Seems like Déjà vu

Well 2 weeks later and here we are back in the same hotel in El Centro California. Fortunately this time it was our choice. We brought a load here to our drop yard in Calexico and after dropping the trailer off we were told by dispatch there was nothing moving. It seemed that 2/3rds of the nation was under a weather advisory of some sort and trucks were shutdown everywhere. They told us Sunday at the earliest or maybe Monday morning before we would get a load. So off to the hotel but not before stopping at our favorite Chinese restaurant. Nice to sleep in a bed once and a while that is not traveling down the highway at 65 mph…lol…I can sleep fine in the truck when it is parked but not while it is moving. Irene can sleep fine while I drive but the best I can do is maybe 3 hrs if Irene is driving…wait, could it be that I am afraid to close my eyes while she is behind the wheel? Hmmm, no she does great and I never worry…much. I will admit though as of late she has this thing when she wakes up that she whips open the curtain of the sleeper and scares the daylights out of me. I have asked her on more than one occasion to let me know in a gentler way that she is awake and moving about. It’s a little startling to be driving for several hours relaxed, reflecting on things, enjoying the day and all of a sudden, SWOOSH, the curtain opens and out pops Irene…dam Irene, are ya trying to get us killed by scaring me half to death and causing me to swerve off the road? Or better yet…every now and then she would leave the curtain open at night when she slept and I would drive. When she would wake she would stand quietly just behind me while trying to wake up…I would get this feeling something was wrong and turn around to look and there she is standing there looking like the girl from the movie The Ring hair hanging down looking like a zombie…Damn Irene…again…ya trying to kill us? We’ve had a couple discussions and things are much better now…LOL

We had a good week though and spent part of it in Indiana with the snow and cold…now I remember why we moved to North Carolina. It’s nice to be back in the south though…we love the road but also like to step out of the truck occasionally to. We made a run to Laredo Texas from California earlier in the week and took a new route that routed us close to the Mexican border…along the Rio Grande and the Pecos river. The scenery was beautiful especially when we crossed the Pecos…if we would’ve had time we could have taken some great photos…we vowed next time through we would definitely stop. Irene does have some photos posted from late so we hope you enjoy….well I just noticed Irene is asleep so I guess I need to finish the laundry…another great thing about being in the hotel… oh, maybe I will scare her and see how she likes it…stay tuned!

We made the right choice...

Well after getting the truck back from the shop last week, things have been going well. We have been bouncing from coast to coast with an occasional dip to Southern Texas. The other day we ran a load out of Oakland, California area and headed out on I-80 thru the Sierra's and down Donner Pass. For those of you who are not familiar with Donner Pass, it is in the top 5 on the Truck Driver's nightmare list. Luckily we had a light load and no bad weather. From there we rolled across Nevada into Salt Lake City, Utah and the weather kept getting colder with a little snow added here and there. We dropped our load in Kansas City and thank the Lord they dispatched us back to sunny and warm California. Currently we are headed into Indiana to drop a load and pickup another load headed out to guess where...you got it California.

Sorry, I did not mean to get so side tracked from the title of this posting. When Irene and I finished up driving school we had multiple offers from various trucking companies. We did a lot of research on the industry and a lot of research on the many companies out there. We narrowed it down to two choices. We made our decision to go with Con-way and although still uncertain if we made the right choice we went full steam ahead. Well after three months of driving for them the miles are great, the equipment is good and the people we deal with on a daily basis are wonderful. It seems that once a week I get a phone call from someone I know from driving school who is very unhappy with the choice they have made on choosing a company. Even strangers at truck stops complain about the company they drive for. I am not saying that our company is perfect because they all have there pros and cons, but I do feel that our choice was definitely the best. The job is not perfect in anyway, but you will get out what you put in and it starts with a good positive attitude. That is the nice thing about sharing each work day with Irene...she keeps my attitude good and positive. LOL

Time to run...stay tuned!

Time to get back to work…

Well our truck is out of the shop and we are headed back on the road. It has been a wonderful 5 day break for us though. Irene and I rented a car and headed up to San Diego to do some sightseeing. We spent the day walking along the coastline enjoying the ocean breeze, sunshine, and each other’s company. We managed to see the seals and sea lions that hang out on the rocks while we walked in La Jolla…kinda funny, we were walking along and I said to Irene, those rocks just moved…all she could do was laugh…they blend in so well when they lay on the rocks they are hard to see…oh well so my eye sight is getting bad…lol

We had the chance to eat at some great restaurants, catch up on rest, and watch Alabama whoop LSU…loved it! We met some very nice people during our stay and can’t wait to return. California is such a beautiful state and there is soooo much to see and do, but I would never want to live here…way to tight for me. A lot of traffic, small houses stacked together tight and way to many people…some very strange ones I might add…lol…still a great place to visit.

I would like to thank Irene for the time we shared in Cali…she is my best friend, my lover, my wife. She makes spending everyday with her such a joy and I look forward to growing old with her and doing a lot more sightseeing together in the future…I love you Irene!