Rest Areas.. What's not to like?

I appreciate the feedback and truck drivers. I have a much greater appreciation since going to the Community College of New Mexico's Commercial Truck Driving Class. They have been great and I never knew how many regulation about hours, trip planning that needs to be done and everything else you all do besides driving these huge vehicles all over the nation to deliver goods including bees. I know the almond pollination happens around Presidents' Day in February and without truck drivers willing to take the bees the beekeepers and the almond growers would have been in a world of hurt. My passion is the bees but I am falling in love with driving a big rig and can see me moonlighting a bit when I am not with my bees. I am hoping to connect with some drivers that haul them as well as other truck drivers that can give me advice. Again thank you.

 

I shower twice a day 360 days out of the year. If i have to go 48 hours without a shower I feel so gross it's freaking me out. Even if I'm camping I jump in the lake or river with a bar of soap. A week between showers, and I would be trying to set myself on fire to get rid of the slime.

 

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My comment was made in jest. But that slime is just body oil. Lol

I used to shower daily. Now its every other day or once 3 days usually. My truck is always moving so showers are harder. And when we do park for the night it's usually in an urban area and we arrive at night, truck stops will be full.

It bothered me at first. But used to it now. For me it makes ahowering more enjoyable. In the past I took it for granted, like just something I had to do as part of my routine.

 

Here in Maine. Most of the rest areas were closed by the bungling clown of a governor we had at the time (LePage). He couldnt understand the need for rest areras and closed 80% of them here in Maine.

 

Sounds like a sweet gig, although it gets kind of sticky when entering California at the agricultural check points.

 

Not much of an issue as long as the bee keepers have their hives in check and their paperwork sorted out. The biggest problem is the freight market inbound and outbound from the farms.

 

Seems like every year at the height of bee season they have the bee trucks stopped at the ag check points going over their loads. Frequently I've seen them offloading the hives and transferring to another flat bed. Bees flying around everywhere.

 

I would love to drive up to Maine sometime.

 

I lived out of a backpack for several years and I found that if I showered with regular soap and used regular deodorant (after a period of not showering) that I actually smelled worse the next day than if I hadn't showered at all.

I'm convinced that those products are designed to require frequent use. I think for most people who are healthy, when their body adjusts to not using soap every they smell just fine. And it is well known that showering every day is actually not good for us.