tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65313865456644902422024-03-13T03:00:57.402-06:00Trucking FunksAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.comBlogger228125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-72380373982991882132013-11-11T05:22:00.001-06:002013-11-11T05:22:09.426-06:00Line dancing - Newark Symphony HallaySo we've been in Newark a couple of weeks now... That's how long it takes for Teresa to get a line dancing itch! How great is Google for finding anything you want ? Friday night we ended up at the old but graceful Newark Symphony Hall with about 200 other line dancing aficionados. Met some great folks and ate some great food. <br />
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Saturday was a recovery day, movies and... Sunday was a trip to NYC. Wanted to see a play or musical. Just can't wrap my head around the fact a half price ticket still costs $75 - $90. We passed and took a double decker bus tour instead. Had a great lunch at an original Peruvian restaurant. Good food and great service.<br />
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Having trouble with picassa, getting pics in, can't show line dancing...<br />
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Anyway, another great weekend in Newark, NJ.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-82362842640184980292013-11-03T16:59:00.000-06:002013-11-03T17:04:25.490-06:00Jets 26 - Saints 20Though both Teresa and myself were quietly rooting for Dree Brees and the Saints, they lost. Was still a great game and fun to go to. I was lamenting the end of daylight saving time this morning as I sat here watching my sweetheart slumber along and wondered what to do today. First I checked Stubhub for football ticket prices and thought "no way, Jose". I was in such sticker shock i can't even remember the prices. Then I checked eBay and they weren't that bad. So we got tickets to the Jet vs Saints game. Was a great game day.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-35303823461999200332013-11-03T16:35:00.001-06:002013-11-03T17:03:49.621-06:00Saturday 11/2I'm sure you're not supposed to have this much fun working... We'll not really working, but working in so many different places and then having the opportunity to explore. Which is really what we like to do. <br />
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During the week our schedule is a bit crazy. Not like driving truck crazy, but a bit crazy in its own way. I know I mentioned we are going to be at Newark airport form a month hearing testing almost 4,000 United employees and this was our schedule last week.<br />
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Mon 0500 - 0900 and 1330 - 1730<br />
Tue 0300 - 0700 and 0900 - 1300<br />
Wed 0500 - 0900 and 1200 - 1600<br />
Thu 0500 - 0900 and 1200 - 1600<br />
Fri 1600 - 2000 and 2200 - 0200<br />
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So you see not arduous, just a bit crazy.<br />
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Yesterday we moved out of the Doubletree and into the Courtyard. We will be settled here for the next three weeks. Then searched out another Turkish restaurant. We ended up at the Rumi Turkish Grill in Jersey City. Another winner!!! Don't know if we're lucky or the Turks just serve up great food. Then we walked around the waterfront area across from the NEW World Trade Center.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-62469927891327395302013-11-01T07:39:00.000-06:002013-11-01T07:39:04.236-06:00Halloween con't...Follow up to post remaining pics from NYC...<br />
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MC Hammer. I thought the yellow suited guy was a germaphobe. Teresa let me know he was in costume "Breaking Bad".<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-39872829793210007662013-11-01T07:27:00.001-06:002013-11-01T07:27:32.981-06:00HalloweenYesterday we finished our testing work day and headed back to the hotel and ran into this couple headed to the Halloween parade in downtown NYC.<br />
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So we decided to "follow the money". They are old hats at the train commute thing and led us all the from Newark to NYC. <br />
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Certainly in the top 5 of costumes we saw.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-7533806868519235092013-10-27T07:00:00.002-06:002013-10-27T07:00:59.516-06:00Atlantic CityNo excuses, not lazy, just busy...<br />
