Friday, February 6, 2015

Left this morning just before sunrise and drove to the Daily terminal in Bettendorf, Iowa.  I'll be here for the weekend.  Will deliver first thing Monday morning.

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Left at sunrise this morning.  Drove all day stopping only once for the required 30 minute break.  Stopped for the night at a small truck stop in Metropolis, Illinois.

Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Started early this morning and drove to Christiansburg, Virginia and delivered the mine detector.  But it took a while to do that.  Once again the batteries were dead.  After trying to jump start it unsuccessfully, they changed the batteries.  Then it started and they unloaded the thing.  Next load was in Kernersville, NC.  Drove down there and loaded a Hitachi Z290G Excavator that is going to Davenport, Iowa.

Left there and drove to the TA truck stop in Mocksville, NC to scale.  I had to re-position the machine again.  I'm still a bit heavy on my drive axles but I'm gonna "wing it".  Stayed there for the night.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

They lifted the SEP at about 8:30 this morning.  By 9 I was on the road.  Drove in to the Port of Baltimore and delivered the Dozer.  Then I was re-loading a military mine detector that is going to Christiansburg, VA.  Once I figured out how to get in the thing, to make a VERY long story short, the batteries were dead!  Got it jump started from the guys that work at the port.  He also loaded it for me as I guided him up on the trailer. It took three hours for all this.  

Then I went over to the TA in Baltimore and got fuel.  Was going to spend the night there but it was too busy and packed.  I then went down to the TA in Jessup, MD.  That is just south of Baltimore.  It took an hour and fifteen minutes to go from exit 57 to exit 41.  That's because it costs $40 to go through the Ft. McHenry tunnel so I had to go around Baltimore at rush hour.  43 miles to go 16 miles.

Monday, February 2, 2015

Well, that was quite a game last night!!  What a way to close out the football season.  Katy Perry was good, but Bruno Mars still reigns supreme!! 

1. NFL Super Bowl XLIX

   Final - Yesterday, 6:30 PM

   University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

   New England Patriots (15-4) 28 Seattle Seahawks (14-5) 24 Recap

   4:39

   All times are in Eastern Time

 This morning my Ohio permit came in at about 9 am. so I hit the road.  It snowed all day.  No accumulation other than a light dusting.  I made it as far as Bruceton Mills, West Virginia.  Couldn't go into Maryland because of weather.  The Snow Emergency Plan (SEP) went into effect for the western most county in Maryland at noon today. Can't move until that is lifted.  

Sunday, February 1, 2015

The snow we were supposed to get didn't come.  Got a light dusting and some rain.   The "weather weenies" got it wrong again,

Now it's time for...

And we will see if Katy Perry's halftime performance is as good as Bruno Mars was last year.  

That will be very hard to top.  Best halftime show EVER!!!!