This is a first for me. I don't think I have ever been up this far on I-75 before. And J isn't here to share it with me! Not that there is much to see up here. LOL It is kind of flat and windy and cool. But still.
I managed to get myself up today, or should I say last night, at 2330. I had my alarm set for 0100. Again, I forgot that Ohio was on east coast time! Good thing I woke up on my own an hour and a half before my alarm was set to go off. But since I did, I had time to get rounded up and walk Smokey before we set out for the Shipper.
It was a nice drive and I only had about 45 miles to go. Thank goodness the directions were good because I hate trying to find places in the dark. I got there and checked in and the guard told me to check in with the shipping office. After checking in with them, they said my trailer was being loaded and to go drop my empty and pull up with the other bobtails to wait. I was worried that I would be waiting forever, but about 20 minutes later the yard guy was letting me know I was done and pulling my trailer out for me.
I managed to get hooked up to the trailer, but not without problems. Not really problems, just the landing gear was near impossible to crank. And I had to lower the trailer so that I could hook up to it. My back is burning at the moment. It will probably be pretty sore in the morning,. I don't think I really hurt it, just worked some muscles that I'm not used to working. I usually have J around to do the hard manual stuff. :) I managed to get it lowered though.
I headed out from there and went to the Pilot up on I-70 to scale. I was legal, but had a 5,000 lb weight difference between my drives and my trailer tandems. I was in the 5th hole and I moved it to the 10th hole. I figure that should get it pretty even. Then it was time to hit the road.
As I entered into Michigan, I sent a message to my FM asking him if the receiver would take me today instead of tomorrow morning since I could be there around 1400. No go since they stop receiving at noon. Oh well, it was worth a shot. Since they wouldn't take me, and there aren't really any truck stops once I get off of I-75, I decided to park at the TA here at x144B for the night. I still have about 150 miles to go in the morning, but that isn't a problem. I will head out around 0330, which is 0430 local time. At least it gave me time to do laundry and grab a shower.
Now I am headed to bed. I was wondering why I am so darn tired, and then I remembered. Duh, didn't I just post I got up at 2330 LAST NIGHT? That would be the reason! So goodnight everyone! Holler at yall tomorrow...
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4 comments:
if you go up us-23 that is a vary scenic but winding road, hope you go 33 through milo. US 75 is a good road to come down on. cut over on 32 all the way to Gaylord just don't stop in Atlanta, (inbread)stay safe, thanks for posting.
I did take US23. I imagine it was a beautiful drive but the sun didn't start coming up until I was about 10 miles from my destination. I will probably go back that way so I can enjoy the view then. I could tell from my GPS that I was right on the edge of the lake, I just couldn't see it!
T-Net, sorry I must have missed the reason why you're solo. I see J is headed for a boat, but can't see why. Whassup with that ?
Hey Bob! We bought a houseboat and Joe is down in Atlanta working on it. Or rather demolishing the whole cabin and starting from scratch! LOL! Since we are lease operators I stayed out solo so that the truck payment would get made. Also to hopefully make a little also to offset what he is spending on materials. I headed out solo on the 4th and I hope to be in Atlanta where he is on the 21st.
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