This has been the downside of driveaway. Work is slow and we have had reasons we needed to be in town. And this has been the rare time that my local company hasn't had any local work for me. We thought we'd be back on the road right after Christmas, then something came up near New Years. Then an appointment, then 10 days before we had to be back in town, but 2 runs anywhere for those days and then we were up against being back in time. Same after our weekend event. No 2 runs anywhere, plus weather is an issue and no work. Finally they started putting loads on the board but we were again up against the clock.

Finally Tuesday night we decide we have to move something. My wife hasn't worked in almost 2 months and will need to go on extended leave if we don't work. Plus we do need the money.

We leave our house at 8 am, heading to work. No work lined up. At 9:45 they put on something that will work for us. We stop in Albert Lea and I call. We get them. We are going to TX.

Did call about my last run Monday, it did delivery. Either the bus company or the delivery sent their own people up to fix it and they drove it to delivery. So I should be getting paid ... soon.

Still very few RV's in the lot. Today will be the first day this year with double digits on the board. RV's sitting all over outside our lot. I'm guessing 2-300.

We both have Sprinter sized vans this trip. Less to check, we were in and out in 45 minutes instead of the usual hour plus. First stop is Clear Lake for fuel and food. Because we grabbed the work in route we didn't do all our usual checks so we ended up spending $.30 more on fuel than we would have in Forest City.

Sub was lunch.

Was looking for something this last week and saw this in the news. I've stopped there a few times. It was all closed up today.

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/money/business/2018/10/13/boondocks-truck-stop-williams-iowa-interstate-35-closing-35-travel-trucking-history-gas-station-ia/1580007002/

Next stop was the rest area in Ankeny.

Then the rest area in Eagleville. No scales open today. And we are under 10,000# today.

A little rain, and the first of it freezes to the window as I didn't have the defrost on. 29 degrees. As we go south the temp gets up to 33 with mostly mist. Supposed to be freezing rain tonight and tomorrow AM.

Must have snowed recently. Lots of pushed up snow from the road, in the lots. Also lots of places where people went in the ditch, ground isn't frozen and everything sinks. Every few miles there were tracks into the ditch.

Fueled at the Pilot in Kearney before heading to the motel. Also this time we stop at Arbey's for food. Usually we walk after we stop, but not sure how soon it's going to get icy. Saw one other driver from our company at Pilot. He is heading to Ventura, CA. Lots of nasty weather between here and there.

1st pump I pulled into would not take my zip code. I'd start typing in the numbers and it would re-set to blank. Sometimes I'd get three numbers in, sometimes only 1 and sometimes it would re-set so fast that my middle zip was now the first digit. Finally moved to another pump, but then the pump wouldn't take my card ... too many swipes I suppose.

Plenty of room to park at the Quality Inn. We were fueling at sunset so not quite dark when we got here two blocks away. The heat never worked in the 1st room so we got moved. Usually we don't unpack until we know everything is working, this time we were all unpacked :( .

BB has all the stops mapped out for tomorrow. 600 miles will put us within a few miles of the 1st drop. Then pickup a rental, and another almost hour to the 2nd drop. Then two days and we'll be home. Doubt we will try to do anything else before the next 'home time.'