We feel like a million bucks this morning. It's the dirty little secret of trucking..... that sometimes, no matter how well you plan, there might be a fe
w days where you have to go without a shower. You have to look at it like camping. No....not the camping I see these days, with your half million dollar motor home, with more amenities than most houses on your street, but camping like in the good old days. When you pitched a tent and you became one with the ground. Where after only a few short minutes, your ankles were as brown around your tennis shoes as the dirt you were walking on. Yes, sometimes you have to rough it while out on the road, but I can still say that any day out in the truck, no matter the hygiene, is still better than thinking about going back to my old job!
w days where you have to go without a shower. You have to look at it like camping. No....not the camping I see these days, with your half million dollar motor home, with more amenities than most houses on your street, but camping like in the good old days. When you pitched a tent and you became one with the ground. Where after only a few short minutes, your ankles were as brown around your tennis shoes as the dirt you were walking on. Yes, sometimes you have to rough it while out on the road, but I can still say that any day out in the truck, no matter the hygiene, is still better than thinking about going back to my old job!I am happy to say that we are finally out of the cycle of night driving! Can I hear an "AMEN"? After making our first drops, one in the bowels of inner Seattle, and the
other thankfully 5 miles south of Seattle, we made our way to the Fred Meyer DC in Puyallup, WA, where around 11am we finally put in our empty call after starting the day at midnight. We were instructed once again to go to the drop yard in Pacific, WA since we only had a few hours left on our 14 hour clock. Upon our arrival at the yard, we saw two other drivers patiently sitting and we knew it might be awhile before we heard what our next assignment would be.
other thankfully 5 miles south of Seattle, we made our way to the Fred Meyer DC in Puyallup, WA, where around 11am we finally put in our empty call after starting the day at midnight. We were instructed once again to go to the drop yard in Pacific, WA since we only had a few hours left on our 14 hour clock. Upon our arrival at the yard, we saw two other drivers patiently sitting and we knew it might be awhile before we heard what our next assignment would be.So, as any truck driver knows, a watched QualComm computer will not beep while you wait, you must find a way to disappear, and our 
method was to bob tail a mile down the road to a Round Table Pizza for a bite to eat, and wouldn't you know it? It worked! When we climbed back into the truck, the red light was waiting for us, along with the details of our next assignment. More importantly, we both smiled at each other, tummies full, knowing that we would indeed get a great night's sleep as we didn't need to arrive at our next shipper until the next day.
method was to bob tail a mile down the road to a Round Table Pizza for a bite to eat, and wouldn't you know it? It worked! When we climbed back into the truck, the red light was waiting for us, along with the details of our next assignment. More importantly, we both smiled at each other, tummies full, knowing that we would indeed get a great night's sleep as we didn't need to arrive at our next shipper until the next day.Which leads us back to the shower again. We awoke, fully rested, had our breakfast bars, and headed to our first fuel stop in Elllensburg, WA for fuel and the much needed shower. Presently, we are pulling into the Starbucks in Prosser, WA for our usual fixes and then will be going to Tyson Fresh Meats in Wallula, WA to pick up a load of boxed meat. As it stands now, our destination will be Tracy, CA on Tuesday morning.
Right now I can say this has been the perfect day, a trifecta of great things...... a shower, a Starbucks, and left over pizza for lunch! Life doesn't get much better than this.
2 comments:
AMEN... we know the feeling !!!
Lucky.
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