Oh Why, Oh Why Ohio?

DATELINE: VANDALIA, OH, 7:15 p.m. EDT

Miles Today: 553

Finally a chance to sleep in, and I wasn't betrayed by my body wanting to wake up early. Although I did wake up by 6:30, I got to sleep early last night so I had scads of sleep for once. And boy, it felt good. In response to reader nancyr's query about what's the worst part about switching between day and night shifts, it's definitely the fatigue brought on by the discombobulated sleep schedule. It's like going to school the day after you've pulled an all-nighter. Except a little more is on the line when you're driving a rig with a GVW (gross vehicle weight) of up to 80,000 pounds. It's especially exciting in those mountainous states.

Anyway, back to today's happenings. Nothing much exciting, except for 2 free lunches. Well, 2 free sandwiches; I didn't get whole meals. Both were free with my Pilot Driver Payback points; the first a 6" sub at Subway in Erie, PA, the second a chicken sandwich at an Arby's in Ohio. (Both food outlets were, of course, inside Pilot Travel Centers.)

Otherwise, I just drove and drove and drove. 9-3/4 hours of driving. And a good bulk of that in Ohio--egad! But I made it here to our terminal uneventfully. I'll get to sleep in again tomorrow morning relatively late 'cuz I have a 7:00 appointment for my truck's maintenance. We'll see how early I can make myself get to bed tonight to add more to my sleep bank.

That's all I can think of to report for now. Thanks for checking up on me. Let me know what you want me to vamp about in future posts, and keep on truckin'.