1 tanker heading to MI (Friday)

1 bus heading to IL (Friday)

... spending the night at home

No breakfast served here :) (we are at home)

We pull out at 7:30 to get the rental car returned by 8:30.

I haven't gotten back to taking pictures at the cemetery yet, so I head to the cell phone parking area and wait for BB's call. I guess it has been a while since I have flown or even paid attention. Today I am seeing airlines that I didn't even know existed.

When BB calls, I pick her up at the usual spot and we head down to get our car we left in IA. It has been a long time since I have driven this car very far. No cruise. I'm not used to that.

1st stop is the IA Welcome center in Northwood for the rest room.

2nd stop is the parking lot in Forest City for our car, BB will drive that one home and I want to make some phone calls. First call is to the clinic. Here I get a helpful person and I am able to get done what I need to later today.

My second call was to the Ohio EZ-pass, again a helpful person ... but as soon as they started mentioning Ohio I realized I had called the wrong place. I need NY. Thanks anyway.

When I call NY EZ-pass I am told the wait will be 20 minutes. It ends up being almost 40 minutes with almost all of it on hold. Then the person I get pretty much sticks to the line that they bill the owner of the vehicle. We had already been able to get more info than what she could tell me by looking online.

But it did seem that IF the I-pass was not read, it would be 10 days/2 weeks before anyone looks at the plate info (I still have some from last year I have not been billed for. I called, they said they will get to it) So my 'little' issue is not going to go away anytime soon.

By now I have wasted enough time that I do not have time to get home before I go to the clinic.

3rd stop is the Loves in Owatonna for food. I do need to eat before going to the clinic. I wanted Ebert's but that takes too long so I went to Wendy's. The driver thru line was long, as was the line inside. I ended up with a roller dog. I should have stopped at Kwik Star in Forest City for a rib sandwich.

Before I get up to the cities my local dispatcher is calling. They have one truck to pick up Friday. I double check with BB and we will do it. It won't pay much but it keeps me on their good side until I decide to work more for them again.

4th stop is the clinic. All is good.

Before I get home I get a 2nd call from local dispatch. The truck they want picked up needs also be fueled and scaled before parking. Not sure what that is about, not something we have ever done for that customer. Also they now have a bus to move. I accept this one without double checking with BB. We now have a full day tomorrow.

Load board

US - 610

IA - 332/329

I don't think I have ever seen the total load board over 600 before.

BB was looking at the load board earlier today and there was an RV in Elkhart coming back to Forest City. Always a day late.

The six buses in NY are still there.

Last night I had posted on FaceBook how bad my timing was. Good trips show up a day after I leave town (which they did again today) Someone else commented, and their issues were worse than mine. They also came out of IA with RV's and both broke down, one person. When they did get to NC they are the person who took a truck to MO that we had looked at. At some point they cross a narrow bridge across the Mississippi (I have been on it.) They saw a semi coming from the other direction and the semi was over the center line, there is no where to go when you are sitting on that bridge. The semi took off their left mirror and kept going. Not a good week for them.

LOG (like)

7:30 - leave home

8:30 - MSP - return car

10:15 - Northwood IA - rest area

10:45 - Forest City IA - pick up personal car

12:15 - Albert Lea MN - Wendy's - food

2:00 - clinic

3:30 - home