Good evening my virtual truckers from the comfort of my little trailer in the woods outside of Duvall. It feels so good to be home! I am still exhausted, my body doesn’t know what time zone I am in and the pain pills are working wonders on that cracked rib. I certainly will need more than five days at home to get everything ready and updated for my return trip home in the near future.
In regards to that last load that had me spending the night in Chehalis, it wasn’t accepted the following morning by the receiver as it was due until 3 AM that evening! The fleet manager knew this and even wanted me to use “I need to get home” card to see if they would accept the load early. Can you believe that! I was so close to home but not home and my fleet manager wanted me to bring the load all the way to Duvall (the receiver being in Puyallup) and return at 2 AM to deliver the load. I ended up spending the night at a dear friend’s place in Kent that had room for the truck and trailer.
At 6 AM, I can finally leave the receiver, dropped the trailer at a drop yard seven miles away and drove straight to my Doctor’s office to get something to take the edge off the pain. Between my cold, the coughing and terrible sleep, it was time to use the insurance I have been paying for in the last few months. I will be seeing the dentist tomorrow for a teeth cleaning and scheduling two possible roots canals. Then there are my finger nails that are in need of repair, making an appointment for new glasses, renting a pressure washer to clean the trailer, replacing the peeling seal on the trailer roof, replacing the battery in the truck (it was dead when I got home), getting the tractor organized for my next trip and I decided to hold off on the new shed until fall. As you can tell, my plate is full and the company gave me 5 days off……..not! I will be taking 10 in order to get all this stuff done!
And, I need to contact my fleet manager as I was not paid for three trips. Augh!
Touch base with you all soon…….enjoy the down time!
Somebody was happy to see me home and enjoy his new seat!
My son.......James
My lovely daughter in law.....Pix
And........me. It is good to be home! (Mom took this picture!)
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