Home Sweet Home

So we made it home sweet home. On the way we were offered 12 different jobs...except all were headed in the wrong direction. Several to Canada, some to Oklahoma, Tennessee, Michigan. One was from Illinois to Indiana, but we would have had to backtrack 2 1/2 hours to get it and there was no way we could make their pick up time.

Laundry is started...groceries are bought...good night's sleep last night...things are good. We should be here until Monday morning, so there might not be any entries until we head out again.

So...keep warm out there and tune in later!! Cheers!!

AAAARRRGGGGHHHHH

Wow. What a frustrating day already. Dana and I both have bad colds so we stayed at a hotel last night. I had a shower last night and one this morning just because I could!!!! LOL We've requested to be routed home, and three times they've sent the same load. We'd have to drive five hours to Minneapolis to get it and then back to Winnipeg. NO THANKS! The high today is 4 degrees!



Besides, I don't have any of the paperwork I need for us to get back into the states from Canada. I've requested it be shipped to me but gee, I can't get home to get it!!!



So, we decided to have a good lunch, a cold beverage and a nap. Then we will decide what to do. I believe the decision will be to move southeast, although we'll watch the storm carefully that is in Wisconsin now!



So, folks, another slow day, but this blog lets me vent so I don't get nasty with dispatch when they keep sending me the same load as there ARE NO OTHER TRUCKS from our company a 300 mile radius! LOL



Stay tuned, stay warm!!!

The end of the Earth

Ok, maybe we didn't go to the end of the earth, but I swear we could see it!! It was SO COLD and snowy. Our drive from the border, through Winnipeg to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan should have taken about 10 hours but took about 13. Did I mention it was COLD COLD COLD?!

Anyway, we delivered our load this morning and are nearly to Winnepeg, then it will on to Grand Forks, North Dakota. We've requested to be routed to Ohio. We've been out for 17 days now and it would be good to check the mail!! LOL

Dana saw a wolf and a coyote today and I saw a huge owl and a coyote. Everything is so flat it just seems like you can see forever!

Stay tuned!!

Great White North, eh?

Our wake up call this morning was a plea to drive to North Dakota to pick up a load and take it to Saskatchewan. Since we were over 500 miles from the shipper, we figure no one else wanted to go to the Great White North!

The wind is blowing pretty hard and there's about 2" of snow on the ground (some of which fell while Dana was driving up here). We're a couple of miles south of Fargo and will go to Canada on Sunday for an early Monday morning delivery.

Well, that's all folks!! See you again when we return stateside!

We're not in Kansas anymore!

Yesterday was an interesting day....after the move to Illinois for our load we got a phone call. The driver making the pick up in NC was still at the shipper (apparently they goofed on when it would be ready) so they needed us to meet him in Nashville instead of Illinois! So we hopped in the truck, drove 200 miles south to wait for the load to arrive. It was raining cats and dogs and small ponies all but the last 30 miles. What fun!! LOL

After a 3 hour nap, the truck arrived, we moved to the loading docks so they could unload one truck and reload ours and we headed to Kansas! All in all it was a good run for us; we got additional paid miles. :) AND even though the load left the shipper 5 hours later than it should have, we got it there only 2 hours later than the original delivery time!! They were very happy.



Once that load was finished, they asked us to move to Sterling, Ill. so we headed northeast. We've stopped for the night somewhere in Missouri (hence, we aren't in Kansas anymore). We had a good supper, talked to a nice guy from NY and may watch a movie.

See, not all the days are exciting!! I did see another bald eagle today, but other than that it was pretty uneventful. Well, yesterday in Kentucky I did have some sweet tea that was so good it'd make you talk southern!!

Thanks, followers, its good to know someone out there cares! Stay tuned..........

He's gooonnnnee...

Well, Zeke couldn't keep himself out of trouble so he lost computer privileges again.

We left Oklahoma on our relocation to Paducah, Kentucky yesterday. We weren't under a delivery deadline, so it was nice to take our time. We stopped at a place called Hillbilly Junction just north of Branson for lunch. Great food!!! It was a nice little place to stop if you ever get out that way.

Today I kept busy with cleaning the truck and washing sheets and blankets. It's nice to have a nice clean truck again! LOL We moved about 65 miles northwest this afternoon to pick up a load at 3:30 am tomorrow going to Eudora, Kansas. At least we're moving!

Let's hope that Zeke can stay out of trouble so he can get back to blogging. Or maybe we can get Sosa to add something.

Stay tuned..........

I'm baaaack.....

Hi everybody! This is Zeke, aka Badger Belly. It's December and that means I'm off restriction. At least for the moment. I have a hard time staying out of trouble and keeping my computer privileges!!! I tore up a pillow today so I'm trying to get this done before Mom takes the computer away again.

So, Dad, Mom, Sosa (Weasel Head) and I left Atlanta yesterday headed for Miami!! Whoo hoo, sunshine and beaches here we come!! Then Mom said no, not Florida, we're going to Miami, Oklahoma. OKLAHOMA?? Who wants to go there? So off we went, driving all night to deliver of all things, empty dog food bags. Can it get any worse for a dog like me??

No sooner had they emptied the truck (geez that place smelled good ) than the company asked Mom and Dad to move the truck to Kentucky. So, we're off again after a nap at a truck stop. I know Dad likes Kentucky....something about bourbon. LOL

Mom got all excited driving through the Ozarks in Missouri. She and Dad saw a bald eagle fly over the road. She said it was really beautiful.

I'll see if I can get Sosa to do a blog soon. He has a hard time typing with those big paws, but we'll see. Ya'll take care and come back soon, y'hear!