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Terrible start to a really nice day. We where sitting at the Flying J in Laredo Tx very near the building. A big truck backed in next to us in the evening with an older, heavy set, white haired and what I thought was a gentleman parked next to us. In the morning I was drinking my coffee and...

You sure don't want to see us coming your way right now! We have a hook on the back of the truck and we are dragging the snow and ice with us. One thing we have found is how much it costs in the winter to keep your truck clean. I have been amazed in the last two months how much we have spent...

I had the brilliant idea of an under the counter coffee pot. Save room and when it is my turn to drive wake up to fresh brewed coffee. Well Bob in stalled the coffee pot with the standard bungee cord holding everything together. First night wake up to the smell of coffee. Nice! Then the...

Bob and I found we don’t really like looking at the same things at the truck show! He can stand for hours admiring lights, tires and shiny things! Not saying I don’t like them but my gosh how can you stand and almost drool over that stuff? Now me I like the free cool bags and the rulers...

We are presently living in an apartment with our oldest daughter. We had a house the first part of our trucking career. We had a nice house with acreage that we really enjoyed. We found that out on the road we worried about our home a lot. When we went home we had lots to do as for some...

We have our budget set up by the month. We try to plan our home time on a month that has 5 pay periods. This doesn't seem to hurt the checking account as much this way. We also schedule any maintenance that needs to be one to the truck that we can during this time.

I have found that you cannot have a normal conversation with professional drivers! When we all get together we tend to consider all of the United States and Canada our back yard. I think we all have fun talking about different areas of the country and comparing notes of what we have seen are...

When Bob and I decided to make our first post we about made ourselves sick. We had a topic we wanted to reply to but had never ever been anything but lurkers. When we finally decided enough was enough we had to post our opinion. I highly value our daughters opinions so I sent each of them a...

I have been thinking that this year I am going to try something different for a New Years resolution then the same old waste of time things I usually do. I would like to get our affairs in a little better order, that is going to be my New Years Resolution. I am going to start a notebook write...

One of the hard things for me was not being at home at this time of year to decorate. To Bob's dismay I have started decorating the truck with some help from him. We have crossed candy canes on the grill with a wreath. In the truck I have few stuffed Christmas creatures on the dash. A bonging...

I have a hard time keeping up with birthdays and the holidays. Time seems to pass to quickly and I forget to send out birthday cards. Then comes Christmas and I spend most of my Thanksgiving wrapping gifts to get them mailed as we will not be home in time for Christmas to mail them at that...

We have met a lot of great people that drive for other companies. We where reminded again this last weekend that what is on your box does not matter. We where lucky enough to have a Panther truck park next to us that did not bad mouth their company, did not bad mouth their owner, and did not...

I do not like to fry hamburger or sausage in the truck so I have came up with this solution. While at home I will fry my hamburger and also any sausage we might want for omelet's. I then label a freezer bag and freeze what I have cooked. I have also found if you want to do this with steaks it...

I have been fighting with the floor boards of the truck trying to keep them clean. Does anyone have a good solution for this? We have been running is a lot of rain and at times it just feels as if you are in a losing battle. Any suggestions would sure be appreciated.

We have found that out here on the road we get to meet some really amazing and interesting people. We where lucky enough this past weekend to meet a really nice couple just into their first week of expediting. After talking with them and listening they really impressed us with their attitude...

Found a great way to make omelets that is great for home or on the truck. You can also make several at a time so you can all eat together. You use Ziploc freezer bags and if there are many people have each person write their name on the bag. Then drop two eggs or however many you like into...

I have started noticing a chill in the air which reminds me winter is just around the corner. When winter starts getting close I really start watching the weather and we will refuse loads going into a area a storm is heading. I also when driving at night and weather is unstable watch the...

Just wondering how you handle downtime on the road? Bob's hobby seems to be polishing chrome and working SuDuKo puzzles. I like cross stitch, crochet and read. Of course my main hobby is keeping up with EO. What all kinds of interesting hobbies are out there?

We are in Seattle WA delivered late this morning eastern time in the down town area. I was driving on I5 going north into the city and my lane ended, I put my blinker on and a car in the other lane slowed down and let me in. I thanked them but did not think anything of it. I drove on down the...

We have really found there is a double edged sword out here. When we are running really hard we get no exercise and when it is slow we walk more but then eat our of boredom. We are experimenting with the Atkins diet and so far had pretty good luck. We still have a hard time getting the...