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Hard to recap everywhere we've in the past few weeks, seen so much. Believe we are through with Massachusetts and Connecticut. We will be "stationed" for the next month on Newark Liberty Airport. We had a chance to see Jackie Evancho in concert in Worcester, MA (properly pronounced as worsta). Was really good, she's really grown up from America's Got Talent.<br />
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We spent a couple of days sightseeing around Cape Cod, quite lovely in all it's fall colors. <br />
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Last night we stayed in Atlantic City. Had brunch at the Trump Taj Mahal. If you are here, DO NOT go there for the buffet. It was awful, cold and cheap in appearance. Would have done better at a Golden Corral and at 29.95 each it was quite a rip off. Saw other guests request refunds. Good news I won 10 bucks from the one armed bandits. Not bad on a penny machine...<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-6205971900534816962013-10-06T12:18:00.002-06:002013-10-06T12:18:58.912-06:00Water Fire continuedWater Fire was initiated in 1994 to encourage locals to come downtown on a Saturday night, and it works.<br />
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Watching a fire is a very primal feeling and the setting was beautiful. We really enjoyed it.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-43251166923726407302013-10-06T12:14:00.001-06:002013-10-06T12:14:37.379-06:00Water FireLast night we had a great experience in downtown Providence. They call it Water Fire.<br />
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The city sets up 80 bonfires along a 1/2 mile stretch of the riverwalk and 19 in a circle in the basin.<br />
It's very cool; water, fire, wood, music, smoke and people, many thousands. <br />
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At exactly 20 minutes after sunset they start the procession.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-48319755928808957852013-10-05T13:36:00.000-06:002013-10-05T13:42:27.986-06:00Daring DinersWe dropped off the truck at our next customer on Monday and headed to our hotel in Pawtucket, RI.<br />
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I started shopping on Groupon for lunch. It's not often you see an African/Senegal restaurant so we figured, why not be daring. We were not disappointed. We got a half off coupon to Bayal Buffet. Chef Ali guided us thru the buffet line describing the dishes and what things to eat together. Wonderful seasonings and flavors. Good conversation with Ali. <br />
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Ali came to the US for school. Got educated and married. Now his sister and mother are here and he will never be able to leave. That's our good fortune. Anyway a great experience. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-36235585150138176962013-09-29T06:30:00.002-06:002013-09-29T06:30:52.960-06:00Continuing...Then on the way back to our hotel, again wandering. We ran into stopped traffic and discovered the end of this event. Pretty cool.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-51465545433327411452013-09-29T06:26:00.002-06:002013-09-29T06:26:52.057-06:00A Regular LifeWe had a pretty normal and fun day. Teresa set off to get a hair color and I headed out for car wash and oil change. Success for all. Then we drove the HCI van over to our 5:00 am Monday testing site in Haverhill, MA. Without a plan we just were enjoying the day. First Washington Square, then we spotted a sign. Teresa likes signs, like maybe it's a "sign"; Greek Festival. So we headed over and had an excellent Greek meal. <br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-42953716000544116782013-09-25T17:22:00.001-06:002013-09-25T17:23:04.240-06:00Leaf PeepersThe locals in the northeast have a name for the tourists that come to see the fall colors; you guessed it "Leaf Peepers" and we have officially peeped. The colors have just been changing for about a week now, but amazingly fast. The colors are quite brilliant. During one of our excursions we ran into an old Robert Frost homestead. Interesting but not quite as colorful. <br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-79049373004007024802013-09-23T05:17:00.001-06:002013-09-23T05:17:35.862-06:00Saturday in MaineWe are really bad photo bloggers... Either we forget our camera or forget to take pictures. We got a couple for the evening but they don't tell the whole story. <br />
