Tuesday, August 16, 2016

Tuesday, August 16, 2016

This morning started of great!!


Got up real early so I could go get my trailer and beat the OKC curfew.  The truck wouldn't start.  Batteries were dead. Called someone to come jump start the truck.  Two and a half hours later when he still was not there I remembered a breaker at the batteries.  It seems that when they disconnected the generator yesterday they tripped the breaker that controls the battery charger when the truck is plugged into shore power.  Fixed that and let it sit for five minutes on shore power and the battery charger did what it is supposed to do.  The truck started right up.  I called the guy back and canceled him.  

Went over to the Daily yard and got my trailer.  Had to wait for the curfew to get over.  At nine am I left and headed for Waco.  Did real good on the road.  Went past the Texas Motor Speedway again.  


A little slow down thru Ft. Worth, but not bad.  Then when I was 8.7 miles from delivery there was a wreck 0.4 miles in front of me.  Took 45 minutes to get past it.  Finally made it there to deliver.  Of course in the rain.  Turned around and drove back to Oklahoma City.  Dropped my trailer off at the Daily yard.  Then went to a different RV park to wait until my generator is fixed.

Monday, August 15, 2016

Monday, August 15, 2016

Left Joplin, MO just before sunrise this morning.  Got back on the phone and started calling Cummins repair shops to try to find one that could work on my generator.  Dallas and Ft. Worth were booked up into September.  Houston never did call me back after several attempts and leaving messages.  San Antonio could take me but not until the 25th.  Oklahoma City was the winner!!  I went to the Daily terminal on OKC and dropped my trailer.  Then went to the Cummins shop and they took my generator out.  I am still 5th in line to get fixed. Then went back to the Daily terminal.  Tried to plug in there but couldn't.  Kept popping the breakers.  So I went to a campground for the night.  I am right in the heart of tornado ally.  Thought you would like to see what a tornado shelter looks like.  Here is the one at the Daily terminal.  


Here is the inside.


Not very exciting.  

The RV park that I am in is very close to Tinker Air Force Base.  This was doing touch n' go's this afternoon.


Close up.


I'll deliver tomorrow then head back to OKC for my generator.