Life Day 21901: Hoopla from Home
June 28, 2007 on 10:56 pm | In On The Road | Comments OffThursday:
I’m really getting frustrated with the wireless service (or more accurately, lack thereof) from Sprint. I deliver to a lot of Walmart stores in small towns and fringe areas, and getting online is frustrating at best. I found out that the truckstop about 10 miles from the terminal in Brigham City has free WiFi, so maybe I won’t be as frustrated in the future. I was just getting ready to give it a try when my load to Vegas was ready, so i’ll have to try it out when I get back up that way.
There is also a Walmart store about 1/2 a mile away for groceries and incidentals. A few days ago, I bought a George Forman G-5 grill (WGP90WGP) there. It was only about $97.00. Besides the grilling plates, it came with extra sets of plates for omlettes, waffles, and baking and frying. I’m eatin’ good now. I love it. (Hint: it would be great for an RV). Away with my bulky electric frying pan.
Tomorrow, is grooming day for the MMM. They’ll be going to the new PetSmart near Eastern and Russell. That, and doing laundry, will probably be the high points of my stay at home this time. Oh well, simple mind, simple pleasures.
On the return trip from Billings, I stopped in a turnout on US-191 south at mm-61 to let some traffic clear behind me. It was a pleasant spot near a river of which I forgot the name. After I returned from Billings, I went to Grand Junctrion, CO and Vernal, UT before coming here to Vegas today.
Friday:
While the MMM were being groomed, I went next door to ‘Wally World’. I bought cleaning supplies for my truck, dog food, and a few odds & ends. Nothing major. When they were finished, I retired to the WWW and ‘geeked’ for the rest of the day.
Saturday:
Today was “Spring cleaning day” for my truck. I stripped everything out and washed every surface that my cleaning rag(s) would reach. This took most of the day. It was well over 100 degrees. That always slows me down. After I finished, I went to my room and took a hot bath. I soaked for about an hour, but felt sooooo much better afterward.
Life Day 21893: Corinne Againne
June 21, 2007 on 11:39 am | In On The Road | Comments OffHappy Summer Solstice everyone.
Today’s load is not going to Las Vegas as has been the norm lately, but rather Billings, MT. It will be a refreshing change. The prescribed route takes me through the Caribou-Targhee National Forest on US-20 and past the western edge of Yellowstone National Park on US-191 so it will be scenic as well. Since the load won’t be ready until late this afternoon, i’ll have to wait until the return trip tomorrow to feast my eyes on the wonders of nature. This is the perfect time of year for travel in this area. The weather is perfect.
One of the drawbacks of working out of Corinne is the sporatic internet connection. It is in a “fringe” area so my wireless phone card loses it’s signal frequently, usually right in the middle of something important. If i’m going to do any serious “geeking”, I will have to relocate to one of the truckstops in Ogden, about 20 miles away.
Life Day 21891: Colonizing in Corinne
June 19, 2007 on 7:41 am | In On The Road | Comments OffI’ve been a ’slacker’ again regarding the upkeep of my BLOG. I’ve decided to stop the ‘daily diary’ format, and just post sporatically whenever something interesting happens, or when the mood strikes me (whichever comes first).
Speaking of interesting, I am now full-time at our Walmart facility in Corinne, UT. After I finished the Walmart load which I was on during my last posting, I took another Walmart back down to Las Vegas for some time off to do a 34-hour re-start. When I brought the trailer back to Corrine after my home-time, I took two more Walmart loads (Rock Springs, WY and St. George, UT), then went back ‘over the road’. My first ‘over the road’ load after my stint at Walmart was a load from Green River, WY to Sparks, NV. Par for the course, after I did the drop/hook delivery in Sparks, there was no freight, so I sat for the rest of the day. On Tuesday, the 5th of June, I finally got out of Sparks with a load to Portland, OR. When I went through the Port of Entry at Klamath Falls, OR, I was pulled in for inspection. My tractor passed, but my trailer had no brake lights, so I was put “out of service” until they were repaired. As it turned out, the problem was with my tractor after all. The flimsy teflon nuts on the brake light switch had backed off. Once they were tightened, I was on my way again. Unfortunately, I had to arrange to meet another driver along the route because I couldn’t make the delivery on-time due to of the time wasted on the repairs. We swapped in Coburg, OR. The next day, I deadheaded to Portland and picked up a load to Salt Lake City, UT. This trip was uneventful. When I delivered the load, my first PrePlan was for Walmart in Corrine again. The Terminal Manager there (Corinne) then said he had an opening and asked if I wanted it. I accepted, and am now full-time here in Corinne.
During my last stay at home (Tuesday and Wednesday of last week) my Jeep overheated. I took it to Auto Tech on Tropicana Ave. for the repairs. A little less than $900.00 later, it seems to be running fine. They replaced the radiator which had a crack, the thermostat which was leaking, and the heater control valve which was also leaking (when it rains, it pours). Older cars are fine until something goes awry. I let them talk me into replacing the upper and lower radiator hoses as well. They were showing signs of deterioration and dry rot.
My load is ready, so i’m off to Las Vegas again.
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