I'm sitting at a generator factory in Oshkosh waiting for my turn to load. I am picking up two generators heading for Florida. With any luck I should be at home some time on Christmas Eve.
I know that I-294 around the Chicago area is going to be jammed with traffic later today so I am planning on going the long way around by cutting West over to I-39 and running South from there. I can then run across I-74 into Indiana. While it's a good deal farther it should actually save me some time sitting in a huge back up in the Chicago area.
Traffic is going to be bad this weekend to be sure, but avoiding Chicago will help a little. I don't expect to be able to make good time on the way down due to all of the holiday travelers, but at least I have a load that should get me home for Christmas.
I'll probably arrange to make the two deliveries on Friday of next week. I'll give the people a call once I am loaded.
It's still cold and raining even harder today than yesterday so I expect I'll be soaked and cold again shortly. I'm wearing my rain suit but after a while even that doesn't help all that much when it's this cold and wet out. Ah well, I'll stop down the road this evening and get a nice hot shower to chase the chill from my bones.