DATELINE: VANDALIA, OH, 11:00 p.m.
Miles Today: None Possible
Guess what. "Normalcy" has returned. Shortly after I posted last night's update, I attempted to set my truck's idle system to keep my cab comfortable through the night. To do so requires starting the engine as the first step. Well, it took me a while to get it started. I'd been having such trouble lately, but it usually only took 2 or 3 attempts before the starter finally cranked and the engine started. Last night it took probably 15-20 attempts before it finally started. Well, I wasn't going to risk the engine not restarting later, so I just drove the 2-1/2 hours back to the Vandalia terminal to get it fixed up.
Long story short time: They put me up in a Howard Johnson's hotel last night--or this morning, actually, since I didn't get there 'til 3:00 a.m. I slept in 'til after 9:00, then caught the hotel's shuttle back to the terminal. After an all-day wait while they tried charging the batteries, then deciding the problem was really the starter, finally getting around to making that repair, discovering another leak for which they won't have the part 'til tomorrow, they sent me back to the hotel for tonight. So here I am, instead of at home as I was supposed to be. Grrrr!
You'll recall from earlier posts that I was scheduled to head home today so I could be there for 3 days, including my daughter's birthday Wednesday. Due to this delay, and the fact that the yard where I park my truck while at home is closed on the weekends, I'm considering shifting my home time to Friday through Monday morning. (Look out MfM readers--you may see me Sunday night.) Assuming my truck gets fixed and ready to roll tomorrow, I'll see if my fleet manager can accommodate that request and find an appropriate load assignment that I can complete and get home on Friday.
As you can tell from the time on my byline above, it's late, and I'm tired from a long afternoon and evening of waiting around the terminal with nothing to do. (Plus, this is Ohio, to boot!) So I'll sign off with the usual (but sincere): Thanks for reading and commenting, and keep on truckin'.
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2 comments:
It's just not that easy to get out of Ohio, is it? Sucked into the black hole... well, we'll take you back whenever you can get home. Hope your truck is humming smoothly ASAP so you can be too.
MFM folks would be happy to see you, especially the Piano-man who has had to turn his own pages. :-) We are singing SSB at EMU BBall on Sunday, too, but I am sure you would rather be at home.
Jim the Baritone
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