1 bus to Grand Rapids MI

... spending the night at Tulsa OK ... 

Quiet motel, as in not much for customers. When we walked down for breakfast BB went in as I forgot my mask. BB asked about not being able to get breakfast until 7:30 when we used to get breakfast at 5:30. 'Because they (motel) have to pay for it themselves' ??? Interesting, but that might explain why Barstow started so breakfast so late.

One of our drivers had gotten a level one inspection at the NM scale, but they didn't say which one. We didn't see any inspections at either end so must have been the luck of the draw.

1st stop is at the rest area in Amarillo. I call the drop to let them know I will be there on Monday AM. No answer so it was just a message.

2nd stop was at the TA in Sayre OK for lunch at Taco Bell. We ate sitting on the steps of the bus, 95 degrees so we didn't want to sit in direct sun and also didn't want to eat indoors. There has been an RV out of Indiana on the loadboard for a few days so I called on it while we were stopped. $180 total. I said I might call back after I did the math. I didn't call back. We talked about it a bit and it would add a motel and an extra day on the rental car and leave us with maybe $50 for the day. We'll pass. It is almost on the way but time adds up.

3rd stop was at the Loves in Oklahoma City for fuel. Back in, their pumps are only on the wrong side. Very few trucks so not an issue. Credit card doesn't work at the pump so I go inside. Am told the card won't work because it HAS a chip in it. Usually it is the other way. So I pay inside and then fuel. No issue. The last two fills I have had to shut the pumps off because they are way over on pressure. All this takes a half hour. So not a quick stop. When we leave I see that the Flying J across the street also has CNG. Maybe next time.

Amusement park is open ... scary?

As of yesterday, parts of the OK turnpikes have gone up to 80 mph with a 60 mph minimum. That is an issue with buses that are governed at 55 mph. Some trucks are too. We will have to choose a different route. I tried to update people on FB and see that I can not post to my other drivers right now. Not sure what that is about. My last post hasn't been approved either. I was just asking about a semi-automated permits. No cussing, no insulting, not off topic. But not approved.

4th and final ... Tulsa OK. Plan was to stop at Arby's which I thought was attached to the truckstop. It's not. And Arby's now closes the walk ins at 5 PM, and we got there at 5:45. So we have to walk across the street to the QT / Quick Trip truck stop and get shelf food and some juice.

A block away we were at the Comfort Inn, still too hot to walk back for food. Their parking lot seems big until I try to turn a 40 foot bus around in it :) Luckily very few cars so far.

IA load board is back up to 57. Five for CA and five for WA.

We are talking, plan is to drop Monday AM and then less than 9 hours home. Leave the van in IA. Maybe leave again on Wednesday? I need to find out what the long haul company is doing about my medical card. Law says I have until the end of September, but they can opt for less. I tried contacting them on FB but no reply. I will need to call on Monday.

Loadboard

US - 173

IA - 57

MN - 1

WI - 5