Safe Harbor

It was a tough drive, but Lori made it to Springfield this morning. She said adios to her trailer full of apples and headed over to the Freightliner dealer to get the truck looked at. It didn't take the technician long to figure out that the truck needed the latest version of the "object ahead warning" software. With that taken care of, her cruise control started working again, too. She also got her turn indicator, foot well light, and right front speaker fixed. It's almost like a new truck!

She got back to headquarters, did her laundry, and checked into a bunk room for some sleep. However, an hour and a half later the tornado warning siren went off. Luckily, the tornadoes weren't close enough to require a trip to the storm cellar, so she got some dinner and headed back to her bedroom. She's just glad she's not on the road; yesterday's storm in Nebraska was enough for her for awhile.

The weather seems to have passed by for now, so she's going to sleep - hopefully for the rest of the night.

She has an appointment at the body shop (to get her front bumper fixed) first thing Monday morning so she's headed to Calvary Chapel Springfield (after a breakfast of pecan pancakes - mmmm) Sunday morning. Mike and Lori went to several services and met some of the folks there, several of which are originally from Southern California, over Christmas. Lori is looking forward to talking with them again.

Once the bumper gets fixed, Lori will get her next load and start heading west for her three-day weekend at home.