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We spent Sat afternoon checking out Portland, ME, seems like we always run into a wedding no matter where we are.<br />
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We topped of Saturday at the Maplewood Dance Center. Got a beginners lesson, got to dance and we're treated to five performances by local dancers. Our own Dancing With The Stars. The studio was great. Actually built by the DJ. Cap'n John and his wife were great hosts.the good news is we did not embarrass ourselves too badly. Was a great time. Thank goodness for Google, that's how we found out about Maplewood. </div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-59018152571053488212013-09-21T11:37:00.001-06:002013-09-21T11:40:15.737-06:00Biddeford and Kennebunkport Maine Now that we're caught up I can start posting our new travels. Yesterday we drove the Maine coastline north and ate at the Clam Bake, great food. But it seems the season has died. Most of the shops were closed but the Clam Bake was open. This morning we went south along the coast and passed former Pres. Bush's enclave. <br />
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Biddeford Pool is the oldest settlement in Maine, est 1617. That's history.<br />
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Tonight is ballroom dancing in Portland...<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-4548005750382337582013-09-21T11:00:00.002-06:002013-09-21T11:00:46.840-06:00Old Dogs Learning New TricksWe're baaack. Actually we got back from Australia in January, what a wonderful trip. Amazing sights and wonderful people. We decided that we really didn't like semi-retirement. You can only lounge so long. If you missed our trip check out our Funksworkabout.blogspot.com.<br />
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But now we're back. I started right off working for John Christner Trucking out of Sapulpa, OK. Hated it from day 3. First problem was pulling a refer. Dumb me. I had always hated parking next to a refer and now I'm hauling one. Second issue was they pushed you to drive a full 11 hours as fast as you could, then take your 10 hour break and start again, no matter what time it was. That just did not fit for Teresa and myself. We like a little more consistency. Lastly, they did not pay for detention (waiting to load or unload). After sitting for 14 hours waiting to get loaded, I decided that was it. To be fair, the pay was pretty good.<br />
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After a bit, while at JCT, Teresa went to CDL school at Central Tech. Did great. Took a couple of extra days to get her backing down, but she did.<br />
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So we decided that since we had previously enjoyed driving for Schneider we would give team driving a try. The folks at Schneider were great, the pay was good. Actually they did everything they could to make it work for us but we just didn't like driving 12 - 14 hours every day. We did it for 5 months but it was just to much time for our butts in the seat.<br />
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We're now onto our next JOBS. Doing some investigating online we found a website called WorkingCouples. They have all kinds of positions for couples who want to work together. I found a few that sounded interesting and sent out a few letters. <br />
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We're now working for HCI (Health Conservation Inc.) based out of Rockford, IL. We are now certified Occupational Hearing Conservationists. We drive the HCI van from plant to factory to recycling center and any place that has high decibel working environments ( over 85 dB ) and test the employees' hearing. We will also do pulmonary fitness testing and vision screening.<br />
