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Sadly, the J in Altoona, IA is going downhill as well. I’m surprised they haven’t been able to attract another restaurant after Bosselman’s closed theirs. It wouldn’t be so bad if PFJ sold decent food, but all they have is fried junk. That, and the Burger King across the street burned down...

Pour one out for a dying truckstop. We deliver first thing in the morning to a plant in south central Pennsylvania. We stopped at the J in Breezewood because it’s close to the drop. Go inside, the place is a ghost town. The Perkins went out of business, and the deli-type place is only open M-F...

I’m not gonna be OCD about what load goes in what month. We left home on 4/26 on a sweet weekender to Houston. Monday afternoon & evening took us to Kansas. Wednesday evening, KS to AR, then Thursday AR to IL. Friday afternoon, we picked up the load we’re on now, back to PA. So, a good week...

Sad to hear this. We will be praying for her and Ken [emoji120] Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums

No fish of any description. Now at our son’s house. Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums

Worst part about the parkways is that Apple Maps doesn’t know I can’t use them. Sure, the Goethals to the Verrazano would be a lot faster, but if I can’t use the Belt, why bother? Coming out, I wanted to take 78 out to Bloomsbury, so only the Lincoln or the Holland really made sense. As far as...

Well, so we deadheaded to Lake Park, GA and got a run on Tuesday from Baxley to Augusta. Had we stayed in Cordele we would have saved about $20 in gas by not making a big V on Georgia roads. Oh well. Wednesday gave us a good run: Savannah to Westbury, NY. The peeps gave us $75 for tolls; we’ll...

The Trick actually wanted 50mph, but because of Watergate (then still in progress), Congress wouldn’t give him what he wanted. They passed the 55. It was supposed to be in effect for only a year or so, but because road deaths declined it ended up getting baked in. It took 13 years to get rid of...

Glass-Steagall was repealed under Clinton, with his enthusiastic support, in 1999. Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums

Left Gretna on April Fools, deadheaded home via a day each in Des Moines and Bloomington, IL. Saw my endocrinologist and podiatrist; I was concerned about an ulcer developing on my left foot. A bit of good news: my A1C is down a bit and the ulcer is healing nicely. Taxes wrapped up for both...

Took a couple days to get the shudder fixed; nothing but a bad alignment [emoji849] After the repair we went back in service, but in the meantime the freight dried up. Was home until just this past Wednesday. It’s good to be home, but eventually the cash flow slows. So Wednesday: PA to WI...

To my shock and delight, we got out of Laredo the next morning! 1800 miles and 26 lbs, to the Buffalo area. Was supposed to get a home load (actually to Jersey, but 100 miles too far is close enough), but the shipper decided to send it on Monday, so we came home on our own dime. Only 250 miles...

Welp, at least we got out of the Other Carolina [emoji846], but now we’re in Laredo [emoji849]. We’ll see how it goes; we haven’t been here in a couple years. Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums

After the TONU, it took until Wednesday to get out of NC [emoji35]. Almost got into a fist fight with another guy in the TV room because he couldn’t stand the idea of any channel except Fox News. I actually prefer Fox, but after two days, need a break. Wednesday into Thursday: NC to Moline IL...

She’s bait for fishermen; idk if the fish would be tempted [emoji4] Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums

Yeah, once we emigrate to Japan [emoji38] Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums

In a van or at a truckstop, most likely [emoji52] Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums

I always wondered what FedEx considered an A unit (500 lb payload). Now we know [emoji38] Sent from my iPhone using EO Forums

Had to take a TONU today. Arrived at shipper to find out the load was heavier than quoted, so much so that it might have pushed me over 10,000. It wouldn’t have been far over my gross at all , but I wasn’t willing to risk being caught over the great Ten Thousand Pound Barrier. Hopefully, we...