This is a typical day.
So after getting out of the Fred Meyer DC last night at around 11:15pm pst, I went back down to GeeCee's Travel Plaza at Exit 57. And thank the gods for them. Normally trying to find a space to park a truck and trailer at that time is...yeah right! If you're lucky you might find an obscured part of an on or off ramp. But GeeCees still had plenty of spots, at least in the back, so whoohoo! All I did was park, do my post trip and dvir, put up the windshield curtain, and get in bed. Now there's even more fun, for the bunk heater is now on the blink, and wouldn't work AT ALL last night, and HOLY FUCK was it cold this morning. The only good thing is it went out just before going home. We'll deal with it on the way back out next time, probably early next week.
Interstate 5 initially was heavy rain and moderate winds. Fun with an empty trailer acting like a 53 foot sail. Thankfully once I got into Oregon the winds mostly died down and the rain slackened. It still hasn't stopped. Not that I really want it to. This region does need rain. It's usually much heavier this time of year.
So next stop is the TA at Aurora, OR where I am now. I'm in,and I have about $180 on the settlement card. Juuuuust enough for 50 gallons. Why that much? Well I know at Pilot/Flying J if you take at least that much you get a free shower. Here? No such luck. At least there's a Flying J across the street, and I know I have at least one shower on that card.
I need to go over there anyway to pick up a new wiper blade. I think the driver's side one is shot. While I do have a spare, I think I want to experiment with a longer blade and see if that will work or not. So I can take a shower there, then it's on to home.
Speaking of home, we're still trying to figure out where we're gonna park this trailer! Actually the mate's running a check down to one spot at the south edge of town. It's not ideal since security is minimum, but at least it's a spot, and the trailer will be empty anyway, so no load to steal and doubtful anyone will run into it.
Interstate 5 initially was heavy rain and moderate winds. Fun with an empty trailer acting like a 53 foot sail. Thankfully once I got into Oregon the winds mostly died down and the rain slackened. It still hasn't stopped. Not that I really want it to. This region does need rain. It's usually much heavier this time of year.
So next stop is the TA at Aurora, OR where I am now. I'm in,and I have about $180 on the settlement card. Juuuuust enough for 50 gallons. Why that much? Well I know at Pilot/Flying J if you take at least that much you get a free shower. Here? No such luck. At least there's a Flying J across the street, and I know I have at least one shower on that card.
I need to go over there anyway to pick up a new wiper blade. I think the driver's side one is shot. While I do have a spare, I think I want to experiment with a longer blade and see if that will work or not. So I can take a shower there, then it's on to home.
Speaking of home, we're still trying to figure out where we're gonna park this trailer! Actually the mate's running a check down to one spot at the south edge of town. It's not ideal since security is minimum, but at least it's a spot, and the trailer will be empty anyway, so no load to steal and doubtful anyone will run into it.