Busy Little Beavers

We waited and waited Wednesday for the shop to be done... finally at about 7:30 I pushed it a bit and they acknowledged they had another 2 - 3 hours left. Of course you know that means 4- 5 or more. So we headed back to the Best Western. Should have done that earlier in the day, but I guess my "stuff" isn't that big. I tried to wait 'em out. This next morning, we went back and boy was I happy. They fixed the air leak and replaced 4 batteries and fixed Teresa's door handle. Almost like Christmas.

We picked up a relay load there in the yard at Gary and popped it out to Morris, IL and then picked up a load in Bolingbrook headed for Brown's Summit, NC. Can you believe it we made it down I64 passed right by Tamarack without even a blink. We stayed Saturday night in Wytheville, VA. The hills there are losing their colors, most of the leaves have fallen and the grey woods are now more dominant. EXCEPT for some of the yellows. They are so bright they almost glow.

Then we picked up a load headed for the UK... right we'll take it! Except all we got to do was drop it in Charleston, SC and they off-loaded the trailer to put into one of those big ocean containers. We dropped it this morning and picked up a load of Caterpiller parts, from one of those big ocean containers in Hanahan, SC and are outside of Knoxville, TN headed for Champaign, IL. Teresa called the girls and we're having dinner with them tomorrow night.

Got a couple of pictures on the docks, but forgot my camera in the truck.

Rapid Reader Ron had previously sent me some poop on those "creepy" creepy vines.

For the enquiring minds: http://www.jackanthonyphotography.com/yahoola/kudzu/

Kudzu is native to Japan and China, however it grows well in the Southeastern United States. Kudzu is a vine that when left uncontrolled will eventually grow over almost any fixed object in its proximity including other vegetation. Kudzu, over a period of several years will kill trees by blocking the sunlight and for this and other reasons many would like to find ways to get rid of it. The flowers which bloom in late summer have a very pleasant fragrance and the shapes and forms created by kudzu vines growing over trees and bushes can be pleasing to the eye during the summer months.
Kudzu vines will cover buildings and parked vehicles over a period of years if no attempt is made to control its growth. A number of abandoned houses, vehicles and barns covered with kudzu can be seen in Georgia and other southern states. Many of the photos of kudzu shown on this web site were taken in the vicinity of Dahlonega, Georgia, a beautiful historic town in the mountains of North Georgia best known as the site of the first major gold rush in the U.S. in 1828.

If you can't tell, I hate KUDZU. I am getting great delight in seeing it die from the cold. But I'm sure it will be back next year...

Bob and Teresa