Post Gordon ~ Thoughts, Commentary & Reflections

Good evening to Trucker8! Thx for visiting!

 

Back home.
--Broody's looking like a good Mom
--Another hatched egg shell, will count chicks tomorrow
--Dogs almost delirious, have to be told 'settle down'
--5 eggs in the nest box again
--On way back from Prairie Monday
--5 Illinois troopers had cars pulled over
--just before 474/74 merge eastbound
--where construction speed limit drops to 45 mph
--Today, big enforcement around Spoon River rest areas
--CMV pulled over on westbound side
--One unit on west side of rest area
--Three others staged on east side, ready to go
--Two more at next law enforcement turn-around
Hey! You think they're serious??

 

Like Yard Boss and those Illini troopers, you guys are way, way too serious. Called Yard Boss Wednesday a.m., asked him what he was doing. Measuring. Over at our Indiana customer... measuring. Next we'll see Friday (we can PU early now but can't DEL early) how they complain pulling pallets off. He now says Prairie du Chien dock 'professional'--Indiana customer's as not. "They used to train shippers and dock people, Vic... They don't anymore. It's sad." Yard Boss's never been to Prairie.

We'll see. Tentatively planning to spend part of Friday with Gary the Mechanic who will be at our Yard (Tues & Fri). Watch Yard Boss complain, runs to do...

Hey! I'm off except for the DEL Friday! Back to Prairie Monday.

 

Only see one speckle-faced chick
--sounds like more but that's all I found
--three hopefully fertile eggs underneath her
--had been 10?? May need close tabs!!
--Talked with a Werner driver at Roady's Prairie du Chien
--28 years w/Werner!!
--Has mostly run dedicated
--Now Cabellas, Prairie to Sidney, NB near where he lives
--Home every weekend
--Boggles my mind. 28 years!


//Knew I heard more than 1. She's got 5 chicks and 3--nope, 5--eggs left to hatch of the original 10 fertile eggs. Now, I was lifting up her skirt--well, wings--where, how'd she hide 'em?? I ask you. Definitely 5 out there following around with her. Very cute. Definitely 5 more eggs in the nest box.

 

Dennis509! wonderdog24! Thx for visiting!

 

Wrote a report for Yard Boss
--Shows surge 34.5% in miles since June
--Distinguishes Yard Boss' op from freight and mail
--We can't be late, not an option
--He's done this job 15 years
--Told when he started, "It never gets better..."
Was good advice, too.

 

Hm-m-m. Counted only 4 chicks tonight
--Should have been 5
--Broody is able to hide them on her person
--But they're super active on their own
--If there's a predator, won't stop at 1
--Searched all over, no 'evidence' of foul play
--Yeah, Bright One will get that...
--Will anyone else??
--How do folks find this thread?? I ask you...