1 trash truck to Sioux Falls SD (delivered)

1 RV to Hermanton MN (BB)

... spending the night at Vadnais Heights MN

Breakfast was the basic eggs and sausage. Ready to leave at 7:30. Before I left I had emailed a dispatcher about the truck mentioned a few days ago in Omaha. It has been covered.

15 minutes from the hotel to the drop. I had looked at a map online but the Holiday gas station is now a Circle K, as are other Holiday's in SD. But I also remembered that there was the huge oil tanks on another corner of that intersection.

As soon as I got to the drop they had me pull into the shop. Then someone opened the door and yanked on the truck horn. Tradition they said. Pretty much the whole crew there was looking it over. No issues.

No work yet anywhere. We had talked about staying here a couple of hours and we had talked about getting to Blue Earth to hang out for a couple of hours. We split the difference. We drove a couple of miles here and walked in Falls Park. We've been there before and this one is FREE. Part of it is the building site of an old mill and it has some stories related to that. And there are falls.

An hour after I dropped and still no work. We head in the direction of home. We had picked Blue Earth as our decision point because from there we turn to go south to Forest City, or north to Mankato or straight (for now) back to Dodge Center.

About a half hour down the road and BB sees two RV's on the load board. One is to Duluth MN. She calls but her phone messes up so we call on mine and it is also hard to hear. But we got the trip. BB got the trip. Now she is good for another 30 days.

Our next stop was going to be Worthington so we stopped there anyways. More water and a couple of other things. I picked up an impulse item for a snack.

Getting low on fuel again so we look at upcoming prices. We did find it 10 cents a gallon cheaper one place but that would mean an extra stop as there was no food there. Instead we stop at the Kwik Trip in Blue Earth for fuel and food. They are giving away samples so I have to have one. Chicken casserole. Not bad, but not car food.

I also got a rib sandwich and some bacon cheese bites. They were OK together but not something I'd likely get again.

We get to Forest City. It looks like the whole crew is still working in the plant so they are more optimistic than I am. One driver left when we got there. And the plant brought over one more RV as we were leaving. Just need to be quick on the phone when something shows up.

We are going to be gone next week, so I called our local shop to see if they could work on our car. Nope, they can't do that kind of work. I should have asked if they sold black tape to put over the icon on the dash ...

While I was making that call, BB had pulled out of the lot as she had to get fuel. This RV was not full, it was on E. Before I can get to the station behind her ... she calls ... WHERE IS MY WALLET ? ! ?

I got to the station and put in her needed fuel as she is trying to figure out where she could have left it. She decides she wants to drive frustrated instead of stand around frustrated.

Because we stopped at the Kwik Star in Forest City, we don't stop again until the rest area near Northfield. We had planned that our second stop would be for fuel in Forest Lake and then the hotel in Hinckley because any closer to Duluth the prices were very high for a Monday night.

Instead we decide to get the hotel here in Vadnais Heights, park the RV and then drive home to get her wallet that by now she is sure is laying on the bed at home.

Traffic isn't bad for rush hour. We get to the hotel and check in and then we are off. We take the back roads all the way home as they are <> as fast as the freeway at the moment.

Home ... NO wallet. She looks. When she isn't right back out of the house I knew she had not found it. I go in and look. We both look. We re-check the car. We are ready to leave the house and she goes back in again. I check everywhere again.

We are ready to leave a second time and I decide to call the first station we were both in on Sunday. Yes, someone did turn in a ladies wallet about noon. But they won't tell me any more over the phone. That side trip would be about three hours. It is already 6 PM. We will deal with that later. As long as we are home, BB finds an old driver's license so at least they can look her up if she gets stopped.

Earlier in the day I had called local dispatch looking for work. They had none, so I told them I would call back if I was still looking. When BB got the RV, I let them know I was NA. Then later I told them I would be in Duluth if they needed something moved from there. Later I get a message that they have someONE that may need a ride from Duluth ... so instead of me getting that truck, I get to give the driver who did get the truck a ride ?!?

On the way back to the hotel we stop at Dino's. They were out of cooked gyro meat. It would be ready soon so there was a line for those waiting and another line for those that wanted other meat. The whole crew seemed a little flustered at having run out of their main item.

Load board

US - 92

IA -0-

MN - 2

WI - 2

We've got less than three hours to Hermantown tomorrow. Leave at 8 AM, be to the drop by 11, done at 12 noon. Depending on what time the driver may get there ... say 2 PM we leave Duluth, be back to Lake Elmo by 5 PM. Down to Dodge Center by 7 PM ... likely staying in Rochester tomorrow night. Or not giving someone a ride.