Friday, April 30, 2010

The Long-Awaited

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I know what you’re all thinking: “Oh, is he still doing this blog? I thought maybe he realized nobody reads it and nobody cares. “ But fran...
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Friday, February 26, 2010

Out of Hours - What A Pain

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The past few days have seen me drive from the Los Angeles area up through Nebraska and into Iowa and Illinois for a delivery south of Chicag...
Monday, February 22, 2010

On the Road Again

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Mike picked me up from the King Oscar around 11:30 PM on Thursday. We had a pick-up in Kent, WA (fairly close to where I was staying), whic...
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Wednesday, February 17, 2010

In a Motel Again

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Mike goes home every 3rd weekend (or as close to the weekend as they can get him home). This was his weekend to be home. They were late ge...
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Thursday, February 11, 2010

High Hopes And a Big Let Down

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Before I begin, let me give you a brief explanation of a portion of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (FMCSR): If a driver has wo...
Saturday, February 6, 2010

A Mile High

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Ok, so my first night sleeping in a truck wasn’t terrible, but it wasn’t overly restful, either. The first 6 hours or so were spent in a tr...
Friday, February 5, 2010

At Long Last

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Thursday, February 4, 2010; 8:30 AM: First, I want to make another observation about Mark. He made fun of my snoring the first night we roo...
Wednesday, February 3, 2010

The Exhausting Disappoint

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Ok, I know I already posted once today, but this bears mentioning while I have the chance. Noon rolled around and I still hadn't heard f...

Brefdas

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010; La Quinta Inn, San Bernardino, California; 7:43 AM Yesterday afternoon, I got my third roommate (and hopefully ...
Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Still Just Hanging Out

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So it’s 6:06 AM on Tuesday February 2, 2010. Yesterday morning, I was so sure I’d be out of here within the day. Sometime between 7 and 8 ...
Monday, February 1, 2010

A Tragedy Avoided

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Yesterday while taking a nap, Tammy called and woke me up. That was really sweet of her. Within seconds I could hear Cordelia begging for ...
Sunday, January 31, 2010

Have We Been Misled?

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As I mentioned yesterday, Robert told us that there wasn’t anybody in the motel waiting for a trainer. However, last night I met a guy in t...
Saturday, January 30, 2010

I Am Official

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Got up this morning, exercised, showered, ate, and caught the van to orientation. Completed my computer based junk and took a reading comp...
Friday, January 29, 2010

Orientation Begins

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I wasn’t able to sleep as long as I had wanted to, yesterday, getting only about 3 hours. I woke up with a rumble in my gut, a pitiful cry...
Thursday, January 28, 2010

The Journey Begins

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The bus ride was uneventful. It seemed no fewer than ¼ of the riders were Hispanic and took this opportunity to chatter throughout the ent...