220302 NE-MN
1 Trash truck to Dodge Center MN (delivered)... spending the night home Another breakfast of yogurt and juice. We pull out of Lincoln at 7:30. BB stops in Adair at the rest area, I do not. She is driving 70-75, I am doing 65 mph. 1st stop is in Ankeny at the Chevy dealer where there we return the re...
220301 NE-MN
1 Trash truck to Dodge Center MN... spending the night at Lincoln NE We sleep in, it is 7:30 (6:30 local) when I wake up. Once I am fully awake I call dispatch about a truck in NE. "Regrettable, I am willing to take one of the Gothenburg trucks." I say. 'What were reasons for not wanting it?' They a...
220228 CA-CO
1 Bus to Colorado Springs CO (delivered)... spending the night at Limon CO Breakfast - Two yogurts and a Pop Tart to go. At 7 AM I call the dispatcher who has the Gothenburg trucks. The truck will be OK, not sure until we get there if both of us and our luggage will fit. We leave out at 7:30 (6:30 l...
220227 CA-CO
1 Bus to Colorado Springs CO... spending the night at Laramie WY Ring... ring... ring... At 11 PM, after we had been sleeping a couple of hours, the phone rings. I sit up to pick it up but didn't realize it was the room phone which was sitting on the floor until after it was done ringing. It's hard...
220226 CA-CO
1 Bus to Colorado Springs CO... spending the night at Wendover UT Pushed and got 630 miles instead of our usual 500. Now the forecast is for high winds on Sunday instead of Monday in WY. (written one day later) Here breakfast comes in a brown bag, we need to check items off when we check in the nigh...
220225 CA-CO
2 RV's to El Cajon CA (delivered) 1 Bus to Colorado Springs CO... spending the night at Livermore CA (written three days later) Too long ago, I do not remember breakfast. I say hi to another person walking out of the hotel, when he gets to his truck I see he is from Maple Lake MN. We say a few more...
220224 IA-CA
2 RV's to El Cajon CA... spending the night at El Centro CA Rough night but feeling some better today. Moving slowly to not get light headed or dizzy. BB had grabbed some yogurt a couple of days ago at a hotel so that was breakfast this AM. A little frosty this AM but our units are facing the rising...
220223 IA-CA
2 RV's to El Cajon CA... spending the night at Winslow AZ We stayed in Winslow. No travel advised near Flagstaff today. We were up at our usual travel time this AM. The winds looked like they were giving us a bigger break than was forecast yesterday. But before we left we saw the 'no travel advised'...
220222 IA-CA
2 RV's to El Cajon CA... spending the night at Winslow AZ Breakfast - none again - trying to beat the weather. I go out and try to get my parking brake released. No luck. I send a text to the after hours help number but no response. It is not an emergency so I do not call. At 8 AM I call. Everything...
220221 IA-CA
2 RV's to El Cajon CA... spending the night at Gallup NM (this was written up a day late because the website was off line again. I am trying to keep close to current in moving the stories to my personal website so I do not loose massive amounts of info if the site gets completely shut down) Breakfas...
220220 IA-CA
2 RV's to El Cajon CA... spending the night at Guymon OK Breakfast - just yogurt and juice. We were up early so we get going a few minutes early. Rolling at 7:15, sun is just coming up. It is Sunday morning, traffic is very light right through down town. I kind of missed a speed limit sign that I kn...
220219 IA-CA
2 RV's to El Cajon CA... spending the night at Cameron MO Today we can eat in our cars so we thought we might get going early. Nope, I guess it isn't breakfast that slows us down. I'm not quite ready to leave the room so BB heads out ahead. When I am ready I just grab my things and go, halfway down...
220218 NC-KS
1 tree truck to Olathe KS (delivered) 2 RV's to El Cajon CA (Saturday)... spending the night at Albert Lea MN Breakfast - not the same spread as yesterday so I just had yogurt and juice. Today both of us called in to try to get the trips we wanted. We got them, but because they are not 'no-two' we w...
220217 NC-KS
1 tree truck to Olathe KS... spending the night at Olathe KS Up before 6 AM looking out the window. It is already snowing so the forecast was correct. No chance of getting delivered before the storm hits. Breakfast - Western omelettes and bacon, plus good juice and yogert. At 8 AM we call in for the...
220216 NC-KS
1 tree truck to Olathe KS... spending the night at Olathe KS Breakfast - Both BB and I had breakfast today. Eggs, sausage and juice. We leave the hotel at 7:15, a few minutes earlier than usual. Google Maps showed it was a few minutes quicker to avoid Nashville so we followed the other route. Gettin...
