1 PU to Shakopee MN (delivered)
1 box truck to Orange City IA (delivered)
... spending the night at home
Stayed at the Comfort Inn in Worthington MN last night. Breakfast was (good) bacon and so-so eggs this AM. Juice was packaged, not from a machine.
Must have been too cold last night for the smokers to go all the way outside. The stairwell and part of the way down the hall reeked this AM. No one around the front desk to comment too, didn't feel like ringing the bell.
Snow here all blew out by this AM.
No work by 9:30 so we headed out.
1st stop was the Kilen Woods State Park for a walk. Wind sockets along the freeway were standing straight out but the wind turbines were not turning. Could have, should have, looked at the wind website before we left this AM.
It looked like both directions of the path went into the woods so we were hoping for the best. One hour and two miles later we were froze. Warmed up but got the chills again tonight so I hope I'm not getting sick from that walk.
Plan was to stop at two nearby cemeteries but by now BB needs the restroom and frost covered outhouses were not to her liking today.
So we only stopped at one. No cemetery sign, just 30 graves on a hill top without trees. At least it is mowed and the markers leaning upright.
By then we needed not just a restroom but also gas and food.
Mountain Lake for Casey's gas and next door for A&W. They had a apple pie shake so even though I was freezing, I had to have one. No root beer today for us. This looks like they have the barrel root beer not the machine stuff. Place was empty when we got there and a stead line of customers after we got there.
Too cold to stop anywhere else. I could have, but I know when I am chilled I just want to get somewhere warm. And BB was still chilled. At that point I seemed to be doing OK.
We did stop at the rest area near Le Sueur. Then at Walmart of candy for tonight as we are going to be home. Three years ago we had two come to our door, we used to have 100+.
No good work. They did put a few on during the day but at this rate we are going to be chasing local. And now in much colder weather. They did have a few last week if we had grabbed instead of keeping our family and med plans.
Load board
US - 156
IA - 10/9
MN - 6
WI - 0
BB has an appointment tomorrow AM and then we plan on heading to a motel mid-afternoon for the night. Early safety meeting on Thursday.