Thanksgiving is nearly upon us and I have a lot to be thankful for… especially this week. I’m first of all thankful that we were NOT out west where the snow was piling up in the mountain passes. We have tire chains but we sure don’t want to use them. I’m thankful we weren’t in Minnesota for the ice storms. Snow is bad but driving on ice is worse. We did drive from Hartford to Gary, Indiana with an empty trailer. After dropping that off we had time to kill before we had to be in St. Louis so we drove a little further south down to Carbondale, Illinois and spent a couple days visiting my son, Danny. For some reason, we hardly ever cross thru there even though it’s not far from I-57. It’s just not a busy interstate. It was good to spend some time with him and get lots of errands run while he was at work. I started my Christmas shopping too. I figured as long as we were there, I’d wrap up his gifts and save myself the cost of shipping them later. Then it was on to St. Louis where we picked up ‘South Pacific’ Sunday night and had it delivered to the Philadelphia theater by Monday afternoon – a quick little 900 mile trip. Then back to Harrisburg with the empty trailer. Next stop is Schenectady, New York. We’ll be between here and there for Thanksgiving.
I can’t believe I forgot to take pictures while we were at Danny’s house this week… even when his girlfriend, Nicole, came just before we left and we went out for a nice dinner at the steakhouse, I forgot. Come to think of it, none of the pictures I did take were ‘keepers’ this week. Instead, I’m posting one of my favorite YouTube videos… from the old Johnny Cash show. It’s kind of long but it’s the end of it I really like… my favorite trucking song and namesake of this blog – Sailors on the Concrete Sea. To us truckers, the video of the old trucks is awesome. Most of the companies he lists in this old song aren’t even in business anymore. I could never have done this job without all the comforts of home like the old seasoned truck drivers did. We have a refrig/freezer, microwave, satellite radio and TV, computers, cellphones, a back door, and the truck’s greatest feature - a bathroom and shower. It’s just part of a long list of things we are thankful for this year. Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends!
I can’t believe I forgot to take pictures while we were at Danny’s house this week… even when his girlfriend, Nicole, came just before we left and we went out for a nice dinner at the steakhouse, I forgot. Come to think of it, none of the pictures I did take were ‘keepers’ this week. Instead, I’m posting one of my favorite YouTube videos… from the old Johnny Cash show. It’s kind of long but it’s the end of it I really like… my favorite trucking song and namesake of this blog – Sailors on the Concrete Sea. To us truckers, the video of the old trucks is awesome. Most of the companies he lists in this old song aren’t even in business anymore. I could never have done this job without all the comforts of home like the old seasoned truck drivers did. We have a refrig/freezer, microwave, satellite radio and TV, computers, cellphones, a back door, and the truck’s greatest feature - a bathroom and shower. It’s just part of a long list of things we are thankful for this year. Happy Thanksgiving to all my family and friends!