Joshuab3687 Posted April 1, 2014 Author Share Posted April 1, 2014 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 I'm not sure. Last time I was there, I was delivering in Pensacola Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted April 1, 2014 Share Posted April 1, 2014 Trying to rember where that was, she said hi to every rig that went by was kinda cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 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) What is Ice-Road trucking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 What is Ice-Road trucking? In northern Canada there are diamond mines that are only accessable by truck during the winter due to the millions of lakes up there. You have to wait till they freeze over to drive on them. There's a reality show about them on one of the Discovery channel affiliates. Mtdobies 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Thanks for the explanation. I'll go look it up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Was it as spooky as they say Josh? Like no land on the horizon and no warning of breakup? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 2, 2014 Author Share Posted April 2, 2014 Was it as spooky as they say Josh? Like no land on the horizon and no warning of breakup? Was a little scary. But it was so cold, I was more concerned with freezing to death. I had to spend $4k just to "winterize" my truck. Glad I don't go that far north anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted April 2, 2014 Share Posted April 2, 2014 Oh I bet! The ice plains have got to be miserable. He said it was horrible. And I was whjning about my juice jelling got to be tough keeping a rig moving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Well, its been a b!tch the last couple days. I returned a load from Albuquerque, NM to Midland,TX. From there, another drywall load out of Rotan,TX to Killeen,TX. Picking up a load in Houston that goes to Pittsburg, Kansas for monday. This load is supposed to get me home for the w/e, but I don't have enough hours to make it there! So, it looks like I'll be making camp in Houston for the w/e! Bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 That stinks! I'm sorry, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Well, here I sit till sunday morning. At least the Truckstop has a Denny's and a couple places within walking distance. Gonna see if there's a vape shop within walking distance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 What N idea! Start a Vape shop at the better ones!So you have to stay parked peeiod till Sunday, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 Yep. I'm out of my 70 hrs till sunday morning at 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 So the wheels can t turn, that's gotta be aggravating, but maybe you'll find a spectacular vape shop. Gotta be a silver lining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 It just sucks not being home with my best buddy (wife) and our dogs. Nico5point0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtdobies Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 I bet! Was it a scheduling screw up or just one of those weeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 4, 2014 Author Share Posted April 4, 2014 I didn't get my 34hr reset last w/e, so I've been running off my recap this week. I got to the Flying J truckstop just north of Houston with 17min left of my 70hr max. That and my dispatcher decided to send me to Albuquerque for delivery on a wednesday. If he had kept me in Oklahoma or Texas, I'd probably be at home sippin on some Scotch! So, I get to sit in Houston and be sober and without my honey! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishguy1123 Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Care to share your convo with your dispatcher? lol I bet it would be this... I ******************* ****** ***** ******************! Or very close to it. lol Nico5point0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joejoevapekins Posted April 4, 2014 Share Posted April 4, 2014 Get on yelp and look for vape shops. That's how I find all of the ones I drop into Nico5point0 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Care to share your convo with your dispatcher? lol I bet it would be this... I ******************* ****** ***** ******************! Or very close to it. lol Thats EXACTLY what it would look like! But I'm a sucker for an apology. He apologized and its all good. Its somewhat rare to not get home for a least a night on the weekends. But if he dispatches me on another load like that when I'm low on hours, then I'll refuse the load. We're a "no forced dispatch" company. In the 7+ years I've been with em, I've never refused a load. I'm his go to driver when he needs a favor like switching out loads to get another driver home for the weekend or recovering abandoned trucks. He's scared to death of me quitting! He manages 40 drivers and I'm one of his top 10. I'd never quit over something like this. "There's no crying in trucking!" Lmao Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Get on yelp and look for vape shops. That's how I find all of the ones I drop into Downloading yelp now. Lol Nico5point0 and joejoevapekins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishguy1123 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 That's what I thought, everything in life is give and take. When you have found an employer that respects you like that, you return that to them as well as the consideration for your brothers on the road with you. All about me, ends in screw you for most ppl.... lol At least you can vape and are safe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 Yep! Well, checked yelp and the closest vape shop is 4.4 miles away. If it was 2miles or closer... I could walk it, but by the time I got back to the truck, my hip and back would be screaming. I'll just have to ration what I have. Maybe I'll get a load early next week that I can swing thru the homestead and I can pickup my new juices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshuab3687 Posted April 5, 2014 Author Share Posted April 5, 2014 I've got a couple bottles of stuff I haven't vaped on in a month or two. May just have to break em out and throw em in the rotation! Lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishguy1123 Posted April 5, 2014 Share Posted April 5, 2014 Ok, now I gotta call you out... lol If you were down to your last 10mls I'd feel bad, but noooo you got backups! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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