Where I Am and where I'm Headed

[joejoevapekins]

Have you ever stopped in mesquite at that log cabin looking truck with the BBQ place in it also has a taco place. But has some great food in the BBQ part

[Compenstine]

Dinner ain't quite ready and starving LOL... Best steak I ever had was at The Longhorn Truck Stop on the border of Texas and Louisiana off I-10. Won enough on the slots to pay for my dinner buy a Tee Shirt and have $20 left over. LOL

[fishguy1123]

Ok, Joe and Josh..... If ur not willing to share, SHUT it! LMAO

[Aquatroy]

Dinner ain't quite ready and starving LOL... Best steak I ever had was at The Longhorn Truck Stop on the border of Texas and Louisiana off I-10. Won enough on the slots to pay for my dinner buy a Tee Shirt and have $20 left over. LOL

Yep been here, great food, but 20 miles down there's great BBQ .....

[Joshuab3687]

Well, my next load is picking up in Rotan, TX going to Albuquerque, NM. Fun, fun, fun.

Lom

[Mtdobies]

Have to say yuck on that destination. What are ya hauling? Pipe still?

[Aquatroy]

Have to say yuck on that destination. What are ya hauling? Pipe still?

Hey, New Mexico is a beautiful state, great food, and lots to do....just not anywhere near ALB

[Mtdobies]

Right! It never impressed me in alb. I do like NM.

[Joshuab3687]

Hauling drywall. I love the scenery and the food, but it's hard to get to the good food when in a big truck. They get REALLY pissed when you pull an 80k lb rig into their lot! Lol

[Mtdobies]

We hauled alot of lumber out of the mill in Payson, Az. Tarping was a pain but drives were nice.

Now why would they get pissed lol, imagine that.... lol

[Joshuab3687]

They should put those fine eateries next to truckstops! We may be dirty,fat, and smelly, but we get our monies worth out of a meal! Lmao

[Mtdobies]

And can pee really far! Sorry couldn't resist!

[Mtdobies]

Truckers are the easiest to serve too, as a rule they're mostly a lot of fun to talk to and just want decent food.

[Joshuab3687]

Lmao! Yep!

[Mtdobies]

Do you ever head into fla?

[Compenstine]

Reading this thread makes me miss the road.

[fishguy1123]

Makes me think of Waldo.... lol

[Compenstine]

LOL Yeah I can see that

[Mtdobies]

I enjoyed the road, still up for the road trip at any opportunity just on smaller scale. Saw some gorgeous country!

[Compenstine]

The only states I never made it to were Main, Vermont, and New Hampshire. Lordsburg NM was my favorite town I stopped in.

[Mtdobies]

Never went eastern route, but hauled race horses to NY, that was a bear, and family owned property in new Hampshire. Pretty place back then.

[Joshuab3687]

Do you ever head into fla?

Its pretty rare that I get into FL. Usually only a couple times a year. It's a black hole for flatbed freight. It all comes in, but not much comes out.

[Joshuab3687]

Driven in every state except Hawaii. And a lot in Canada. Back when I owned my heavy-haul rig, I took a lot of big Caterpillar parts up to the northern territories. I did Ice-Road trucking back before it was cool. (pardon the pun)

[Mtdobies]

Ya we went in but had to dead head back... not fun. I remember the truck stop w the booth over the hwy, is it still there? Just curious

[Mtdobies]

That had to be tough! Friend of mine cleaned the roads and hauls stuck rigs out said it ain't pretty!