The adventures of 'Team Klingon'

And us going to head over the hill - Weee!!

 

LOL - not from Australia, but that is what inspired the name... figure a 'Matilda' is the bag/swag that all your stuff is slung in to carry it around... and that is what we have with our truck. We also go waltzing around on the highways on our 'walk-about' - Plus it just clicked.. we have a bad/silly habit of naming things. Our truck is Matilda (as you know) and our GPS is Lizzy (short for Lot Lizard - when Gary was Solo I hear 'her' voice in the back ground and teased him for having a lot lizard with him - hence her name) and she is a bossy **tch - LOL!

 

Well we made it over the hill - and on our way to Hershey, PA we repowered a solo load. That was kind of and interesting one. He was heading the same way we were, but would not have the hours or time to deliver his load. So we picked it up from him, and he hooked on to our PA load. We delivered his in IA and then met him back up in IA (50 miles back - since that is where he ran out of time for that day) and picked our original load back up and then TRIED to deliver it in PA. When I say tried, yes we did deliver it, but it was a confusing mess. The address they had us go to the first time, was the address on the bills, but they refused it. They said it was to go to the D/C - went to the D/C and they said it was to go to the original address... ARG!! Finally they said to just leave it at the D/C and they would straighten it out on Monday (don't ya just LOVE weekends!!) So we met up with Celtic Wolf on our way out there - great to met and talk with folks you only have had a chance to read. Didn't get a load until Sunday 30 minutes until it was to be picked up 150 miles away!! So we get there - when they said they would be closing - and not only got in, but had to take it back to get it reworked. All of that for a 317 mile load - but hey, better than dead heading - LOL! Now we are watching the 'truck stop' show after delivering our load. The impatience and rudeness really shouldn't surprise me, but DA##! Not really looking forward to having to get out and deal with this mess, but we need to fuel. So that brings you up to date on what we've been doing... We are planning on staying out until Nov (Thanksgiving) and taking an extended home time (10 days!!) - I can't wait!!

 

Cool idea with the pine cone not sure what 'tradition' we will do - but we were thinking of a wreath for Matilda's nose - LOL!

Yeah Christmas will be my daughter/husband/grandbaby's first Christmas as a 'family'. We thought we would let them be on their own - we would swing by when we had a chance and shower (LOL - yeah right) them with gifts - just like good Grand Parents - then waltz off again

 

Paula Johnson
Waiting while they unload 40K of peanut butter - and no jelly in sight!! It smells like a giant peanut butter cookie outside!! Heading to IL then TX next... glad we are moving again — in Michigan City.

 

Well it's not our first snow of the season; that was over the Sierra's, and nothing was sticking. Now we are in Wyoming!! It would have been fine, and we would have made it - - except - - there were a couple rigs ahead of us that just had to go and slide all over the road!! So we were stopped on I-80 with a few other trucks... the snow plows came and plowed us a way to West bound and to the nearest exit... we are now camped in a Wal Mart parking lot (been here since midnight) and they (the weather report) are saying it will be snowing until this evening... I just hope they clear and open the roads!!

The frustrating part is we were all set for the weekend too!! With two other load all set up for us instead, now we sit...

Good part is - I'll be able to do my weekly bookkeeping in a non moving office AND there is a bathroom available