Well now that was just damn dumb of me. I bought a couple of DVDs, including the Robin Williams flick Man Of The Year. I was opening the DVD and of course it has that stupid security tape on it so I pulled out my handy dandy Smith & Wesson spring assisted quick opening razor sharp lock blade knife to slice through the tape. I did that, was about to put the knife away when I dropped the damn thing. Plonk! It dropped point down and stuck right into my thigh. That's gonna leave a mark. Go...

I got up at 4:00 am so I could be at my first stop in Staatsburg, NY by 7:30. It was a school campus and as such had very narrow little streets. I managed to wiggle my way around to the back sided of the main building where I was guessing the generator was to be located. The little road that led to the loading dock area (I was correct in my guess) turned right from the street I was on at a very acute angle. It was impossible for me to make that turn in a normal fashion. As I needed to back...

One of the reasons i accepted this load into the NE part of the country was because it didn't need to be tarped as my other choice did. Also because the time frame was a bit more relaxed. Yeah, right. It was discovered that the generator going to NJ that was only supposed to be 77" tall was in fact 100" tall, making it too tall to legally fit on my upper deck. Ah well, I didn't wanna go to NJ anyway. Unfortunately the only other piece we have going in that general direction is a large i...

I woke pretty early this morning. I got up, wandered down to the lobby to get a much needed cup of coffee, and proceeded to start the morning wake up process. After my second cup I braved the cold to go out and start my truck so it could begin warming up. The wind has died down and the snow has finally stopped. That's a good thing. It's still pretty cold out though. At least I won't have the nasty stuff blowing in my eyes while securing my load this morning. I've had my coffee, the truc...

After I got my truck out of the shop, with a generator that was supposed to be fixed but turned out was still broken, I bobtailed into town for some lunch. On my way to grab a bite to eat I swung into the local computer shop and bought a 1GB memory stick for my laptop. I'd been meaning to add some RAM to it for some time and just hadn't got around to it yet. I popped the stick into the lappy and instantly improved it's performance by leaps and bounds as it came from the factory with only a me...

I was tired and crashed fairly early last night. As a result I woke a little before 6 this morning which is ok because it allows me some time to relax with some coffee before heading over to the yard to have my truck's generator serviced yet again. Maybe they'll actually fix it this time. Anyway, when I got up I took a peek out the window and my eyes were greeted by the sight of a sky full of falling, blowing snow. Yuck! I knew it was coming. It was all over the news. But still, actually s...

The weather cooperated for the most part today and I managed to make the delivery in WI a day early. While I was waiting for the crane to show up I called the office and let them know that I had made it a day early, would be unloaded soon, and had no intention of doing anything else but drive back towards the yard so I can get my generator repaired tomorrow. Well, have it worked on anyway. They've worked on it twice before already and it still isn't working. "R" said sure, no problem, head...

I had been feeling pretty tired and run down of late. Work has been fairly busy and I just haven't had much in the way of down time. I have been holed up in a motel for the past two days just catching up on my rest. I have to say that I feel much better. I had wondered if I wasn't coming down with some bug or other, but a bit of rest seems to have been just what the doctor ordered. I really should have left out at some point today as I need to be in Milford, PA 8:00 am Monday morning, but ...

On Friday I picked up a military truck at a trade show in Ft Lauderdale, FL. It is going to Ft Benning, GA. Unfortunately, I can't actually deliver it until Tuesday morning. I took my time driving up here, stopping in Bradenton, FL for the night where I took a cab over to a sports pub that has the Buzztime Trivia game. Normally you use a Playmaker to play the game, but I installed a Playmaker app on my iPad that allows me to log in and play right from my iPad instead of using their machine. ...

Ok, I haven't been posting as often as I used to post. I have received a (very) few messages requesting posts. Part of the reason I haven't been posting is just work stuff, but to be honest the biggest part has just been blog ennui. Basically, I have just been bored with the whole thing. Between the time it takes to write an article, the effort it takes to track what should be noted, and the obvious lack of reader interest indicated by the number of comments, I just haven't felt compelled to ...

I'll start this off by posting a current image of myself. Yes, I am a tad disheveled. I didn't bother running a comb through my hair or beard before taking the picture. Now, on to the story. This evening I visited a little pub in Gary, Indiana. I had some dinner and a few beers. During my visit I was talking with a youngish blonde woman. At one point she said that she liked my beard. Feeling a bit facetious, I stroked my beard and said "Thanks, I forgot to shave this morning". S...

Tonight finds me in a hotel in Florida. I pulled in rather early but still only an hour away from my planned Monday morning delivery. I wanted to stop early enough to get a good viewing seat for the Super Bowl game. After checking in to the hotel I made my way a half mile up the street to a steak house that had an enclosed bar separate from the restaurant, so that I could smoke while watching the game. Before the game started a fellow came in from the sports bar next door with a ...

Tonight finds me in Stony Ridge, Ohio. I checked into the hotel and went to the lounge for some dinner and a few adult beverages. I like this place as they are actively engaging in civil disobedience and one can smoke in the bar despite the fascist law. I support any business that engages in rebellion against the nanny laws. One guy sitting next to me, a fellow trucker, asked me, politely, to put out my pipe while he was eating his dinner as the smoke was drifting in his direction...

This afternoon finds me in a hotel in Hagerstown, Maryland. I am on my way to Baltimore to deliver a fire truck and a generator. The fire truck is a wide load, and, thanks to a toll booth worker who doesn't understand the rules, I was unable to make it to Baltimore before the afternoon rush hour curfew on wide loads went into effect. I'll be delivering tomorrow morning. The toll booth worker stopped me as I was exiting the PA turnpike. Instead of taking my toll money she began bera...

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...