112 degrees for most of the week, so it was with much trepidation, when we saw that we were headed to Phoenix, AZ. Can you say HOT HOT HOT? But heck, we were just happy to be headed somewhere.We found our empty trailer, fueled up, and headed to the Tyson plant. Thankfully, I didn't have to see the cows being brought in, and was surprised that the "special" odor that usually penetrates the air, was not present. But as Craig hooked up to our loaded trailer, I glanced to my right and saw this sign. I just may end up that vegetarian after all.
We have three drops on this load, Fremont, CA, Sacramento, CA, and finally Phoenix, AZ. Since the Raley's Distribution Center in Sacramento doesn't take deliveries during the day, we will have to deliver in Fremont first, at a time yet to be determined, then back track to Sacramento, and then finally head to Phoenix.
When we left the Tyson plant, we headed to the Flying J to
scale. We have not been lucky lately with having any of the loads scale legal, without having to do the 18 wheel shuffle, but imagine our surprise, when we got our scale ticket, that we were legal, and evenly weighted on on the drive and trailer axles, even with the tanks being full. YIPEE!Presently, since we drove until midnight last night, we are sitting in LaPine, OR, enjoying the last of the cool temperatures we will no doubt have for a few days. You can see that Craig was busy washing the windows on the truck. I even tipped him a quarter for the great job he did, even though he made me clean the inside of the passenger side window where I had left my toe prints from putting my feet up on the dash. Yes, it's a tough job viewing life from the passenger seat!
4 comments:
Toe Prints?!?! What were you thinking. Hang her from the yard arm, Craig!! Sheesh! Toe prints. I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight.
Hello again, I have talked to you guys in the past and read everyday.
Glad to see everything is going good and like the view from the new home.
I noticed in the pic of window cleaning a CB and GPS which ones do you use. Do you recommend them or not or which one do you wish you had bought.
Thanks, John
John - We have a Cobra CB. We have found that basically any CB will do, it's more important to have a good antenna for receiving and transmitting.
Our GPS system is a Garmin. We looked at several, but this little gem does the trick. Along with that we have Microsoft Trips and Streets, and access Google Earth for satellite images of the delivery locations. As of yet, we have found every place we have needed to be without incident.
Thanks for being a loyal reader.
John in Ohio -
Hey, them toe prints have been earned by many years of hard work. I don't mind having to wipe them off from time to time. Sleep well! haha
Veggies sound really good right now. It was 96 here today. I had to drive to CDA...98 there.
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