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We have evenings, weekends and holidays off and sleep in motels instead of sleeping in a truck. We have finished two weeks and so far it is going great.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-24399710073490506122012-04-28T15:29:00.000-06:002012-04-28T15:45:45.667-06:00Moving OnI have initiated our new blogsite for Australian volunteer/work adventure. Are you ready? The blog name is <a href="http://funksworkaway.blogspot.com/">FunksWorkabout.blogspot.com</a>. Since it's our go forward site, I'll put some new stuff from time to time including our trip to Cancun and later on to Boise and Monterey. <br />
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Keep your eye on our new site.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-78274018448596617222012-02-13T21:07:00.001-06:002012-02-13T21:07:56.162-06:00Testing again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Still doing a little testing here... Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-84628360929642586052012-02-05T12:58:00.003-06:002012-02-05T13:01:03.018-06:00Happy Super Bowl DayI have not even looked at this for 2 years now, but I'm making plans for a new adventure and want to see if this is the platform I want to use. I'm pretty sure Facebook is going to be it... but I wanted to see if this would work.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-90615321381891458532010-09-02T05:38:00.002-06:002010-09-02T05:41:37.449-06:00Look in these locations.Finally an update, but not here. Teresa and I have actually stepped up a bit and got a Sprint EVO phone, really cool. We're taking pictures and updating to Teresa's facebook page and trying to sync them to Twitter/TruckingFunks. Might be a little messy till we get it right. <br /><br />Keep in touch.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-28251967233519106752009-10-03T17:57:00.003-06:002009-10-03T18:15:19.025-06:00<div><div>You may not have noticed, but I haven't updated our blog in a LONG time.<br /><br /></div><div>With a few computer issues, network issues and just downright lazyness I have put it off. <img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388528640942343618" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1YCkHgTprMfe58tVjbDIQbyl5wZImuH111Mn_Hp7m1lOluR19wq7H-McpCOSr1Bd314YCOUkzPoWdODgl51vCSMfaEA3mxuDrmqE9wnKGyn4gJNSiUqDym0ar1RDXJ-E7CexBH7AncG3P/s200/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+012.jpg" /></div><div><br /></div><div>I did want to post some pictures of Scott and Jennie's wedding from last Sunday. It was beautiful and we had a wonderful time.<br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's Jennie arriving and carrying baby Sophie. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0Njcoi0WkCUuuDAdQaKU1JTvDV97RSYyLZgCM-_YKa5ogBdLrjRfW7aPeMDj61bbUbNMFODcq_r74ihLS_q13RP1UEptx9s2sABMV38BvDWAcpZhcdrMfo-TD1k6bM4hSRewhGt1CTG3/s1600-h/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+023.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388528646853259778" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs0Njcoi0WkCUuuDAdQaKU1JTvDV97RSYyLZgCM-_YKa5ogBdLrjRfW7aPeMDj61bbUbNMFODcq_r74ihLS_q13RP1UEptx9s2sABMV38BvDWAcpZhcdrMfo-TD1k6bM4hSRewhGt1CTG3/s200/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+023.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div>This is Scott surrounded by Teresa and myself and Debra and Bill. </div><div><br /></div><div>Debra is my ex-wife and Bill is her husband. We had a wonderful time. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfihHUMzwhvdLjtgSKXAo5ZAAuyHCqxRgqSvONzSDLlvPB6qkw5Kok7iJg9qBVDr7t4iZ4W1dYNmJAWCY7cKPQ3Sbv7kqInk1bhPLA8CJjNoyLS9_8-JM3yj44KpbPJWkef8zJIgL-IyAC/s1600-h/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+031.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388528655162302050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfihHUMzwhvdLjtgSKXAo5ZAAuyHCqxRgqSvONzSDLlvPB6qkw5Kok7iJg9qBVDr7t4iZ4W1dYNmJAWCY7cKPQ3Sbv7kqInk1bhPLA8CJjNoyLS9_8-JM3yj44KpbPJWkef8zJIgL-IyAC/s200/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+031.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div><br />Scott and Jennie prior to the nuptials.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOPJ1eMxzguEPjPM1dNxkv4AMAH19DbldpZP62MH_-azJRvSn7J0n5uEpplnIoc9qHyHZ5axp0UDkeOE5FqdG6bBh6FCwMzF4Q1QFy0_bBIeczKPXMk5P-CK1M3vaKuN5fsKRP0bD0kNs/s1600-h/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+038.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388528660409903138" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoOPJ1eMxzguEPjPM1dNxkv4AMAH19DbldpZP62MH_-azJRvSn7J0n5uEpplnIoc9qHyHZ5axp0UDkeOE5FqdG6bBh6FCwMzF4Q1QFy0_bBIeczKPXMk5P-CK1M3vaKuN5fsKRP0bD0kNs/s200/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+038.jpg" /></a></div></div><div><div><br /></div><div><br />Plus Hunter and Sophie. Sophies dress was the same color as<br />Jennies. Very pretty.