We loaded Tuesday morning and headed to McAlester, Oklahoma near Oklahoma City with our government load. After unloading there on Wednesday afternoon we showered and just napped. Thursday, Panther asked if we would empty move to Memphis; they needed trucks there, so off we went.
Friday we picked up a load at Toshiba with two stops for delivery. One was Saturday morning in Louisville, KY and the other Saturday evening in a suburb of Chicago. The owner of the company met us to unload and it turns out he owns both of the stores where we were delivering. He was really nice even when he realized the distribution center had screwed up his orders (imagine that!). He unloaded the whole truck, sorted the copiers, copier parts and toners and put some back on the truck to go to his store in Chicago and we headed out. About an hour later he called...one copier on the truck needed to come back to Louisville, could we bring it. We told him we'd be happy to as long as he called Panther and booked it. About 20 minutes later we got the updated message to unload in Chicago and head back to Louisville for Sunday morning. Jim met us again and apologized but we explained that driving is what we do and we prefer a weekend in Louisville to a weekend in Chicago anyway!
After the unload, we headed out to do some errands. These two dogs seem to think we should feed them everyday so we found a Pet Smart and then headed to the AT&T store so I could upgrade my phone. I got the Samsung Infuse and love it! It seemed huge at first but I love being able to see it! Also the larger screen is great for typing.
Next we found a Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch, trivia and cold brews. ummmm After that we walked to the movie theater to see Pirates of the Caribbean 4 (not 3D). I loved it!
Back to the truck stop for some TV and sleep. Monday morning gave me time to do laundry (not at Mom's house!) and then we got a load offer and we headed southeast to Corbin, KY to pick up a turbo for a train engine at CSX. We took it to another train yard, BNSF, in Barstow, CA. I never again want to hear their commercials about "moving a ton of freight with a gallon of fuel" when they can't even deliver their own stuff!! LOL
Anyway, we delivered 5 hours early this morning, had a good breakfast and Dana is sleeping so I'm trying to be quiet. Yes, it is difficult! We are hoping to get home by the weekend because we have eye doctor appointments on Monday and dentist appointments on Tuesday, but we just couldn't turn down 2100 miles! We just might have to reschedule. Anyway, wishing everyone a great week and I'll see you next time!
