2 RV's to Selma SC (delivered)

1 tree truck to Kokomo IN

... spending the night at Beckley WV

Alarm goes off, BB is up first to use the restroom as usual. Me next ... drip ... drip ... drip. I hear something dripping from the ceiling. BB had noticed the floor was wet but hadn't heard the drips.

The light fixture seems to be full of water and is dripping. I use the bathroom without a light. Then BB turns the light on. Now both bulbs in the fixture have burnt out. I am surprised it didn't blow a circuit breaker somewhere.

I call down to the front desk and they didn't seem surprised, just wanted to know if we wanted a different room to get ready in. No urgency like wanting to contact the people above us.

We stayed in that room and got ready in the (mostly) dark. Including showering.

When I come out of the shower, BB is saying for me to call right away. It isn't 8 AM (local) yet but one dispatcher is adding runs. And they have added a Kokomo. I call, and get it. (Then I had to look up the Beach Boys song)

Breakfast was an omelet plus yogurt and juice.

At 8:45 local we pull out. We are just a couple of miles from the rental car place and the car is for 9 AM. I drop BB and head to the gas station to put in dealer fuel, someone pays so that the RV's do not come in on fumes.

When I get to the drop everyone is in a meeting so plenty of time to go get BB's RV. Three travel trailers come in after BB before someone starts doing the inspection. Then two inspectors come out. Not sure if one was being trained or they just work as a team. The only damage on either was my chipped windshield.

When I call in my damage, I talk to the terminal manager. He askes us 'to hurry back, they have 1 or 2 more for us to move.' :)

I would have talked to some of the other drivers at the drop if it hadn't been raining. One couple in particular. Young, 20 somethings. Living the dream.

An hour plus from there to the next pickup. We've been here before but are coming in a different way until the last block.

We find my truck and do the inspection. Then I call the drop and ask if we can break the seals on the doors so we have somewhere to put our luggage. We can. If not, then BB would have to sit in the middle next to me and we stack everything on the passenger side.

One other driver is getting ready to pull out and I walk over to say hi after I see they work for the same company as I. They are heading to NJ. Short 2-3 conversation.

We fuel a couple of blocks away. I mis-key so I have to go inside to get the pump turned on. Most computers at the pump are more forgiving. While I am fueling BB walks to Arby's for food, then I eat in the car with here. It's been a long time since I have had the basic roast beef. I didn't have ask for any sauce.

Less than a half hour down the road and we drop the rental car. Small lot so I wait for someone to pull out, I didn't get the chance to look but there was someone beside me that almost hit the person pulling out. Once I was in the lot there was no where to go, then someone came out and moved BB's car. That gave me an opening to turn around. There lot is made for compact cars, not trucks.

Rolling.

From here I know the way as for as Indy.

Yikes. I look down and I am getting 3 mpg. At this rate my fuel pay and my trip pay won't cover the fuel. But a few hours later it was up to 5.2 mpg and BB looked and it should be closer to 7.3 mpg.

500 of the 600 miles of this trip are the same as we came. So not much is going to be new.

When we get to where the two freeways join near Mt Arey, there is a box truck in the ditch. Looks like they changed their mind on which freeway they wanted to be on and tried to cut thru the grass. But by that time the grade for the bridge was too steep and the tire tracks show that it was 'dog tailing' quite a bit until they got too close to the bridge to keep going. A tow truck was there when we went past, but hadn't started hooking up yet.

1st stop heading back was the Loves in Lambsburg for fuel. I pick the wrong lane and we wait. Didn't need more fuel yet but it is as cheap as it gets.

Not too long after we are back on the road we get to a scale 'OPEN.' But as we are signaling to turn, it goes to 'CLOSED.' The lane was full and we get the by pass.

One toll booth today. I have the I-Pass in the window, I watch for the message. When it shows $$$ (amount) I start to go. Then I see it say 'STOP.' opps. If it had read the I-Pass, the light would have turned green (I wasn't watching that and) it would have said 'ACCEPTED.'

Final stop is at the Quality Inn in Beckley. We order from the in house restaurant. Good food. I have a Philly and BB had a Philly. I had onion rings and BB had a salad.

Load board

US - 407

IA - 171

MN -0-

WI - 15

IN is up to 59 trips. Often it is real close to -0-. The trip going to Prescott is still there, but I think we are going to go with the RV to Garfield MN. Someone did text me about a trip from OH heading to TX, will to pay extra. But I haven't heard of any extra that is enough to make me want to / willing to take a trip that we haven't already looked at.

As of now, we should deliver this truck Weds AM and then pickup the RV around noon. We should deliver the RV by Friday AM at the latest. Then head back to IA and down to NC to do this all over again.