200203
Winter storm warnings! For Iowa through Thursday night. So we didn't call in for any work going anywhere. We may call in Thursday AM to leave out on Friday (sometime.) We did watch the load board, very, very little was getting taken off the board. Likely between 5 and 10 were taken off. So between 4...
210201
FRIDAY Load board US - 228 IA - 88 MN - 2 WI - 9 Weekend Load board US - 247 IA - 98 MN - 1 WI - 9 Today we each had an appointment in the AM. But anything we would have wanted would have been on a tight schedule and some of those were gone early. So we sit. On Saturday, dispatch had put a bunch of...
210128`IA-UT
2 RV's to Draper UT (delivered)... spending the night at home Breakfast a nuked sandwich and yogurt, plus juice. At 7 AM we are heading out the door. Roads are clear. 1st stop is at the Kwik Star (Trip) for fuel. Pilot is now $.10 more than all the other stations in town. 2nd stop was the lot / offi...
210127`IA-UT
2 RV's to Draper UT (delivered)... spending the night in Laramie WY Breakfast was a stapled bag. Plus I filled two cups from the machine, one was OJ and the other was apple... apple colored water. All good stuff, but I ate my old fashioned donut from yesterday plus one bar from this day. I added mor...
210126`IA-UT
2 RV's to Draper UT (delivered !)... spending the night in Laramie WY 4th night in a row in WY. Last night as we were looking at our paperwork for the day, we finally realized that one of the RV's had been delivered to the wrong address. And we would need to deal with that first thing this AM. Befor...
210125`IA-UT
2 RV's to Draper UT (delivered ?)... spending the night in Rock Springs WY Delivered? I will post on that tomorrow's post. Breakfast was made order omelets. At 7:30 local we are ready to go. 1st stop is at the Flying J for any final fuel 100 miles down the road. All lanes on the Interstate clear thi...
210124`IA-UT
2 RV's to Draper UT... spending the night in Rock Springs WY 7 AM local, we are up. The roads are still closed. No changes since last night. Expected opening time, 12 noon. 7:30 AM - All roads are open, no restrictions. So we eat breakfast. No hot food, but I have two yogurts and what is left from l...
210123`IA-UT
2 RV's to Draper UT... spending the night in Cheyenne WY Shut down because of weather... again. Breakfast was grab and leave. No eating in the breakfast area, but most of the food was the usual, minus the hot food. So for me it was yogurt and juice. We pull out at 7:30 AM, right at sun up. 1st stop...
210122`IA-UT
2 RV's to Draper UT... spending the night in Lincoln NE 6 AM alarm. Leaving the house by 7:30. -0- but our 20 year old van started. (and the doors opened) 'Rush hour' traffic isn't anymore. Sailed through at the posted. 1st stop was in Owatonna at Burger King for breakfast, two croissants and an OJ....
210121`IA-UT
2 RV's to Draper UT... spending the night at home Called in this AM when the office opened and got two RV's to Draper. We asked for the two 'hot' ones as those are the ones that are already sold. But they 'suggested' we take an older trip that has been sitting out there almost a month. The only down...
210120`CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO (delivered)... spending the night at home We weren’t supposed to have to set an alarm for the next two days When we go down for breakfast NO ONE is wearing a mask, except us. The breakfast area is full of construction workers, most of the tables are full. None of the staff is we...
210119`CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO (delivered)... spending the night at Garner IA Shut down because of weather again:( Alarm goes off at 6 AM... and 6:10:) The breakfast area was full, but ours was grab and go. When I tried the juice machine someone sitting told me it wasn't working. And I replied something about t...
210118`CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO (delivered)... spending the night at Gothenburg NE Breakfast was in a bag. One bagel, one cup of fruit and one yogurt. (plus I added some leftover bacon to the meal) Before we get to the freeway, there was a round-about. I wait for my turn, and then get off on the wrong street. Gu...
210117`CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO... spending the night at Johnstown CO Breakfast. Hot eggs and bacon. I wasn't sure if I would dish some up but it looked like we might be the first ones down this AM so I took a little. Plus some yogurt. We pull out right at daylight. 1st stop is Rock Springs for DEF (diesel exhau...
