I seem to have come down with a head and chest cold. Last night, after checking into a motel in Ogden, UT, I visited the saloon next door for a couple of cold ones and to watch football. I felt ok when I got there, but as the night went on I started to cough a bit and to feel a bit under the weather.

By the time I left and returned to my room I was feeling a bit crappy and was coughing quite a bit. I wound up spending most of the night coughing instead of sleeping.

This morning my head was plugged up, as well as my chest. A damn cold. Wonderful. There are few things as miserable as getting sick out on the road. I checked in with dispatch to see if he had any likely leads on a load. He said he didn't, so I told him I was going to go pick up some cold medicine and go back to bed and would talk to him tomorrow.

I went over to the truck stop and picked up some Mucinex DH. Nothing on the package said anything about drowsiness but the stuff sure as hell made me drowsy. I spent most of the day under the blankets alternating between being cold and being hot. A bit odd really as I don't believe I am running a fever at all.

I tried the Mucinex because I thought it would help with the cough, which it didn't, without making me sleepy, which it did. May as well have just taken Nyquil instead. At least that stuff works.

I really fracking hate getting sick on the road but what can you do? These things happen.

Back to bed.