1 city bus to Chicago IL (breakdown)

... spending the night at home

'Limited breakfast' still. So I had yogurt and juice.

We hit the road a little after 7:30.

1st stop was the Flying J in Waterloo so that I could make phone calls. First I call my local dispatch to let them know I will be in town and able to work on Monday. Then I call the NY bus dispatcher to find out how to do my paperwork for my last bus. I also find out that the last thing the dispatcher heard was the driver I saw yesterday was going to get towed from the rest area.

Heading up US-218 I had noticed a semi getting over where it wouldn't have needed to so I was keeping an eye on it. Then I realized that a car ahead of him was all over it's lane. The semi did make it past as did others. I tried to time their weaves so that they should be on the shoulder when I went past but they ended up in our lane. I hit the rumble strips and laid on the horn as I went past. They didn't hit but kept up the weave. After I went past I noticed that the 1st truck I had notice passing them had slowed so that he was staying right ahead of them. Not sure why, but I would like to think that he had called the cops.

Yesterday we had seen a similar van doing the same thing. That time we just followed them for miles. Finally on one corner they kept going strait until they were completely in the other lane, then jerked back into the correct lane before I could pass them. We did finally pass them to see what their condition was. An elderly lady with both hands on the wheel.

She followed us into the rest area and by the time we were coming back out of the building she was getting out of her van, she called over and asked if the building was air conditioned. (It is) She had all her windows up so I hope she had AC, it was about 98 at that time of the day.

2nd stop was the BP in Floyd. We still have gift cards from months ago. I thought I had a Shell, but instead I find a Speedy that I could have used yesterday. Work on the road by this station is happening. Two supports for the overpass have been poured since we were here 10 days ago.

3rd stop is in Forest City to pick up our car and drop off paperwork. Five flat beds picking up RV's plus at least that many more drivers taking one each. Saw two of the shuttle drivers brining in drivers and also saw a trash truck pull in with two drivers. The second driver will be picking up an RV, both were heading to Anaheim.

https://whsiowa.org/event/steam-threshing-festival

Steam Threshing Festival is being held this weekend in Forest City at Heritage Park. This year they are featuring the Hart-Parr and Olivers. From the road it looked like they had a good crowd by noon on Friday. But we were pushing to get home.

4th stop for me was the Fort Snelling Cemetery while I waited for BB to drop the rental car. Busy day. I'm not used to them having all of the gates open so I took my usual long way out when BB called that she was ready.

As if we do not get enough driving ...

5th stop was at the Honey Baked Ham in Burnsville, the opposite direction from home.

Somewhere between there and home I get a call from the local dispatcher, they want me to go to

... Hopkins on Monday. That is about an hour trip. Hope they can keep my busier than that when I set aside two weeks for them.

It is a little cooler today, yesterday was up to 98 degrees. Today it is only in the 80's but still too warm for me to go out and mow.

My tolls still have not all shown up so I will wait until Monday to send in my paperwork for my bus. They are paying pretty good for the down time so we should be above our 'minimum' for our daily pay.

Load board

US - 376

IA - 159/156

MN - 18