it. Pizza probably weighed 20lbs. But it was delicious. The best pizza I've ever had though was in San Diego. We stayed at the US Grant hotel in the gas lamp district and there was a tiny pizza place on the corner called "NY pizza". I'm pretty sure I ate there every day for a week.

The Chicago pizza depends on where you get it. I got some from Gino's near navy pier and didn't care for it. Got another one from another place that I can't remember the name of and it was awesome.

 

I'll have to remember that if I'm up that way. I did find a place in Chicago a few years ago that will ship you pizza but it was like $200 to get it to Alabama. I decided to wait until I could just actually get up there.

I wish I could hang around up here for the food network food and wine festival that these tents I'm delivering are for. I'd probably go home weighing 220.

 

I ended up at the Vince Lombardi service plaza (before the GW). It says 10 hour parking so I hope when I get back to the truck tomorrow that it's still in its spot and not towed.

Also, for people who have never been up 95 to here, I've spent about $150 in tolls. I'll have to spend a little more to get back to the Lincoln tunnel and then I think it's $90 for the tunnel.

I can't remember who I was talking to on here about the GW vs the Lincoln tunnel but another mercer van driver saw me at a truck stop in GA on the way up and came over to ask me about the flat bed side. He was nice enough to offer to help me measure my height. 10ft 10 inches from the ground to the roof so I should be good for the tunnel. I'm glad. I'd rather get out of the tunnel and be right at my drop than have to hit the GW and go all the way back down through Manhattan.

 

I deadheaded a little over 500 miles home once because I couldn't find anything going home and I wasn't going to sit. Ill be home Wednesday or Thursday at the latest.

 

I can go back south on 95 and hit the tunnel. It may cost a little more getting back on the turn pike and going down 5 .Iles and getting off but I think it was like $2 or something like that.

I didn't think about the football games. I'll check that and see. Maybe they'll both be away games.