Here we sit at the Pilot Travel Center in Salt Lake. We look around and put ourselves in the shoes of the other drivers going and coming. This will be part of our lifestyle from here on, at least until we quit driving OTR (over the road). It's hard to realize this is a move and major change coming up. Still feels like we're in the vacation mode, in the motorhome going to visit family.
This morning I went to work until about 10:00. We were checking out of the KOA today, and needed to be out by noon. We went to the house, pulled the trailer out of the back yard with the pickup. Hooked it up to the motorhome, had to rewire the plug a little, then loaded the Goldwing on. My Yamaha is at FSI and will be loaded tomorrow.
Last night we went to Iggy's sports bar and met Greg to watch the Denver/Green Bay game. I still had an early bell this morning so we left at half time. What a game!
We also had to give up Shadow today, at least till we get back thru here with our truck. Kim took that pretty hard.
We got a call from CFI, confirming our reservation for a hotel in Joplin Sunday nite, and a 6:15am pick up for our ride to the terminal. We will process some Monday in Joplin, then Monday afternoon, will be set to Neosho, Mo, about 10-15 mi south of Joplin. We're ready!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Last weekend in SLC
We have had a couple of busy days since Wed. Thurs we were invited over to Franks (my lead tech) for lunch. He makes a great pizza and hot wings! (also brews his own beer). Afterwards, we went to the store and took a load and a bike to the house. Met one of the owners of a bike we used came by to get his bike and say goodbye. Yesterday we cleaned out most of the stuff, threw alot away in a construction dumpster behind us that Don who owns a HVAC business graciously offered to save us a trip or two to the dump.
This morning we went back to SAGE to practice some alley docking, and some real life type stuff. Russell, the director of the school came in on his day off to work with us a few hours off the record. Can't say enough good for those guys at the school.
I took a few pictures of Kim while she was playing around to share.
Some are of Kim backing up into a 12' box, down a delivery ramp to a shipping/receiving dock, and of Russell giving her some some pointers. The pictures of the truck are a Kenworth T-600. I will probably be in a T-600 while in training for the 3 weeks. There is also a T-2000 that CFI uses for some trainers and Teams. The cab is the full width of the sleeper where the T-600 is narrower in the cab.
Hope you enjoy the pictures. We are getting anxious to get on the road.
This morning we went back to SAGE to practice some alley docking, and some real life type stuff. Russell, the director of the school came in on his day off to work with us a few hours off the record. Can't say enough good for those guys at the school.
I took a few pictures of Kim while she was playing around to share.
Some are of Kim backing up into a 12' box, down a delivery ramp to a shipping/receiving dock, and of Russell giving her some some pointers. The pictures of the truck are a Kenworth T-600. I will probably be in a T-600 while in training for the 3 weeks. There is also a T-2000 that CFI uses for some trainers and Teams. The cab is the full width of the sleeper where the T-600 is narrower in the cab.
Hope you enjoy the pictures. We are getting anxious to get on the road.
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
It's official
I thought I would post today (Kim) I passed my CDL test today. Russ spent about 3 1/2 hours with me on my parallel parking. I actually have blisters on both hands! He asked if I remembered how to offset park and to explain to him what I was going to do. I explained the maneuver and then did it. He then told me to go park in the parallel box. My mind was going a hundred miles an hour thinking , okay here it goes Kim. He had me pull up and then back it about 100 ft. I straight backed it and stopped. He motioned me up and told me to park the truck and take a break. I was thinking BREAK, I don't want to break! I want to get this over with! Well, Steve came running up to my window and I was looking at him like he was a weirdo, I got out of the truck and Russ said to me, you passed. My mouth dropped. Its such an accomplishment for both Steve and I to have done this. I really have to give it to the instructors at Sage. Russ, Dan and Dave are fantastic! It takes a special person to teach, and that group is tops in my book.
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