<br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJlaknA-bcvPxFB8Ygpa8-ivuDQcAdjkkVzTxBBgNDlF-oGz3EJb2RKe9MzjXNjRZ-JS2ayAXu67L4yRZDxiJ3bhVeXUjKm6op5J9A298r_W0899mx_a4zbHuqVmcyqJ5zhjqKaxcB0Bg/s1600-h/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+047.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388530962011047746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWJlaknA-bcvPxFB8Ygpa8-ivuDQcAdjkkVzTxBBgNDlF-oGz3EJb2RKe9MzjXNjRZ-JS2ayAXu67L4yRZDxiJ3bhVeXUjKm6op5J9A298r_W0899mx_a4zbHuqVmcyqJ5zhjqKaxcB0Bg/s200/Scott+and+Jennie+Wedding+047.jpg" /></a><br />THE WEDDING</div><div> </div><div><br /><br /> </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-18639289436227736482009-09-07T16:36:00.004-06:002009-09-08T04:49:30.318-06:00Charlotte, NCWe went to bed Friday night with expectation of waiting for a relay load to arrive in Edwardsville on Sunday morning, ohhh that hurts.<br /><br /><br />Saturday morning that load got canceled and our next w/a had us going across the street to Proctor and Gamble with a delivery today in Salisbury, NC. That's 742 miles and about three days to do it. That would give us time to stop in at Hartford, TN where they do the river rafting. Hooray, maybe. We got there Sunday and Saturday was the end of the season... Drat.<br /><br />Anyway we had a nice evening there and delivered at noon today. We're at the Charlotte OC. Our next w/a has us picking up a load of rolled paper in Catawba, SC and delivering tomorrow night at 2100 in Danville, KY, 372 miles. We seem to be getting a lot of short loads, can't say that I like it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH42t_kxrYgO76_UpUukQFB7tmIMaVK_EKWur1v6cgsIq82zuJPtANPhgpVCoxyGAW-YBw3_IN8OQF-oPM_U2XCpZAFYKYLWYrHbrBnRRrV8cRyaYFK0sN_2J5wftlZezw3p5lRlbv-SPR/s1600-h/Trucking+Funks.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5378859457349392146" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH42t_kxrYgO76_UpUukQFB7tmIMaVK_EKWur1v6cgsIq82zuJPtANPhgpVCoxyGAW-YBw3_IN8OQF-oPM_U2XCpZAFYKYLWYrHbrBnRRrV8cRyaYFK0sN_2J5wftlZezw3p5lRlbv-SPR/s200/Trucking+Funks.jpg" /></a><br /><p> </p><p>While we in Edwardsville we watched these fellas piggyback 12 old Schneider trucks, 4 to a string. These old Schneider trucks are headed for Mexico.</p><br /><br /><br />For the record... tomorrow (8th) is my birthday - big 55.<br /><br />16 days till TAH - headed to Boise for Scott and Jennie's wedding.<br /><br />Not much else to report - see you in the funny pages, page 1.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH42t_kxrYgO76_UpUukQFB7tmIMaVK_EKWur1v6cgsIq82zuJPtANPhgpVCoxyGAW-YBw3_IN8OQF-oPM_U2XCpZAFYKYLWYrHbrBnRRrV8cRyaYFK0sN_2J5wftlZezw3p5lRlbv-SPR/s1600-h/Trucking+Funks.jpg"></a>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-36916633495772648732009-09-03T16:16:00.003-06:002009-09-03T16:42:04.823-06:00Back in the Saddle<div><div><div><div><br /></div><div>So, I made it home last week albeit a day late. Thursday instead of Wednesday. I had still opted to head back out on Monday taking 4 days off instead of 5. Low and behold, Schneider called on Friday and asked if I could pick up a load on Sunday that had to be in Lawrence, KS Monday morning. Although I told my DBL that I would prefer not, if there were no other options we would. And we did, and now we're back at it. </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYUg6toevBYy6Nxi9zYK_xGMJhGxhjJlcAgg5g4EAI15jHxQbGA35RevoGDcpmiUMI14S8oO6Xp_r0K5eRbToKbX4lXqjBu4nKrftt3_IeoFLz5gKqMF1kZ8yGmgo6DfoRIOiNigPOC58/s1600-h/Trucking+Funks+658.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377370549079940354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiYUg6toevBYy6Nxi9zYK_xGMJhGxhjJlcAgg5g4EAI15jHxQbGA35RevoGDcpmiUMI14S8oO6Xp_r0K5eRbToKbX4lXqjBu4nKrftt3_IeoFLz5gKqMF1kZ8yGmgo6DfoRIOiNigPOC58/s200/Trucking+Funks+658.jpg" /></a><br />Back to my TAH for a minute. Saturday we went to the 133rd Annual Ponca Tribe Pow Wow. </div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vXiOuu-1RpgV5dp3YRkPNYsm81gp1hf_1NnAIf69OMDRObDKq1ZPUJ_0zrMCIfw0RUQunIOd-Mt255NpEAAfju5sLwWfcjvFC8bJuEBBYV1Z39gdU4c0sy7PMSJ6eehvp5-w5oiznMQK/s1600-h/Trucking+Funks+657.