Archive for December, 2006

A Short Drop and a Sudden Stop!

Its over for Suddam, he has been brought to justice! According to a couple of Arab TV networks, the end came for the “Butcher of Baghdad” at 2200 tonight.
Read more at Captains Quarter and Boing Boing.

Back Home, Again!

After making it in for Christmas I headed out on Tuesday to deliver the load I brought in to Tennessee. My fleet-manager was really on the ball and had me planned on a load back to the yard before I even got empty on Tuesday. I guess he figured that I needed a [...]

A Little Christmas Fun

Made it home!!!
Merry Christmas to all.
DR

Made It to Denver

I-70 opened up at 1:00 a.m. this morning and I headed west at 1:01!!! Now after pushing it to get over here, the workers at the receiver have not made it in yet. I hope they get here soon so I can get turned back around and head home for Christmas.
Here are a [...]

Cooling My Heels in Kansas

Like they say, “The best laid plans of mice and men (and truck drivers)”. Dispatch had planned to run me to Denver then grab a load of beef out of Colorado and head for home. Planned looked pretty good two days ago but I have run smack into this blizzard coming out of [...]

Laptop Death

Well it looks like the miles caught up to my laptop about a month ago. Went to turn it on, flash, fried motherboard!!! You learn quickly how attached we have become to these infernal machines when they die. No web surfing, no blogging, no podcast, its a good thing I had just [...]