Baking A Dogs Is Bad. Baking A Long Haul Driver Is Good?

We could all agree that it would be cruel to leave poor Fido in your car when it gets hot,

That makes a lot of sense to all of us.

Well not all of us.... that's why they have this Ad

Some people need to be reminded because they lack common sense.

And that baking your dog in a hundred degree plus car is bad for them.

Sooo that brings me to my point. please read the following sign.

Hell, it sounds so good doesn't it? Don't idle and we will save the world.

We will all be one big happy green planet.

We will gather around and sing kumbayah.

But back to poor Fido cooking or not cooking in your car.

We have already established that that's a bad thing. Correct?

Well my friends, that warm and fuzzy no idling law has turned me into a Fried Fido.

I wish I was a dog.

Then it would be illegal to leave me in my truck on a hot day.

As a truck driver the truck is my home while at work.

That's where I live and sleep when I am not driving.

But because of these laws I am forced to sleep in an over heated vehicle.

Would you leave your windows open in a bad part of town? No you would not.

Why should I have to risk robbery or murder just to stay cool enough to sleep.

Think about it. A dog has more value than millions of long haul drivers.

Yes clean air is great but balance that against human beings trying to live in a challenging job.

Besides, you want us well rested. You have to share the highway with us.

So lets re-think the "anti idle laws" and use some common sense.

Rvs And Incompetent Drivers

Hello all I am in Arizona. I will be hauling helicopters out of here for a few months.

Above you will see a picture of a small car. Notice its tiny and maneuverable. 

Any one with a licence can operate this small car safely.

Well we hope you can. Some of you are hopeless and should give it up.

Now we come to what has me irritated today.

This freaking machine. Yes I have a problem with RVs. Not the machine its self No.

Its the people who drive the little car above 11 months a year. 

Then go on vacation and drive the RV. Can you believe it no special licence is required.

I have a licence to drive semi trucks and rules out my ass on what I can and cant do.

Granny and Gram pa can jump in and roll off without an ounce of training.

Holly crap what is going on here. These dangerous buggers are everywhere here.

In the interest of highway safety we should require an endorsement on your licence.

You should be trained and show skills that allow you to operate large vehicles.

I know the AARP will hate me but the truth is most of these people should not

be operating these RVs.
Please go on a cruse it would make my life safer.

Back At Work.

As Eddie Rabbitt Said so well in his song Driving My life Away.

Ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a better way, for me

                                      ooh I'm driving my life away, looking for a sunny day.

                        I hope some day to find that sunny day. Then maybe I can                        

stop being a wandering soul on North Americas highways.

But I have a feeling that day is far off in the future.

Being at home is the greatest joy I have in my life.

Spending time with the ones you love is the best use of your time.

And as I get too do that much less than the average person.

Maybe I feel more protective of the time I've got.

Its a double edged sword being at home.

The more you get the more you want.

Its like your family is a highly addictive drug.

My wife gave me a little taste 18 years ago and I've

been jonesing for it ever since.

But bills need to be paid and braces don't come cheap.

so high ho high ho off to work I go.

You can think of me as the eighth dwarf. Lonely.

This will get easier as I get into work.

Lord knows I've a lot of it.

So i may as well get at it the truck will not drive

herself. Happy new years to you all.

I AM DONE!!!!

Stick a fork in my ass I am done. I deliver in the morning then off to the airport. Then I will relax and enjoy myself. And spend my time with my family. And that cant happen too soon. So Merry Christmas to you all and enjoy yourself.



Three Down One to Go

Three helicopters delivered to Fort Worth TX. only one more to go. Then I hop on a plane and fly home for Christmas. Oh how sweet it is. I am not sure how to get to my own home as I haven't been there in a while. I seem to recall it is on a dead end street and its on the right hand side. There is a lady and a teen boy in there and I seem to think there was a few cats hanging around. Maybe I should look it up on google earth just so when my sweet pea (wife) picks me up I will look knowledgeable when we get home and I don't walk into the wrong house.

Then for ten days I will be at home before flying back to Texas to finish up this run. So my freinds no posts will be coming your way. I have plans to be working hard at being a super Dad and a master husband. Making some world class Christmas memories for me and my family. So Merry Christmas to you all and I hope you spend it with the ones you love.

What I Do When I Leave Home.

A Ray Of Hope In Arizona

The weather has turned out to be agreeable. Its stopped snowing and the sun has been out for a couple days so even though its not warm the roads are dry and dusty. And that my Friends is a good thing because these helicopters don't weigh that much so on slippery roads they aren't that helpful with traction.

I did see some thing Tuesday that made me laugh. I was driving across New Mexico and it had snowed and Iced over the highways pretty good over night. So needless to say the going was a little slick and a lot slow. About thirty minutes into my drive I passed a semi that had slid off the road over night. The fact he was off the road wasn't the the remarkable thing! NOPE. What made my day and made me split my guts with laughter was the three snow men the driver  made after sliding off the road.

Talk about taking lemons and making lemonade, that's a driver with a healthy outlook. He could have sat in the truck and fumed and raved or he could go outside and play. So he went outside. I wish I could say I would be that way but the truth is I would rage away and never get my snowman. Maybe I should work on that part of my personality.