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377371432605135826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7vXiOuu-1RpgV5dp3YRkPNYsm81gp1hf_1NnAIf69OMDRObDKq1ZPUJ_0zrMCIfw0RUQunIOd-Mt255NpEAAfju5sLwWfcjvFC8bJuEBBYV1Z39gdU4c0sy7PMSJ6eehvp5-w5oiznMQK/s200/Trucking+Funks+657.jpg" /></a><br /></div><div>Very interesting. Every event has a queen, just like me... this is Dana Clark.</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHN6ZAigMz4zY8gVMng-Xt3wbOTp9VST7jbLtBK7npLwHTbtJOx01_Uu_U9ibfEWBRZJlGi_1LpwpFV8WeUhQl_wLwR00Ikb2wggvVKETC7FiwV8Em4p4xDm9qPTAW7fz55WYk1j52UzA/s1600-h/Trucking+Funks+665.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377370566025708626" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAHN6ZAigMz4zY8gVMng-Xt3wbOTp9VST7jbLtBK7npLwHTbtJOx01_Uu_U9ibfEWBRZJlGi_1LpwpFV8WeUhQl_wLwR00Ikb2wggvVKETC7FiwV8Em4p4xDm9qPTAW7fz55WYk1j52UzA/s200/Trucking+Funks+665.jpg" /></a><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm94BKZ82HuA6yUOClIPVEvDAEseH0d2dSzsgZcjweqXi-asNIGqK6Ahyphenhyphen2qxgTchKMklvta1vQY0hJXN-7NgIuzDUwImA0YeNPqrR8SJt6Js03sPQDjRWe8aNRrF89AZhz8jzkEf16k_R/s1600-h/Trucking+Funks+662.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377370560404444818" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZm94BKZ82HuA6yUOClIPVEvDAEseH0d2dSzsgZcjweqXi-asNIGqK6Ahyphenhyphen2qxgTchKMklvta1vQY0hJXN-7NgIuzDUwImA0YeNPqrR8SJt6Js03sPQDjRWe8aNRrF89AZhz8jzkEf16k_R/s200/Trucking+Funks+662.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>Their costumes are very elaborate and colorful.<br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryWvAlY_MmvwnXWBccNeKQSpFVHBm1DY4gHhm9vKcp5whUX86gkIcZSdT4lXNWSXVg61wQrAozfJCPfYcwnbd4_j7bMMv87XRIGk58GKnkSOiWasdCyxLV7sPqMOwTyAc1mlLalwP2YaK/s1600-h/Trucking+Funks+659.jpg"></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryWvAlY_MmvwnXWBccNeKQSpFVHBm1DY4gHhm9vKcp5whUX86gkIcZSdT4lXNWSXVg61wQrAozfJCPfYcwnbd4_j7bMMv87XRIGk58GKnkSOiWasdCyxLV7sPqMOwTyAc1mlLalwP2YaK/s1600-h/Trucking+Funks+659.jpg"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 200px; FLOAT: right; HEIGHT: 150px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5377370556854107058" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiryWvAlY_MmvwnXWBccNeKQSpFVHBm1DY4gHhm9vKcp5whUX86gkIcZSdT4lXNWSXVg61wQrAozfJCPfYcwnbd4_j7bMMv87XRIGk58GKnkSOiWasdCyxLV7sPqMOwTyAc1mlLalwP2YaK/s200/Trucking+Funks+659.jpg" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div>This little guy won the Fancy Dancer competition for kids. </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>After the Pow Wow we went country dancing at the Rocking Horse Saloon. Another couple saw us struggling (to put it mildly) so they each grabbed one of us and gave us a lesson. We learned three dances that night. Doesn't mean we remember them today but we had a great time. </div><div> </div><div>Sunday we headed back to the truck and up into Kansas. Delivered Monday morning, right on time. Then on to Independence, MO for a pickup and delivery in Chicago Tuesday with a pickup in Chicago also on Tuesday. Then on over to an AutoZone DC in Zanesville, OH. </div><div> </div><div>Yesterday after delivery we picked up at a KMart DC and dropped here at a Sears DC in Manteno, IL. </div><div> </div><div>We delivered at 1300 and our next load is supposed to be ready at 1900 but my we're waiting out my 10 hour break and will pick it up at about 2300 tonight with 2 deliveries at Sears stores around St. Louis, MO at 0600 and 0900 tomorrow.</div><div> </div><div>I'm not real fond of the overnight loads, since I don't sleep much during the day. After delivery tomorrow morning I'm going to make us unavailable until Saturday morning at 0700 so we gat back on a day time schedule. They (Schneider) may not like it. Oh well. </div><div> </div><div>Anyway, we're back together and back at it. Since we're not independently wealthy and have to work, what more fun could you have... </div><div> </div><div>My Queen likes it too.