Today's trip to the greater Chicago, IL area involved 3-stops. Everything went smoothly.
Tomorrow's trip was supposed to be in the Green Bay, WI area. However, when I returned to the warehouse, I found out that a better trip (more miles!) was available going to the Minneapolis, MN area. So, I'm on my way towards 2-stops in the Minneapolis area tomorrow morning.
This past Sunday, my wife and daughter attended the wedding of a couple's daughter we know in Minneapolis on Sunday. Now my daughter knows how long it takes to get to Minneapolis and back! They had a good time. My son and I enjoyed the day by seeing the movie "Robots" and than watching bits and pieces of the Indianapolis 500 and the Coca-Cola 600. Both races had great endings--Danica Patrick's performance in the former and Jimmie Johnson's in the latter.
Memorial Day was a work day for me. I cleaned the garage. It needed it. In the process, I missed a neighborhood gathering/cookout. I'm in hot water with my wife over that. Sigh. Well, at least the garage is clean.
miles driven = 614
PostScript: The Thursday -Saturday trip that took me to Harrodsburg, KY and back gave me 1,217 additional miles for the week. Therefore my total miles for the week was 2,191--more than the 1,700 I thought I'd be lucky to receive (if I had a 4-day driving week, that would be around 550-miles per day). At any rate, 2,100+ miles is better than what I have been receiving. Although most of my miles on the trip was in the dark (3rd Shift), everything went smoothly. It is rough on the body to suddenly try and adjust to a new sleep cycle. (For example, try sleeping when you're body says you're supposed to be awake. Then try staying awake when you're body says you're supposed to be sleeping!) I sure hope that transportation companies at some point begin to realize that when a driver is asked to shift sleeping patterns--sometimes multiple times in one week--in order to get the miles they are promised on a weekly basis, safety on the roads can be (and is) compromised. Yeah--truckers are professionals--we can handle it. Even so, I bet statistics over the years point to an alarming accident-to-sleep-deprivation ratio (I.E. lack of sleep/restfulness played a factor) when you look at accidents involving big rigs.
All that said, I enjoyed the trip to Kentucky and back (aside from the horrendous cold I developed on the trip). I hope the next trip could be made during daylight hours instead of by night!
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