New Hampshire

While everyone knows I love the south I have to give a shout out to the citizens of New Hampshire. Not only do they have the best state motto (live free or die) they are kind, friendly and courteous especially to truck drivers! I had someone actually back up to give me more room so I either scared him or he was a nice guy! Thanks mister!

I love Tennessee

Its the whole southern thing I suppose, but the hospitality gets me every time I'm in the south. Tennessee is a beautiful state and today is a bright sunshiny day! Now lest see how do I put this kindly
.....Tennessee has the most indecisive drivers in the lower 48 states. There it is, as kind and gentle as I can be! Maybe they are less aggressive? Maybe they aren't in as much of a hurry as the rest of us? All I know is it takes a little getting used to driving around these here parts!

And the winner is......

Tim Hortons!!!! Oh yeah, Tims beats Starbucks hands down, no competition what so ever on the best coffee! I'm talkin taste here and not even mentioning that I can buy three iced caps at Tims for the price of one....yes....one Starbucks coffee.

Plus they have great baked goods and soup and sandwiches......its just a good thing I no longer live down the block from one, I sure do miss their cafe mocha...yummm!

Crossing the border

Well we can cross Toronto Canada off the list! We took ourselves  across the Peace Bridge into Fort Erie and then took a little stroll through Toronto and back down. Being from Michigan I've been to Canada many times, especially on fishing trips but this was first time in a commercial vehicle. It's a little different but we came back to American soil unscathed! We weren't even gone 24 hours but its good to be home!

Trying Times

I know everything isn't Ben and Jerrys Phish Food, but a day can sure test your endurance and patience! The when you wake up to a new day with a new attitude and its as bad or worse than the previous day...what do you do? You can get angry and throw your $400 smart phone on the ground (I would never do such a thing, I'm just saying) or you can be mature and go with the flow. But sometimes its just not easy being mature!

I have one word for today....Monday!

Today's is a lovely day! No A/C in the truck, the reefer is down and we lost our load! Are we having fun yet???!?!!!???

Vacation!

Aren't hotels the coolest? You get room service directly from TGI Fridays, your very own bathroom, pool, breakfast and a maid that comes in every morning to make your bed!

I get a nice little desk to work and write at, while Dennis plays MW3 and kills all kinda people!

We have amenities!

Alarm! Warning! Warning Wil Robinson!

Driving down I64 in Indiana with a load of valuables and the reefer set at -4 degrees F......and the alarms start going off and the temperature starts rising!

Whatdyado? Panic! Lol

No, you pull over and act like you know something about the machine that's supposed to work when you push the little button inside the truck cab. You look here...look there....smack it a few times with your hand and Viola' the temperature starts to drop again! You send a message to dispatch letting them know you've got everything under control and you roll back on down the road!

Aint life grand?

Spring is in the air

We've spent the last week running the eastern US and now we thankfully are on our way to the midwest. New York is just not very truck friendly, you can get in ok but getting back out is a pain! Going back to some of my favorite places...Kansas if you can believe it and Louisville KY. Been busy and predispatched since last week! ChaChing!

My next job

I am excited to say I've found my next job!

Insanity!

$9 for a large and small coffee from Starbucks!  That's why this world is so completely messes up! However, I will agree I just condoned their prices by buying their product which just proves I am more insane than they are!!! And a good morning to you!

Flowers in the spring

Birds are chirping, flowers and trees are blooming! Its a beautiful day on the east coast! Maybe it seems so pretty because yesterday was gray and rainy, in any case its a great day to be breathing....