210116`CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO... spending the night at Evanston WY CHIRP!! CHIRP !! CHIRP !!! I look at the clock, it is 5:15 AM, so I get up and go to the bathroom. It is only then that I remember that my phone clock stays on Central time. Here in Wendover it is 3:15. And the smoke alarm is going off again. S...
210115`CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO... spending the night at Winnemucca NV No alarm, awake a few minute before it would have gone off. Breakfast was the to-go bag that we had filled out last night. It is Friday and the permit company is busy so I am on hold for a while. That means we pull out of the parking lot a li...
210114`CA-CO
1 bus to Denver CO... spending the night at Livermore CA BB didn't even go down to look at breakfast. I went down and got juice and a pastry. I had thought about going across the street to Carl Jr's (Hardee's) for a hot breakfast but didn't. We waited until 11 AM check out time to check out. Then dr...
210113`CA-CA
1 bus to Santa Clarita (delivered)... spending the night at Santa Nella CA Alarm was set for 6 AM, we were both up before that. Breakfast was from your 'emergency' bag so neither of us went down for breakfast. I have the bus inspected and ready to go at 7 AM. The sun is just turning the sky red. BB...
210112`CA-CA
1 bus to Santa Clarita... spending the night at Santa Nella CA Breakfast. Last time we were here, we had to point and they would bag it. Today we walked into the same area and picked our own. I had a egg and bacon biscuit and yogurt. No juice, they said they could set the machine up, but I said I'd...
210111`CA
Waiting for work... spending the night at Livermore CA No alarm, but we have spent too much time in the Pacific Zone. This is what we ate today for breakfast. I had two hard boiled eggs from the hotel, plus BB's bacon from a few days ago, and my left over apple pie from yesterdays breakfast. BB had...
210110`CA
Waiting for work... spending the night at Marina CA No alarm. BB had leftovers from last night, I decided the In-n-Out burger had sat out too long so I went down for breakfast. Juice, yogurt or pastries. I took the juice and yogurt. We hung around the motel until almost noon. We had talked about wal...
210109`CA
Waiting for work... spending the night at Marina CA No alarm set. And we both have leftovers for breakfast. Patty melt was as good last night as it was this AM. It was enough so I didn't get to either my bacon or my yogurt. Finally mid-morning we head to the office to look at their breakfast. Still...
210108`MN-NV
2 RVs, heading to Reno NV (delivered)... spending the night at Santa Nella CA ??? No work. Our original plan was to get going by 6 AM to beat the weather. But that would mean I would need to be off the road by 8 PM. That would be cutting it close, as I can't pick up my bus until closer to 6 PM, then...
210107`MN-NV
2 RVs, heading to Reno NV... spending the night at Winnemucca NV Interesting breakfast. They don't have a lot of the usual, pre-covid stuff. But they have made to order omelettes, if you ask. We have been here before so we know the routine. Usually the staff asks when you arrive if you want an omele...
210106`MN-NV
2 RVs, heading to Reno NV... spending the night at Rock Springs WY Short day - Part II Not sure how long the snow squall lasted, but there were only a couple of cars in the lot with snow on them. Nothing left on our RV's, it must have all blown away. Hot breakfast. I wasn't sure I wanted to dish up...
210105`MN-NV
2 RVs, heading to Reno NV... spending the night at Cheyenne WY Short day. BB has leftovers from last night so I go down and get 'breakfast in a bag.' 1 muffin, one nuke sandwich and a bottle of water. At a $$$ motel. We pull out at 7:30 AM right at sun up. 1st stop is less than an hour down the road...
210104`MN-NV
2 RVs, heading to Reno NV... spending the night at Kearney NE Alarm went off at 6 AM. Breakfast was a bag lunch so we stopped to grab it after we had our van running and ate on the road. Lots of frost on the van this AM. And on the trees, everywhere. But it came off easy as the temps were not too co...
210103`MN-NV
2 RVs, heading to Reno NV... spending the night at Albert Lea MN Lazy AM doing mostly nothing other than a few odds and ends. We get going some time after 2 PM. 1st stop is in Faribault for a case of water, but Walmart didn't have most of the other food that BB wanted. 2nd stop was the rest area nea...
210102`MN-NV
2 RVs, heading to Reno NV... spending the night at home We both kind of slept in this AM. We needed to call at 8 AM and we were getting up about 7:45. My first call went to voice mail so I re-dialed. We got them. (the other two that would have worked are still there at the end of the day) We will he...