Shortfall

DATELINE: PA REST AREA/WELCOME CENTER ALONG I-83, SOUTH OF YORK, PA
6:30 p.m. EDT

Miles Today: 513

Today sure didn't end up like I was hoping. I ran out of time far short of where I expected when I started out this morning, for two main reasons:
1. Instead of the listed 152 miles to my pickup this morning, I actually had to drive 220. (Guess which figure I get paid for.) So that ate up at least an extra hour of drive time I was expecting to use hauling the load after pickup.
2. It took my last 2-1/2 hours of available drive time to go perhaps 50-ish miles, due to heckacious rush-hour traffic approaching, circling, and heading away from Baltimore.
So now I've barely made it into southern PA, while I was expecting to get at least to the northern side of the state. Oh well, the best laid plans...

At least I did have time to stop for a shower and another free lunch at a Pilot just south of Richmond, VA. I had to stop there anyway to fuel up and weigh my truck, so I took the necessary time to clean up and fuel myself up, too. Lunch was courtesy of my Pilot Driver Payback points, and that place had a Wendy's. A cheeseburger and Caesar Side Salad with Chipotle Ranch dressing just hit the spot!

After my intermission at that Pilot, the rest of the day was all driving, all the time. Did I mention we also got rain while creeping around Baltimo'? Nothing torrential, but fairly heavy nonetheless.

OK, I'm really bushed tonight, and I do have to get rolling right away as I fulfill my 10-hour break early in the morning so I can at least get close to reaching the delivery by the 10:00 appointment. (I'll hit the road at 3:45.) So I do need to post this now and hit the sack. Thanks as ever for following along, send me some clever comments and questions, and keep on truckin'