</div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div></div></div></div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-78828203681695308312009-08-23T14:42:00.002-06:002009-08-23T14:49:00.583-06:00Gary OCSometimes you get the bear and sometimes the bear gets you. You know how it is. Right now the bear is getting me. I spent last night at the Indianapolis OC and left this morning for University Park, IL, on I57 just south of I80. My delivery was a drop at 1500. I got there at 0900 - had to wait somewhere. Instead of a drop, which is quick and easy, it was a live unload, which is not. Five hours. Now I'm at the Gary OC for the night. <br /><br />I dropped the empty and picked up the loaded one. Delivers tomorrow 0730 in Waukegan, which is just north of Chicago. I'll leave here between 0530 and 0600 to make sure I miss traffic. Probably closer to 0530. <br /><br />Today I covered 210 miles and so far tomorrow is 68. More dog bites in the butt, and not headed home yet.<br /><br />We'll see what comes up after I arrive in Waukegan...Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-43898385673085053492009-08-21T17:45:00.002-06:002009-08-21T18:02:53.144-06:00Ashville, KYI know, lagging again, I'm blaming it on the Funny Lady for not being here to keep me in line !!!<br /><br />I've been from Syracuse, NY to Pittsburgh, VA to West Virginia over to Winchester, VA thru the Washington beltway and down to the southern most part of Virginia and now in Ashville, KY.<br />Took 2 hours to travel 30 miles last night down I95 from D.C. I hear on Friday's it's even worse.<br /><br />The load I have now was a 3 stop picker upper and it delivers in Evansville, IN tomorrow. I figure about noon.<br /><br />I am pretty sure I have been over 2 of the hardest routes in my year and a half on the road, and they are both in Virginia. One is WV-55 over to VA-55. I took the other today VA-58 from Martinsville, VA to I-81. Ten percent grades and not quite hairpin turns, could hardly keep my tandems in my own lane around the sharp corners.<br /><br />AND SLOW... I've had enough of the hills in VA, ready for some relatively flat land of the midwest. <br /><br />This load is headed for TJ Maxx. I've got Ralph Lauren Polo stuff, roasted red peppers and artichokes and Nautica stuff.<br /><br />In a perfect world I should be home some time Tuesday for TAH, looking forward to it.<br /><br />Next TAH we're headed for Boise for Scott and Jennie's wedding. <br /><br />Not much else to report.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6531386545664490242.post-74144880024575881672009-08-16T17:56:00.002-06:002009-08-16T18:15:56.068-06:00Binghamtom, NYI was trying to talk myself out of updating our blog this evening. Obviously I lost that one.<br /><br />The w/a I had to be in NJ by 0900 tomorrow was canceled, the driver doing the pickup didn't make it. How does that happen ? I haven't figured it out either. <br /><br />By the time I got to Warren, OH I was really pooped and hungry, not that many miles (521) but some of it was Sunday afternoon traffic and construction. Most of all the route from Canton to Youngstown was horrific. I couldn't keep track of how many 1 light towns I went through, some at 25 mph. <br /><br />After delivering I was headed to a Pilot I knew of in Youngstown on I80. Didn't make it. I passed an outdoor mall with a Cici's Pizza and a Border's bookstore. Teresa doesn't particularly like Cici's, but for $5.71 I figure you can't go wrong, so I took advantage of the opportunity and then wandered around the bookstore for an hour. The parking lot was empty so I got a good quiet night of sleep. <br /><br />While I was eating my next w/a came in; pick up a relay at the Seville OC and deliver in Norwich, NY between 0700 and 1000 tomorrow. So I've stopped in Binghamton for the night. Let me tell you it won't be a quiet nights rest... <br /><br />Funny thing, last week Joe was giving me a geography lesson related to the location of the Watkins Glen racetrack. Guess what ? I had not yet been through the Finger Lakes region. Now I have. Drove right through on I86, beautiful country. I have also discovered the worst interstate in the country, also I86. <br /><br />Tomorrow after delivering I am to deadhead to Canada. I don't have the w/a yet, just instructions to get to the shippers location. <br /><br />I almost ran myself out of hours the past 7 days. I have 7 1/2 hours left for tomorrow. Will be enough to get to Ontario, but not very far after. Guess I need my navigator and watchdog...<br /><br />By the way, my bruised dog bit butt has healed. <br /><br />I just talked to Teresa she's just leaving Bartlesville, OK, should be home within the hour. Sounds like she had a wonderful week with Andrea and Tracie, she's a lucky lady.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00608253502959866134noreply@blogger.com0