Mother Nature is putting on quite the blow this morning in SD. The wind is blowing so hard that it's snowing sideways and I'm having to drop gears on small hills that normally wouldn't slow me down at all. It's a constant battle just to keep the truck on the road which is very tiring.
I took some Advil this morning but it isn't helping at all. The pain kept me from sleeping well last night and between that and fighting the wind I'm already tired. Today I'm not sure which is bothering me more, my back or my hip. Sometimes it hard to tell where the back pain stops and the hip pain starts. They both cause pain in my right leg.
I've only driven two hours so far today and the pain got so bad that I just had to stop for a bit. I was struggling to keep my eyes from tearing up from the pain. This intense cold air isn't helping matters. I need fuel anyway so I can kill two birds with one stone.
I checked in with dispatch earlier and let him know where I was. I was a bit surprised when he didn't really seem upset that I wouldn't be delivering today. He just said that he would put me down for tomorrow. He probably assumes I'm having some pain issues as that's normally what slows me down.
I've walked around a bit and have just now finished my breakfast. I guess it's time to refuel the rig and try to make it further down the road.