Saturday, September 10, 2011

Another nice driving day on the road.  Drove from Harborcreek, PA to The World's Largest Truck Stop, Iowa 80 in Walcott, Iowa for the night.

Friday, September 9, 2011 Evening

Had no problems getting to Rochester for my next load.  Loaded 15 Snow Pushers.  They are the big snow plows that are used on front end loaders and skid steers to clear large areas of snow ie: mall parking lots and airport tarmacs. They are going out to Tooele, Utah.  Oh happy day!!  Getting out of the north east!!!!

Drove down to Harborcreek, PA to a real truck stop for the night.  Ate a real dinner and took a very long, hot, and well deserved shower.

Friday, September 9, 2011 Morning

The State Police came over to us this morning and escorted all of us out of the truck stop.  They took us west in the east bound lane in a long line.  All in all there was at least 100 trucks in the line.  I was up front and 15th in line. 

The water had gone down A LOT since yesterday.  Could easilly see where the road was flooded out yesterday.

We stopped for a few minutes while the cops got the trucks from another truck stop.

Here is some of the flooding we saw along the way.  Remember, the water had gone down a lot since yesterday.

The white dots are bales of hay floating.

This is where we crossed the Susquehanna River.

Then over the river again.

A little while later they put us back on the west bound lane and turned us loose. 

Went into Elmira, NY and delivered.  Now on my way to Rochester for my next load.

Thursday, September 8, 2011 Morning

Tried to get on the road to deliver this morning and didn't get very far.  The intersection of Rt. 17 at the west bound exit/enterance (exit 63) was flooded.  It wasn't last night when I stopped.  Rt. 17 is totally closed in both directions.  From what I hear, a lot of the back roads around here are flooded too.  Have no idea how long I'll be stuck here.

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Finally got a load.  Went over to Palmer, Mass. and picked up a load of pipe.  Really great load!!  Only weighs 22,200 pounds.  Like driving with an empty trailer.  It is going to Elmira, NY.

It has been raining for the past three days.  The remnants of Tropical Storm Lee has caught up with me.  The flooding up here is amazing!!  Tried to take some photos of it but the stupid auto focus on the camera focused in on the rain on the window instead of what is outside!!  Oh well.  Had to take a detour off I-88 because of a mud slide across the road.  On a section of the detour the water was flooding across the road too.  The DOT was there with machinery and dump trucks trying desperately to keep the road open.  Went past a high school football field that was totally underwater. Could see the top half of the goal posts and the top few rows of the bleachers.  Along Rt. 17 the water was almost to the road in places. The little streams and creeks were raging rapids.  It was really cool to see.  Stopped for the night at a crappy truck stop in Nichols, NY.

Tuesday, September 6, 2011

Another dull day. Delivered first thing this morning in Athens, NY at the power plant.  Nothing lined up after that so I went to the closest service plaza on the NY Thruway (I-87) and that's where I stayed for the night.

Sunday, September 4, 2011

Got on the road at 3:30 again this morning.  Nothing exciting today.  Nice drive today.  Stopped until Tuesday morning at the TA truck stop in Maybrook, NY.