Taking another swing at it

Every season we say how much we look forward to the next season because it's so much better.
I need to learn to enjoy the season I'm in.
All winter I kept saying, " I cannot wait for spring"
Then it was "is it summer yet ?"
Soon it will be " fall is when these yuppies go back into hibernation , that'll be nice"
" this freezing rain is stupid, it should just snow already. "
It's a vicious cycle

 

Does anyone know if pepsico is open for deliveries on holiday weekends?

 

I tried to enlist in the military...twice. Both times I couldn't get under regulation weight.
So as someone who has never worn a uniform I don't know what it's like to put my life in the hands of a fellow soldier.
Please don't take this as preachy, but I have noticed a confusion as to what Memorial Day is for, and what Veterans Day is for.
The tendency to conflate Veteran’s Day with Memorial Day is unfortunate, but I don’t think it poses a threat to our country. The real threat, in my opinion, is the gap between those Americans who appreciate our military, and those who do not. Personally, if I were to “correct” someone this weekend, I’d focus my disapproval on those standing guard by their BBQ’s and lounging by their pools with no clue as to why they’ve been afforded a long weekend. In other words, I’d be far more offended by a lack of gratitude, than a simple misunderstanding among the well-intended.

One of the biggest threats facing the country, is the degree to which the average American has become disconnected from The Armed Forces. Most Americans today don’t have a personal relationship with anyone in uniform. Statistically, that’s understandable; less than one percent of the population actually wears one. But that’s no excuse for the breathtaking ignorance of what our men and women in uniform do on our behalf.

A majority of Americans today can’t look at a map and identify the countries where our people are currently fighting and dying. Many can’t even identify the branches of the military, or explain the relevance of the wars we’ve fought, or the importance of the freedoms we enjoy as a result. Wars today require zero sacrifice from the civilian population, and therefore zero understanding. Zero understanding leads to zero awareness. Zero awareness leads to zero gratitude. And zero gratitude is a clear and present danger to our many freedoms. The problem is not limited to our military. Consider:

One percent of our population now feeds 300 million people three times a day. Are we impressed? No, we are not. The modern farmer is under siege, and grossly misunderstood by all those who rely upon his expertise. Likewise the skilled worker, the truck driver, the teacher, the first responder. We have become a people of overwhelming nonchalance, spoiled rotten by the sacrifice of those who do the heavy lifting, and profoundly disconnected from a great many things that make freedom and civilized life possible. If I were to allow myself to get offended by anything this weekend, that’s the thing I’d rail against - the monumental indifference among those who take our freedoms for granted. That scares the hell out of me.

Obviously, there’s a difference between a veteran who died serving this country, and a veteran who did not. Obviously, we must memorialize the dead, and remember those who paid the ultimate price. But we should also remember the decision that lead them to that sacrifice - the decision to wear the uniform in the first place. Because those who died fighting for our country, assumed the exact same risk as those who fought but survived. It’s the risk we should memorialize - as well as the sacrifice - because the assumption of risk is the thing our freedom depends upon most. Not death itself - but rather, the willingness to accept the risk of dying.

There are those who didn't have much choice, who were drafted by selective service. They didn't run from the obligation, most of them.
They still assumed the risk.

So when you are out lighting that grill enjoying your day off, please try to take a moment to reflect just how well we have it here , and consider the cost.

End rant

 

"Yeah, it's the trailer going to Toledo. Just look in all the trailers until you find the bill of lading that matches"
Hmm
Muncie Indiana
Bowling green Ohio
Port Huron mi with 4 stops...
A loaded trailer with no BOL...( I can't just take it. What if it's the wrong one!? )
Looks like I'm camping here until morning. So much for early unload to race home.

 

Getting the final pallets off in Toledo. Then I go home for a day or two and head back out on Thursday to get the truck in the shop, so I'm prepped for the road blitz next week. Kinda wish I could just take it off.

 

Looking to head to atlanta today, if the shop didn't red flag me for a grease job, preventing dispatch until it's completed

 

My trailer airlines just tore off. I'm on the side of the road on 23 in Brighton
Not a great start to my week