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This blog is primarily intended to keep our family and friends up-to-date on where we are and where we’re going as we drive around the country as long-haul truckers. But it’s also a chance to share some observations about life on the road and life in general.

The title is a reference to one of the things we find so attractive about driving a truck (which weighs 40 tons – 80,000 pounds – when fully loaded); it allows us to travel all over this great country of ours, see the sights, and get paid while we're doing it!

Sunday, August 10, 2008

Incommunicado

incommunicado \in-kuh-myoo-nih-KAH-doh\, adverb or adjective: Without the means or right to communicate.

Well, Lori wasn't completely without the ability to communicate (her CB and Qualcomm were still working) but her cell phone was "dead" most of the day Sunday. That's because her portable 12-volt cooler short-circuited the fuses to the various power outlets inside the truck, leaving her without the ability to recharge her cell phone battery.

After a series of messages back and forth to Prime's "Road Assist" staff, she was able to isolate the problem and get some new fuses installed. She also found out (from her trainer, Tamara) that she'll need to have a heavy-duty 12-volt power outlet installed for the cooler. Otherwise, the outlet will continue to get too hot and "melt" the cooler's power plug, which caused the short circuit. One more thing to add to the "fix it" list when Mike and Lori are at Prime's headquarters next week for training.
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