Return from Silence

DATELINE: WEST MEMPHIS, AR, 4:00 a.m. CDT

Apparently all good things do come to an end. This time I'm talking about my laptop working perfectly inside my new truck. After a week of no problems, or even any sign of problems, all of a sudden the power supply setup--outlet in truck to power cord to laptop--has given up the ghost. Grrrrrrrr! So I haven't been able to sign on and post these brilliant, insightful compositions for you. Also, as a result, with nothing else to do, I've gone to bed way early the last couple of nights, hence my early waking and blogging this morning (you did catch the time on the DATELINE above, didn't you?).

This morning I'm at our West Memphis terminal, having arrived here yesterday afternoon. I was going to try plugging in inside the drivers' lounge last night, but the room was busy and they were playing some pretty lousy DVD movies on the TV, so I passed. This morning seemed a better time for it. And, lo and behold, "inside power" once again is the answer. So now I'm gonna let the battery charge fully and bring you up to speed with my latest activities.

When last we met, I was back on my way to our terminal in Laredo, TX. I reached there Friday afternoon, dropped that load, and got my next assignment. That was to grab another loaded trailer there and haul it to the same place I hauled the last load I had picked up in Laredo, a company in Russellville, KY. So I'm repeating myself after only 6 days. But that just makes things easier, when I go someplace familiar and I know their procedures. Fine by me.

The delivery appointment is tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, so I've had plenty of time to make the trip. I spent Friday night in Laredo, Saturday night in Rockwall, TX (just east of Dallas), and last night here in West Memphis. Today I only need to drive about 4 hours to Nashville, where I'll spend the night at a truck stop in that area (probably a Pilot in town). If you recall from last week's posts, Russellville is in the middle of nowhere, with no truck stops anywhere nearby, so Nashville's the "base camp" for the hike to that town.

So that gets you caught up with me. I'll continue my efforts to figure out just how to get my laptop to work in my truck so I can get these reports to you every day. Thanks for your patience during my incommunicado periods, and send me your favorable vibes that I get the problem worked out. And, as always, keep on truckin'.