220215 NC-KS
1 tree truck to Olathe KS... spending the night at Lebanon TN Breakfast - for me. The rest of the ice cream and the rest of the cookies:) I thought we might get going earlier today by not going down to get breakfast but that really didn't save any time. 1st stop was for fuel in Spartansburg at a QT/...
220214 IA-SC
2 RV's, 1 RV to Greer SC, 1 RV to Myrtle Beach SC (delivered) 1 tree truck to Olathe KS (Tuesday)... spending the night at Irmo SC Breakfast - yogurt and juice. We pull out the 1st time at 7:30 local. BB rides with me to pick up the rental car. At this location the airport is about one mile from my...
220213 IA-SC
2 RV's, 1 RV to Greer SC, 1 RV to Myrtle Beach SC... spending the night at Greenville SC Breakfast - Yogurt and juice. Because that is all I wanted. Light snow on the RV's when we pull out this AM. 1st stop is in Richmond at the Pilot for fuel. I can't help myself. I have to top it off so I am going...
220212 IA-SC
2 RV's, 1 RV to Greer SC, 1 RV to Myrtle Beach SC... spending the night at Lexington KY Breakfast - Juice. This place has not had breakfast since the start of Covid. Today they do. Juice and nuke sandwiches. And a couple of kinds of pastries. First the juice machine is off so I have them turn that o...
220211 IA-SC
2 RV's, 1 RV to Greer SC, 1 RV to Myrtle Beach SC... spending the night at Walcott IA Too much food last night. I was awake at 3 AM and up again before 6 AM. I should not eat so much. The plan was not to eat anything this AM and get on the road early. Breakfast - I looked at breakfast when I checked...
220210 NC-IL
1 tree truck to Romeoville IL (delivered) 2 RV's, 1 RV to Greer SC, 1 RV to Myrtle Beach SC... spending the night at Albert Lea MN Rare day that BB share her dream from last night... she was pregnant. The dream might have something to do with us just finding out we are going to be great-grandparents...
220209 NC-IL
1 tree truck to Romeoville IL... spending the night at Lafayette IN Yesterday before we decided to take the trip to IL, there were two non-CDL pickups going to FL. Because there were two, the pay would be good but it would leave us 700 miles south in FL and we'd have to get back here. And we have pr...
220208 NC-IL
2 RV's to Wilmington NC (delivered) 1 tree truck to Romeoville IL... spending the night at Wythville VA Breakfast - Breakfast ? We did not miss anything by not making it down yesterday. Today was potatoes and sausage, no eggs. No refrigerated items. (2nd hotel in a row?) So I grabbed a few juice cup...
220207 IA-NC
2 RV's to Wilmington NC... spending the night at Wilmington NC Breakfast - none. We didn't have to get up today so we didn't make it down for breakfast. We are still mostly on our own time zone. Early this AM, the local - here - dispatcher puts four 'tractor's' out of VA. They make wood chippers at...
220206 IA-NC
2 RV's to Wilmington NC... spending the night at Wilmington NC Breakfast - This is a 100+ room hotel and it has about 10 small tables in the breakfast area. Very crowded, not much food. No yogurt of refrigerated items. All sandwiches must be requested at the front desk. I got a bacon, egg and cheese...
220205 IA-NC
2 RV's to Wilmington NC... spending the night at Princeton WV Breakfast today was... yogurt. We pull out at 7:30 central time. The sun is up and shining on our windows but there is still frost on them. But the frost was thin enough that it was gone by the time we were done with our inspection, paper...
220204 IA-NC
2 RV's to Wilmington NC... spending the night at Crawfordsville IN Both the eggs and sausage were stacked high this AM, not much else for choice. Later I looked out the window and there was us, one car and one truck. I'm guessing the car was the person at the front desk. So why so much food? We wait...
220203 IA-NC
2 RV's to Wilmington NC... spending the night at Cedar Rapids IA Breakfast - none:) We were still at home. Plan was to leave home 'about' 9:30, we left at 9:45. The temps are below -0- so it is a long john day. 1st stop today was in Owatonna at Jimmy John's for food and break. The DQ next door is no...
220202 IA-NC
2 RV's to Wilmington NC... spending the night at home Called in when the office opened and took two. They are concerned that we watch the weather. We had talked about doing a shorter trip before heading to NC but now that is closer to reality it does not sound as exciting. At 8 AM it is still below...