About This Site

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!

Tuesday, August 26, 2008

A wierd bit of heaven

I never thought that taking a shower would strike me as a little bit of heaven.

It’s amazing how quickly the things we used to take for granted take on a new importance now that we’re “on the road.” This morning’s shower was a perfect example. I was amazed how much I enjoyed simply standing in a hot shower, something I haven’t had the chance to do since Sunday morning (even though sponge baths are an everyday occurrence). It was also a perfect “pick me up” after spending the night in a loading dock sleeping with one ear open for a call over the CB telling us that our trailer was loaded and ready to go (which happened at 4:30 in the morning).

I did all the driving today, some 530 miles to Colby, KS. I’m looking forward to another new bit of heaven I’ve discovered; a full night of uninterrupted sleep!

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