DATELINE: BENTON, IL, 8:40 p.m.
Miles Today: 501
Not a lot of news today, just a lot of driving. I made my pickup this morning outside of Tupelo, MS and hit the road north. I'm now holed up at a rest area along I-57 in southern Illinois for the night (for my requisite 10-hour break), and will get up and on the road early to complete the trip to the Milwaukee area. I do have a reprieve; if you read yesterday's post, you remember that my delivery appointment for this load was originally 9:00 a.m. Tonight dispatch told me they had 10:30 p.m. as the scheduled delivery time. Why the discrepancy, I don't know, but OK. Since I'll just be dropping the trailer there (as opposed to backing into a dock for them to unload it while I'm there), I can stick to my plan to just get up early and get there when I can. I prefer to do my delivering and picking up during daylight, especially when I'm going to places I haven't been before. However, tomorrow's delivery is a repeat. It's the site of my very first pickup on this job back in December. But it's gonna be COLD!
Well, it has been a long day of driving, and I'm surprisingly tired now that I'm outta' the driver's seat. So I'll sign off here for today. Thanks for your patronage and comments, and keep on truckin'.
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I'll think some warm thoughts for you. Mowing the lawn on an 85-degree day in July. Pizza just out of the oven, cheese gooeing everywhere. Running a 10K. Sitting on the couch and our 110-lb dog decides he's a lapdog after all. A cloudless summer afternoon, just a bit too humid, so warm the birds are quiet, hiding in the shady branches. The buzz of cicadas. Well, I'm feeling warmer now, at least.
Here are some more:
Home made venison chili with frito's and home-brew. Dave's Insanity sauce. Chestnuts roasting on an open fire. Qdoba burrito with salsa verde. Hmm, must be lunch time. I guess I should go eat.
You may want to invest in a good pair of battery operated socks, they're nice!
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