We're on the road again... had an uneventful 11 hour 700 mile trip back to Ponca City on Saturday. Sunday we booked on down to Dallas to pick up the truck. Guess what - of the 200 trucks sitting there ours was "loaned" out. Not really a big deal, just annoying. After all it is Schneiders truck, although it is also our house. Nothing much disturbed but we are "missing" a few things, most unimportant.
As we were setting our house back in order we realized we could not find the power cord for the tv or the remote for it and the Direct TV. We figured that we must have left it at home. Our next work assignment came in during the evening - to pick up a relay load there at the Dallas OC and take it to 3 Kmart stores in downtown Chicago. Instead of traveling the normal way I20 - I40 and up I57 we thought we would go I35 and get close to Ponca City. Joe and Grandpa came over to the Loves truck stop at mm211 on I35 and picked us up. Short story is we still can't find them but we had a great mexican dinner at Enrique's with Grandma and Grandpa, thanks. They hauled us back to the truck later that evening.
Yesterday we made it on up to Des Moines, IA. We haven't quite picked our spot for tonight yet. We have an AT delivery for 0900 at the first Kmart and you know Chicago traffic. We want to be close enough not to get hung up in it, but there aren't really any good and safe places to park downtown. Right now I'm thinking the oasis on I90 by the Allstate arena or the oasis on I290 by Rosemont. In either case we'll have the pleasure of listening to the airport - real close and not much else. At least they have a sitting area. I'm thinking maybe we can slip by a Best Buy and pickup the power cord. It's one of those that converts to 16v dc.
It's pretty cold here in Des Moines, a few flurries.
We're hopeful a load south is in our future after delivering tomorrow.
Bob
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